Southern Scribes first August meeting will be Wed 5th August.

  And don't forget about the following:

The Book Stop Book Group meets Today (Thurs) 9^{th at 12.30pm}

Dan Davin Comp closing date 31 July

 Also some tentative dates for 2 poetry workshops with Jenny Powell are Sat 15th Aug and 19th Sept - confirmation and details to come..

Well, tomorrow marks the beginning of May and therefore the beginning of the May Arts Festival and of course Readers & Writers Alive!

Firstly thanks to all of you who entered the Writers Sandwich competition, it’s great to see everyone participating J

On the subject of participating, I still need one more door helper for Sat 23 May – Southern Voices and Verses (Poetry), so if anyone who is coming along to this would like to help out please let me know.

Congratulations also to Alistair whose story was published in The Southland Times on Monday 27^th April – WELL DONE J

 The writing activity for Southern Scribes for the next meeting on Wed 13^th is taken from the book Writing Life Stories by Bill Roorbach and is as follows:

My wife is a painter, and one of the things she’s begun to teach me is to see. Oh, you know, I’ve always been able to look out over the backyard in Maine and see the green forested hills, but what if I had to choose colours and shapes and values of light and dark to represent those hills? These days I look and see that the more distant hills are not green at al, but blue. The middle hills are lavender. This lavender startles me every time, but there it is. Only up close is anything green, but it’s a multitudinous green: The grass is one shade, the pine trees another, the maples a third, and on and on. The leaf in front of my face folds in two, the right half one shade of green, the left half another; every shadow holds a new hue.

Here’s the exercise: Go sit someplace – an office, a park, anyplace – and just really look. How are trees put together? How are chairs made? How is this rock different from that rock? How do shadows and distance affect colour? And so forth.

 Creative Writers will meet next on Monday 4^th May at 7pm at The Book Stop – the topic is Recession.

 On Monday 11^th May we are having Poetry Readings @ The Book Stop at 7pm – please let me know if you are coming and if you would like to read something.

And to give you lots of time to find a warm blanket, we are going to have poetry reading at the Water Tower on Friday 24^th July at 5.30pm, $2 entry – this is for Montana Poetry Day.

NZ Book Month is going to be in October this year – they are asking for people to form book groups who will then choose a NZ book to be their theme book and create activities around that book. If anyone is interested in being part of something like this let me know – The Book Stop could do with a book group J

 So I hope everyone enjoys the coming busy month and makes the most of the opportunities to learn from some of NZ’s best writers.

Let me know if you have any ideas, suggestions and so on. Below are a few competitions etc that Edna has sent through. If anyone comes across any of these types of things don’t hesitate to let me know.

Cheers

Becs

The online literary journal Deep South is currently accepting submissions for its 2009 issue. The journal welcomes poetry, prose, fiction, translations, essays, photography, and other forms of visual art. We are open to all styles and forms. Excerpts from longer works or works in progress will also be considered.

Email submissions are encouraged. Submissions should be made in the form of an attachment, preferably a Word file. If you are submitting more than one text, please collect them together into one Word file; do not send a different file for each piece.

Please do not submit more than five pieces of work at any one time (unless by arrangement with the editors).

Submission period ends May 31st.

Visit the site at http://www.otago.ac.nz/deepsouth/
Email us at deepsouthjournal@gmail.com

 Commonwealth Short Story Competition

The Commonwealth Short Story Competition is an annual scheme to promote new creative writing. It was established in 1996, and is funded by the Commonwealth Foundation and the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association, who work together to administer the scheme.

The scheme exists to increase understanding and appreciation of Commonwealth cultures and to promote rising literary talents. Each year 26 winning and highly commended stories from the different regions of the Commonwealth are recorded on to CDs and broadcast on radio stations across the Commonwealth..
The winner receives a prize of £2,000 and there are regional prizes of £500.. The deadline for entries is 11 May 2009.
Full information on how to enter can be found at:commonwealth

 Short Story Competition

Full details on the following web-page <http://www.geocities.com/proversehk/proverse_prize.html>.

The closing date for entry forms/fees for the 2009 round is 30 May 2009.

