If you have a writing class, book-signing, competition, blog hop, library talk or any other exciting event coming up, please share it with us at cruisin@romanceaustralia.com.
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Keeping up Appearances
- “QUEEN OF HEARTS” PANEL
Love, Lust & Longing at Taree Library
Karly Lane, Cathryn Hein and Kylie Griffin are headed to Taree Library to take part in a “Queen of Hearts” author panel. There’s a Meet & Greet prior to the panel. They’ll be talking about their respective romance genres and fielding questions from the audience on the night. There will be a lucky door prize/raffle – a signed collection of books from Karly, Cathryn and Kylie. Manning Valley Books will have available for purchase copies of their books at the event and there will be ample opportunity to have them signed before/after the event.
FMI: Call Taree Library 6592 5390.
- Writing Romance with Anne Gracie – Sunday 7 July, 4 August, 8 September, 6 October
If you live in or near Melbourne, Anne Gracie is taking a short course in romance writing, to be held over 4 months — a full day workshop on the first Sunday of each month. The course is being run by Writers Victoria at the Wheeler Centre in the heart of Melbourne.
When: 1:00pm – 5:00pm
Where: Writers VictoriaCost: M $325 NM $390
FMI + bookings: http://writersvictoria.org.au/what-s-on/event/writing-romance/
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Call for Submissions
Permission to share granted by Escape Publishing.
Here’s a fun fact: if you submit to Escape now, you can be a published (or multi-published) author by Christmas. We’re working to an aggressive publishing program, and we want stories! Here’s our submission page: http://www.escapepublishing.com.au/submission
- Australian location, global reach
- Actively seeking risky, niche, or cross-genre stories
- Publishes short stories (of more than 5000 words), novellas, and short and long-length novels
- Small, flexible team, with the backing of Harlequin’s knowledge, experience, and professionalism
- No synopsis required! Just a 100-word blurb.
- Two-week turn-around guarantee for initial response
So what are you waiting for? For more information, go to http://escapepublishingblog.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/call-for-submissions/
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Writer’s Classes, Groups and Library Events
Workshops
May 2013
- Saturday May 18 and Sunday May 19 – Romance Writing Bootcamp with Lucy Clark
When: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Where: South Australian Writers Centre
Cost: M $180 NM $300
FMI + bookings: http://www.sawc.org.au/whats-on/workshops-and-seminars?task=view_event&event_id=114
June 2013
- Saturday 8 June – The Internet Not So Scary (social networking for authors)
When: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Where: SA Writers Centre
Cost: M $90 NM $150
FMI + bookings: http://www.sawc.org.au/whats-on/workshops-and-seminars?view=category
- Saturday June 15 and Sunday June 16 – The Business of Being a Writer
When: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Where: NSW Writers Centre
Cost: M $225 NM $320
FMI + bookings: http://www.nswwc.org.au/products-page/professional-development/the-business-of-being-a-writer/
- Saturday 15 June – From Character to Plot
When: 9:15am – 4:00pm
Where: Gold Coast Writers Workshop
Cost: $95
FMI + bookings: Terry terryspring@optusnet.com.au 0412 618 088 or kathystewart640@gmail.com 0415 553 654 or www.goldcoastwritersworkshops.com
- Monday 17 June – A Talk by Ally Blake*
When: 10:00am – 11:00am
Where: Garden City Library, Brisbane
Cost: free but please call to make booking
FMI + bookings: 07 3403 7745
- Tuesday 18 June – A Talk by Ally Blake*
When: 10:00am – 11:00am
Where: Mount Ommaney Library, Brisbane
Cost: free but please call to make booking
FMI + bookings: 07 3407 7010
July 2013
- Wednesday 10 July* – A Talk by Ally Blake
When: 10:00am – 11:00am
Where: Mitchelton Library, Brisbane
Cost: free but please call to make booking
FMI + bookings: 07 3403 7411
- Tuesday 16 July – A Talk by Ally Blake*
When: 6:00pm – 7pm
Where: Chermside Library, Brisbane
Cost: free but please call to make booking
FMI + bookings: 07 3403 7200
- Wednesday 17 July – A Talk by Ally Blake*
When: 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Where: Fairfield Library, Brisbane
Cost: free but please call to make booking
FMI + bookings: 07 3403 8615
- Thursday 18 July – A Talk by Ally Blake*
When: 10:00am – 11:00am
Where: Wynnum Library, Brisbane
Cost: free but please call to make booking
FMI + bookings: 07 3403 2199
*Library talks with Ally Blake include lucky door prizes and book giveaways!
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RWA Conference
Riding the waves: Writing romance in tempestuous times
August 16 – 18 2013 -The Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle, Western Australia
For prices, conference details and the online registration form, please head to our web site: http://romanceaustralia.com/freo/
Featuring Julia Quinn, Kim Hudson, Nina Bruhns, Sarah Wendell, Laura Bradford and Abby Zidle – and an amazing workshop program – Riding the Waves promises to be an unmissable event.
