Well what a big year 2017 has been! From the launch of our new children’s book Dancing Charli to some amazing events to come in 2018. Here’s a quick rundown of what happened: Dancing Charli launch Dancing Charli arrived in late 2016 and a launch date organised in early 2017. It was wonderful to receive … Continue reading
Category Archives: Writing
Grieve Project 2015 Live Read
Yesterday afternoon I had the privilege of reading a couple of fine poems for the Grieve Writing Competition Live Read. The competition is held as a part of Grief Awareness Month (August) and is in its third year. The top 20 poems and stories are read on the day and the awards for all place … Continue reading
Grieve 2014 and Harlequin
I was honoured to read a couple of wonderful pieces for the Grieve Live Reading at The Conservatorium’s Harold Lobb Concert Hall last night. The evening was the finale of the Grieve Writing Competition and also the launch of an anthology of over 80 stories entered into the competition. Harlequin was included in this anthology… Harlequin … Continue reading
UPDATE: Visceral wins at she: true stories competition
I am thrilled to announce that Visceral collected the prize allocated by the YWCA (Hunter Region) for the she: true tales Ordinary & Extraordinary short story competition. The project was run in conjunction with a short story and photographic portrait competition aligned with a series of workshops to complement the competition. The story was read aloud at the … Continue reading
Rebirth
Rebirth was a finalist in the Newcastle Herald ‘Summer Stories’ competition. Stories this year were inspired by a choice from three visual stimuli. The photo that inspired Rebirth showed Xanthorrhoea regeneration in a post-apocalyptic landscape after a firestorm. Rebirth was first published in the Newcastle Herald on 25 January 2014. It can be read online at the Newcastle … Continue reading
Visceral
Visceral is a finalist for the she: true tales Ordinary & Extraordinary project. The project is run in conjunction with a short story and portrait competition. A series of workshops on writing and photography will complement the competition. The story was read aloud at the launch of the project and also on 1233 ABC Newcastle on Wednesday, 5th February, 2014. The … Continue reading
The slide
The slide was a finalist in the Grief Awareness Month – ‘Grieve’ short story competition. It was wonderful to be a reader on the night and I was honoured to read the wonderful work of others. (That’s me bottom left!) Continue reading