* HKD7.80 = US$1.00

Unleash the ebook inside you competition

What monstrosities would walk the streets were some people's faces as unfinished as their minds. - Eric Hoffer, philosopher and author (1902-1983)

It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. - J. Krishnamurti, author, speaker, and philosopher (1895-1986)

Commonwealth Short Story Competition

Rebecca Amundsen

The Book Stop

http://thebookstopinvercargill.blogspot.com/

Administrator - Dan Davin Literary Foundation

Project Co-ordinator - Southland Oral History Project

phil.becs@xtra.co.nz or thebookstop@xtra.co.nz

Cell 027 2252 664

Readers & Writers Alive! ... Bringing creative writing alive.
May 1–30, 2009 | part of May Arts Festival
Pick up a timetable from Invercargill Public Library or email dandavin@xtra.co.nz for more details
Visiting authors: Dame Fiona Kidman...Gerard Hindmarsh...Owen Marshall...Cilla McQueen...Laurence Fearnley...Brian Falkner...Peter Olds...Michael Harlow...Sue Wotton...Richard Reeve...plus The Southern Poetry Wall...Readings @ The Book Stop and much more.

Proudly brought to you by Invercargill City Libraries and Dan Davin Literary Foundation

needs ideas for low budget features.

 May 31^st - Franklin Writers group National Short Story Competition - macrose@xtra.co.nz

June 10^th Landfall 218 Islands - landfall@otago.ac.nz

June 30^th The BNZ Katherine Mansfield Awards - www.bnz.co.nz/kmawards

   For our younger writers

Short Story Competition

To mark the 40th anniversary of the Katherine Mansfield Fellowship, Association France Nouvelle -Zlande is organizing a short-story competition, for students under 30 years of age, enrolled in a French or New Zealand university or those holding a student visa.

 The chosen theme is The Antipodes.

 First prize is a return ticket NewZealand France. The deadline for submissions is 30 June.

Further information from: http://concoursantipodes.perso.neuf.fr

Critique Format

 Kind of Piece: short story, vignette, article, poem, etc.
Target Audience if not for general adults
Title
Your Name
Word Count
Target Word Count if you are aiming at a required word length
Purpose (contest, article in a certain publication, just for fun, etc.)
What kind of help would you like from our group? (I want to submit this for a contest and want all the help I can get. I'm just writing this for fun and want a general idea of what you think. I know this still needs a lot of work but wonder what you think of the ending. Etc.)

Things to remember when you are critiquing:
1. Keep your comments kind and constructive. ("I think the article would be more effective if you did this," is helpful. "The article is stupid and not worth reading," is not.)
2. Remember you are critiquing the writing style of the piece. You may not agree with the ideas which are presented, but your job is to help the person write his viewpoint more effectively, not change his ideas. ("I think paragraph 10 may put off your reader and it would be more effective without it," is helpful. "I don't agree with your premise, but it's your story. You could make your point better in this way," is acceptable. "Your story is stupid and wrong and destructive," is not helpful.)
3. Mark things which are wrong grammar, spelling, or punctuation. You don't have to share this with the group, but it will help the individual if you mark them.
4. Give your opinion on ways to make the piece better. You don't need to mention everything you would do to change the piece, but list several things that you think would improve the piece. Consider what kind of help the writer is looking for and critique accordingly.

Things to remember when you are being critiqued:
1. Our group is critiquing your piece, not you. Don't take the comments personally. The group can offer you objective viewpoints and show you how your piece comes across to different people. Every writer needs this. Don't dismiss the comments too easily without giving them thought. We are trying to help you, not tear you apart.
2. The critique group's job is to look for ways to make your piece better. It's still your piece. You don't have to change anything you don't want to. You don't need to defend what you have written. You will benefit most from the critique if you take time to evaluate the comments made and consider making changes, but what you do with the critique is up to you.
3. The critique group has taken time and thought to evaluate your piece. You may not agree with their comments, but you can accept them with thanks because they help you see a fresh perspective and possible problems.
4. The critique group will assume the piece represents your best effort so they are willing to put their best effort into critiquing it. If your piece is not ready to send, consider submitting it later. Or if your piece is not finished but you are looking for input on a particular aspect, state that clearly so the group doesn't waste time correcting things that you already know need to be changed.

So I hear you asking what is a Writers Sandwich – well it’s when the first and last lines are provided for you and you have to fill in the middle. So here are the details:

 The first line has been contributed by Dame Fiona Kidman and must be the first line of your poem or story. The line is “When business closed that day, it was clear there would be trouble.”

The last line has been contributed by Owen Marshall and is “But then that’s so like a man.” This line must be the last line of your poem or story.

