Well the month long National Trust Heritage Festival is about to commence – and the Gold Coast Anthology is a part of it! The panel discussion at the Local Studies Library that’s happening as part of our launch, is part of the festival. Here’s the excerpt. Saturday May 10 2014 Check out the full program at www.nationaltrustfestival.org.au
Twenty authors… Twenty beautifully crafted stories… Twenty sets of images …. Congratulations to the twenty fabulous authors whose stories grace our volume. We are delighted to have your work as part of Gold Coast Anthology: Undertow. Here is the list of authors and their stories in the order of contents: Gold Coast Anthology – Undertow ‘Tales
Sure you want to venture outside the flags? You might get caught … Wanna look inside ? Stunning artwork by Shauna O’Meara
Much has been happening behind the scenes since the anthology editing was completed. Typesetters have typeset, proofers have proofed – authors have poured over their galleys. We even have a brand new website – you’ll find us at PranaWriters.com. All is ready to go. So, we are pleased to announce the title of our wonderful
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View from Rainbow Bay, Coolangatta looking across the Coral Sea with lone surfer in the ocean, to the Surfers Paradise horizon, Queensland, circa 1990 [picture] / Ray Sharpe photographer.
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We are all beavering away on the submissions – and our editors a busy reading, and rereading. Only a few weeks away until the shortlist is done and authors are notified. Being a numbers girl, I couldn’t resist the urge to delve into the statistics around the photos short story submitters selected (I’m a sad
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Southport at sunset, from the corner of Waterways Drive and Main Beach Parade, Main Beach, Queensland, April 2008 [picture] / Patricia Baillie, photographer.
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Dear Readers and Writers, Prana Writers and the editors are busy reading your submissions. I’ve been really impressed with the quality of submissions, and am very grateful to everyone who sent us a story. Thank you for your patience in waiting for our decisions. We were delighted to have an article about the Gold Coast Anthology
As part of our grant application process we needed letters of support. One of the people who provided a lovely letter for us was Kathy Stewart at Gold Coast Writers Workshops. GCWW is an initiative that began this year. They are offering writers’ workshops with people like Louise Cusack, a wonderful writing teacher. She was
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Wedding portrait of unidentified couple at their Mudgeeraba bush wedding, Queensland, 1924 [picture] / Photographer unknown.
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It might arise that we have two or more stories written from the same photo. That is absolutely fine. It’s wonderful to see the different creative output that arises from the same stimulus. I’ve done many free writing exercises as part of group sessions with Prana Writers and it’s always wonderful to hear how different
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Currumbin Railway Bridge, Queensland, circa 1931 [picture] / Photographer unknown.
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We’ve been pretty pleased with the stats on our website. Since the site launched we have received 3,454 hits. Our best ever day saw 357 visits, and we are currently averaging 93 hits per day. This is the first week our site has dipped below 100 hits per day. The most interesting thing is how
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Twin Falls in the Warrie National Park, Springbrook, Queensland, 1956 [picture] / Ray Sharpe, photographer.
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The process of photograph selection included the offer to all Prana Writer members to browse the Public Collection of the Local Studies Library and select around ten photographs each. We submitted requests for around a hundred and fifty photos to the Local Studies Library. Most were approved. Some of the photos we could not use
