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 …

Tickets are now on sale for the Thursday Night Swing Club: Going Down Swinging No.30 Melbourne Launch at Melbourne’s Toff In Town on Thursday 2 September 2010, from 8pm, part of the Melbourne Writers’ Festival!
For your entertainment: queen of spoken soul Maxine Beneba Clarke and jive talkin’ Ezra Bix will be premiering GDS-commissioned spoken word performances. On storytelling, the master of smooth, Paul Mitchell, and the most beautiful thing in the bar, Eleanor Jackson. And! Very special guest virtuosos of the spoken groove, Emily XYZ and Myers Bartlett (USA).
Your host, …

The historic goldfields town of Maldon is holding its second celebration of the life and times of Henry Handel Richardson, her literary works and family life, focusing on the time she spent in Maldon during the 1880s when her mother, Mary Richardson, held the position of Maldon postmistress.
Events will run from Fri evening 15th Oct – Sunday morning 17th Oct.
A Picnic lunch is planned for the Saturday at the Maldon Rotunda in the Shire gardens.
We will provide you with a list of local provedores, where lunches can be purchased.
The dinner …

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 …

Join Hannah Rachel Bell to hear about her work with David Mowaljarlai and Tim Winton.
In Hannah Rachel Bell’s four decade friendship with Ngarinyin lawman David Mowaljarlai, she had to confront the cultural assumptions that sculpted her way of seeing. The journey was life-changing. When she returned to teaching in 2001 Tim Winton’s novels featured in the curriculum. She recognised an eerie familiarity and thought Winton must have been influenced by traditional elders to express such an ‘indigenous’ perspective. She wrote to him. This resulted in 4 years of correspondence and …

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 …

Warm yourself by the fire at our next Reading at Portico, Wednesday 14 July. Special guest Steve Smart, poet and performer, will kick off at 7.30pm. Some debate continues as to whether Steve is eccentric or just plain comfortingly odd. Originally from Ballarat, Steve now lives in Melbourne but he comes and goes a lot. He works on the basis that the only place better than here is ‘everywhere’, which is why his tour must never, ever end. He has released many self-published chapbooks, zines and spoken word CDs and will most certainly …

TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE USING THE SECURE TRYBOOKING SITE. CLICK THROUGH TO ‘READ THE FULL STORY’
Sunday 16 May 5pm
Castlemaine Art Gallery
14 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine
Hear the voice of the region in this unique recital. New poetry by emerging local poets Damien Hendrickson, Julie Gittus, Ellen O’Gallagher, Tru Dowling, Arn Thoring, Peter Fernon and Gail Oliver alongside Australian compositions for piano, clarinet and cello. Music by Peter Sculthorpe, Elena Kats-Chernin, Suzie-May Camm (Ballarat), Anthony Lyons (Melbourne), and more.
Cello: Lachlan Dent (Ballarat)
Piano: Bronwyn Blaiklock (Ballarat)
Clarinet: Samantha Kelson Gray (Sydney)
Tickets are $10 full and …