 Entries can be poems or short stories but there is a limit of 500 words. Entries close Monday 27^th April. Emailed entries are preferred, please send them to dandavin@xtra.co.nz Posted entries may be sent to the Dan Davin Literary Foundation, PO Box 29, Invercargill 9840. Please provide your name, phone number, email address and postal address with your entry.

 The winning entries will be published in The Eye and winning entrants will win a copy of Murihiku The Southland Story.

1.00pm – 4.30pm  and 6.30pm – 9.30pm.

Times depend on peoples availability of course.

HI Everyone

Lots of things are on the go at the moment so make sure you have a good read through this email to be kept informed.

 Creative Writers meet on Monday 2^nd Feb at 7pm at Glengarry. This is the first meeting for 2009.

Southern Scribes are meeting on Wednesday 4^th Feb at 7pm at Glengarry. Attached is one of my pieces for critique, and we may get another from Simon on the night.

 At the last Southern Scribes meeting we discussed some options for Deb to do more workshops this year. Here is Deb’s suggestion for how the next workshop could work:

 I wondered about a Q and A time. Of course I could try to answer questions on the night, but often when I do this, I later think of other things I could have said or items I wish I would have brought from home, etc. It's just that a prepared answer can be better than an off the cuff answer. So I thought maybe people would like to take the next couple of months to intentionally think of questions they have or topics they would like me to cover while they are writing, etc. If they would write these topics down or send them to me, I could prepare thoughts that would specifically deal with their questions. Then we could have an informal session where I could comment on these issues. The more specific they could be the better. For example, Simon would like me to deal with grammar.

Where would I begin with that one? Parts of speech, subject-verb agreement, the list is endless. I don't mind dealing with that, but I need to have a better idea what people want and need.

 So if you have any questions please send them to me to pass on or directly to Deb.

 I have also been in touch with John at CUE TV so please take note if you are keen to be involved in this:

• We need to have copies of each reading/poem/narrative that the people want to read

I would need these by Friday 13^th February

This will help us start planning the series and work out how to produce each reading visually.

 Along with the readings script I need to have the following information from each writer

• Name
• Address
• Contact telephone or mobile number, email address
• Availability during the day (Monday to Friday) for filming the week of 23^rd February
• Availability on Saturday 28 February during the day
• Availability for the night of Tuesday 24^th February

 To make the show visually interesting we have decided where possible we would film on a location that suits the reading,

hence availability during the day.

 The series us due to start on air Monday 23 March.

 I think it would be easiest if everyone could email John directly and perhaps cc me so I know who has responded. John’s email address is John.Wansbrough@sit.ac.nz and please note he needs to hear from you by Friday 13^th Feb.

 So next on the agenda for this email – Kineret is in Shakespeare in the Park and is able to get discounted tickets for the show on Saturday 14^th Feb

Kineret Writes:

As a snake-skinned fairy in Midsummer Night’s Dream—I haven’t seen the costume yet, but that’s what I’m told, yikes!—I have access to discount VIP tickets for the Saturday night performance on February 14^th (ONLY), starting at 6:30 pm.

 That’s the second night of the show.  Opening night is already sold out. 

 Tickets are $12 for adults and $5 for kids.  The bar out back (with non-alcoholic drinks too) will stay open that night, so all are welcome to join the cast in the marquee after the show.

 ***Your tickets must be confirmed, with money, by February 5 in order to guarantee a place at the show. 

 If you cannot make it that night, there is a Sunday matinee on Feb. 15^th, no show on Monday night, and 6:30 pm performances for the rest of the week.

 So if you are keen to go I will be the go-to person to collect the money and tickets, which works well with both groups meeting this week J Please put the money in an envelop with number of people etc on it.

 Finally, this year the Dan Davin Literary Foundation and Invercargill City Libraries are hosting some high profile authors in May and September. Can you please let me know if you might be keen to offer some volunteer help for these events? At this stage some tasks include – door persons for the events (collecting money etc) and preparing/helping with refreshments (tea, coffee and bikkies).

 So I think that might be all for now! I hope to see many of you this week – it would be especially great to see some of you who haven’t made it before J

Becs

The Southern Storytellers ‘Telling’ is on Friday 21^st Nov. Looks like a great night out.

 Also, we are having a Reading @ Waxys on TUESDAY 25^th Nov at 7pm, please let me know if you would like to read.

 The Southern Scribes final meeting for 2008 will be on Wednesday 3^rd December. This meeting will be pretty casual, reading out our ‘assignment’ pieces and lots of yummy supper. I hope to see lots of you there and maybe even a few new faces J I am anticipating our first 2009 meting will be Wednesday 21 January.

