BOORANGA NEWS
NEWSLETTER FOR BOORANGA WRITERS’ CENTRE OF
WAGGA WAGGA WRITERS WRITERS INC.
MAY - JUNE 2012
EDITOR: DEREK MOTION
Submissions open: fourW twenty-three
The next Booranga event you need to mark on your calendar is the closing date for fourW twenty-three submissions: June 30th.
Each year we publish the best poetry and fiction from across the region and across Australia, and each year the public perception of
fourW as a quality literary journal continues to grow. In 2012 fourW will be launched in Wagga and Melbourne by noted
poet Les Murray.
A summary of the fourW guidelines and launch dates is below.
* We welcome contributions of original poetry, fiction and graphics/artwork, not previously published.
* The Booranga Prize has been donated by Charles Sturt University, beginning in 2005. $250.00 will be awarded to works selected
as the best poem and best short story in the anthology.
* Short story word limit is 2500 words.
* We ask that contributors restrict their submissions to 6 poems or 4 short stories.
* We prefer submissions to be forwarded in Microsoft Word format by e-mail rather than on hard paper copies.
* All submissions will be read by our editorial committee during July and all successful contributors contacted in August/September
for proofreading of their own work which will appear in the anthology. All other contributors will be advised of the outcome of the
committee’s decision in September. Launch of the anthology is in November of each year.
* No payment is made for publication - a free copy of the published anthology will be forwarded to all successful contributors.
* All rights remain with the author.
* Submissions of writing should be emailed (as a word document attachment) to [email protected]
fourW twenty-three launch dates:
* Sydney: 24th November, 3pm, Gleebooks
* Wagga: 1st December, 2pm, Wagga City Library
* Melbourne: 2nd December, 3pm, The Butterfly Club, Nth Melbourne
Booranga Writers’ Centre (McKeown Drive) 2011 Office Hours:
Staff will be in every Monday (9am - 3.30pm), Tuesday (9 - 11.30am), Thursday (9 - 11.30am).
For enquiries (with a quick response) email us: [email protected]
Or alternatively email our director directly: [email protected]
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2012 writers-in-residence
Andrew Daddo
Andrew started writing for
children in 2001, when his first
collection of stories, SPRUNG!,
was published. Since then, Andrew
has written 18 best-selling books,
including the hugely successful
picture book collaboration with
Emma Quay, GOOD NIGHT,
ME. Andrew lives on Sydney’s
northern beaches with his wife and
three children.
Andrew will be in town for a brief
period in August, to visit Children’s Literature students at Charles Sturt University, and to read and take questions
at the Wagga City Library, Thursday 16th August, 5pm.
Fiona Wright
Fiona is a Sydney poet, whose work has been published
journals and anthologies in Australia, Asia and the USA.
Her work was included in Best Australian Poems 2008,
2009, 2010 (Black Ink). Fiona was runner-up in the 2008
John Marsden National Young Writers Award. In 2007,
she was awarded an Island of Residencies placement at
the Tasmania Writers’
Centre, developing
a sequence of poems about Australians in Sri
Lanka. Fiona’s poetry has featured in journals
such as Going Down Swinging, Overland, Heat
and the Australia Literary Review.
Knuckled (pictured right), her first collection of
poems, (Giramondo Press) was published in 2011
and has been shortlisted for the Mary Gilmore
Poetry Prize.
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2012 Calendar of Booranga Events
June
23rd: Next monthly writers’
meeting. 2pm, at Booranga.
30th: Submissions for fourW
twenty-three close, midnight.
August
16th: Andrew Daddo, 5pm,
Wagga City Library
September
5th-9th: Albury Write Around
the Murray Festival
13th: Wagga heat of the Australian National Poetry Slam, 7pm,
The Black Swan.
October
1st-15th: Writer-in-residence,
Fiona Wright.
November
24th: fourW twenty-three, Sydney launch. 3pm, Gleebooks.
December
1st: fourW twenty-three, Wagga
Launch. 2pm, Wagga City Library
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Recent Booranga Events
Wagga Bus Shelter Poetry Tour
- Contributed by Booranga member and featured poet Claire Baker.
The final four poems selected to adorn bus shelters throughout the suburbs of Wagga Wagga were launched on Saturday 14th April,
but not in the usual read-and-applaud kind of way.
In a departure from the norm, enthusiastic supporters (small in number but BIG on enthusiasm) boarded a Busways’ coach at the
Victory Memorial Gardens for a tour of all eight bus shelters scattered around Central, Kooringal, Mount Austin, Turvey Park,
Glenfield Park and Estella. Derek Motion, Director of Booranga and one of the judges, made a short welcome/introductory speech,
and gave apologies for Vic McEwan’s unfortunate absence, and off we went.
