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Category: Art of Writing

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Meet the Writers

September 10, 2019 TasWriters

TasWriters and Hadley’s Orient Hotel invite you to a networking event for writers, readers, storytellers and publishers.

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Posted in: 2019 News, Art of Writing, History and Culture, Wellness and Environment Filed under: networking

How to Get Published

August 27, 2019 TasWriters

So, you’ve written your manuscript or created a collection from your poetry/stories – now what? Do you try to take…

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Posted in: 2019 News, Art of Writing Filed under: Kylie Dunn, Lucinda Sharp, publishing, Rachel Edwards
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Dissident Voices in the Wilderness

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Poetry as a Form of Activism Activists write poetry in Manus Island, Chile, Spain, China, and Ireland. Why? What does…

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Posted in: Art of Writing, Wellness and Environment Filed under: Aboriginal, activism, Cameron Hindrum, environment, Gina Mercer, justice, Pete Hay, poetry, Ruth Langford, Sarah Day, science
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Writing Environmental Literature for Children

August 24, 2019 TasWriters

What makes a good environmental children’s book? This extra special session at 3pm, Sunday the 15th of September, is brought…

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Posted in: 2019 News, Art of Writing, Children, Wellness and Environment Filed under: awards, children, environment, illustrators, publishing, science, writers
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Writing for Teens and Young Adults

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Mark Macleod, Andi Stewart and Kate Gordon talk about writing for the booming teen and young adult market. Kate Gordon…

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Posted in: 2019 News, Art of Writing, Children Filed under: Andi Stewart, Kate Gordon, Mark Macleod, young adults
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Writing for Children

August 23, 2019 TasWriters

Join Christina Booth, Fiona Levings, Mark Macleod, Lian Tanner and Coral Tulloch, who talk about their rich, varied and valuable…

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Posted in: 2019 News, Art of Writing, Children Filed under: children, Christina Booth, Coral Tulloch, Fiona Levings, Lian Tanner, Mark Macleod
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Science and creativity in fiction writing: Oil and Water?

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Four writers superb with a passion for science and stories come together in this session, in which they will explore…

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Posted in: 2019 News, Art of Writing, Wellness and Environment Filed under: Carol Patterson, Coral Tulloch, Karen Viggers, Pam Wood, science
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From Conception to Delivery

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The full creative process in a Tasmanian landscape Tasmanian writers and producers talk about the process of creating a piece…

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Posted in: 2019 News, Art of Writing Filed under: Frances Butler, Hera Direen, Tansy Rayner Roberts
Viggers, Scholes and Johnson books

How we bring stories (sometimes true stories) to life through fiction

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This session brings together three of our best-loved authors, Katherine Johnson, Karen Viggers  and Katherine Scholes, who will be discussing…

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Posted in: 2019 News, Art of Writing, Wellness and Environment Filed under: environment, Karen Viggers, Katherine Johnson, Katherine Scholes, nature, science, women

Swords and Spaceships: When genres collide

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Tansy Rayner Roberts is an award-winning writer of science fiction, fantasy, feminist essays, and humour, with a PhD in Classics.…

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Posted in: 2019 News, Art of Writing Filed under: sci-fi and fantasy, Tansy Rayner Roberts
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Sympathy in Writing

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Damon Young is an award-winning philosopher, and the author of twelve books of fiction and nonfiction, including The Art of…

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Posted in: 2019 News, Art of Writing, History and Culture, Wellness and Environment Filed under: Damon Young, philosophy, Ruth Quibell, things
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Rohan Wilson in conversation with Heather Rose

August 22, 2019 TasWriters

Two of our most interesting writers, Rohan Wilson and Heather Rose in conversation. Rohan’s first book, The Roving Party, won…

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Posted in: 2019 News, Art of Writing, History and Culture, Wellness and Environment Filed under: dystopian, environment, Heather Rose, Rohan Wilson
Tansy Rayner Roberts Creature Court series.

Making a Living from Writing

August 21, 2019 TasWriters

It’s all in the title. How many writers actually make their living from writing? How many don’t? If you do,…

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Posted in: 2019 News, Art of Writing Filed under: David Owen, publishing, Rohan Wilson, Tansy Rayner Roberts, writers
Coral Tulloch

Coral Tulloch on Writing and Illustrating

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Coral has illustrated and/or written 63 fiction and non-fiction books for children, published in Australia and internationally. She has studied…

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Posted in: 2019 News, Art of Writing, Children Filed under: Antarctica, children, Coral Tulloch, illustrators, nature, science, writers
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Writing for Performance

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Join Sarah Hamilton, award-winning playwright and performer and Co-Artistic Director of Human Animal Exchange; Andi Stewart, two-time Australian Slam Champion…

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Posted in: 2019 News, Art of Writing Filed under: Andi Stewart, performance, poetry, Sarah Hamilton, spoken word, Young Dawkins
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