 Please let me know if you have any suggestions of things to do, or if you come across anything that might be worth passing on to the group.

 Don’t forget our Live Journal Page which I try to update with events, the address is http://southernscribes.livejournal.com/ Mentioned on there is The Eye Competition – Write your Southland Story in 6 words or less details and also the details of writing ‘assignment’ for anyone who wants to participate for our last meeting for the year. And somewhere back about August there are some web pages about critiquing if anyone wants to have a read who may not have been to a meeting before or know much about critiques.

 I have copied and pasted below something from Edna that is on this weekend in Dunedin which might be of interest. Also Edna sent through the following link which is to the Deep South magazine which is published out of Otago University http://www.otago.ac.nz/DeepSouth/

 Edna submitted to this magazine and had a poem chosen to be published which is really great! Congratulations.

 Well I think that’s all from me.

Cheers

Becs

 NZ Premiere of Controversial Documentary on Courage Day


Should a sex blogger be banned? Should a Holocaust denier be thrown in jail? Is there any qualification to freedom of expression? These are the kind of questions this documentary provokes. AN INDEPENDENT MIND�s novel, A way of love,�s book Lights and Shadows of Colonial Life,�s Courage Day, New Zealand authors will gather throughout the country for the New Zealand non-commercial release of this controversial documentary by BAFTA award winning director Rex Bloomstein.
 
Enshrined in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, freedom of expression is one of the most fundamental rights of all. It is the very cornerstone of democracy and underpins the values of any �free� society. But with the emergence of new threats that challenge the balance between the security of the state and the freedom of the individual, it is increasingly coming under attack.
 
AN INDEPENDENT MIND�Freedom of Expression is an important issue � it affects us all at some level in our lives. I never cease to be amazed at the number of cases of suppression of expression that come across my desk every week, and it is important to remember those who put themselves on the line so that the rest of us can ultimately benefit. We hope that this national screening of An Independent Mind�
 
Rex Bloomstein began his career as a documentary director with the BBC. His films about the Strangeways prison riots won British Academy awards, and he has made a number of films relating to prison life. He has also produced and directed a number of acclaimed historical studies for television, many such as Auschwitz and the Allies and The Longest Hatred exploring Holocaust related topics.
  will raise the awareness of our campaign and generate more support. features eight characters from around the world attempting to exercise their right to freely express themselves. Their stories focus not just on the developing world but also on Western democracies, in an attempt to encourage people to reflect on the importance of freedom of expression with all its attendant complexities, challenges and limits.
 
NZSA's Chief Executive Maggie Tarver said: which describes colonial life in New Zealand, was burned by neighbours who resented comments she made about them.
 
2008 marks the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is therefore fitting that to mark this year was banned by New Zealand Customs in 1959 because he dared to express homosexuality in his writing. His grandmother Sarah Courage is a unique feature-length documentary inspired by one of the most fundamental and controversial of human rights: Freedom of Expression.
 
15th November is the International Day of the Imprisoned Writer. Throughout the world, PEN (the international writers' organisation which champions freedom of expression) holds events to recognise writers who have been persecuted for exercising their right of Freedom of Expression.
 
The New Zealand Society of Authors, which incorporates PEN, honours this event as Courage Day. It has been named jointly after James Courage and his grandmother. James

The Dunedin screening of An Independent Mind will be on Saturday the15th of November

at 7.00pm at the Dunedin City Library, 4th floor.

The screening is free, but viewers may like to make a donation to Writers in Prisons.
 

Following the screening of An Independent Mind a panel, chaired by Philip Temple and including Professor Mark Henaghan, senior law lecturer Selene Mize and TV producer Ross Johnston, will discuss the freedom of speech issues raised by this controversial documentary.
 
Mark Henaghan is Dean and Professor of Law at the University of Otago, specialising in Family Law and a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand.
 
Selene Mize is a senior lecturer in law at the University of Otago, and is a specialist in civil liberties, gender and the law, negotiation and media law.
 
Ross Johnston has been involved in the production of television programmes, both within Television New Zealand and as an independent producer, for more than thirty years . He has just completed a highly contentious documentary about Osteoporosis which challenges the way it is both diagnosed and often treated.

 
For further information or queries, please contact Dr Philip Temple, ph 4774477

Writing Scenario #1

Task: Fictionalize another person’s encounter with you.

