POETRY IN THE HOUSE
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Poetry at the Gods has a new name and home in 2016. Poetry in the House is located in University House, 1 Balmain Crescent, Acton, in the Australian National University. The first reading will be held in the Common Room on February 9 at 8pm and the first reader will be Australian poet Les Murray. Bookings advisable. Admission (collected on the night just before the reading): $10 waged, $5 unwaged. Meals are available in the Fellows Bar and Cafe at the ANU's University House from 6.30 pm. Bookings for meals can be made directly on 6125 5289 or indirectly by joining Geoff Page's table/s (gpage40@bigpond.net.au). "Reading-only" seats can also be booked (via Geoff Page only).
THE 2016 JOLLEY PRIZE
Entries are open for the 2016 Australian Book Review Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize with a first prize of $7000. Entries must be an unpublished single-authored short story of between 2000 and 5000 words, written in English. Entries close at midnight on April 11. See: australianbookreview.com.au.
What's on
January 30: Author Diana Thompson will be in store signing copies of her breakthrough romance novel Winterflood's Passion at Harry Hartog, Westfield Woden at 11am. See: harryhartog.com.au.
January 31: The next Fellowship of Australian Writers Meeting is on from 1 to 4pm in the Brindabella Room, fourth Floor, National Library of Australia. All welcome.This month's topics are "New Years Eve" or "The New Year". Shared afternoon tea. Gold coin donation. Further inquiries Adrienne Johns on 62312470 or Chris Burt on 62311937.
February 2: In the National Gallery of Australia shop at 10.30am, Claudia Hyles will discuss The Merchants of Light by Marta Maretich. Cost $15 members, $18 guests. Bookings: nga.gov.au.
February 7: Mark Dapin will talk about his Vietnam War novel R&R with Paul Daley at Muse Canberra, East Hotel, 69 Canberra Avenue, Kingston, at 3.30pm. Admission $10 includes a drink. Bookings: musecanberra.com.au.
February 14: Journalists Lenore Taylor and Paul Daley will talk about staying creative and working to kick off Bipartisan, a new series of talks at Muse Canberra, East Hotel, 69 Canberra Avenue, Kingston. Admission $10 includes a drink. Bookings: musecanberra.com.au.
February 18 Eat, drink and be literary with award-winning Australian author Anna Funder at The Hall, University House, ANU . She will be signing copies of All That I Am, Stasiland and The Girl with the Dogs from 6.15pm. Tickets are $70 and include a main course, dessert , a glass of wine and tea or coffee. Bookings: 6125 4144.
February 21: At 2pm in the Conference Room, Level 4, National Library of Australia, anthropologist Jinghong Zhang discusses Pu-erh tea. Cost $15 includes Chinese tea. Bookings: nga.gov.au.
February 23: In a Canberra Times/ANU Meet the Author event, Stan Grant will discuss his new book Talking to My Country, a meditation on race, culture and national identity at 6.30pm in Manning Clark lecture theatre 2 at ANU. Free but bookings required on 6125 4144.
February 25: Hear poet, author, translator, academic and critic Ouyang Yu, founder of Australia's only Chinese literary journal, Overland, at the National Library of Australia Theatre, Lower Ground 1, at 6pm. Tickets $15 includes refreshments and book signing. Bookings: nga.gov.au.
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