Archive 2010-II

What I have been up to in the second quarter of 2010:

April 2010:

  • Joined the audience of the ABC's Q&A

  • Enjoyed a long weekend near Shoalhaven

  • Joined seminar about children's books run by the Society of Editors (NSW)

  • Went to the committee meeting of the Society of Editors (NSW)

  • Completed the "Professional Editing" course run by Deb Doyle at the NSW Writers' Centre (8 weeks)

  • Went to the announcement of the winner of the Finch Memoir Prize at gleebooks

  • Went to the announcement (shortlist) of the NSW Premier's Literary Awards

  • Went to event about book cover designs run by the Society of Editors (NSW)

  • Met literary agent in the Blue Mountains

  • Joined a course about funding for authors run by the ASA

May 2010:

  • Attended the launch of The Lowy Institute Poll 2010: Australia and the World, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy

  • Enjoyed research exercises with the Fast Twitch Writers' Group at Circular Quay

  • Had a marvellous night out to see the colourful lights in Sydney Harbour and along Macquarie Street (Vivid Sydney) and dine at the Spice Temple - organised by Tourism NSW

  • Loved the Sydney Writers' Festival, not hated it a bit this year; wrote an article about it with ideas for improvements

  • Listened to an update from Tourism Australia about travellers from the Western hemisphere in Australia

  • Joined the committee meeting of the Society of Editors (NSW)

  • Enjoyed a terrific weekend in Peats Ridge, incl. Ridgestock

  • Attended the AGM of CAL

  • Joined literature event with Alan Baxter and Bill Congreve organised by the Society of Editors (NSW)

  • Went for a walk and a swim at Cronulla

  • Re-published DRINKS, DICKS & DIARIES. It has a new cover.

June 2010:

  • Enjoyed the launch of Peter FitzSimons's memoir, A Simpler Time, in Peats Ridge

  • Joined the website development group of the Society of Editors (NSW)

  • My course at the Mosman Community College (from 26.7.2010 for six weeks) about how to write, publish and market your book was advertised

  • Watching the World Cup (c:

  • Joined the committee meeting of the Society of Editors (NSW)

  • Assisted at the event of the Society of Editors (NSW), this month's speaker: Richard Smart (consultant for APA)