Early Bird registration is now closed.
- Registration: Online Registration | Registration Prices
Want to keep up to date? Join our email list
CALL FOR DONATIONS
(authors, members with services or anyone wanting to contribute)
Over the weekend of August 17-18, 2013 two exciting events will be taking place in RWA—the Riding the Waves annual conference in beautiful Fremantle (Western Australia) and the Claytons online mini-conference in beautiful…your house!
We are calling for donations of goods or services as follows:
• CLAYTONS – already have plenty of book prizes but some extra prizes still required. To be posted/emailed to the winner by you. Crits, writer services, writing tools, promotional USBs. Surprise us! Please contact claytons@romanceaustralia.com to let the Claytons team know you have something to donate. We’ll contact you after the event to let you know who won your prize and where to send it.
• RIDING THE WAVES CONFERENCE – We have two separate donation piles – one is for the FUNDRAISER and one is a call for DOOR PRIZES.
CONFERENCE FUNDRAISING
This year, the recipient of the conference fundraising will be Read, Write, Now which is an adult literacy organisation dedicated to the provision of literacy services to help those who cannot read to a level high enough to get through life. We will be running major raffles on Saturday and Sunday to raise money for RWN and we are very excited to be fundraising for a literacy cause this year.
We’d love book-bundles, writer services, baskets of goodies, critiques, three nights at a writing retreat or (where groups get together to donate something larger) e-readers, iPads, laptops or other tech toys.
To donate to this, please contact Tracey Turner (tnturner10@bigpond.com) and let her know what you’ll be donating and then bring it with you to Riding the Waves clearly labelled with FUNDRAISER. Or, if you’re not attending but would still like to donate a prize or get some exposure, then you can ship your prize to: 64 Capel Drive CAPEL WA 6271
DOORPRIZES
Lucky/random draws are done throughout the weekend for door-prizes. Individual book donations or writer swag make great door prizes.
To donate a door-prize, please contact Tracey Turner (tnturner10@bigpond.com) and let her know what you’ll be donating and then bring it with you to Riding the Waves clearly labelled with DOORPRIZE
Thanks to everyone for your generosity and support re: RWA events. It is fabulous how many of our members give back to their RWA.
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Special Events
- Brisbane Writers Festival: 4-8 September 2013
Brisbane Writers Festival brings a page-turning experience to Brisbane from 4-8 September.
- Byron Bay Writers Festival: 2-4 August 2013
Indications are that 2013 will be the first year the Byron Bay Writers’ Festival sells its entire quota of Early Bird discounted 3 Day Passes! If you haven’t already secured yours, move fast.
- Melbourne Writers Festival 22 August – 1 September 2013
The Melbourne Writers Festival is the City of Literature’s annual, two-week celebration for writers, readers and thinkers. The Festival runs from Thursday 22 August 2013 to Sunday 1 September 2013. Our Schools’ Program takes place from Monday 26 August 2013 to Thursday 29 August 2013.
- Sydney Writers Festival: 20-26 May 2013
This year, Sydney Writers’ Festival brings together an exhilarating selection of storytellers who will delight, inform and entertain. So come along, sit back, and let us tell you a story.
- Voices on the Coast: 1-5 June 2013
Sunshine Coast Voices on the Coast has a great lineup of writing events – Literary Breakfast with Robin de Crespigny, Literally Gourmet Feasting, Queensland Writers Centre workshops, Pitching to Publishers & Cinematic Stories
- Random House Events May – July 2013
Foodies are in for a treat in May with Julie Goodwin and Curtis Stone on the menu, not to mention Kate Forsyth talking about her latest book THE WILD GIRL. Featured in June is Jaye Ford and her novel SCARED YET? And in July, Michael Pryor (The Extraordinaires 2: The Subterranean Stratagem) has a number of workshop activities to help ensure your characters, location and plotting can last the distance of a longer story.
- Penguin House Events May – October 2013
Penguin have a list of author appearances up on their website – including Cathryn Hein and Kylie Griffin.
- Literary Festivals and Events May 2013
For more festival and writing fun, Literary Festivals has a calender packed full of workshops and events.
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Online Events
Classes are run from Margie Lawson’s website using on-line teaching software used by universities. Take a cyber tour before you start your class and introduce yourself.
Affordable forum-style writing classes
A double Golden Heart finalist in 2006, Julie Rowe has been writing for over ten years. Julie teaches a variety of workshops and is the moderator of the Announce Online Classes email loop, which promotes online classes for writers.
To subscribe to the Announce online Classes email loop, send an email to: Announceonlinewritingclasses-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

