Specifications: 

(1) Choose a person who you know but do not know well.

(2) The encounter can be true or imagined.

(3) Write in first- or third-person. If in first-person, you should be writing from the other person’s point of view.

(4) MAX length is 1 page.

Any questions let me know, we would like it finished by our last meeting for 2008 which is going to be Wednesday 3^rd December which I hope gives everyone plenty of time. When you are finished could email them to me so I can distribute them to everyone before the meeting. We are also asking people to read their pieces at the meeting. Feel free to do the piece and send it in even if you can’t come along. And we don’t want anything longer than a page please.

 I am looking forward to hearing and reading what everyone does for this, I think it will be a very interesting exercise.

 Happy writing!

And don't forget we are having another Reading @ Waxys on Tuesday 25th November at 7pm.

Cheers
Becs

Hi Writers!

Lots more exciting writing news in this email so please read on.

 Don’t forget those that are interested to let me know if you would like to come to Cilla McQueen’s Poetry Workshop on Saturday 4^th October, 11am-3pm at the Invercargill Library Meeting Room, bring 3 of your poems, some lunch and writing materials. Gold coin entry.

 Readings @ Waxy’s will be on Tuesday 7^th October 7pm at Waxy’s. Please let me know if you would like to read something.

 For those who might be interested Gavin Bishop is launching his new book, Piano Rock, in Kingston on Tuesday 21 October starting at 11.30am. This is a kid’s novel based on his childhood memories in the area.

To register your interest in going to this email annettedalziel@hotmail.com by 3rd October

 Finally some really exciting news from SIT arrived in my inbox this morning! SIT is starting a creative writing course!! Details are below and Teri from SIT will hopefully be at our Wednesday meeting to give a plug to this new programme and will have enrolment forms there for those keen. – Please note – if you have not been enrolled at SIT before you need to bring along a copy of your birth certificate or passport.

 Again I would like to encourage all those interested in coming to Southern Scribes to come, the group is very supportive and encouraging of each other in our work as writers and it is a great motivation to be able to learn from and socialize with others with similar interests. So please, don’t be shy J

 Cheers for now

Becs

 From SIT:

This is just to let you know about a pilot paper that SIT will be running via its Flexible, Mixed-Mode Delivery area, SIT2LRN starting on 29 September.

The paper - Writing Short Stories - is Level 5 (equivalent to first year degree study) and worth 15 credits and is part of a larger programme development project in the creative writing area which SIT hopes to launch in 2009.

Writing Short Stories was developed, and will be facilitated, by Dr Audra Himes.

The Writing Short Stories pilot is free for Southland residents, commencing on 29 September and finishing on 19 December, and would be equivalent to part-time study (about 8 hours per week). As a SIT2LRN paper, there are no classes to attend - you can study anywhere you can access the internet and our Blackboard Learning Management System.

The paper covers the short story genre and you will be reading, and most importantly, writing.

As noted by Audra:
"We are all here to hone our abilities, and we all want to be the best writers that we can be. Our aim is to help you to reach your personal goals as a writer, just as you will help your classmates…" 

Applications may be obtained from the SIT main campus on Tay Street - or call 211-2699, extension 3320. As the paper commences on 29 September, applications are due to close on 24 September - however late applications may be considered.

Another great meeting and discussion last night!

 So there is lots of news in this email including a few events to consider attending. J

 Firstly Congratulations to Edna who came 3^rd in the Dan Davin Poetry Writing Competition.

 Secondly, great to hear that some Southern Scribes people have been venturing out to Riverton to support the Cheese Rolls Exhibition.

 Our next meeting is on Wednesday 24^th Sept at 7pm at the Invercargill Public Library Meeting Room (Upsatirs). Gold coin entry, please let me know if you are coming.

Deb with be hosting a workshop on Building a Story.

Roll up your sleeves and learn how to build a story, scene by scene. With these proven techniques you can construct short stories or novels that touch the hearts of readers. Heroes battle villains.

Beginnings, middles and ends labour together. Dark moments, twists and time bombs explode expectations of the most complacent reader.   Bring along your power verbs and join the drama of a

writer's life.

 Deb has asked that if possible everyone watch the movie the Princess Diaries because she will be using the movie Princess Diaries (the first one) to illustrate some of her points. Though Princess Diaries is not a book, it can give us common ground to discuss how the different parts of a story work together. You will probably get more out of the evening if you have a chance to watch this movie before then. United Video (55 King St, Windsor) has 5 copies. United Video (Elles Road, South City) has 2 copies. Video Ezy (302 Dee St) has 4 copies. Channel X (Dee and Fox) has one copy. If you have not seen this movie recently you may want to check it out early to avoid being left out.

