Terror Australis Readers and Writers Festival in Cygnet, Tasmania | Festival

Terror Australis Readers and Writers Festival

Locality: Cygnet, Tasmania

Address: 14 Mary St 7112 Cygnet, TAS, Australia

Website: https://www.terroraustralisfestival.com

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25.01.2022 Is your child entering our TAF2020 Female Detectives Short Story Competition? ENTRIES ARE DUE IN 5 DAYS - this Sunday 29 Nov. To cheer them across the finish line, here's advice and encouragement from the authors of some of the world's best known female detectives ... All the details of the competition are here: https://www.terroraustralisfestival.com/2020-childrens-shor Good luck to your young writers! HVC Youth Services

25.01.2022 FINAL 2020 BOOKLOVE TUESDAY TOMORROW, 1 DEC 2020 You’re warmly invited to join us for the final Booklove Tuesday of the year and celebrate two joyful new children’s books from: - literary podcaster BARBIE ROBINSON (known to BLTers as Richard Scherer) with her delightful new story, GRANDMA'S KNICKER TREE; and... - illustrator MARJORIE CROSBY-FAIRALL, creator of BEAR IN SPACE. Written by Deborah Abela, BEAR IN SPACE celebrates difference, self-belief and friendship. If you'd ever had have any questions about writing or illustrating children’s books, here’s your chance! It will be a lovely final gathering of booklovers for the year before we plunge into the summer of reading ahead. WHAT IS BOOKLOVE TUESDAY? Join us each 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month to chat with authors, share your favourite reads and win fantastic giveaways. It’s text-based, so no cameras or microphones to worry about, just chat directly with our featured creators. Hosted by L.J.M. OWEN, Director of the TERROR AUSTRALIS READERS AND WRITERS FESTIVAL, together we explore fascinating books and the stories behind them. Click through for more information. For Pity Sake, Marjorie Crosby-Fairall Illustration, Deborah Abela Author

24.01.2022 We can’t wait to help these two wonderful Melbourne authors escape lockdown tonight (virtually, of course) to celebrate their new novels. Please join us from 7pm AEST to explore a colonial Melbourne - featuring the legendary Coles Book Arcade- in historical mystery BILLINGS BETTER BOOKSTORE AND BRASSERIE from Fiona Ross (writing as Fin J Ross). Then, raise a glass to Alison Stuart (writing as A.M. Stuart) on the release day of her 1910 Singapore-set mystery - REVENGE IN RUBI...ES. Remember to click GOING and join the conversation from 7 pm on your laptop/computer. We hope to see you there!

23.01.2022 2020 HUON VALLEY CHILDREN’S SHORT STORY COMPETITION Entries Due: 6 pm SUNDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2020 THEME: FEMALE DETECTIVES... Have you heard of ENOLA HOLMES, JUNO JONES or TRIXIE BELDEN? We want you to create your own female detective real or imagined, human or animal and tell us how she solves a crime or mystery. ... This Facebook event is a quick and easy way to share information about the children's competition. Click 'Going' to receive updates, or 'Invite' mums and dads of kids who might want to enter so they can. ... Competition Opens: Monday 2 November 2020 - but start work now! Competition Closes: 6 pm SUNDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2020 Click the event below for more information. HVC Youth Services, Huonville Library, Cr Bec Enders, Mayor of the Huon Valley Council

