A resource centre for writers, poets, playwrights, illustrators in South Australia. Activities include workshops, festivals, conferences, monthly newsletter, and literary events for all ages etc.
Contact details: PO Box 43 Rundle Mall, Adelaide, 5000
Phone (08) 8223 7662
Fax (08) 8232 3994
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While AustLit is a subscription database, a sample of its contents is publicly available free of charge (http://www.austlit.edu.au see Free browse) , and the database can be fully accessed in all state libraries, the National Library and most university libraries around Australia.
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Director : Jan Cornall
Writing workshops and retreats, all genres, in Australia, Asia Pacific, World Wide
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Friendly Street is Australia’s longest running community open-poetry reading venue. Started in 1975 by Andrew Taylor, Richard Tipping and Ian Reid, Friendly Street was Adelaide’s first regular, open-to-all poetry reading. It has since achieved local and national recognition for its dedication to the nurturing, support and promotion of poetry.
It has achieved this through the regular monthly readings and, importantly, through its initially self-funded, then State assisted,
We assess, edit and prepare texts for presentation to publishers. 174 authors from the Pacific published internationally, including many award winning authors with Commonwealth Writers Prize, etc. See website for further information and free publishing advice downloads to help new writers. We offer literary translation into many languages via Global Dialogues. Order Getting Published-The Inside Story directly from our website.
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Dr. Cathie Dunsford