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Writing Life Stories - and entering the Ada Cambridge story award.
This wokshop looks at ways to tell life stories, using fictional structures and character development techniques. Often the "stuff of life" is anecdotal - how do we create a satisfying story from this raw material? Writers who intend to enter the Ada Cambridge Biographical Story competition will particularly benefit from the workshop but it's also suitable for anyone interested in life writing.
Tutors Sherryl Clark and Lucia Nardo are teachers at Victoria University's Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing, and both are winners of the Ada Cambridge Award.
Cost: Free but you must book as places are limited.
Venue: Altona North Community Library
Date: Saturday 4th february, 10am-12 noon. |
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Did you know 2012 is the National Year of Reading? Along with Hobsons Bay Libraries our festival will be doing its bit to promote this year-long celebration of the greatest pleasure of all. Everyone can get involved in Love2Read. Williamstown's own Andy Griffiths and WLF regular is among 45 famous Australians appointed ambassadors of this excellent campaign. Other patrons who've appeared at previous WillyLitFests include William McInnes, Alison Lester and Hazel Edwards.
Hobsons Bay Libraries are launching National Year of Reading locally with a book reading at Altona Gate Shopping Centre in Millers Road, Altona North at 10.30 am on 14th February. The mayor Cr Tony Briffa will officially launch the National Year of Reading 2012. Everyone is invited to attend the event which will feature popular books with a pet theme. A Libraries on Location stall will also be there on the day with information on library memberships and programs and services to support parents in their role as their child’s first teacher. For more information, please call Hobsons Bay Libraries on 1300 HOB LIB (1300 462 542). |
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The Pirates Tavern at Seaworks at Williamstown's Docklands proved the perfect setting for writers talking crime of all sorts last week. Crime queen Kerry Greenwood joined Nick Gadd, Angus Curry and Carolyn Morwood for a lively session as part of the Big West's literature festival.
The event was held in association with Williamstown Literary Festival and was ably chaired by children's author and poet Claire Saxby, a regular at our festival.
Preparations are well under way for next year's event. Subscribe to our mailing list for regular updates. Don't forget entries for the Ada Cambridge writing prizes are now open with prizemoney for the biographical short story section doubled to $1000.
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This year the stories for the Ada Cambridge Prize and the poems for the Seagull Poetry Prize both appear in one exciting anthology. There are six short listed stories and ten poems including the winners of each competition.
Told with strong arresting voices, the biographical short stories immerse us in the experiences of those living in a cruel and indifferent world, soliciting deep empathy for the characters involved.
In the poems, the theme most often encountered is an engagement with the changing natural world, and the negotiation of the human place within it. Ideas and emotions are effectively conveyed by fresh language, and powerful imagery.
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Did you come to the 2011 Willy Lit Fest?  We'd welcome your feedback on our festival this year to help us continue to improve each year. If you were an audience member, please go here and complete this short survey. All responses are confidential and much appreciated.
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Willy Lit Fest is listed on the Register of Cultural Organisations. Any cash donation made over $2 is tax deductible. If you want to support our festival click here to make a donation. 
Entries are now being accepted for the Ada Cambridge prose and Seagull's poetry prizes until 5pm Friday 2nd March 2012. The competitions are open to emerging and established writers from the West. Please click on the link for further information.
