publishing opportunity

Morris Publishing Australia is a new publishing house. And they are looking for novels for their 2012 list via a competition. They also want books for their new ebook publishing venture. Do you have a manuscript that is ready to go. Then follow this link for the opportunity to get published.

Sharpen your pencils and mark the diary

Developing your Writing PracticeAdair JonesSaturday 20 June

Hemingway wrote 1,000 words a day (never more) in his pursuit of one true sentence. Writing in her journal, Helen Garner makes a daily practice of sharpening the tools of her craft. Haruki Murakami likens writing a novel to running: as the body strengthens it’s possible to go longer and longer distances. During this workshop, Adair Jones (The Tower of Forgetting) will cover the discipline of daily writing, touching on different approaches, ways to get started and methods for going the distance.

Introduction to PoetryJulie BeveridgeSaturday 14 November

There are so many genres of poetry, often it’s difficult to know where to begin. Join Julie Beveridge (Home is Where the Heartache is) as she takes you through some fundamental exercises and techniques to get your poetic tongues wagging. Whether you would like to write poetry for recreation or publication, this introduction will set you up with the basics you need to get started

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Venue

Townsville workshops are held at the Aitkenvale Library, Meeting Room, 4 Petunia Street, Aitkenvale.To book, visit the shop.

If you are a member of QWC, make sure you log in to receive your membership discount.

QWC and a step in the right direction.

QWC/ Hachette Australia Manuscript Development Program for Fiction Writers Queensland Writers Centre (QWC) and Hachette Australia are proud to announce an exciting new national program for fiction writers.

This program has been created for emerging Australian authors of fiction who are either unpublished or have no more than one significant work commercially published.

Up to 10 emerging fiction writers will work with publishers from Hachette Australia to develop high-quality fiction manuscripts. The program is open to applicants Australia-wide who are Australian citizens or permanently reside in Australia.

There is a $50 application fee per submission. Download full guidelines and application forms at http://www.qwc.asn.au/.

DeadlinesApplications open in May 2009.The deadline for submission is last post 24 July 2009.The manuscript development retreat will run in southeast Queensland from 20-25 November 2009.