WORDSTORM 2008: May 15 - 18, Darwin
One of the NT Writers’ Centre flagship events is WordStorm, the NT Writers’ Festival ,a biennial celebration of writing, reading, culture and community.
The pick of the crop from previous WordStorm talents is now within your reach through our recently published TERRA anthology. The anthology retails for $30 and is available through the NT Writers’ Centre, T - 8941 2651, E - (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Planning for the next WordStorm in 2008 is well underway. Confirmed guest writers include Gideon Haigh, Anita Heiss, Yong Shu Hoong (Singapore), Laksmi Pamuntjak (Jakarta), Alexis Wright and Dorothy Porter, with many more to come. The call for NT writers to participate in the festival is now open, with Arts NT funding available to bring regional NT writers into Darwin (and to send you home again, if you wish). Please direct your expression of interest to Sandra Thibdoeaux, (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) , indicating how you wish to participate (through performance/readings, panel sessions, workshop presentation, etc.) and include up to 3000 words of fiction and/or 10 poems. Expressions of Interest to be submitted by cob Wednesday October 31.