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Writers Festivals and
Events 2009
- Australia and International
October
November
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Fantastic Planet - Sydney Science
Fiction and Fantasy Film Festival - 30 October to 6 November
2009. Sydney, New South Wales.
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*Freelance Writing and Blogging -
14 November 2009. The workshop aims to equip writers with skills,
confidence, and knowledge to get published in mainstream and niche
publications. The cost is $30. The workshop will be held at
Vibewire, 525 Harris St, Ultimo. To attend,
email events [at] vibewire.org
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*Creative Writing
- 14 November 2009.
Presented by the Fellowship of Australian Writers Western Australia
(FAWWA), the workshop will explore poetry, prose and drama styles. The
cost is $30 for members and $40 for non-members. 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm at
Tom Collins House, Allen Park Heritage Precinct, Cnr of Wood St and
Kirkwood Rd, Swanbourne. For more information visit
FAWWA.
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Short + Sweet Melbourne
- 17 November to 6 December 2009. An annual 10 minute theatre festival.
Chapel Off Chapel, Prahan, Victoria.
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*A Thousand Words
Festival -
21 November 2009 -
Celebrating children's stories with free activities,
competitions, workshops, book signings, and more. Local authors and
illustrators will host storytime sessions with their books. These guests
include Sally Rippin, Martine Murray, Tony Wilson, Andrew Daddo, Anna
Pignataro, and Anna Walker. Festival entry is free. Author sessions are
$10 for adults for a full day and $5 for a single session. 10.00 am to
5.00 pm in The Community Room at The Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers
St, Abbotsford
December
-
Short + Sweet Melbourne
- 17 November to 6 December 2009. An annual 10 minute theatre festival.
Chapel Off Chapel, Prahan, Victoria.
To be confirmed 2009
Writers Festivals and
Events 2010
- Australia and International
January
- *26 January (Tuesday) 2010 - Bush Poetry Showcase
-
Traditional and contemporary Australian rhyming poetry presented by
the WA Bush Poets and Yarn
Spinners Association. 1.00 pm at Wireless Hill Park, Ardross,
Western Australia.
February
- *Continuum 6 - Galaxies by
Gaslight - 26 to 28 February 2010. Speculative fiction and pop culture convention. Includes
science fiction, fantasy, history, horror and steampunk. Melbourne.
- Adelaide Writers' Week
- 26 February to 14 March 2010. South Australia. Part of the
Adelaide Festival.
March
April
- Supanova Pop Culture Expo
Brisbane
- 9 to 11 April 2010. Featuring sci-fi and fantasy guest authors and a
writing masterclass. RNA Showgrounds, Brisbane.
- Supanova Pop Culture Expo
Melbourne
- 16 to 18 April 2010. Featuring sci-fi and fantasy guest authors and a
writing masterclass. Royal Showgrounds, Melbourne.
May
June
- Hay Festival -
27 May to 6 June 2010. Major literary
festival held in Brecon Beacons National Park, Hay-on-Wye, Wales.
- Supanova Pop Culture Expo
Sydney
- 18 to 20 June 2010. Featuring sci-fi and fantasy guest authors and a
writing masterclass. The Dome, Olympic Park, Sydney.
- Supanova Pop Culture Expo
Perth
- 25 to 27 June 2010. Featuring sci-fi and fantasy guest authors and a
writing masterclass. Claremont Showgrounds, Perth.
August
September
- Aussiecon4
- 2 to 6 September 2010
- The
World Science Fiction Convention, operating under the name, Aussiecon4, as this is
the fourth time it has exhibited in Australia. A science fiction
convention that aims to bring together fans, writers, readers, artists,
publishers and more. Melbourne Convention and Entertainment Centre.
November
-
Eighth International Conference on
the Book - 6 to 8 November 2010. The conference aims to
examine the past, current, and future role of the book. Speakers come
from the areas of publishing, editing, librarianship, printing,
authoring and information technologies. University of St Gallen,
Switzerland, Scotland.
To be confirmed 2010
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The Norman Lindsay Festival of
Children's Literature -
Norman Lindsay Gallery, 14
Norman Lindsay Cres, Springwood, Blue Mountains, NSW.
-
Australian School Library
Association XXI Biennial Conference 2009
- Next Wave Festival
- Melbourne.
- Armageddon
Multimedia Expo Melbourne - A science fiction, fantasy, anime,
and gaming expo with celebrity guests, panel discussions, live
wrestling, an ice-cream and pizza eating competition and more.
-
Overload Poetry Festival -
Aims to promote
Melbourne's poetry scene.
- Short and Sweet
Canberra
-
Romance Writers of Australia National Conference
- Conflux6 -
An annual speculative fiction exhibition.
-
National Young
Writers' Festival - Newcastle, New
South Wales.
- Brisbane Writers Festival
- State Library of Queensland, Brisbane.
-
Short + Sweet Brisbane
- An annual 10 minute theatre festival.
-
Short
+ Sweet Adelaide
-
Mildura Writers Festival -
Part of
the Mildura Wentworth Arts Festival.
Mildura, Victoria.
-
Voices on the
Coast: A Youth Literature Festival Sunshine
Coast, Queensland.
- Swancon -
The annual West Australian Science Fiction Convention.
- Oracles of the Bush
-
Australian School Library
Association XXI Biennial Conference
- Williamstown
Literary Festival
-
WA Spring Poetry Festival
- Organised by The WA Poets Inc.
-
Melbourne Writers' Festival
-
WA Spring Poetry Festival - Organised by The WA Poets Inc. Perth, Western Australia.
- Australian
Children's Book Week
-
Children's and Young Adult
Writers Conference
- Conjecture - Annual
Australian Science Fiction Convention.
- Scribble
- Young Readers, Young Writers
- Emerging Writers Festival -
All-ages festival
for writers at the start of their careers. Held at the Melbourne
Town Hall, State Library Victoria, and Federation Square, Melbourne,
Victoria.
-
Eye
of the Storm Writer's Festival - Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
-
Copyright Agency Limited (CAL)'s
Member Seminars
- Auckland Readers &
Writers Festival
- Reality Bites
- An annual non-fiction literary festival held
on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.
- Write
Around the Murray - Albury City, New South Wales.
- Byron Bay
Writers Festival - Byron Bay, New South Wales.
- Watermark Literary Muster -
Biennial festival bringing
together national and international writers whose writing focuses on
nature. Camden Haven, New South Wales.
-
The Plain Language Conference -
The biennial Plain Language Association InterNational (PLAIN) conference
hosted by The Plain English Foundation.
- Perth Writers' Week
- Part of the Perth
International Arts Festival.
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