Regional Festivals Matter

In the lead up to the Cairns  Tropical Writing Festival  (Sept 14-16 2014) I caught up with Diane Finlay, one of the driving forces behind it, to ask her just why a writing festival is so important to the building of the Far North Queensland Literary Community. June:  Why is a writing festival so importantContinue reading “Regional Festivals Matter”

Imagination on Fire – Tropical Writers Festival part 1.

Meeting Gretel Killen- She spoke to each person as she signed their book, just finished reading it today – REVIEW coming soon. What does it mean to have an imagination on fire? Is it never having a dull thought, or boring words but rather an array of wordsmithing skills that can polished until they areContinue reading “Imagination on Fire – Tropical Writers Festival part 1.”