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Effective Creativity: Editing and Getting Published for Writers

An exciting and interesting event is being held next week from Monday, July 3rd to Friday, July 7th, 2017.

This five-day intensive will be held at Tabor College of Higher Education in Adelaide, South Australia.

If you live in Adelaide, near Adelaide or can get there next week, this could be a break-through event helping you on the path to publication.

Whatever you write, however you communicate, now you can do it even better…

Effective Creativity: Editing and Getting Published for Writers

It’s an Intensive: an exciting 5 days where you’ll get to learn from, and with, publishers, editors, agents, academics and established authors who’ve achieved genuine success in the traditional and new media worlds.

The Intensive will focus on the rapidly changing and exciting world of modern publishing and communication. Topics will include marketing yourself as an author, editing and proof-reading for writers, and understanding and making the most of the complex world of digital and traditional publishing (see below for full program).

The 5 days will blend academia and practicality and is open to all interested. With sessions from 2pm-8pm daily and with dinner provided, it’s perfect for those who work and should provide plenty of networking opportunities. The Intensive can be attended as a full five-day program, or you have the option of attending individual days. Dinner and refreshments are included in all ticket types.

Important information: I will be there all week – and I happen to be one of the presenters.

You can see the whole programme and make bookings here.   This event has finished and bookings are closed.

A new fantasy imprint launch

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Melbourne-based publisher Morning Star Publishing will launch its new fantasy imprint this coming Friday 16th December 2016. The new imprint, to be known as Stone Table Books, will focus on publishing new and exciting books in the fantasy genre. Devoted readers of the Narnia series by C.S. Lewis will understand the symbolism encapsulated by this imprint’s name.

At the launch, the imprint’s first two titles will also be launched. Both titles have been written by the eminently suitable Mark Worthing who is an author, and pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in North Adelaide, South Australia. Fantasy has long been a passion of his. He has taught the writing of fantasy literature at tertiary level as the former head of the faculty of Humanities and Creative Writing at Tabor Adelaide.

The first title (with cover art shown above) is Narnia, Middle-Earth and the Kingdom of God: a History of Fantasy Literature and the Christian Tradition. This title explores the fascinating, and arguably, symbiotic relationship between Christian faith in all its manifestations, and fantasy literature. I will be posting a more thorough review of this book in the next few days.

The second title to be launched is also by Mark Worthing. It is Phantastes: George MacDonald’s Classic Fantasy Novel as retold by Mark WorthingThis modern retelling of an iconic work of the mid-1800s makes this significant novel far more accessible to today’s readers. Once again,  I will give a thorough review of this title in the next few days. The cover artwork is shown below.

Launch details:

The launch of the new imprint, as well as the two titles mentioned above, will take place this coming Friday 16th December 2016, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 139 Archer Street, North Adelaide, South Australia at 6:30pm for a 7:00pm start.

The editor of Stone Table Books and the CEO of Morning Star Publishing will be present to talk with prospective authors.

Tabor Adelaide Creative Writing programme and Stories of Life Competition will also have information stands on the night.

Come and celebrate the launch of these two books, as well as the launch of Stone Table Books. Drinks and nibbles provided.

Please note that there will only be cash sales on the night. The books may also be ordered via the publisher’s website (see below).

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