The NSW Writers’ Centre welcomes three visiting Indonesian writers, RICHARD OH (see editorial Newswrite November 2005) and DEWI LESTARI.  Richard, Ketut and Dewi will read from their work and will be talking about the state of creative writing in Indonesia.

RICHARD OH is the

Professor Thaman holds a Personal Chair in Pacific Education and Culture from the USP. She is a Tongan national and has worked at the USP since 1974. She has a BA in Geography from the University of Auckland, N.Z., an M.A. in International Education from the University of

Terri Janke is an Indigenous arts lawyer.  A significant part of Terri’s client base involves the advancement of protection for Indigenous Australian people in respect of intellectual property matters.

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Professional
• “Looking out for Culture”

The Charles Pick Fellowship is a 6 month residential Fellowship, designed to give support to the work of a new and, as yet, unpublished writer of fictional or non-fictional prose, with an award of £10,000 and free accommodation at the University of East Anglia. The Charles Pick

you need not fear poetry
for its mystery
and secret ways
rather you should love
and only then
will you know
her name
her voluptuous voice
will wake your blood
her touch still warm
the air around you
and your extended heartbeat
will be living proof
that my invitation
is real