‘I remember it really clearly,’ says Seraphina Reynolds, creator of the new online writing project This Place Is Yours. ‘One night I sat down in my writing chair, and it just kind of poured out of me. It was just something that clearly I needed to do.’ A book has emerged from this project, and…
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They say going to a music festival is like covering eight weeks worth of music. How on earth does one cram that in a single review? Whether that’s true or not, it makes sense to rave about the highlights that were experienced at Peats Ridge Sustainable Art & Music Festival a three day magical music…
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On Saturday lip had a stall at the Canberra Readers and Writers Festival. I didn’t get to see much in the way of panels or workshops, but had a pretty good day nonetheless. Thanks to everyone who bought magazines and buttons – bringing us much closer to our print budget goal for issue 14. And…
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The theme is Icy Worlds: Cool Words and features over 40 International and Australian Authors. It will be held alongside the Lifeline BookFair at Exhibition Park in Canberra from 21-23 September. Highlights include appearances by the 2007 NSW Premier’s Award winning authors Ursula Dubosarsky and Gideon Haigh as well as Canadian mystery writers Louise Penny…
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Personal rights violated? It’s been a long time since I went to a concert by a major international act. Over five years in fact, when Live! descended upon Canberra in October 2001. 9/11 was fresh in our minds and “I am Overcome” was the backdrop for many a news report of the disaster. Perhaps everyone…
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Hey all, Well, back from TINA and Newcastle. Being back at work is sooo depressing. TINA was great as usual. My panel for the Student and Emerging Media Festival went well, though was more a heated discussion on feminism than on grrl media. I think that was alright, though, as there were several different perspectives…
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