Books, screen, art and environment of lutruwita-Tasmania
It was an honour to be asked to ‘virtually’ launch Julie Hunt’s and Terry Whitebeach’s new children’s novel, Tyenna (published by Allen & Unwin Books). The launch was hosted by Hobart Bookshop and you can join us whenever it suits you! No need to worry about getting to the usual awkward 5.30 event timeslot, whether …
Give Tassie books this Christmas and holidays is a TasWriters initiative supported by Bright South (Bright South’s Daniela Brozek is also a member of the Board of Management of TasWriters). The flyer aims to help Tasmanian writers and those who might love their books find one-another, and increase awareness of Tasmania’s diverse stories and writing. …
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The Hobart Writers Festival will be on next weekend – 9th and 10th of October 2021. It has been keeping me very busy over the last few weeks, mostly on things like the website, ticketing and other marketing collateral, but what I’m happiest about is having facilitated several sessions that will bring some amazing writers, …
A few years ago I was asked to write some plays concerning women who had been incarcerated at one of Van Diemen Land’s places of convict confinement – the Ross Female Factory. Between 1848 and 1854 the Factory had been developed for use with convict women, as a workhouse, staging post for accommodation between assignments …
A quick one to say that, after doing the rounds of the world, The Diver can now be enjoyed at home. Watch: The Diver, SBS On Demand, 30 Years of Flickerfest. The Diver, Directed by Jamie Helmer and Michael Leonard: Flickerfest Best Australian Short Film 2020 Official Selection: Orrizonti Short Film competition, 76th Venice Biennale …
Recently I read a new book by an author called Jane Harper who has written a number of books, the first one being The Dry. That was turned into a current film. The Survivors is a psychological murder book about a group of friends from childhood all meeting again after good number of years and …
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Deadwood I have just finished a book by an author that I have never heard of who goes by the name of S.J Brown. He lives in the hills above Hobart. It’s a book about a fictional gruesome double murder occurring in Hobart and then a body found up at Bridport in the NE and …
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I’m really pleased to announce the publication, by Bright South, of Tim Slade’s debut collection of poetry, The Walnut Tree. This has been a labour of love for both Tim and myself. It’s the culmination of many years of work for Tim, and for me – this is why Bright South publishes – to showcase top …
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Bright South has been supporting the Tasmanian Poetry Festival a little lately, including hosting their programme. Check it out, and more – get thee there! Read more… (click the heading to do so, and to activate links to the programme and TPF website)
This one is just a quick post to refer you, dear reader, to some books I’ve reviewed recently, and not that recently. How time flies… Poetry Tilting at Time by Greg Tome, Plumwood Mountain Journal, November 2020. When Poets Write Prose, a review of recent collections by Joanne Burns, Stephanie Green and Jane Williams, Cordite, 20 …