 Also, for anyone interested in learning a bit more about Self-Publishing, Creative Writers of Southland Murihiku are hosting a Self-Publishing evening on Friday 19 Sept at Southland Education (WEA) at 100 Esk St).

Tickets are $5 each, starts at 7.30pm-9.30pm and the speaker is Andrew from Print and Copy.

Again please let me know if you would like to come to this.

 There are a couple of competitions on also that people wanted some more information about so here it is:

Pages & Blackmore (Nelson) are having a Competition to celebrate NZ Book Month, the story must contain the following line as its first line:

The smell was overpowering.

And the following as its last line:

Dear Stella

The story must include a kiwi food item, limit 1000 words, closes 6 Oct

Entry form from story@pageandblackmore.co.nz

 Heartland 1000 Short Story Competition

Taumarunui Writers Group, $1000 1^st prize, closing date 30 Sept, entry form and conditions from helen_barry@clear.net.nz

 Also the Sunday Star Times annual competition is on, more information about this can be found at http://www.stuff.co.nz/sundaystartimes/0a20595.html

 Finally the Otago Festival of the Arts includes some literary events between Oct 6 and 12, with a number of great speakers on the 11^th & 12^th (Sat & Sun) if anyone is planning on being in Dunedin at this time.

 If anyone has any other suggestions of things we can do please email them through to me or give me a call, my home number is 214 2460 or cell 027 2252 664.

 It was great to hear a number of people enthusiastic about having a reading of some sort so I will work on organizing something for next month.

 Cheers

Becs

It was a great meeting on Wednesday and seemed that there were lots of useful comments made about the pieces for critique.

The next meeting will be on Wednesday 10^th September at 7pm at 67 Glengarry Cres. We will have pieces to critique from Jill (I will scan and email out her piece), Pauline and Alistair.

There are lots of other literary things happening during September which is really great to see and hear, including Deb hosting another workshop for Southern Scribes on Wednesday 24^th Sept on Building a Story. Don’t forget if you know anyone who might be interested in giving a talk or doing a workshop let me know, or any suggestions of things you would like to do as a group etc etc. Input is always welcome. J

So here is the information about the upcoming literary events:

Southern Scribes Workshop – Deb Brammer

Wednesday 24^th Sept at 7pm at the Library (venue to be confirmed)

Building a Story

Roll up your sleeves and learn how to build a story, scene by scene.

With these proven techniques you can construct short stories or novels that touch the hearts of readers. Heroes battle villains.

Beginnings, middles and ends labour together. Dark moments, twists and time bombs explode expectations of the most complacent

reader.   Bring along your power verbs and join the drama of a

writer's life.

Gold coin entry.

Creative Writers of Southland – Murihiku

Saturday 6th Sept. Writing Challenge:

Two time slot are available, one at 1.30 pm, the second at 2.45 pm.

Each participant will be given a topic and 10 words and will have 1 hour to write a short story (Flash fiction) or poem using these words and theme.

Venue: WEA Seniornet suit, Esk St, there are computers there to use or you can bring a laptop.

Cost: $2

Work will be displayed at the library during September which is NZ Book Month.

Email me to book.

Creative Writers of Southland - Murihiku

Friday 19^th Sept – Self-publishing talk

Time 7.30-9.30pm

Venue WEA Red Room

Cost $5 each.

The people from Copy N Print will be talking about the how-tos etc of Self-Publishing.

Email me to book.

Cheese Rolls writing – don’t forget to send in entries for the Riverton Arts Centre Cheese Rolls writing – stories or poetry etc welcome. Email them to me and I will forward them on to Gaye. The exhibition goes from Sept 5^th and work will be displayed so get in quick!

And finally, the Dan Davin Award evening is on Friday 5^th Sept at 5.30pm at the Community Trust of Southland. This is the presentation to the winners of the Student Short Story writing competition and the Poetry Writing Competition. Speakers include Gavin Bishop (childrens author and illustrator), Cilla McQueen, Lynley Dear and Richard Reeve (Otago University Press.) Please let me kow if you would like to come along. The Presentation will take about 1 hour.

So I think that might just about be everything!

Please support the literary events that are happening around the place, this will encourage more events to be initiated which will benefit all of us.

Cheers for now

Becs