Tim Slade’s ‘The Walnut Tree’ Longlisted! (even if not Shortlisted…) – Read an extract.

The Walnut Tree - Longlisted

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, …

The launch of Listening to the Deep Song, by Anne Collins (update)

Listening to the Deep Song launch invitation

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 …

Launch notes for Tyenna, by Julie Hunt and Terry Whitebeach

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 …

Launch of Tyenna, by Julie Hunt and Terry Whitebeach

Tyenna launch invitation

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

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. …