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25.01.2022 Write-a-Book-in-a-Day for Kids Cancer and for Princess Margaret Hospital for Children www.writeabookinaday.com Contact Chris Oakley via [email protected] by 4 August for more details. https://writeabookinaday.com/teams/tngers

25.01.2022 Our publishing consultant, Nicola-Jane le Breton, will be offering this workshop to inspire and fire your creativity on Saturday 27 October at the Peter Cowan Writers Centre in Joondalup. Bookings via PCWC website, phone or email. Details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/335921763834472/

21.01.2022 Coined ‘Punk Publishing’ a decade ago, indie publishing is trending mainstream with well known authors increasingly choosing this empowered pathway to book publishing. #indiepublishing http://www.smh.com.au//turning-pages-the-trend-towards-lit

19.01.2022 Congratulations to Jacqueline Perry-Strickland on the much-awaited sequel to The Magpie's Nest (https://www.facebook.com/MagpieNovel). Due out 24 October, The Cat's Miaow (VP web link) features a timeworn costume shop, an enchanted gown, a forgotten mystery, and a treacherous romance. http://www.vividpublishing.com.au/thecatsmiaow/ Also checkout Jacqueline's signed copy giveaway on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaw//253947-the-magpie-s-nest

18.01.2022 'Cacao Addict': "From red velvet cardamom truffles made with truffles to chocolate chia pudding and roasted nuts in chocolate ginger cups, it's sweet intelligence at its best." - reviewed in The West Australian, 4 April 2019

16.01.2022 If you’ve ever struggled to get the kids out of bed in the morning, you’ll know what a challenge it can be. Adelaide mum and Vivid Publishing author Sharyn Gunn has written this delightful story about a tortoise who is always late until he discovers the joy of being on time. http://www.glamadelaide.com.au/the-adelaide-kids-book-to-a/

15.01.2022 If you live in the Port Macquarie area, join Vivid author, Gemma Kirkman for afternoon tea and a magical talk at the library, next Friday 27/9 at 3:30pm. Gemma is currently writing her third book in the children's fantasy adventure series 'Skilled in Magic', and holds a Diploma in Professional Writing for children.

14.01.2022 City of Rockingham's 2018 Short Fiction Awards is now accepting submissions. Over $5,000 in prize money available. Stories must be inspired by, drawn upon, or use the theme of the artwork "Two Children at Beach by Delon Govender (2003). More information can be found on the City’s website- http://rockingham.wa.gov.au//Art-an/Writing-and-literature Entry is free and closes 13 July.

14.01.2022 Australia's Richest Undergraduate Writing Prize On a mission to discover promising new writers in Australia and New Zealand’s literary and educational communities, Monash University and the Emerging Writers’ Festival are offering a first place prize of $4,000. Be quick, submissions close 15th April. More information here. http://www.emergingwritersfestival.org.au/monash-prize/

12.01.2022 Congratulations to Tom Heffernan, author of 'Fabel', who was recently shortlisted for the 2017 ACT Writing and Publishing Awards (fiction category). 'Fabel' is a story of love, sacrifice, and the brutal beauty of mortality. http://www.vividpublishing.com.au/fabel/

08.01.2022 Congratulations to Gemma Kirkman, author of 'Skilled in Magic' who recently received a five-star review from Readers' Favourite: "Skilled in Magic is a charming read which pulls you into a magical adventure, with an end that will leave you wanting more." - Reviewed by Liz Konkel for Readers' Favorite https://readersfavorite.com/book-review/skilled-in-magic.

08.01.2022 Join Dr Errol Seymour, author and great grandson of the first pioneer of Dunsborough, William Frederick Seymour, at the Dunsborough Library on Wed 23 October 2019 from 10:30 am. Dr Seymour has published a comprehensive and exciting book on his family history: 'The Boy Who Told Stories: The Seymours of Dunsborough'. Includes an author talk and morning tea. Hear about family cover ups, murder allegations, and the heroic, early pioneers of Dunsborough. Copies of Errol's book will be on sale. Please RSVP via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/book-launch-the-seymours-of For more information about 'The Boy Who Told Stories’, please visit http://www.vividpublishing.com.au/theboywhotoldstories/

08.01.2022 Get the inside story. Australian Crime Podcast (10 million listens) interviews Fontaine Press author Juliet Wills about a Perth Brothel owner's mysterious and dramatic demise. It's 1975, and Shirley Finn's unsolved murder looms large over the city, with men at the highest levels of government and policing implicated in the crime. www.fontainepress.com/dirtygirl https://podcast.app/shirley-finn-dirty-girl-e78114681/

06.01.2022 Vivid Publishing author Melanie Harris-Brady has been making a splash recently in national media outlets with her newly published story of living through the Black Saturday fires of 2009: www.theage.com.au//it-s-all-gone-black-saturday-survivor-r #BlackSaturday #FireSurvival #PostTraumaticGrowth

06.01.2022 Author of ‘The Cat’s Miaow’, Jacqueline Perry-Strickland, will be signing copies and doing readings from her new book at: The Good Store on November 25 from 11am to 12pm Vic Park Farmers Market on December 3 between 8am to 12pm. http://bit.ly/2zVUXLd

03.01.2022 We're delighted and not a little proud to announce the publication, by Fontaine Press, of this new edition of Neryl Joyce's heart-stopping and inspirational story of her journey from struggling single Mum to fearless Baghdad Bodyguard. What's more, the movie rights have recently been optioned to a heavyweight Hollywood agent! As a female bodyguard in the Middle East, Neryl had to be as good asor even better thanany of her fellow soldiers. With courage and heart, she navigated sexual discrimination and abuse, operations on the world’s most dangerous road, and the unrelenting brutality of a man’s world. But the longer she stayed, the more convinced she became that disaster was imminent. www.fontainepress.com/mercenarymum

02.01.2022 Why should we care about how animals are treated? How can we turn our concern into action? And why is it so difficult to develop a system of laws based on empathy for our fellow creatures? Dr Malcolm Caulfield, the first solicitor to challenge the Department of Agriculture’s failure to properly regulate the live export industry, has just released this intelligent and comprehensive analysis and history of animal cruelty in Australia. As educated young people and more and more women move into positions of power and influence, Dr Caulfield believes there is hope for steady improvement and real change for animal welfare protection across Australia. http://www.vividpublishing.com.au/animalsaustralia/

02.01.2022 Entries are now open for the 2018 Children’s Book Council of Australia BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS. The 2018 Awards will be made for books published in Australia in 2017. Entries close on November 30, 2017 and early entry is encouraged. An entry form and eligibility criteria can be found at: http://cbca.org.au/entry-information

02.01.2022 "What did happen that day? That horrific, terrifying, life-changing day. My life is broken up into two parts. LBF (life before fires) and LAF (life after fires)... So here I go, digging deep and finding the place that houses the emotions and terror of that day. If you felt me take a deep breath, it’s because I did. I’m not alone in my attempts to bury this story ten feet underground. In order for life to go on, I had to..." from 'Ten Years On: A personal account of Black Saturday and the decade that followed' by Melanie Harris-Brady http://www.vividpublishing.com.au/tenyearson/

01.01.2022 Fontaine Press is pleased to announce author Juliet Wills will be appearing at the Perth Writers Festival. She is talking with novelist David Whish-Wilson about one of the most notorious unsolved cases in Western Australia's history, the murder of brothel madam Shirley Finn, as detailed in her latest book, 'Dirty Girl'. More information available from the PWF website https://www.perthfestival.com.au/event/dirty-girl-2'