Do you have a copy of our Centenary Anthology? If not, why not?
Ink 4 is an anthology of four years of prize-winning fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry, published to celebrate the Centenary of the Society of Women Writers NSW Inc.
To order a copy of Ink 4 - click here: https://www.trybooking.com/DCQVM. To save on postage, come along to a workshop and/or literary event and pick it up.
Pricing – $20.00 each plus postage or collect in person at an SWW event. For orders of more than one book, please email SWW President to discuss postage or delivery options.
Please book for the Workshop and/or Literary Event by Monday 11 May.
Workshop
(in person only)
Time: 10:15 am to 12:00 pm
Place: Michael Crouch Room, State Library of NSW
Cost: Members $40, non-members $55
Catherine Cole: Writing Dialogue
In this workshop, Catherine will discuss the struggles writers have with creating believable characters and dialogue.
Using exercises and activities, participants will practise ways in which to research, create, animate and give voice to characters who engage a reader and create meaningful narratives.
Literary Event
(in person and via Zoom)
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Place: Michael Crouch Room, State Library of NSW
Cost: Members $25, non-members $40
Member Spotlight
Jude Chapman: The Waratah Club Mysteries: a marketing strategy
The Waratah Club Mysteries is set in an elegant club for ladies in the Sydney CBD. It is a warm and witty cosy crime story, with themes of loyalty, enduring friendships and the unexpected possibilities of later life.
Due to be released in August, the talk will outline a strategy to attract a target readership of women over 50 and build interest in a continuing series featuring the same characters and setting.
Jude Chapman lives in the Southern Highlands of NSW, having previously resided in Sydney’s Inner West, where her debut crime novel, The Body at Bones, is set. She enjoys writing stories that bring Australian settings to life while also featuring intriguing characters and plot twists. Before switching to fiction writing, Jude was a psychologist and author with a focus on leadership and team culture. She brings deep insights into human behaviour to the characters in her novels and short stories. Jude’s other passion is playing the piano and telling stories through music.
Guest Speaker
Catherine Cole: A French House: On the Love of Place
In her talk, Catherine will discuss the house and her creative choices when writing about it, especially the manner in which she used personal memoir and non-fiction to create a story that is personal and actively researched. She will share anecdotes and writing approaches about a small village and how she resisted the urge to just write a house renovation story and instead explored the wider lure of France.
Catherine Cole is a Professor of Creative Writing who has worked at UTS, RMIT and the University of Wollongong in Australia, and Liverpool John Moores University in the UK. She has been the recipient of writers’ residencies in Australia, France, Vietnam and the UK, and her work has been published in Australia and internationally. She has created 11 books including novels, short stories, memoir and non-fiction, academic texts and has edited anthologies, most of which have been nominated for literary awards. Her most recent book, A French House: on the love of place, examines her relationship with France and ways in which France attracts people to it through its culture, literature and film. The book is also a memoir which exposes her house in a French village in the Dordogne.
Un rêve. Une maison. Un village. Une vie en France.
In this richly-woven memoir of buying and restoring a village home in the Périgord, Catherine Cole explores the enduring allure of France, the dreams we project onto its verdant landscapes, and the literature, film and culture they continue to inspire. Cole is particularly interested in exploring the books that inspired her love of France, from Ludwig Bemelman’s Madeline series for children to contemporary French writers like Annie Ernaux. At the heart of the story is the house itself; its rooms, garden, and history revealing a quiet narrative of place, memory, and longing. For anyone who’s ever imagined a life elsewhere, this is a book about turning dreams into bricks and mortar. The book has been called ‘A love letter to a house, dream-seeded in books, haunted by place and past; a reverie memoir steeped in longing for a home away from home’.
(Jeff Young, author of Ghost Town and Wild Twin)
Book and pay:
Members, you can book for yourself and a friend at member pricing if purchased at the same time.
Workshop (in person only): Members $40, non-members $55
If you have a Workshop Voucher, please email Julie Thorndyke, Workshop Coordinator, to advise your intention to attend.
Literary Event (in person): Members $25, non-members $40
Discount for full program (Workshop and Literary Event) when booked together: Members $60, non-members $85
By Credit card: https://www.trybooking.com/DLFKU
or by Direct debit:
The Society of Women Writers NSW Inc
BSB: 062 018
Account: 00950433
Code: VM
Email Amanda and include
your name, receipt number and date of event
Literary Event via Zoom: Members $10, non-members $15 – please click here to book: https://www.trybooking.com/DLFKR