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“Reading Lady Chatterley’s Lover may have been a spark.” Watch @KassabYumna explain the inspirations for her #MilesFranklin shortlisted novel The Lovers #MFLA2023 Ultimo Press Copyright Agency

Last night I attended In Conversation with @lookingthinkingwording, interviewed by @michelle_hamadache. Hosted by @westwordsws Michelle's questions opened up a wonderful depth of insight from Dr Willo regarding her themes of transformation, ecology, identity.

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The National NAIDOC Creative Talent Award Category goes to Rachel Perkins. Congratulations Rachel! #KooriMail #BlakExcellence #ForOurElders #Naidoc2023 #NaidocWeek

NAIDOC week: A celebration of our survival. A celebration of our strength. A celebration of our resilience. A celebration of our fierce Elders and Ancestors. A celebration of BLAK! Happy Blak Christmas you mob!! #KooriMail #BlakExcellence #ForOurElders #Naidoc2023

A great way to catch up on all of the shortlisted MilesFranklin is to listen to this pod extra by The Bookshelf Kate Evans and The Book Show ABC Radio National abc.net.au/radionational/…

📚BOOK REVIEW 📚❤️ Heart bursting #BookReview of my new #poetry collection by Poet & Reviewer @magdalenaball of Compulsive Reader. Thank you so much for your close reading of the work, Magdalena. So grateful ❤️ compulsivereader.com/2023/07/05/a-r… Wakefield Press #poetrytwitter #POEMS

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Joyous to chat about my new book last night with the incomparable David Astle on his brilliant show 'Victorian Evenings with David Astle' on ABC Melbourne. The full show is available to listen to here: abc.net.au/melbourne/prog… & here's one of the poem's I read ... #poetry

Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC launched the Living Stories anthology and awards ceremony today. Congratulations to all our talented Western Sydney writers whose poems and short stories are published in this anthology of exceptional writing. 👏

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Thanks to the judges of the WestWords Living Stories competition for awarding me this beautiful trophy for my short story "An Angel's City." Presented to me by Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley KC AC, the Governor of NSW today. #westernsydney

Following in the inkspots of Peter Carey, Thea Astley, Patrick White and Shirley Hazzard. Just one more week and we’ll know who wrote the novel of the year - the winner of the #MFLA2023 #MilesFranklin Copyright Agency

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A couple of weeks ago I attended an In Conversation event at WestWords where Dr Dr Willo Drummond discussed her debut poetry collection, Moon Wrasse (@puncher_and_wattmann) It was a fabulous evening to listen to the insights into her poetry, her processes and inspiration.

Inaugural 2023 Picture-Book Writing & Illustration Prize! In two separate Prizes, one for writers and the other for illustrators, this is your chance to showcase your picture-book storytelling skills. westwords.com.au/project/2023-p…

We’re thrilled to announce that Shankari Chandran has won the 2023 MilesFranklin Literary Award for her warm, wise & masterful novel, Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens! Congratulations Shankari on such an incredible achievement, we are so proud to be your publisher. #MFLA2033

"Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens is alive with character, dialogue and action. With enormous skill Chandran recounts a solemn history, largely through a cast of squabbling, endearing elders, and invites us to open our hearts and minds." #MFLA2023 Judging Panel Copyright Agency

We are grateful to WestWords ambassador, Bryan Brown, for sharing his reading of one of the overall winning pieces in the 'Living Stories: The Other City' anthology. Watch it on our YouTube channel now. youtube.com/watch?v=dDTcU9… Create NSW Tell Me What To Read Arab Bank Australian Catholic University

Had a ball talking about poetic form & function, LIKE TO THE LARK, music & more w the brilliant & generous David Adès for WestWords Poets Corner podcast 🪩 Debuted some LARK poems too 〰️ Thanks to David/WW. You can watch our convo (& others) on YouTube m.youtube.com/watch?v=HlAW-Y…