Meet the Author
February 2: In an ANU/Canberra Times meet the author event from 6pm to 7pm, Michael Brissenden will be in conversation with Chris Hammer on Brissdenden's new crime fiction novel, Dead Letters, featuring his Canberra counter-terrorism expert and AFP agent Sid Allen. Cinema, Kambri Cultural Centre, ANU. Registrations: anu.edu.au/events.
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A Brush With Poetry
January 31: A Brush with Poetry Bonus: Room and Zoom. Hear contemporary and traditional voices at the free open mic soirée. Café on Queen, 15 Queen St, Binalong, 1.30pm for 2pm. Link to Zoom on Binalong Arts Group Inc Facebook page or via email. Bookings essential: robynsykespoet@gmail.com or 0401 289 178.
Tough Guy Book Club
The Canberra chapter of the Tough Guy Book Club will meet at 7pm at King O'Malley's, 131 City Walk, Canberra, on the following dates: February 3, March 3, April 7, May 5 and June 2. More information: phone Darren Saffin on 0411 089 209.
Nature Writing Prize 2021
The Nature Conservancy's sixth biennial Nature Writing Prize is now accepting submissions. A prize of $7500 will be awarded to the author of an essay between 3000 and 5000 words in the genre of "Writing of Place". The prize will be awarded to an Australian writer whose entry is judged to be of the highest literary merit and which best explores his or her relationship and interaction with some aspect of the Australian landscape. The winning entry will also be published in Griffith Review online as a multimedia essay. The competition's judges are literary critic Geordie Williamson and winner of both the 2020 Miles Franklin Literary Award and the 2020 Prime Minister's Literary Award, Tara June Winch. The writer of one Highly Commended essay will receive the Rosina Joy Buckman Award, which is a two-week residency at Life at Springfield, in the NSW Southern Highlands. The prize is open to Australian citizens and permanent residents. Participants will need to pay an entry fee of $25. Submissions close at 5pm on Friday, February 19, 2021. Visit: natureaustralia.org.au/nwp.
Tails of Canberra
Ina J Photography is calling for people to register by January 30 for a fundraising book project, Tails of Canberra. The coffee table book will showcase dogs of Canberra big and small photographed in various locations around Canberra. The limited-edition book will raise funds and awareness for rescue dogs with 50 per cent of the registration fees being donated to ACT Rescue and Foster. The $90 registration fee will cover a professional pet photography session with Ina J Photography and a double spread feature in the Tails of Canberra book. The photo shoot will be conducted between February and June with the book scheduled to be published in spring/summer before Christmas 2021. More information: email ina@inajphotography.com and inajphotography.com/book-project.
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