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Current and forthcoming appearances and publications:

Byron Bay Writers Festival, 5 August 2010 memoir-editing workshop
I'm teaching a workshop entitled Your life, edited: approaches to editing memoir on Thursday 5 August 1.30pm - 4.30pm at the Byron Community Centre in Jonson St. The workshop is for anyone struggling with a work already in progress. As someone who has written a memoir and edited others' memoirs, I'm well placed to help unstick a manuscript that refuses to budge.
For information and bookings, call 02 6685 5115.

Byron Bay Writers Festival, 6-8 August 2010 author panels
I will be facilitating/moderating the following Festival events:

My space: Spilling the beans on self
Friday 6th, 12.00pm - 1.00pm
With Lily Bragge, Bryce Corbett, James Knight, Yvonne Louis

Voices in my head: Writing dialogue that works
Friday 6th, 1.30pm - 2.30pm
With Hannie Rayson, Kate Veitch, Tasma Walton

Return journey: Stories of triumph over adversity
Saturday 7th, 9.00am - 10.00am
With Lily Bragge, Kate Howarth, Brenda Walker

Secrets and yearnings: The writing of memory and memoir
Saturday 7th, 12.15pm - 1.15pm
With David Carlin, Josephine Emery, Rodney Hall, Yvonne Louis

It came from outer space: Where writers find their muse
Sunday 8th, 4.00pm - 5.00pm
With Omar Musa, O Thiam Chin, Tasma Walton

November 2009
Short story "Smells Like Teen Spirit" published in extempore journal of art, writing, and improvisation.

September 2009
Publicity tour for The Young Widow's Book of Home Improvement paperback. The paperback edition was selected as One of the 50 Books You Can't Put Down as part of the 2009 Books Alive campaign, which encourages Australians to read.
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