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The Generosity of #Conflux9 Writers (Days 1 & 2)
I never sleep well without Hubbie (ahh…). So what to do when I’m away as I am now and can’t sleep? I know… blog!! I’ve been at #Conflux9 – Australia’s 52nd Natcon – for two days now and it’s been … Continue reading
Posted in Bookish Culture
Tagged agents, Alan Baxter, Alex Adsett, authors, banquet, Cat Sparks, Conflux 9, editors, Ian McHugh, Jack Dann, Jane Virgo, Janeen Webb, Joanne Anderton, Kaaron Warren, Keri Arthur, Marc Gascoigne, Margo Lanagan, Nalo Hopkinson, Natcon, Patty Jansen, regency, Richard Harland, Rochelle Fernandez, Rose Mitchell, Sean Williams, Steampunk, Tracey O'Hara, Writers
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Change is only ever a breath away #CSFG
Winds of Change is an anthology of short stories published by the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild and it’s awesome – and not just because it’s got one of my sci-fi stories in it!! For the first time since its publication … Continue reading
Posted in Australian Authors, Personal news
Tagged Adam Tucker, Alan Baxter, Annelise Roberts, Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild, Carol Ryles, Cat Sheely, Chris Andrews, Crisetta MacLeod, CSFG, David Coleman, Donna Maree Hanson, Greg Mellor, Helen Stubbs, James Goodrum, Jane Virgo, Jason Nahrung, Leife Shallcross, Lesley Boland, Maxine McArthur, Naomi Mondello, Nicole Murphy, Robin Shortt, Tsana Dolichva, Valerie Y.L. Toh, Winds of Change
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The #Conflux 7 experience, Canberra 2011
What I learnt at Conflux 7: From Here to There Looking back over the four-day writing festival that was this year’s Conflux, it might be quicker to list what I didn’t learn during my stay in Canberra. But I’m not … Continue reading
Posted in Australian Authors, Bookish Culture, Writing Inspection
Tagged Abigail Nathan, Alan Baxter, Bothersome Words, Cat Sparks, Conflux, Conor Bendle, CSFG, David McDonald, Dawn Meredith, Devin Jeyathurai, Duncan Lay, Erica Hayes, Gillian Polack, Helen Stubbs, Jack Dann, Jane Virgo, Janeen Webb, Jo Anderton, Jodi Cleghorn, Kaaron Warren, Keri Arthur, Kim Westwood, KJ Taylor, Kyla Ward, Laura E Goodin, Leigh Blackmore, Lewis Morley, Lily Mulholland, Lynn Triffitt, Marilyn Pride, Mary Victoria, Mik Bennett, Natalie Costa Bir, Natcon, Nicole R Murphy, Patty Jansen, Shauna O'Meara, Simon Haynes, Talie Helene, Tracey O'Hara, Trent Jamieson, Winds of Change
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