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A Day of Literary FeastingMonday 20 May 2013

Welcome to our third series of A Day of Literary Feasting at Nedlands Library. This all day event celebrates writing with author talks, workshops and expert tips from professional publishers and writers.

The program is jam packed with exciting and mouth-watering sessions for book lovers, wannabe blog writers, aspiring writers, and anyone wanting to be inspired by the written word.

This year we have a special session for young writers on turning your ideas into stories, as well as talks by local authors, a blogging workshop and a session with publisher Margaret River Press. Finish the day with a glass of champagne to wash it all down.

Registrations are now open for sessions throughout the day.

Sit back and enjoy this day of literary feasting. Be prepared to be inspired.

Susan West and Carmel WrightA Day of Literary Feasting Event Organisers

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Welcome

Morning session

9.50 am – 10.00 am Welcome address

10.00 am -11.00 am Deborah Burrows will reveal the local stories which inspired her novel A Stranger in My Street.

11.00 am – 11.30 am Morning Tea

Midday session

11.30 am – 2.30 pm Blogging workshop with Amanda Kendle. Learn how to create your own personal blog. A light lunch is included.

Afternoon sessions

2.45 pm – 3.45 pm Margaret River Press director Caroline Wood and author Sue-Lyn Aldrian Moyle will show you what makes a manuscript stand out.

4.00 pm - 5.00 pmStories from Scrap Metal and Scribble books with Erin Pearce. Learn how to grow your ideas into stories. Pizza included.

Evening session

5.30 pm - 6.30 pmRosalind Appleby uncovers the contribution women composers made to Australia’s classical musical history in her book Women of Note: the Rise of Australian Women Composers.

6.30 pm – 7.15 pm Champagne and cheese.

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Deborah Burrows - A Stranger in my Street

10.00 am – 11.00 am

Join debut author and Nedlands resident Deborah Burrows to find out the local historical stories that inspired her to write A Stranger in my Street.

This entertaining murder mystery incorporates her mother’s stories of living in Megalong Street in 1939-40 and Doonan Road for the remain-der of World War II.

The novel is set in Perth in 1943, when US troops were permanently docked in the city and Perth women were having the time of their lives. Not Meg Eaton, however. The war had brought her nothing but heartbreak, stealing her young love away Until, in the middle of a heat-wave, she meets her lover’s brother standing over a dead body in her neighbour’s backyard, and becomes embroiled in the murder mystery.

Copies of A Stranger in my Street will be available for purchase.

Blogging Workshop with Amanda Kendle

11.30 am – 2.30 pm

Create your very own blog and publish it online in this hands-on workshop.

Bring your ideas for a topic for a hobby (non-business) blog. Learn how to use the freeBlogger.com platform to turn them into captivating posts that family, friends and curious strangers will love.

Travel writer and UWA course presenter Amanda Kendle will teach you everything you need

to know to make your blog stand out with images, videos and links.

Bring along your Gmail username and password if you have one, other-wise you can set one up at the course or use an alternative webmail account.

Session includes a light lunch and beverages.

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Margaret River Press2.45 pm – 3.45 pm

Are you a budding writer? Want to know how publishers select titles for publishing, and what makes good writing? Then this is the session for you.

Join publisher and director of Margaret River Press, Caroline Wood, and author and photographer Sue-Lyn Aldrian Moyle to find out what makes a manuscript stand out from the pile.

Margaret River Press is a small family press established in 2011, and publishes high quality literary, poetry and non-fiction. Selecting from unsolicited manuscripts received from around Australia and abroad, they encourage experimental and thought-provoking works from compelling new voices.

Learn from the experts how books like the recently released Chefs of the Margaret River Region are chosen to be published.

Selected titles from Margaret River Press will be available for purchase.

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Stories from Scrap Metal and Scribble Books with Erin Pearce4.00 pm – 5.00 pm

Need inspiration for your stories? Learn how ‘Scribble-booking’ can draw out a rich palette of characters, settings, flavours, sounds and colours as stimulation for your creative writing. Bring your journal and be prepared to learn how getting a bit messy can help you find your creative pulse.

Young author Erin Pearce uses old-school

journaling to collect and grow ideas into stories.

Her work has been published in the Fremantle Press anthology The Kid on the Karaoke Stage and Other stories, Indigo and dotdotdash.

Young and aspiring writers, this is the session for you!

Rosalind Appleby - Women of Note: the Rise of Australian Women Composers

5.30pm – 7.15pm

Take a fresh look at Australia’s history with music journalist Rosalind Appleby. Learn what startling discoveries she made about the contribution of women to Australian classical music.

In the early twentieth century being a female composer was a dangerous game. One was diagnosed as mentally insane by her psychiatrist husband, several achieved success only after their divorces and for many the only way to get their music published was to lie about their gender. Yet the allure of writing music enticed women from all walks of life.

Women of Note puts together the missing pieces of history with well-researched snapshots of twenty-one women composers spanning the twentieth century to present day.

Copies of Women of Note will be available for purchase.

Please join us for champagne and cheese afterwards.

We can help you to find the right opportunity to match your skills, interests and availablility whether it’s an ongoing commitment or a one off event.

More information is available online at nedlands.wa.gov.au or contact the Nedlands Volunteer Resource Centre on 9273 3640.

Registration Registrations are essential as places are limited. Please tick the sessions you are attending. CostMorning Session9.50 am – 11.00 amDeborah Burrows - A stranger in my Street (includes morning tea) $5

Midday Session11.30 am – 2.30 pmBlogging workshop with Amanda Kendle (includes light lunch) $15

Afternoon Sessions2.45 pm – 3.45 pmMargaret River Press $5(includes afternoon tea)

4.00 pm – 5.00 pmStories from Scrap Metal and Scribble books with Erin Pearce (includes pizza) $5

Evening Session5.30 pm – 7.30 pmWomen of Note - Rosalind Appleby (includes champagne and cheese) $5

Total: $

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Please make payment in person at Nedlands Library. Payments and registrations close on Tuesday 14 May 2013. Payment by cash or EFTPOS will be accepted

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