20.01.2022 ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS: TAF2020 CHILDREN’S SHORT STORY COMPETITION With thanks to the almost 100 young writers from the Huon Valley, wider Tasmania, Victoria, NSW, ACT, QLD, SA, WA and Georgia (the country) - and our judges Judi Rhodes and Sarah Thornton - we're excited to announce the winners of this year's Female Detective short story competition. CATEGORY - OPEN TO AGE 16... Winning Entry 'The Great Jupiter!?', Saila Perera, 12, Huonville Highly Commended 'The Secrets She Left', Queenie Shi, 13, NSW 'The Murder at Bellenhoff Manor', Grace Winspear, 13, Tasmania Honourable Mention 'The Case of a Lifetime', Brilee Lovell, 13, Huonville 'The Detective of Morn', Mailea Leary, 14, Dover 'Girl Detective', Amelia Paterson, 13, Huonville 'The Imposter', Veronika Tsvetkova, 12, Georgia 'Suspect Coffee Shop', Georgia Wiese, 12, WA CATEGORY - YEARS 5-6 Winning Entry 'Garnish', Abby Pugh, 12, Dover Highly Commended '425 Avenue Street', Ruby Welstead, 12, Dover 'The Case of the Missing Dog', Lauren White, 11, ACT Honourable Mention 'Elements', Dila Gokce, 10, QLD 'The Tale of the Missing Cherries', Indy Leonard, 11, VIC 'Prosecution', Zara Strong, 11, Geeveston 'Foul Play at Summerville School for Girls', Luca Szandala, 12, NSW CATEGORY - YEARS 3-4 Winning Entry 'Great Grandpa’s Secret', Lily Clark, 9, Geeveston CATEGORY - UP TO YEAR 2 Winning Entry 'The Mystery of the Silver Llama', Stephanie Shannon, 8, Taroona Highly Commended 'Who Shot the Dog?', Summer Clark, 6, Geeveston Honourable Mention 'The Lost Baby', Wren Miller, 8, Peregrine The winning and highly commended stories will be added to our website in coming weeks. Congratulations again to each and every young writer who entered. Your stories were marvellous and I hope you’ll take part in our festival’s activities including our short story competition in 2021 and beyond. With huge thanks to HVC Youth Services and Huon Valley Council for their invaluable support in offering the competition this year.

18.01.2022 REMINDER: Entries to our TAF2020 Children's Short Story Competition - themed Female Detectives - are due TOMORROW, Sunday 29 Nov. To cheer our young writers across the finish line, here's some words of advice from LISSA MARIE REDMOND the creator of Lauren Riley, detective: "Take constructive criticism of your work as a chance to better your writing. ... Do not give up on it. There will always be critics, just like there will always be ways to improve yourself. Never stop learning the craft of writing and you’ll learn to turn those negatives into positives." Thank you Lissa! Remember, all the details of the competition and the entry form are here: https://www.terroraustralisfestival.com/2020-childrens-shor Good luck! HVC Youth Services, Lissa Marie Redmond

18.01.2022 Join us for a criminally good evening... Next week's Booklove Tuesdays will feature TAF favourite and Ned Kelly Award winner, SULARI GENTILL, with the tenth instalment in her celebrated Rowland Sinclair series, A TESTAMENT OF CHARACTER. Then, we'll join CRAIG SISTERSON, international crime fiction reviewer and Ngaio Marsh Awards founder, to discuss his new guide book to the world of Australian and New Zealand crime and mystery fiction, SOUTHERN CROSS CRIME.... We look forward to seeing you there. Sulari Gentill, Pantera Press, L J M Owen, Craig Sisterson, Southern Cross Crime

17.01.2022 Huge congratulations to everyone shortlisted for the Australian Crime Writers' Association 2020 Ned Kelly Awards, especially our: - TAF2019 Barbie-mummy-creator and Booklove Tuesday guest Sarah Thornton Books, for LAPSE, - TAF2019 Book Launcher and Booklove Tuesday guest Natalie Conyer Author, for PRESENT TENSE,... - TAF2019 Hall of Writers stallholder, Nick Gadd, for DEATH OF A TYPOGRAPHER, and - Sisters in Crime Australia convenor Karina Kilmore Author for WHERE THE TRUTH LIES. Good luck everyone! https://www.facebook.com/austcrimewriters/posts/4226474930727488

17.01.2022 REMINDER: Entries to our TAF2020 Children's Short Story Competition - themed Female Detectives - are due TOMORROW, Sunday 29 Nov. To cheer our young writers across the finish line, here's some words of advice from our Festival Director, L.J.M. OWEN the creator of Dr Elizabeth Pimms, archaeological sleuth: Female detectives, PIs and sleuths are everywhere and every one is different. Create your own detective and make her as unique as you are.... Thank you L.J. Remember, all the details of the competition and the entry form are here: https://www.terroraustralisfestival.com/2020-childrens-shor Good luck! HVC Youth Services, L J M Owen

16.01.2022 Ten Days on the Island and Island magazine are seeking Tasmanian writers for the 'If These Halls Could Talk' project, which aims to celebrate community halls and the role they play in our society. The Huon Valley's own Glen Huon Hall is one of the ten venues selected for the project! As part of the project, a state-wide celebration of the halls will take place across the three weekends of Ten Days on the Island, during March 2021. ... Expressions of interest are open now. There's no age limit and all writing styles are accepted - your connection with the Huon Valley is the most important thing. Find out how you can get involved: http://tendays.org.au/island-magazine-project/ Closes: Sunday 30 August 11:59PM. Ten Days on the Island, Island magazine

