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Express Media publishes a whole lot of remarkable, unique work, produced as the result of the marvellous collaborations we foster between young writers and artists - like the fabulous stuff below. Buy it! Buy it now!!! Ahem.

The Book Show Blog
Author(s): Bel Schenk |


The Book Show, ABC Radio National, has a new blog and we want you to write for it.

It’s about reading, writing, books and publishing. It’s about the book launch you went to last night or the writers’ festival event you really enjoyed. It’s your top 10 book-to-movie adaptations or the books you’ve spotted people reading on trains.

The Book Show and Express Media are in partnership to find a team of young Australian writers to contribute. If you’ve got an internet connection you can be part of it.

The fine print

You must be able to blog at least once a week;

You must be passionate about books, writers’ festivals, writing, reading – anything literary and cultural really.

You are on the younger side of 30.

How to apply

Please send the following four things by January 25th to Artistic Director Bel Schenk at artisticdirector (at) expressmedia (dot) org 9dot) au

1. a sample of writing not longer than 300 words that you’d consider appropriate for a blog;

2. a paragraph outlining why you’d like to be involved in this project;

3. a few sentences that tell us what your main areas of interest are (i.e. romance writing, zine making, writers’ festivals etc).

4. three suggestions for upcoming posts.

What then?

Express Media and The Book Show will select the best writers to contribute to The Book Show Blog. It will be launched February 2010.

You will be given guidance in blogging and ABC editorial policies. The blog will be moderated by a producer on The Book Show.

Then you’ll have a national and international platform for your writing and ideas!

link:
blogs.radionational.net.au/bookshow/

Voiceworks 'Classic' Launch and Awards Ceremony
event date: Saturday Dec 19th, 2009 | Author(s): Bel Schenk |

Join Express Media and the Melbourne Writers' Festival to celebrate the release of Voiceworks # 79 'Classic' and to find out the winners of both the John Marsden Prize for Young Australian Writers and the Write Across Victoria competitions.

Special guest: Nam Le.

It's in the new performance space at the Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas, 176 Little Lonsdale Street from 5-7pm. It's kind of 'unplugged' and 'in progress', so bring a picnic rug and let's celebrate with afternoon tea and old fashioned fun times.