Pen & Pixel - 21 February 2023
Queensland Writers Centre's weekly newsletter filled with news, events, competitions and opportunities for writers.
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So, GenreCon 2023: Forbidden Doors lived up to all the hype. The many months of excitement and preparation among our members and team was only matched by the buzz of the weekend itself. What a whirlwind!
With more than 200 genre-loving writers showing up in style to experience our many panels, workshops and special events, it was joyous to see this community reemerge in-person after so long away from its home here at Queensland Writers Centre.
Congratulations to the winner of the 2023 GenreCon Short Story Competition, Jay McKenzie, for her magical story February Girl (read below) which we had the pleasure of announcing at our spectacular Launch Night event.
We hope the conference has reinvigorated you to write, develop and thrive - until we see you again in 2024... Brave. Bold. Genre.
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It's like an advent calendar.
Twenty-eight little doors stand in neat rows of four, in regimented columns of seven, built into a plywood box and affixed with bent old nails and glue. She’s painted it up to look like a Grimm’s fairytale cottage, all cherry-loaf windowsills and tiny swallows and flowers that look like blackcurrant stars.
“What’s it for?”
“February,” Elsie says simply.
She leaves it on the bookshelf, above the battered classics with their tired broken spines and the yellow-leafed magazines.
Later, she catches you tugging at the tiny brass handle protruding from one near the top... read more.
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6-part course ・ in-person
Writing Life with Mary-Rose MacColl (limited places left)
When: Begins 5:30pm, Wednesday 1 March
Discover writing as a way of exploring your experience of the world, especially the natural world - with 2022 Queensland Writers Fellow Mary-Rose MacColl.
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Workshop ・ in-person & online
Introduction To Creative Writing with Vicki Bennett
When: 10:30am, Saturday 18 March
Get started with the fundamental elements of creative writing, in fiction, memoir and more.
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Check out our website for bookings and many more workshops and courses. Queensland Writers Centre now publishes our events on Humanitix - follow us there for instant updates every time we announce something new!
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State Library - Meet the artists curator's tour with Julie Ewington
When: 2:00pm, Saturday 25 February
Where: Level 2, State Library of Queensland, South Brisbane
Join the curator of State Library's latest Meet the artists exhbiition for an exclusive tour, showcasing the James C. Sourris AM Collection of Artist Interviews with acclaimed Australian artists.
Easy Peasy Book Launch and Story Time with Ky Garvey
When: 10:00am, Saturday 4 March
Where: Where The Wild Things Are, Boundary St, West End
Join author and podcaster Ky Garvey for the launch of her debut children's book, Easy Peasy, including a children's story time.
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Curiocity Brisbane - Curious Conversation: Art, Culture and Indigenous Knowledges
When: 2:30pm, Saturday 25 March
Where: Level 2, Theatre, Queensland Museum, South Brisbane
Explore ideas behind contemporary First Nations artists’ relationship to history and culture with Curiocity Brisbane artists Jennifer Herd and Dylan Sarra in conversation with Vernon Ah-Kee.
Brisbane Powerhouse - Queerstories
When: 6:45pm, Sunday 14 May
Where: Brisbane Powerhouse, Lamington St, New Farm
Hosted as part of Brisbane Comedy Festival, Queerstories is a national storytelling project which will present a line up of stories delivered by LGBTQIA+ comedians and local storytellers.
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Easy Peasy, a children's book written by Ky Garvey and illustrated by Amy Calautti, has been published by EK Books. The book was reviewed and featured by Books+Publishing.
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Rodney Bartlett has published the volume Super Science: Intuitions of the Future's Super-science, Vastly Different from Today's Knowledge and Enriched with Science-Fiction.
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Share your writing achievements with our community! Submit your Member Milestone using the submissions form. |
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Our genre prompt for the month of February is Comedy. Immerse yourself in the theme, experiment, play or subvert expectations!
Submissions of short fiction (max. 500 words) close at the end of the month, midnight 28 February - submit your entry now.
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Queensland Writers Centre -
Publishable Manuscript Development Program
Applications open: 13 March - 9 May
Queensland Writers Centre’s annual Publishable program for emerging writers is returning in 2023, with a call for submissions of unpublished manuscripts across a broad range of genres and formats.
Shortlisted writers receive a 5-hour mentorship with a writing industry professional, and are given the opportunity to pitch their work to leading Australian agents and publishers. Opportunities for feedback and development are available for all applicants, including a complimentary workshop included in your application fee.
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Charles Perkins Centre - Judy Harris Writer in Residence Fellowship
EOIs close: 27 February
Year-long residential fellowship at University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre, offering a stipend of $100,000. Successful applicant will collaborate with researchers, educators and clinicians to begin a creative work relating to issues around health.
Australians In Film / Screen Australia - Untapped
Submissions close: 4 March
Untapped is a talent development program for undiscovered and historically excluded Australian screenwriters and directors. Phase one includes open-access masterclasses for eligible applicants, while select applicants will participate in a second phase of intensive mentorship and receive a stipend.
Cordite Poetry Review - submissions
Closes: 5 March
Poetry submissions are open for Cordite 109: NO THEME 12, which will be guest-edited by Caitlin Maling and Nadia Rhook. Submit up to 3 poems.
University of Tasmania - Hedberg Writer-in-Residence
Closes: 31 March
Residency opportunity for an established Australian author to live and work in Tasmania for three months, including $20,000 living allowance, university-provided accommodation and office access. Successful applicant will also mentor students, and participate in Hobart Writers’ Festival and public events at The Hedberg.
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Calanthe Collective Prize for Unpublished Poetry
Closes: 31 March
Entries accepted on an open theme of poems up to 50 lines. Under 18 category and Open category for unpublished poets. Cash prizes and online publication for winners.
Screenrights Cultural Fund
Closes: 12 April
Supports projects that foster the creation and appreciation of screen content in Australia and NZ. Apply for funding up to $50,000.
Best of Times Short Story Competition
Closes: 30 April
Regular prize for humourous short stories up to 2,500 words. Cash prizes for first, second and third, with winners published online.
Eastwood/Hills Fellowship of Australian Writers Literary Competition
Closes: 15 May
Prizes across categories of flash fiction (up to 500 words), Phillippa Holland Prize for Poetry (up to 80 lines), Alan Russell Award for Memoir (up to 1,500 words), and short story (up to 1,500 words). All categories open theme.
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Thanks to Allen & Unwin, we have copies for giveaway of Hope Is The Thing by Johanna Bell and Erica Wagner.
A highly original, beautiful and deeply meaningful picture book that sees the marvellous and inspiring world of birds through the eyes of a child and celebrates birds' adaptability and ingenuity.
Fill in the entry form for your chance to win. Only winners will be notified.
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