16.01.2022 Following the outstanding success of our inaugural competition last year, the Terror Australis Readers and Writers Festival is pleased to announce our 2020 CHILDREN'S SHORT STORY COMPETITION. This year's competition, open to children and young writers (to age 16) from the Huon Valley and surrounds, is themed FEMALE DETECTIVES We can't wait to see your entries! ... With the support of the Huon Valley Council, this year's competition is being conducted entirely online to ensure it's COVID-19 safe. Please click through to our website below for more details. Huon Valley Council, HVC Youth Services, Huon News, Cygnet Primary Library, Huonville Library, Kingston Library https://www.terroraustralisfestival.com/2020-childrens-shor

14.01.2022 TERROR AUSTRALIS READERS AND WRITERS FESTIVAL RESIDENCY ANNOUNCEMENT Our Director, Dr L.J.M. Owen, is pleased to announce STEVE DILLON as the winner of the inaugural TAF2020 residency. Steve will enjoy 7 days of uninterrupted writing time at idyllic Eden Farmstay Cygnet to progress his current WIP, a dark novella inspired by local myths and legends. Congratulations Steve ... With thanks to our partner, Eden Farmstay, for making the residency possible. Eden Farmstay was also a TAF2019 Author House. It makes an ideal getaway for writers who need time to contemplate a new work, get a first draft down or ponder a final edit. There’s an unending supply of coffee, farm fresh eggs and even a collection of old typewriters to inspire you. The farm itself is magical take a look here: https://edenfarmstay.com.au/accommodation/ We can't wait to read Steve's new novella.

14.01.2022 TAF'S BOOKLOVE TUESDAYS - ABRA PRESSLER and CHRIS MASON Please join us tonight, from 7pm AEST, to celebrate the sweet debut romance, MORE, from Canberra author ABRA PRESSLER and to explore four works of short fiction from horror writer, CHRIS MASON, including her Aurealis Award winning VIVIENNE AND AGNES. Pour a drink and settle in for a great night of fiction. Hope to see you there! ... https://www.facebook.com/events/2907398432916060/?active_tab=about

13.01.2022 My goodness! We’ve had a flood of entries for our Female Detective short story competition for kids We’re still logging them, but so far we have entries from young writers across the Huon Valley - including from Dover, Geeveston, Huonville and Cygnet areas - wider Tasmania, QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC, WA and even some international entries including one from Georgia (the country). How wonderful! Thank you to all the adults who helped our young writers, and good luck to all entr...ants. Time for the judges to get cracking HVC Youth Services

09.01.2022 SHARE TO WIN 1 of 8 books up for grabs! A TESTAMENT OF CHARACTER or SOUTHERN CROSS CRIME Then join the authors, Sulari Gentill and Craig Sisterson, tonight - Tuesday 20 October - from 7pm AEST to explore and celebrate their wonderful new books ... Sulari Gentill, Pantera Press, Southern Cross Crime, L J M Owen https://www.facebook.com/events/784299942141846/?post_id=789339678304539&view=permalink

08.01.2022 Huge congratulations to all the winners at this year's Davitt Awards at Sisters in Crime Australia, especially Jenny Blackford, Booklove Tuesday guest, for THE GIRL IN THE MIRROR. The award's longlist, shortlist and winners offer a fantastic array of new work to dive into. Check out the video of the award ceremony with Val McDermid below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hJbH-vEJmQ

05.01.2022 Tonight! You're warmly invited to join us this evening (7pm AEST/9pm NZST) to celebrate: - the book launch of 'BLACK CLOUD' by SANDI WALLACE, and - the Ngaio Marsh Awards shortlisting of 'TUGGA'S MOB' by STEPHEN JOHNSON.... And usual, there'll be lots of fabulous giveaways up for grabs. Hope to see you there

02.01.2022 It's back! The TAF2020 CHILDREN'S SHORT STORY COMPETITION opens next week. This year's theme: FEMALE DETECTIVES For more information, click here: https://www.terroraustralisfestival.com/2020-childrens-shor... Turn the volume up, then watch and listen to the video below for details *plus* handy tips for writing mystery stories for kids from K to 16. This video is for parents, guardians and teachers of young writers and independent young writers themselves. Now's the time to ask your kids if they'd like to enter. If yes, we have resources to help guide their work. The competition is run for young writers in the Huon Valley - everyone from Kindergarten to age 16 - but entries from all people aged under 16 are welcome. Geography is no barrier to creativity. Approx. 6 mins.