Previous meeting,14 November 2023,9:30 for 10am,

Community Room, Brisbane Square Library.

 

Annual General Meeting

Nominations Received for office bearers are:

Jan Wood, President; Toni Risson, Vice President; Virginia Miranda, Secretary; Indrani Ganguly, Treasurer

Committee: Trudy Graham, Bernadette Ketter and Maureene Fries.

After the business of the AGM has been conducted, Guest Speaker, Tracy Stanley, will talk about ways to make your work visible in a global market. As always, members and visitors are invited to join us for lunch at a local venue, at own cost.

 

 

 

 

Next Meeting October 10th.

We’re excited to announce that our 2023 Anthology, “Stuffed” will be launched at the 10th October meeting by Deb Mostert, the visual artist with whom we collaborated on this project and who designed the book cover.

 

For this year’s anthology, members were challenged to write between the opening and closing lines of Delia Owens’ novel, “Where the Crawdads Sing”, to create a literary taxidermy. President Toni Risson will be in conversation with Deb about this, and about her work, which has a focus on wild creatures, hence taxidermy is part of her practice. They will talk about taxidermy, the ethics of it, the process involved, and the dangers.

You will not want to miss this. There will be food and photos and readings.

Please dress from the following colour palette: animal print, black, brown, white. If you can manage a Victorian, steampunk, or Goth look that will be fabulous. Taxidermy was very popular during the Victorian era. AND bring a stuffed animal toy, a wild one if possible, but pets and teddies welcome. We want some interesting photographs for social media.

If you have paid for your copy/copies you can collect them on the day.

If you have yet to pay, please bring the correct money – $11 for members, $20 non-members.

This is a free event but PLEASE RSVP ASAP to the secretary because we need to cater and there is a limit to the number we can have in the room.

Venue – Community Meeting Room Brisbane Square Library

 

 

 

Next Meeting

12 September 2023

Indrani Ganguly will talk about Writing Historical Fiction and Ethical Writing.

9:30 for a 10am start

After the meeting, members and visitors are invited to join us for lunch at a local venue.

Venue – Community Meeting Room Brisbane Square Library

 

 

 

Previous Meeting

8 August 2023

9:30 for a 10am start

Announcement of our In-House Article Writing Competition winners, with judge’s report, presentations and readings, followed by our guest speaker, member Tracy Stanley, who will talk about co-authoring a book.

Venue – Community Meeting Room Brisbane Square Library

 

 

 

PREVIOUS MEETING

Date 11th July 10am

Venue – Community Meeting Room Brisbane Square Library

 

The community room at the library will be available from 9:30am until 11:45pm for any members not attending the Apres-Midi at the Lyceum Club on 1 July (look under events for more information). There is nothing planned for the 11 July, but members may use the room to meet with fellow women writers to discuss writing and/or critique each other’s work.

 

 

PREVIOUS MEETING

Date 13th June 10am

Venue – Community Meeting Room Brisbane Square Library

 

Virginia Miranda will present a Workshop on Historical Buildings of Brisbane.

 

 

 

 

PREVIOUS MEETING

9th May 10am

Community Meeting Room

Brisbane Square Library

 

• Presentation of Poetry awards, with judge Heather Jacobs, followed by readings.
• Dale Lorna Jacobsen will talk about article writing.
• Toni Risson will announce details of our next anthology.

 

 

Previous MEETING

11 April 10am

Community Meeting Room

Brisbane Square Library

Three mini workshops

• Critiquing with Jan Woods
• Mind Mapping with Desley Soden
• Predatory Publishers with Linda Shields

 

 

 

PREVIOUS MEETING

14 March 10am

Community Meeting Room

Brisbane Square Library

Poetry Workshop

Heather Jacobs, member and in-house poetry judge for 2023, will take us on a trip through the various forms of poetry. Bring writing materials for some fun activities – writing limericks and couplets for example

 

PREVIOUS MEETING

14 FEBRUARY 10am

Community Meeting Room

Brisbane Square Library

Who better to speak to us on Valentine’s Day than a romance writer!

Come and hear how Sunshine Coast writer Maggie Christensen found a niche in the popular romance genre, leading to her publishing 26 books since 2014. Maggie will bring some copies of her books; she accepts cash or card

 

December 13th 2022 9:30am to 11:30am

Announcement of the winners – Marj Wilke Short Story Award – by judge Fiona Robertson.

Her report will be followed by readings of winning entries.

This will be our last meeting for the year so Bring a Book – one you have read and enjoyed – wrapped as a gift.

Lunch following the meeting will be at Kitchen at Treasury.

First meeting for 2023 will be 14th February.

 

Previous Meeting 8 November
9:30am to 11:30am

Our 2022 AGM will be followed by a discussion –
How to Publish an eBook on Amazon/KDP.

Join us afterwards for a social get-together. (Bring a plate)

Meeting 11 October 2022 10am to 11:30am

Member Heather Jacobs will talk about some forms of poetry and their relevance and impact on society.

This session will touch on some  famous poets from differing backgrounds.

As Robert Frost said:”Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.”

At the September meeting our anthology will have the celebration it deserves! There will be food and photos and readings and – BEST OF ALL – a well known celebrity will visit to unwrap the box and speak to us.

You will not want to miss this.

If possible, wear a raincoat/trench coat/rain hat and bring a colourful umbrella so we can get some interesting photographs for social media.

If you have paid for your copy/copies you can collect them on the day. And maybe our guest will sign them.

This is a free event but PLEASE RSVP ASAP to the secretary because we need to cater and there is a limit to the number we can have in the room.