At each shelter, we filed off the bus to be entertained by a reading each of the poems. Three of the writers were present on the day David Gilbey, Heather Shaw and myself – and provided insight into the background of their poems to the interested audience. When
necessary, volunteers generously agreed to read the poems whose writers were unable to attend. We all joined in the discussions
following each of
these readings, which proved both informative and expansive.
Even the remnants of graffiti on one shelter, and the vandalism of another (resulting in my poem being re-located for the day to
Glenfield Park), could not detract from the support and good humour of those attending this cultural expression.
Like over-aged school kids, we chatted and got to know each other – a sometimes forgotten bonus aspect of travelling on public
transport. Derek looked after us well, although he may have felt a little nervous at our straggling across the road from one bus shelter to another. Maybe a lollipop sign for the next trip?
The quality of the design and artwork of each of the posters was well received, and it was very pleasing to see how carefully the
designer evoked the poem that she was illustrating. The background colours were varied and also added to the atmosphere of the poems. Being a Council initiative, the branding (circles of earthy colours to represent the many different facets that make up Wagga)
was utilised on each of the poems in a complementary manner without taking the focus off the words of the poems.
Our tour terminated at Victory Memorial Gardens and we alighted after giving a rousing three cheers to the bus driver for showing
remarkable skill in not losing any of us and in ensuring we stopped at all the bus shelters.
In the Historic Council Chambers, we were revived by refreshments of wine, orange juice and water, and some platters of cheese,
fruit and biscuits – and the dearest little cupcakes you’ve ever seen.
It is great that the poems selected display such a variety of subject and writing styles, and indicate that Wagga Wagga offers many
different experiences to its residents. If you haven’t yet seen the poems up, keep your eyes open as you travel the streets of Wagga
Wagga. Maybe the tourist centre could provide a map of the locations of the bus shelters to visitors as a different means of experiencing the Wagga Wagga area.
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Workshops, readings etc, etc...
Since the last edition of Booranga News we’ve been lucky enough to have a diverse range of performances and workshops here
in the region. Our first writer-in-residence for the year Jennifer Mills presented both a workshop and a reading at the City Library,
giving us a taste of her fionely wrought prose. Our second writer-in-residence Kit Kelen gave a performance, also at the library,
where he entertained a large crowd with not only poetry, but also some tunes on the ukulele, and a presentation of his paintings. In
between the visits of these writers we also had a visit from poet Carol Jenkins, and she read poetry for us at the Booranga AGM.
This month we return to our regular monthly writers’ meetings. You are all encouraged to bring along some recent work to share in
a friendly and constructive environment. This next meeting is set for:
Saturday 23rd June, 2pm, Booranga Writers’ Centre.
Coming up in the region...
2012 HSC Open Mike
Wagga English Teachers’ Association & Booranga Writers’ Centre invite Teachers and Students of Year 12 Extension, friends, fellow students (Year 11 hopefuls…) to an evening of literary performance.
English Extension II students from local high schools will have an opportunity to present a segment of their Major Work composition in a ‘performance context’ with an audience of friends, supporters and members of the public. This will be a splendid evening
of textual delights and imaginative entertainment. It should provide students with a useful editorial experience in that having to
present and try their work in an oral mode, they will come to see it in a new way, with other nuances and possibilities. Remember:
For an audience it’s a chance to hear the work of some of Australia’s writers of tomorrow – in the voices of today. Part of the ancient magical appeal of words is the voicing by the author so both performer and audience should enjoy the evening.
6.00pm – 9.00pm, Wednesday 13 June, 2012
The Riverine Club, Cnr Tarcutta and Sturt Streets, Wagga Wagga
Cost: $5.00 for all who attend.
Everybody Welcome!
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EDITOR: DEREK MOTION
MAY - JUNE 2012
Australian Nation Poetry Slam: Wagga Heat
There will be more details about this event in the next Booranga News, but now is the time to start thinking about your material
and honing your performance skills. The Wagga Heat of the Australian National Poetry Slam will be hosted by Booranga Director Derek Motion. Entry is open to anyone: the performance must be your own work, and you need to keep it to under 2 minutes.
That’s all. Turn up early on the night to register if you are entering.
We’ve had some great poetry slam heats here over the past few years and there are some great prizes on offer. Last year Wagga heat
winner Zohab Khan went all the way to the National Final.
(Please note the venue has been changed from previous years.)
7pm, Friday 13th September, The Black Swan Hotel (in North Wagga)
Wagga band Utopia Broke to release debut album
Utopia Broke will launch their debut album Angles of Perception on Sunday 17 June, 3pm, at the Home Tavern
Hotel, 142 Fitzmaurice Street Wagga Wagga.
