Book Launch – Anthology “Au Revoir”
Post by Guest Blogger, Jan Wood.
An amazing morning of celebration at our Book Launch of this year’s Anthology, “Au Revoir”. Seventeen members of Women Writers Queensland contributed a short story to create a plethora of short stories in many genres. A successful Book Launch, held on Octobr 14th, at the Brisbane Square Library, was enjoyed by all our members.
Fiona Stager, owner of Avid Reader, was invited to our book launch. An icon in the book industry, local identity in West End and a wonderful speaker, Fiona launched our annual anthology with gusto and enthusiasm.
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A Fabulous Atmosphere at our Book Launch
The members embraced the energy of the book launch, creating a great morning of fun and enjoyment as they engaged with members in person, and those who had joined us online from all rural Queensland.
Our Annual Anthology
Our annual anthology is important in the Women Writers Queensland calendar, and allows members to see their short story published, sometimes for the first time. Our anthology project also gives members the opportunity to grow their writing skills through the organisation’s Work in Progress groups, an important part of Women Writers Queensland. The Work in Progress groups were formed to support our members’ writing journeys, to develop the writing craft of each member and most importantly, to bring our members, both local and rural, together to share their ideas, thoughts and friendship. Our anthology, Au Revoir, achieved all these goals and more.
Writing can be a lonely pursuit, but our anthology brings our members together with a common goal to write a short story for our book.
Morning tea followed the book launch, allowing all our members to network and enjoy each other’s company.
A successful book launch, one may ask? I’ll leave that for you to decide.
About Guest Blogger, Jan Wood
Jan’s move to Brisbane opened many new doors, including her membership with Women Writers Queensland. Her writing journey evolved after attending the Dubai Annual Literary Festival in 2014, where she met many international authors. On her return, she attended writing courses in Noosa with an author/lecturer from America. She has continued her writing development with courses with Australian Writers Centre, Queensland Writers Centre and many workshops.
Jan published her debut Memoir, “A Grip on Reality”, in 2023. Excited by the positive feedback, she has completed the sequel, “A Grip on Living” which will be published in 2026. Her short stories have been published in a number of Anthologies.
Jan’s love for the written word has led her down a pathway of self-discovery, challenging her perspectives on life.
In November 2023 she was honoured to be elected President of the Society of Women Writers Queensland. In the same month Jan received the Encouragement Award for the 2023 Marj Wilke Short Story Award. A new direction of short story writing now awaits her.
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