Photography by Gordon Flynn

Photo from Thylazine poetry magazine
Announcing the return of the Martha Richardson Memorial Poetry Prize, run by Ballarat Writers to honour the memory of poet, Martha Richardson.
Poetry to 40 lines, open theme
First prize: $1000 AUD
Judge: Judith Rodriguez
Entry $10 per poem
Closing date: 15 October 2010
Results announced online December 2010
COMPETITION GUIDELINES

Competition is open to anyone over the age of 18 years, including overseas applicants
Entries must be the original work of the applicant
Entries must not have been published, broadcast, or won a prize in any competition; presentation on the internet via …

Join us at 7:30 on Wednesday 8th September at Crags Royal Hotel in Lydiard Street to hear Ballarat Writers’ own Myra King read from her new short story collection, City Paddock, and to talk about her writing.
Myra’s short stories and poems have won awards in national and international competitions and been published in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, USA, and also online.
Paramount to her writing philosophy is the enjoyment of the reader, to make them laugh or cry or at least lift them from the mundane.
All royalties from sales of …

Dinner bookings are now closed, but Saturday program online bookings are open until midday, Friday September 3, unless sold out. We have a big crowd already and it’s shaping up to be a great festival.
For more information on the festival and to book tickets, click on the link in the menu bar above.

Sunday 1st or Tuesday 3rd of August
Rose Pruning Workshops in Creswick. August in Creswick is all about roses, so why not
learn first hand about the mysteries of rose pruning from Judy Morrison – Mistydowns Nursery.
These will be hands on workshops where everyone will get the opportunity to actually prune roses!
Assemble – The Tangled Maze, 2301 Midland H’way, Springmount 3363 (Creswick East) Cost: $25.00 per session (only one required) Time: 9.30 am. Bookings essential: 5345 2847
Numbers are limited to ensure everyone gets the opportunity for one-on-one tuition with Judy.
Lunch …

Voice FM in Ballarat, a great supporter of Ballarat Writers, has just unveiled its new website. Check it out for news of what’s going on in Ballarat.
www.voicefm.com.au

The launch of Ballarat Writers’ member, Myra King’s short story collection, City Paddock, will be held at the Clunes National Hotel at 2pm on Sunday July 11th. City Paddock is published by Ginnindera Press. Royalties from the sale of the book will be donated to the RSL Creswick Light Horse Troop (this organisation keeps the Light Horse memory alive, saves unwanted racehorses from being put down and helps local youth).
Esteemed award winning writers and poets, Paddy O’Reilly, Ross Gillett, Rhonda Poholke, Fraser Mackay and Jan Price will be reading on …

Dark Prints Press and Eclecticism E-zine present the print anthology that had to happen. With short fiction and poetry representing the best work from the first two years of the e-zine, plus new and exclusive work from most contributors (including UK Horror author Joseph D’Lacey, winner of the British Fantasy Society’s Best Newcomer Award 2009), this is certainly something special to own.
Featuring the following authors:
Joseph D’Lacey ~ Jason Fischer ~ Deborah Sheldon ~ Simon Petrie ~ Alice Godwin ~ Mark McAuliffe ~ Julia Brannigan ~ Brian G Ross ~ …