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It’s been marvellous to see Tim Slade’s collection of poems, The Walnut Tree (published by Bright South) amongst all of the worthy contenders for the inaugural Tim Thorne Prize for Poetry, in the 2022 Tasmanian Literary Awards. The Walnut Tree was longlisted for the Tim Thorne Prize which placed it in the top ten entries, …
Please join us for the launch of Jan Colville’s new collection of poetry, a small universe, at The Hobart Bookshop (22 Salamanca Square, Hobart, Tasmania). a small universe will be launched by Sue Stack, and there will be more! *** Poetry readings from a small universe, by Jan Colville, *** *** and Kate Shipway, Jane Evans, …
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Anne Collins’ new book, Listening to the Deep Song (published by Bright South), was launched in Hobart on the 11th of November. A strangely auspicious day? Indeed, it was Remembrance Day – 103 years since the end of World War One. It was, then, appropriate to preface the launch of Anne’s book by remembering the …
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Amongst all the very worthy longlistees of the Tasmanian Literary Awards 2022, it’s particularly nice to see Tim Slade’s collection of poems, The Walnut Tree. I am proud to have published this book under the Bright South imprint. The Walnut Tree has been longlisted for the inaugural Tim Thorne Prize for Poetry.* (You can read …
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Yaffler just finished reading another book not a fictional book but a real life account told through short stories about a man by the name of Philip Blake who’s originally from Ireland but now lives in Tassie. He has competed in Targa events here for a number of years and has had so many near …
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Yaffler is back after a break and has just finished reading another great crime novel by the writer SJ Brown. I have read 2 of his books previously, those being Deadwood and High Beam, and all the books follow the same formula with the main character being the detective – John Maloney of the serious …
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The Tasmanian Poetry Festival is on again – a smorgasbord of great local, national and international poets and poetry over the entire weekend – 30th September – 1st October 2022, in Launceston. Along with pre-Festival workshops, the classic Launceston Poetry Cup and several themed sessions with plenty of readings, a highlight will be the announcement …
The following is based on Daniela’s launch speech for Tyenna, with The Hobart Bookshop, in March, 2022. You can read online or download (using the download button at the bottom of the page, to read offline, print, and/or share around, but please credit me if you wish to quote from or reference this material. Below …
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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 …
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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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