Friday April 15th

SHORT STORY MASTERCLASS

Join Alice Robinson (Anchor Point, The Glad Shout) for an online interactive workshop to help you hone your short story writing technique. Work your way through embedded exercises as Alice shares with you her tips and methods for creating compelling short stories.
Brought to you by the Society of Women Writers Victoria.

Cost: $15

TICKETS AVAILABLE through www.trybooking.com/BYXMA … See MoreSee Less

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Friday April 1st

INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S BOOK DAY – 2nd April 2022

THE URBAN ESCAPEES – Susan Ramage. Illustrator Nettie Lodge

A family of possums’ lives and habitat are threatened by urban creep. What will happen to them? Where will they go?

Can Louis save them in time?

An enchanting story of the relationship between a wildlife-loving boy and a Brushtail possum family. ‘The Urban Escapees’ is a powerful story about increasing urbanisation and its impact on the natural world.

Available: www.greenolivepress.com/book/the-urban-escapees/ … See MoreSee Less

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Friday April 1st

INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S BOOK DAY – 2nd April 2022

BEN DARK AND THE ROGUE ROBOT RENDEZVOUS – Rob Oliver

13 year old Ben Dark’s life is turned upside down when robots attack his school and try to grab him. He’s further surprised when his friends spring into action to help him escape – onto an orbiting Phloundar space ship – who Ben soon discovers are some of the nastiest beings in the galaxy.
Together, can they save the galaxy?

Available: www.greenolivepress.com/book/ben-dark-and-the-rogue-robot-rendezvous/ … See MoreSee Less

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Friday April 1st

INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S BOOK DAY – 2nd April 2022

BOLOGNAISE DAYS – Fiona Mearon Long

Join Rhys, Tomos and Hunter on an adventure to a mysterious land with a big red rock and funny animals.

What happens when they run out of their favourite food and have to fend for themselves in a land full of strange critters?

Includes Can You See Me? for little ones to find the animals and learn their names.

Available; www.greenolivepress.com/book/bolognese-days/ … See MoreSee Less

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Wednesday March 30th

It’s time to send in your writing for the next edition of Sparx! Submissions close 15 June.

Sparx is published annually. Each issue will contain approximately 30,000 words in order for each issue to have uniformity. Any content that does not fit the current issue may be carried over to the next. Winners from SWWVic Margaret Hazzard short story award competition are automatically included. Members are encouraged to submit work that has been previously published or won a competition prize, but this does not guarantee automatic inclusion.

The Sparx editorial committee will choose content based on quality and writers must expect some editorial liaison/editing before publication.

Name: …………………………………………………………………………………………
Address: ……………………………………………………………………………………..
Suburb: ……………………………………………………………………………………….
Postcode: …………………………. State: ………………………………………………
Phone: ……………………………. Mobile: ………………………………………………
Email: ……………………………………………………………………………………………
Title of submission: ………………………………………………………………………
Word count: ………………………………………………………………………………….
Please tick –
Non fiction
Short story
Poetry
Cover image

Guidelines for written submissions:
• open theme
• writer must be a SWWVic member at the time of submission
• stories must be the original work of the entrant
• any quotations appearing in your work must be referenced and the writer must have permission to use them prior to submitting to Sparx
• short stories maximum 2,000 words; there are no genre specifications
• poems maximum of 30 lines
• articles (non-fiction, memoir) maximum of 2000 words
• entries should be submitted as Word files set in 12pt Times New Roman font, at least 1.5 space, on an A4 page with 2.5 cm margins
• entries should be submitted by email
• please use: indents not line breaks for new paragraphs
• single quotation marks
• single space after sentences
• previously published and prize winning entries accepted, however, please ensure that you have permission to submit previously published works
Guidelines for cover image submissions:
• open theme
• images include photographs and illustrations, and may include photographs of sculptures
• images must be supplied as print quality jpeg files set at a minimum of 600dpi
• contributor must be a SWWVic member at the time of submission
• images must be the original work of the entrant
• Sparx is a portrait-orientated publication. Please keep this in mind when choosing a photograph to submit
Email your submissions to: Sparx Receiving Officer,
Paula Wilson paulawilson1@optusnet.com.au … See MoreSee Less

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