Utopia Broke will use the launch to raise funds for the valuable local mental health organisation Sunflower House and Sunflower
Family Services. Half of the proceeds of CD sales at the album launch will go to these services, and donations can be made directly
to a representative of Friends of Sunflower House at the event. Utopia Broke, comprised of Sean Reardon (guitar, vocals), Regotron (bass, backing vocals) and Michael Scutti (drums), have been playing the Riverina gig circuit for a number of years in various
bands, and have now put together a cracking album of original hard rock music. They will perform the album Angles of Perception
live in its entirety, with additional support from local bands New Found Boots and Tank.
Utopia Broke are proud to support Sunflower House and Sunflower Family Services during the launch of their debut album Angles
of Perception.
For further information contact Sean Reardon on 0423 205 304 or [email protected]
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lollyology
Booranga Director Derek Motion’s first full-length collection of poetry is now available through
Lulu.
You can purchase the book for $15 here: http://www.lulu.com/shop/derek-motion/lollyology/
paperback/product-20151703.html
or, you can purchase the pdf file (for reading on your e-reader or computer) for $5.99 here:
http://www.lulu.com/shop/derek-motion/lollyology/ebook/product-20151685.html
lollyology is a manuscript that came out of Derek Motion’s PhD thesis, ‘Brennan, Dransfield and
Myself: A Poetics of Failure.’
Riverina Multicultural Voices
The cut off date for submissions for Booranga’s RMV Anthology has
been extended, into the near future.
We are still looking for any interested writers from the Riverina region
who have some original work they would like to contribute. This might
be poetry, fiction, non-fiction, a script, song lyrics… The work can
be on any topic, as long as it articulates your ideas and captures the
reader’s attention. All writers who have work selected for publication
will be paid a fee.
If you have writing that is ready for publication (that is well written and
edited) we would like you to send it straight to us!
Remember to check the blog for updates and more information: http://riverinamulticulturalvoices.wordpress.com
Booranga on the Web
Homepage: http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/arts/humss/booranga/
‘Like’ our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Booranga-Writers-Centre/198309036885917
Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/Booranga
Check-in via Foursquare when at the centre: https://foursquare.com/venue/17176180
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EDITOR: DEREK MOTION
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PUBLISHING, COMPETITIONS and OPPORTUNITIES
General Submissions
MANLY AND PENINSULA BRANCH Fellowship of Australian Writers
Remember to keep in mind those literary journals that are
open for submissions all year. A good place to start researching the major Australian ones is here:
OPEN THEME COMPETITION, 3 categories, short story,
poetry and article.
http://www.litmags.com.au
Closes: 30th June, 2012.
(Booranga receives copies of the NSW based journal Southerly, and issues are available to borrow for Booranga Members)
No entry forms required, but please include a cover sheet with
all relevant details.
Entrants must state entries are original, unpublished, have
not previously received an award or be under consideration
elsewhere/ in any other competition.
Aesthetica Creative Writing Competition
The Aesthetica Creative Writing Competition celebrates
and champions creative writing, nurturing talent and bringing work to international attention. Aesthetica is inviting all
writers and poets to submit to the Aesthetica Creative Writing
Competition 2012. There are two categories for entry, Poetry
and Short Fiction, and a selection of fantastic prizes including:
Post entries to: The Competition Secretary, FAW Manly
and Peninsula, PO Box 241, Manly, 1655.
- £500 prize money – Poetry winner
- £500 prize money – Short Fiction winner
- Publication in the Aesthetica Creative Writing Annual
- Complimentary copy of the Aesthetica Creative Writing Annual
- A selection of books from our competition partners
The Sleepers Almanac No. 8 submissions
One of Australia’s best venues for new writing is open for submissions. Emerging and young, established and old, betwixt
and between – all writers are encouraged to submit. Sleepers
accepts submissions up to 10,000 words. Only one submission
per author.
For more information and to enter please visit: http://www.
aestheticamagazine.com/submission_guide.htm
Submissions previously published elsewhere are accepted.
For more information and to submit, be sure to download the
SleepersAlmanacNo8 CoverSheet: http://sleeperspublishing.
com/submissions/
Entry is £10 and allows for the entry of two works into any
one category.
Closes: 31 August 2012
Closes: August 12
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PUBLISHING, COMPETITIONS and OPPORTUNITIES
Overland - Spoken word
Poetry
2012 QPF filmmakers challenge
The Queensland Poetry Festival Filmmakers Challenge explores
the arena where poetic expression and audio-visual technology
collide.
We challenge filmmakers, video artists, poets, and all multimedia practitioners to create a short work (5 mins max); a record
of poetry performance, a video text manipulation or something
entirely different. We are looking for originality; creativity; a
piece that shows your understanding of the many varied and
wonderful possibilities of language.
The winner will be announced at the 2012 Queensland Poetry
Festival and the winning entry, along with a selection of shortlisted entries, will be screened at the festival (24 – 26 August).
