7th September Book Chat Book Chat is the first Tuesday of the month at 10.30 am. Join members online for a fun and friendly discussion about books they have – or have not enjoyed! The Zoom link will be emailed to… Continue Reading
Joan Webster’s poem ‘Imperfect Pitch’, has been short-listed for the 2021 ACU Poetry Prize. Mary Jones’s crime novel, Troubled Waters has been shortlisted for the Sisters in Crime Davitt Award. Paula Wilson’s article ‘Chasing Parkruns’ has been published online in the Lalor Running Club news. Margaret… Continue Reading
3rd August Book Chat Book Chat is the first Tuesday of the month at 10.30 am. Join members online for a fun and friendly discussion about books they have – or have not enjoyed! The Zoom link will be emailed to members… Continue Reading
The winners of the Kathryn Purnell Poetry prize were announced during the monthly meeting held 30 July 2021. This year, there were almost fifty submissions to the prize and the calibre of the entrants was high. Congratulations to the following members:… Continue Reading
Congratulations to acclaimed Tasmanian author Amanda Lohrey who has won the 2021 Miles Franklin Literary Award for her elegiac novel The Labyrinth – a beautifully written meditation on sorrow, loneliness and art. The novel follows Erica Marsden, who retreats to a quiet… Continue Reading
6th July Book Chat Book Chat is the first Tuesday of the month at 10.30 am. Join members online for a fun and friendly discussion about books they have – or have not enjoyed! The Zoom link will be emailed to members… Continue Reading
Membership fees are now due for the year 01 July 2021 to 30 June 2022. Being a member of the Society has many benefits so to renew please click HERE for the membership form and action as indicated on that… Continue Reading
Elizabeth Thompson nee Webber – began her writing career as a journalist and worked with two regional newspapers. Later she made her way to London where she worked for a major part of her adult life. Back in Australia she wrote, as… Continue Reading
Ever get stuck on what to write about when you sit down in front of your computer? Don’t know where to start when you pick up pencil and paper? Just sit there staring at the empty page or watching a… Continue Reading
Congratulations to Mary Jones. Her crime novel Troubled Waters has been long-listed in the Sisters in Crime Davitt Awards, in the Debut Novel category. In the same week Mary had a poem accepted for the anthology Milestones, which celebrates 25 years publishing in… Continue Reading