OOTA Newsletter November 18th, 2014
MEMBERS ACHIEVEMENTS
CONGRATULATIONS TO: Joyce Parkes for her long list of publications this year. 1) Drinking Water, poem, in Creatrix No.24. 2) Drinking Water, poem, anthologised by StoryMondo in June 2014. 3) Good Evening, poem, anthologised in StoryMondo in June 2014. 4) Is-land, poem, in Creatrix No.24. 5) Help, poem, read by Zan Ross for the 4th Women Scream International Poetry Festival 08 March 2014, International Women’s Day. 6) Swallow’s Brief, poem, in Axon No.6. 7) Tracts of Spinifex and Ivy, poem, in Plumwood Mountain Journal, Vol.1, No, 2. 8) After Ephesus, poem, in Creatrix No. 26. 9) Linden and Leschenaultia, poem, in Creatrix #26 10)Tiers of Address, poem, in Creatrix No.26. 11)Crossing the Swan River, poem, in The Journal of the Australian Irish Heritage Assoc., Vol.22, No.4. 12) After Ephesus, also in StoryMondo Nov 2014. CONGRATULATIONS TO: Jackson Who won second prize in the Peter Cowan Writers Centre's Glen Phillips Poetry Prize 2014 for her poem ‘skinvisible’. And her poem 'power tools' won an Editor's Award in the recent issue of little Victorian magazine Poetry Matters. CONGRATULATIONS TO: Renee Schipp Poetica (Dec 6) is airing a suite of poems Renee wrote about Christmas and the Cocos. Listen @ http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/po etica/tidalectics/5870718
The collection is now available from Rose @ rose.vanson@ozemail.com.au
WRITING AT THE CENTRE Friday, 21st November is Poetry with Shane McCauley @ the Fremantle Arts Centre: Shane’s start will be directly after lunch in Room 3 1.00pm-3.00pm Ω Poetry Bites 21st November Poets published in Secular Poems (Inkerman & Blunt) are invited to read their poems at midday in the Fremantle Arts Centre Café. Ω The Stringybark Short Story Award 2014 Stringybark Stories is pleased to announce its latest short fiction award with over $860 in cash and books available to the best entries. This is our annual open themed competition. The only proviso is that the story must contain some reference to Australia — no matter how minor or incidental. Writers have 1500 words to produce a short story that will delight and entertain the judges. International entries welcome. Closing date for entries is 18 January 2015. Details at: http://www.stringybarkstories.net
POETRYMATTERS
Closing Date for Next Issue is 15th January 2015
Pilot Press has recently released a publication titled, 'Pilot - a diary for writers'. Pilot features a week-to-view layout; weekly writing topics; monthly writing exercises; Australian writing competitions, festivals and awards; pages of essential writing resources plus all of the diary essentials. You can find the Pilot diary on Facebook or visit their online store: http://pilotpress.com.au CALENDAR NOVEMBER 19 – Inkerman & Blunt launch of Love Stories: Details 19 – Stories on stage: Michelle Diener : Details 22 - Perth Poetry Club: Guests Sunny Blundell –Wignall, SiobanTimmer and Barbara Gurney 22 – Self Publishing Workshop with Tineke van der Eecken 26 – NaNoWriMo Write Night: Website 26 – Launch of Westerly Magazine 59.2 - Details 30 - Five Islands Press Ron Pretty Poetry Prize: Details 30 – 2014/15 Fish Short Story Prize. See Alumni. DECEMBER 01 – Leaf Press Publishing Opportunity for Poets: Details 05 – Cuttlefish for poetry, flash/ short fiction. Send to Roland 15 – Tom Collins Poetry Prize: www.fawwa.org 15 – Peter Porter Poetry Prize : Details 19- Somerset National Poetry Prize: details Somerset 24 – Nature Writing Prize 2014 : Website 31- 2014 Aurealis Awards Calling for Entries: Details here. Tasmanian Writers' Prize 2015. Closing date is 31 January, 2015. Further details here. City of Rockingham Expo features a line-up of awardwinning Western Australian literary talent including KA Bedford, Stephen Dedman, Norman Jorgensen, Juliet Marillier, Robert Schofield and Kate Wilson. Panel discussions and workshops such as poetry, crime writing, Young Adult Fiction and professional development. Details including a full programme and biographies of our visiting authors, visit the City's literature page at http://www.rockingham.wa.gov.au/Community/Art-andculture/Writing-and-literature To register, contact the Community Development Officer (Arts & Culture) on 9528 0333 or customer@rockingham.wa.gov.au VOICEBOX Every last Monday of the month! 24th November, 2014. Cut up Voicebox. Interactive poetry party! Poems made and broken, line by line ... excitement! Community stanza building, games, prizes, the lot! Plus 10 x 5 min. open mike. .Doors open at 7 pm, poetry begins at 7.30. There is a bar and tea, coffee, delicious snacks and cake will be available for purchase. The Fly Trap is a cash only venue. See Voicebox Fremantle on Facebook, or email poets.voicebox@gmail.com
The ESU-Roly Sussex Short Story Award 2015 This new annual award is designed to foster original creative writing of outstanding quality, including experimental, challenging or thought-provoking work. For unpublished stories to 3000 words. The winner of the Open category will receive $7500, with the runner up awarded $1500. There is also a category for secondary school students. Submissions accepted from Nov 17 2014-Feb 28 2015. For details, click here. 2015 One-Act Play Writing Competition Aspiring playwrights are invited to submit unpublished one-act play scripts to the third annual Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers One-Act Play Writing Competition, which aims to foster and encourage new and experienced playwrights. Scripts will be judged anonymously and the best three plays performed during the 2015 Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers. The three finalist playwrights will be awarded cash prizes ranging from $800 to $2000. For details, click here. Entries close 31 January 15.
POEM OF THE WEEK GETTING DOWN The snake leads the way to a place of absolutes where no man can talk you out of anything. It's a place as real as an empty pool in front of the not-in-service-at this-time motel. Each person has a secret world. Places where nobody can visit. Places we live in after our death. The temple on the hill is abandoned. There's no one even to light its lamp unless I do it. Afterward, I fall asleep on the warm stones. Safe. In my dream I realize the truth about Orpheus. He never went far into the dark before turning around. –
Linda Gregg
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