Words at work

Here you can read some of the products of EWG members' imaginations. We have works by Jack Buckingham, Robert Kemp Linda Brinckman, Manfred Clootie, Judith Buckingham, Brian Le Marquand and Gwayne Naug with more to come later this year.

The order in which these names appear doesn't reflect any kind of judgment about their merit. They're listed in the order of acquisition.

We're out of space here. To see more of the Eastern Writers' works, go here!  

Seeds of Empire by G. M. Naug launched

Pictures from the launch here

Long-time Eastern Writers Group member Gwayne Naug has now published the first book in her four-volume series The Ferenghi Quartet. The book was launched at the Eastern Writers Group's October 19 meeting at the Box Hill South Neighbourhood House.

The book, Seeds of empire, was inspired by the life of Frenchman Claude Martin (1735-1800), who, to quote the publisher's blurb, was an architect, engineer, soldier of fortune, cartographer, botanist, astronomer and lover. It opens in Lyon, France, in 1750, but soon moves to India, where Claude Martin made his mark.

The book is published by Kale Press and is available through Amazon.com. To know more, visit the publisher's website: http://www.kalepress.com. To read an extract, go to http://kale.110mb.com/Seeds_of_Empire/index.htm

Biggest Little Short story competition winner published nationally

The first edition of Award Winning Australian Writing, published by Melbourne Books, was launched at the Melbourne Writer's Festival on August 29. This is particularly interesting to the Eastern Writers Group because one of the stories appearing in the book is Take me - I'm yours, by Jim Murphy (see below), winner of the 2007 Biggest Little Short Story competition, which was run by the Eastern Writers Group last year.

You can get more information by visiting the Melbourne Books site: www.melbournebooks.com.au

Who are we?

The Eastern Writers Group is an association of writers, amateur and professional, that has only one aim: to encourage writers.

The group was founded in 1938 and has functioned continuously since then, which means that e are seventy years old this year.

Meetings are held once a month (1.30 pm, the third Sunday in every month at the Box Hill South Neighbourhood House, 47-49 Kitchener Street, Box Hill South, Victoria 3128.

Writers are welcome to attend meetings and read samples of their works. Non-writers who are interested in literature are also welcome.

We aim to give community writers a chance to hear their work discussed and to help one another by freely expressing their opinions.

Our meetings are informal; there is a contribution of $4.00 per member per meeting to pay for hire of the Neighbourhood House. (Only those who actually attend a meeting are asked to contribute; we have no joining fee and no annual fee.)

For details phone (03) 9434 3491. (E-mail address: rdalvean@bigpond.com)

Our Monthly meeting place

Wait a while for the map to load . . . if it doesn't load, go to Google.com and select "maps". Then enter 47-49 Kitchener Street, Box Hill South. If that doesn't work, consult a Melbourne street directory.

 
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The Eastern Writers Group's Biggest Little Short Story Competition for 2007 - The winning entries: 

First Prize ($250)
Take me - I'm yours
by Jim Murphy of Mornington, Victoria

Second Prize ($100)
Chooser
by Maggie Clarke of Coffs Harbour, NSW

Third Prize ($50)
I forgot
by Johan Luidens of Green Point, NSW

Two stories were highly commended by the judges. They were:

Too cocky by half by Maria Quinn of Milsons Point, NSW and Quasimodo's paradox, a mathematical love story by Michelle Lopert of Kendall, NSW

You can read these stories by clicking on the titles, but please remember that copyright belongs to the authors.

If you would like to know how the judging panel members evaluated the stories submitted, read the Judges' report.