The Socks – Biography of a Mother Lyn Chatham a grief dream— my mother a spinning top then a woman with no mouth *** my Mac was humming in front of ferns waving behind glass when I heard my mother … Continued
Bellarine Bigfoot Ross Palmer At 8:00 a.m. it’s already warm in Oakdene. Stan is waiting for me out the front of his brick veneer house. After some small talk, standing on the footpath, he ushers me into the garage where … Continued
Thank you to the following people for their wonderful submissions and for entering into the spirit of the Winter Solstice Cadenza Challenge: David Jones | John Farrington | Adam Stone | Allan Barden | Jan Price | Gail Griffin | … Continued
Autumn Street (Photo: Guenter Sahr) We have published the works of the following 14 writers who submitted their responses (in up to 300 words) to this image. We congratulate them for their enthusiasm and thank them for their fabulous … Continued
We have published the works of the following 14 writers, and thank them for their enthusiasm and fabulous contributions, in writing their responses to this image (using up to 300 words). David Bridge | Geoffrey Gaskill | John … Continued
Pressing by Jo Curtain We have published the works of the following 26 writers, and again we applaud the students from Mount Waverley Secondary College for their enthusiasm and fabulous contributions. Jan Price | Geoffrey Gaskill | Harry Roberts … Continued
Congratulations to the following writers, particularly students Ayushi, Dulara and Arya from Mount Waverley Secondary College. Jo Curtain | David Jones | David Bridge | Catherine Hannah | Ayushi N | Allan Barden | Catherine Bell | Kerstin Lindros … Continued
In the spirit of John Clarke (aka Dylan Thompson) whose A Child’s Christmas in Warrnambool continues to delight, we invited writers to send us a parody of a Christmas story, poem, song or tradition. Listen to John Clarke read … Continued
The Finest 500 is an annual competition for Geelong Writers’ members. This year, writers were invited to submit prose or poetry to 500 words in response to the theme: Remnants. Read five of the longlisted pieces below. LONGLISTED: ‘Traces’ … Continued
The Finest 500 is an annual competition for Geelong Writers’ members. This year, writers were invited to submit prose or poetry to 500 words in response to the theme: Remnants. Read five of the longlisted pieces below. LONGLISTED: ‘Dregs’ … Continued