Walk for Yes, Sydney #walkforyes #voteyes #yes23

when you have to conquer Mongolia but the cat needs a walk first

Dear The National Gathering, Please let Adam Goodes know that he is admired, loved and respected. #Yes23au

Hard to believe we are officially heading towards the end of the year. Writers (and publishers) if you are looking for a structural edit or manuscript assessment, I am now taking bookings for Nov-Jan! bothersomewords.com/get-a-quote/

I keep hearing ‘you have lost this, you may as well lay down and die’. I don’t believe that. I believe Australians will look at this on the day and say, ‘well this is a decent, honourable, good thing for us to do.’

Congratulations to Agata Mrva-Montoya & Julie Ganner, shortlisted for the Accessible Books Consortium’s International Excellence Award for “Books without barriers: a practical guide for inclusive publishing” accessiblebooksconsortium.org/w/news/2023/fi… IPEditors #bookpublishing #accessibility

Yes moves our nation forward in a positive, constructive way. The outcome of the referendum is in your hands Australia. There’s nothing to fear and all to gain.

Check out the #bookgiveaways going on NewtownReviewofBooks this week! First one closes midnight TONIGHT 4 Dec. Details and how to enter: newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/christmas-2023…

There's another terrific #bookgiveaway going on at NewtownReviewofBooks today - but be quick, entries close midnight TONIGHT 6 Dec: newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/christmas-2023…

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Reassuring that human editors are not about to be replaced by ChatGPT just yet -- for fiction, anyway: theconversation.com/can-chatgpt-ed… #editing

Indigenous Australian artist Loongkoonan who started painting at 95, and first exhibited her work at age 105 #WomensArt

Party That Was Unable to Build Commuter Car Park Unveils Plans to Build 71 Nuclear Reactors theshovel.com.au/2023/09/20/par…

We're partnering again this year with AAWP to bring you the Sudden Writing Prize - a unique opportunity for writers under 25 ✏️ $500 cash prize, published work, membership & more! Deadline: June 30, 2024 aawp.org.au/wp-content/upl…

Have you seen the special Sydney Writers' Festival #bookgiveaway going on over at NewtownReviewofBooks today? Be quick - entries close midnight TONIGHT 15 May: newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/2024-sydney-wr… #win #bookbundle

Only hours left to get your entry in for this fab NewtownReviewofBooks giveaway ... Go for it!

Very sorry to hear that Booktopia has gone into administration. We need an Australian-owned company to give Amazon competition in online book retail, particularly for ebooks. cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway… #Booktopia #Bookselling

"a remarkable conduit into the past, enhanced by Bruce Moore’s introductory material and his annotations to the entries themselves." Linda Funnell reviews Bruce Moore's The 1972 Parramatta Jail Glossary: buff.ly/4bubeEz #dictionaries #PrisonSlang #ParramattaJail

Using embroidery, yarn, and wool, Peruvian artist Ana Teresa Barboza creates textile art depicting land and seascapes #WomensArt

Crime writers! This one is for you - writer's retreat for mystery, thriller and crime writers. VARUNA | Australia NSW. Applications closing soon.