Perth Festival 2020: Tips for Perth Literature and Ideas
Two years ago the Perth Writers Festival reformatted into the Perth Writers Week under a new director. All change requires time to settle in particularly after the program made been…
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Author Update (Oct 2019)
Around ten years ago I took on the voluntary role of Social Rep for the Australian Society of Authors (ASA). The Society, which receives no government funding, is made up…
Perth Festival Writers Week 2018
Change is as good as a rest, or so they say. One thing’s for sure 2017 festival director Katherine Dorrington definitely deserved a break. Having delivered 12 terrific festivals the…
Marketing at London Book Fair 2017
Apologies for so many blogpost this month, however there is a lot happening. One of the main things is the London Book Fair. For those of you following along here…
Experiencing a new kind of romance
Sorry to interrupt your usual Valentines Day festivities of flowers and chocolates, but this year I have something very different to post about. A few months back I took a dalliance into romance,…
How to get books noticed at London Book Fair
Anyone who’s been following my fledgling attempts to carve out a writing career, and eat something other than tinned tuna, may have already heard the news. Two of my books…
My picks for Perth Writers Festival 2017
As Australian Society of Authors Professional Development rep in WA I feel duty bound to attend the Perth Writers Festival. I must admit that having been for so many years,…
Pondering about … Food – book launch
The Ponder Room started as a space to share all those weird and wonderful thoughts that pop into your head, often when you’re pondering on the toilet. Over the years I was asked to review…
National Writers Congress 2015: Funding the Arts
Festivals are tricky things. They arrive with so many promises. Promises of inspiration, rare insights, chance encounters and diets suspended by designer morsels. But what happens when the Festival comes…
Writing Competition: Dorothy Hewett Award
Calling all writers, there’s a new award in town, the Dorothy Hewett Award.
First impressions count on Tweet Perth
I’m absolutely thrilled to have joined a team of 40 ‘well-known Perth Bloggers’ contributing to Tweet Perth.com.au. Anyone who’s been to my Personal Branding workshops will know my take on…
Where do Bloggers eat on their day off? (The Raw Kitchen)
The other day I meet four fellow bloggers for lunch. While we regularly chat online we rarely have time to catch up in person. This chance meeting had me pondering…
