POETRY WINNER
US-based Michael Lavers' Your Father At Fourteen, a poem inspired by fatherhood and loss, has won the $15,000 University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor's International Poetry Prize for 2016. South Africa-based PQR Anderson's Heinz Guderian at Yasnaya Polyanaa, a piece on a German general using the estate of the author who wrote War and Peace won the $5000 runner-up award. More than 1200 poems were submitted by more than 700 poets worldwide.
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What's on
September 24: Meet Craig Cormick as he launches his new picture book Valdur the Viking at Harry Hartog Woden at 11am. The book and event are suitable for children six and older. Phone 62325832.
September 25: At Black Swan Gallery, Burley Griffin Way (Stephen Street), Binalong at 1.30 for 2pm at A Brush With Poetry will be all contemporary styles and bush poetry performances plus (often) music! Performers from all around the Canberra, Tablelands, Riverina regions and beyond share the mike. All welcome. Queries: Yvette Gilroy on 62274531.
September 25: At Muse Canberra at 3pm, genre fiction writers Sulari Gentrill, Kaaron Warren and Sean Williams will talk on the subject "Stranger Than Fiction: Light in the Dark?". Tickets $10 includes a drink. musecanberra.com.au.
September 29: Fantasy writer Garth Nix will discuss his new novel Goldenhand at the National Library of Australia Theatre, Lower Ground 1 at 6pm. Tickets $15 includes refreshments and book signing. nla.gov.au.
September 29: Manning Clark House Poetry at 7.30pm features Owen Bullock and Carmel Summers. 11 Tasmanian Circuit. Forrest. $10/$5.
October 4-7: Adventures in Text: School Holiday Program for 11-13-Year-Olds from 9am to 3.30pm at Greyhound Racing Club, Jerrabomberra Avenue, Symonston,features instruction from local authors including Jack Heat and Kaaron Warren. Cost: $395 (+b.f.), $495 (+b.f.) for extra care until 5pm. eventbrite.com/e/adventures-in-text-school-holiday-program-for-11-13-year-olds-tickets-27138275312?aff=litbits.
October 6: Children, Parents and the Court: Legal Intervention in Family Life by John Seymour will be launched in the foyer, ground floor of the National Library of Australia at 6pm. Admission is free. nla.gov.au.
October 7: On the weekend of October 7-9 Well Thumbed Books. The Cobargo Crime Convention will showcase eight of the best crime novelists including Candice Fox and Sulari Gentill beginning at the Bermagui Library on October 7 at 5pm. fourwinds.com.au/whats-on or call 6493 3414
October 8: In The Boy Behind the Curtain, writer Tim Winton will discuss the real characters and events behind his bestselling novels in a discussion with the ABC's Andrea Ho. National Library of Australia Theatre, Lower Ground 1. $15 includes refreshments and booksigning. nla.gov.au.
October 8: Indonesian author Leila S. Chudori will talk about her novel Home at the Asia Bookroom, Lawry Place, Macquarie at 4pm. Admission by gold coin donation to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. RSVP to 62515191 by October 7.
October 8: Descriptions that Delight with Cate Whittle from 10am to 2pm at B Block Meeting Area, Gorman Arts Centre, Braddon will help bringing writing to life. Cost: ACTWC Member $90 (+b.f.), Non-member (includes 12 months of membership) $155 (+b.f.). eventbrite.com/e/descriptions-that-delight-with-cate-whittle-tickets-26773110093?aff=litbits.
October 9: To Plot or Not to Plot with Cate Whittle from 10am to 2pm at B Block Meeting Area, Gorman Arts Centre, Braddon, is about how to plot novels. Cost: ACTWC Member $90 (+b.f.), Non-member (includes 12 months of membership) $155 (+b.f.). eventbrite.com/e/to-plot-or-not-to-plot-with-cate-whittle-tickets-26773170273?aff=litbits.
October 10: The Second Rush: Mining and the Transformation of Australia by David Lee will be launched in the National Library of Australia foyer at 6pm. Free admission. nla.gov.au.
October 20: Adventurer Tim Cope will talk about his three-year trek, 10,000-kilometre trek in On the Trail of Genghis Khan: An Epic Journey through the Lands of the Nomads at the National Library of Australia Theatre, Lower Ground 1, at 6pm. $15 includes refreshments. nla.gov.au.
October 27: Moving On: A Tale of the Millennium by Don Aitkin will be launched by Claudia Hyles at Paperchain Manuka at 6pm. RSVP 6295 6723.
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