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August is winding down, but the action at Express Media isn't. Check out our Electioneering blog, where eight young writers from across Australia discuss the outcomes of the 2010 federal election ... Book now for The Big Splash mini-festival. It's being held on September 18 in Melbourne, but places are very limited...

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Voiceworks #81

The thing about birthmarks is you can’t ever get rid of them. Not even if you scrape, not even with a knife.Voiceworks #81 Birthmark features fiction by Jack Madin, poetry by Jalen Lyle-Holmes, nonfiction by Rebecca Howden, and an interview with Look Who's Morphing author Tom Cho.

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Friday Writing Exercise

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Cathy Tran

September 03, 2010

Today we're going to work on saying what you want to say in as few words as possible. What you need is a die (preferably six-sided). Here's a handy dandy online one for those of you who can't find your monopoly. http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/maths/dice/ So ...

Workshops & events

The Big Splash - Writing for Young Adults mini-festival in Melbourne

Date: Saturday Sept 18th, 2010
Time: 10am -5pm
Venue: Express Media, 176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Workshop leader: Lili Wilkinson and Penni Russon, plus keynote speech by Steph Bowe
Cost: $45

The Big Splash is a day-long mini festival consisting of a keynote speech, two workshops and a panel discussion, this time covering everything you ever wanted to know about writing for the young adult market.

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