Kindle books by an Australian publisher are now available on Amazon. These titles are
1: Sailing To Cairns or Little Ship - Big Trip by Diane Andrews
Sail from Sydney to Cairns in a sixteen foot long boat - little more than a surfboard with a cover - with two mad people having another mid-life crisis.
2: Dingo [...]

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You are a writer. Your mother, father, brother and best friend all think you are good enough to win a Nobel prize. This will not guarantee you a thing.
Get a grant. This is the way to do it - some inside secrets. First you need to be an incorporated organisation; that’s a big stumbling block. [...]

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Nightvoices is in hiatus till later in the year. I plan to hold one event, due to the fact I have been extremely busy.  Email me for to register intersest on dianepithie @ gmail.com for details. other cairns groups are holding poetry nights and workshops - ie Tropical Writers, Licuala Writers, Tablaland Folk Festival, Book [...]

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Bamahuta Leaving Papua by Philip Fitzpatrick was read by Australian members of Parliament and used to further the cause of kiaps getting awarded servive medals (text courtesy Keith Jackson). This is a good method you can use to publicise your book
19 November 2009
Papua New Guinea ‘Kiaps’ paid high tribute in Australian Parliament

‘BAMAHUTA LEAVING PAPUA’ – [...]

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Rejection is just a fact of life for any writer, get over it. For the last few months I have been testing out a number of writer for hire options to see how they pan out. I have to say right off, its not my favourite way of making money. A lot of the work [...]

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