In this week's edition of Pen & Pixel, we are delighted to publish the 4 shortlisted writers for the 2022 Scriptable program for emerging screenwriters.
It was a record-breaking year for entries to the program and it was fantastic especially to see many applicants to our inaugural Youth Category - the next generation of Australian screenwriters and industry talent.
The shortlisted writers will now be matched with experienced screen professionals for 5 hours of mentorship, during which they'll receive professional feedback on their work and guidance on the development of their career. We hope to see longstanding connections and creative partnerships form, and wish these writers all the best in their next stages of development.
If you're a screenwriter, don't forget to register your interest in the 2023 Scriptable program and receive the latest news and updates.
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• Bruno Starrs
• Kirsty Zane
• Rosina Floriani (Youth Category)
• Samantha Hill
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Full-day hybrid workshop
When: 10:30am, Saturday 22 October
Learn to create a compelling atmosphere and the right mood in your work, and express its emotional truth through setting, with award-winning author of writing guide The Writer Laid Bare Lee Kofman.
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Hybrid development program
When: 9:00am, Saturday 29 October
Develop your author brand, nail down your online presence, and learn critical marketing know-how to back up your writing career.
Registrations close next Tuesday, 11 October.
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Check out our website for bookings and more details. |
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When: 11:00am, Wednesday 5 October
Where: slq gallery, Level 2, State Library of Queensland, South Brisbane
Join the curator of State Library's Queensland to a T for a tour of the exhibition and discover the stories behind the humble tea towel. Hear insights into Queensland's culture and identity, and get a glimpse into the Glenn R. Cooke Souvenir Textiles collection (holding over 1500 items).
Love Your Bookshop Day
When: Saturday 8 October
Where: Local bookshops around Australia
An initiative of the Australian Booksellers Association, Love Your Bookshop Day (#LYBD2022) is an annual celebration of everything local bookshops do.
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When: 21 - 30 October
Where: Various venues, Byron Bay, NSW
Byron Bay Film Festival (BBFF) is a platform for independent film talent, showcasing a rich, diverse program of entertaining, inspiring and thought provoking films. The largest regional film festival in Australia, BBFF includes screenings, red carpet and networking events.
Queerstories - Brisbane Powerhouse
When: 4:00pm, Sunday 27 November
Where: Brisbane Powerhouse Theatre, New Farm
Queerstories is a national LGBTQIA+ storytelling project hosted and programmed by Maeve Marsden, and joins Brisbane Powerhouse's MELT Festival in November with a line-up of writers and storytellers including Benjamin Law.
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Right Left Write
Our October genre prompt is Horror and will be guest judged by Geneve Flynn. Immerse yourself in the theme, experiment, play or subvert expectations...
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Guest judge Geneve Flynn is a two-time Bram Stoker Award®- and Shirley Jackson Award-winning fiction editor, author, and poet. Her works have been nominated and shortlisted for the British Fantasy, Ditmar, Aurealis, Australian Shadows, Elgin, and Rhysling Awards, and the Pushcart Prize. Most recently, Geneve received a Queensland Writers Fellowship.
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Community news & Member Milestones
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Leigh Greig's book Human Resources Relationships: Lets talk about the business of humans was released to eBook and Audio in September.
Amber Zhao has been named by Express Media as a shortlisted writer in The 2022 Hachette Australia Prize for Young Writers for Fiction, with the piece The Night Garden.
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Carly-Jay Metcalfe has been awarded a 2023 fellowship at the Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers Centre in Perth.
Adaptable 2020/21 shortlisted author Shivaun Plozza's new middle-grade novel Meet Me at the Moon Tree has been acquired by University of Queensland Press. The book is set to be published in 2023.
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Share your achievements! Submit your Member Milestone using the submissions form. |
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Johnno Award - nominations open
Nominations close: 25 October
Do you know someone who goes above and beyond for the writing community? Queensland Writers Centre's Johnno Award recognises outstanding services to writers and writing in Queensland, and is now calling for nominations from current members.
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Competitions & opportunities
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IPEd - The Rosanne Fitzgibbon Editorial Award
Closes: 21 October
The Institute of Professional Editors' biennial Rosanne Fitzgibbon Editorial Award (the Rosie) recognises excellence in editing in a published work. Nominations for the award can come from the author, publisher or editor.
The work in the nomination must have been published between 1 January 2021 - 21 October 2022. Winner receives a cash prize of $4,000.
Judith Wright Poetry Prize for New and Emerging Poets
Closes: 14 November
The Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize for New and Emerging Poets seeks poetry from emerging writers with no more than one published collection of poems. The prize is open internationally; first prize $6,000, second prize $2,000 and third prize $1,000. All three winners will be published in Overland’s autumn 2023 issue.
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Mansfield Readers and Writers festival short story competition
Closes: 20 November
Competition held in conjunction with the inaugural Mansfield (Victoria) Readers and Writers festival (to be held March 2023). Submissions up to 5,000 words on the theme of Heart.
Winner receives $1,000 prize, with a local writer’s prize of $500 for a Mansfield Shire local. Winning stories and longlisted entries will be published in a short story collection to be launched at the festival.
Mascara Varuna Residency for Writers and Editors
Closes: 5 December
Residency opportunity for emerging and established writers who identify as First Nations and/or CaLD with a manuscript in development. Four successful applicants receive one-week residency in early 2023 at Varuna, plus manuscript reading from a senior editor and mentorship with an emerging editor. Includes travel costs for interstate writers.
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This week's giveaway
Thanks to Allen & Unwin, we have copies to giveaway of A Girl Called Corpse: An Elston-Fright Tale by Reece Carter.
A dazzling debut about a lonely kid ghost who goes searching for answers about her past in a forgotten coastal town that fizzes with secret magic. 'I loved it!' said Jessica Townsend, New York Times bestselling author of Nevermoor.
Fill in the entry form for your chance to win. Only winners will be notified.
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Queensland Writers Centre membership
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