Selection panel: angela rawlings (2012 Arts QLD Poet-inResidence), Francis Boyle (QPF Program Committee), Talina
McKenzie (QPF Programs Coordinator)
Audio submissions of spoken word poetry are sought for a
special online presentation of Overland to be published in July
2012. No more than three pieces by each poet will be considered
for publication. Poets whose work is accepted may be asked to
submit a YouTube clip of their poem within seven days of acceptance for consideration for inclusion in the publication.
For funding reasons, publication is open to Australian citizens
only. Audio Overland will be guest edited by Maxine Beneba
Clarke.
Submissions must be under ten minutes in length, and sent as an
audio file via the online submission system at www.overland.
org.au before July 12, 2012.
Prose
Trudy Graham-Julie Lewis Literary Award for
Prose
Prize: $500 is up for grabs!
Entries close 5pm, Thursday 19 July 2012. Visit the Awards
section of queenslandpoetryfestival.com for guidelines and entry
forms.
The Trudy Graham-Julie Lewis Literary Award for Prose is
a combined prose award this year in recognition of prose writer,
Julie Lewis, our Patron from 1995-2003 and OAM recipient
in the 1992 Australian Honours List; and Trudy Graham, PCWC
Life Member and our President from 1995–97.
Prose writers
are now invited to submit entries for this year’s competition.
Entries must be unpublished works, not on offer for publication
before the announcement of the prize winners, and not have
been recognised in any other competition.
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PROSE: Up to 2000 words maximum per prose entry
(Fiction or Non-fiction)
The Carmel Bird Short Fiction Award 2012
THEME: Open
AGE: Open
Long Story Competition judged by Amanda Lohrey
First prize: $500
Open only to women writers. 4,000 – 10,000 words.
PRIZES: 1st $400; 2nd $200; 3rd $100
ENTRY FEE: $15.00 for one entry, or $25.00 for two entries,
or $35.00 for three entries.
Winning and shortlisted entrants will be considered for inclusion
in the SPINELESSWONDERS Long Shorts e-stories series.
Closes: 27 July 2012
Guidelines and Entry Form at www.pcwc.org.au
Closing date: 31 August
Further info at www.shortaustralianstories.com.au
Hachette Manuscript Development Program
Now in its fifth year, The QWC/Hachette Manuscript Development Program aims to uncover and develop new emerging
Australian writers. This is a fantastic opportunity for emerging
fiction, YA and non-fiction writers to work with editors from
Hachette Australia and develop high-quality manuscripts. The
program gives up to 10 lucky emerging Australian writers the
unparalleled opportunity to develop their manuscript and learn
about the industry with editors from Hachette Australia, and
other industry professionals over the course of four intensive
days.
Penguin Call for Manuscripts
From now until the end of July Penguin Books is accepting
unsolicited manuscripts for children’s and YA books - picture
books, story books, novels and non-fiction.
Full submission information is on the Penguin website - http://
www.penguin.com.au/getting-published - under the Books for
Children Division.
The 2012 QWC/Hachette Manuscript Development Program is
open for submissions until 5pm Thursday 12th July.
Closes: 31 July
The program itself will be held from Friday 16th November
through to Tuesday 20th November at Queensland Writers Centre, Level 2, State Library of Queensland, South Brisbane.
Please see the attached program information and guidelines for
more information.
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BOORANGA WRITERS’ CENTRE
APPLICATION FOR 2012 MEMBERSHIP
Booranga (trading as Wagga Wagga Writers Writers Inc.) was formed in 1987 to assist and promote local authors and their
work. The group holds regular readings at local venues, conducts writing workshops, offers fellowships at Booranga, the Riverina Writers’ Centre at Charles Sturt University, and published an annual anthology, fourW, under the imprint of fourW press,
and is active in promoting writing and writers throughout the Riverina.
Membership period: 1st January to 31st
December 2012
Group membership (including one copy of fourW)
$55.00
Single membership (including one copy of fourW)
$36.00
Single membership (not including anthology)
$25.00
Concessional membership (one copy of fourW)
$26.00
Concessional membership (not including anthology)
$15.00
Student membership (under 21 years) not including
anthology$11.00
MEMBERSHIP ENTITLES YOU TO...
- Copy of fourW twenty-one Anthology
- Regular newsletter (bi-monthly) & e-list mailouts
- 10% discount at Book City, Wagga
- 10% Discount at Angus & Robertson Bookworld,
Wagga
- 10% discount to RTC performances
- Member discounts to readings, performances & workshops
- Invitations to writing events & get-togethers
- Access to a network of writers, book enthusiaists &
other writers’ centres for information & friendship
- Use of Booranga Writers’ Centre resources, such as
library and computer
Please fill out and send application form to:
Wagga Wagga Writers Writers Inc. Booranga Writers’ Centre,
Charles Sturt University, Locked Bag 588, Wagga Wagga NSW 2678, Phone/Fax (02) 69332688
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