NEWS
New manuscript assessment service
PressPress has just begun a new manuscript assessment service. Using a diverse panel of assessors, the service is reasonably priced and available for poetry and fiction. Go to PressPress or download the application form and costs as a Word document or as a pdf.
BlogTalk Radio
Want to do your own radio show? Here's how folks...Blog Radio. Have fun. Blusterhead will put one up at some stage. Have a look.
Where to go for news and events
A good place to go for news is the Jacket Noticeboard
There's also a new blog called Wild Grape which gives up to date news on the Australian poetry scene.
Don't forget that you can send material to Blusterhead for listing as well.
IP Picks 2007
Categories for Best Fiction, Best Poetry, Best Creative Non-Fiction and Best First Book. Go to the IP Picks page for information, entry conditions and entry form.
Review of Bradstock's Coast
There's no doubting the tough-minded emphasis of Margaret Bradstock's writing. But it's also a poetry of balance; she doesn't lose sight of the humanity she shares with her political opponents. Her brief, on the whole, is more concerned with addressing issues than it is with cornering ideological adversaries... says Ralph Wessman in Famous Reporter number 33.
Buzz Words: Children's Books & Writing
Buzz Words (All the Buzz about Children's Books) is targeted at writers, illustrators, librarians, teachers and editors. Each month there is a writing contest Ð with prizes - for subscribers; as well, the newsletter is filled with markets, opportunities, courses, competitions, conferences, interviews with authors, editors and literary agents et al, book reviews, advertisements and valuable industry information all related to the children's book industry.
If you wish to receive the first free issue, please send an email to dibates@enterprisingwords.com with the subject heading Buzz Words Offer.
Compiler/editor Dianne (Di) Bates welcomes contributions of material and letters to the editor. Check out services and products on Di's Writers' Career Consultancy segment at www.enterprisingwords.com
Watermark Fellow
The new 2006 Watermark Fellow is Barbara Brooks. Barbara will begin an eight week residency in the Camden Haven on the mid north coast of New South Wales in early August. The Fellowship also provides mentorship from the renowned writer, poet and historian, Eric Rolls.