2002
2002 saw a continuation of the Writers' Centre's range of fantastic events, seminars, workshops and youth initiatives. 2002 was also a great year for publications, including Chafing at the Gate (cover pictured below), a short story anthology from SA writers aged 18 and under, who were winners of the 2002 SA Writers' Centre and Seaview Press short story competition. Writer's Caf continued to provide a lively monthly occasion for writers of all genres to showcase their talents.
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Events
Writers' Caf
2002 saw a change of venues for this popular year long series of events, due to the 2001 closing of the much loved Koko's Cafe. Venues included the SAWC Atrium, Cafe Buongiorno's, and the Stag Hotel.
Thursday 23 May
Writers' Caf opened for the year at the Stag Hotel, featuring poet Jude Aquilina, Nicholas Jose, Mark McKay and Sarah Masters.
Thursday 20 June
This evening featured Bob Magor, Marguerite Hann Syme, Melanie Duckworth and Vivienne Holloway.
Thursday 25 July
This event featured Graham Rowlands, Corrie Hosking, Jade O'Donohue and Jeanette Wormald (singer / songwriter).
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June: Marguerite Hann Syme |
July: Corrie Hosking |
August: Monica McInerney |
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Thursday 22 August
This Caf starred lively novelist Monica McInerney, poet Jules Leigh Koch, young writer Aleisha Heikkinen and SCALA's Robert Childs.
Thursday 19 September
Barrie and Jan McAskill set Rundle Street rafters ringing when they performed at Writers' Caf in the SAWC Atrium.
Thursday 24 October
This evening featured fantasy author Fiona Mcintosh, the Kaleidoscopic Poetry Troupe (KPT), young writer Yasmine Nicholls and award winning writer and musician Ben Winch.
Thursday 21 November
This Writers' Caf featured performer Bill 'Swampy' March, who was joined by poet John Malone, author Deb Kandelaars and young writer Janie Root.
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September: Barrie McAskill |
October: Ben Winch |
November: Bill 'Swampy' Marsh |
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March 2002
Poets on Popeye
Always a highlight during the Festival season, this Poets on Popeye featured international, national and local poets. Attendees enjoyed a tranquil cruise on the River Torrens, tasted local wines and cheeses, and tried poetry with a difference!
Guests included Mark Strand, Lauren Williams and Shen.
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Mark Strand |
Shen |
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June 2002
Port Lincoln Booklovers' Festival
This festival was held over a long weekend on 8-10 June 2002. Attendance was free thanks to support from Arts SA, Adelaide University and the SA Writers' Centre.
Events included a Meet the Authors session, local writers' reading, a 'day in the life' of the SA Writers' Centre, and a range of workshops and panels.
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Eva Sallis with a librarian |
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September 2002
National Poetry Week
This week featured the sessions 'Talking in Tounges', 'Indigenous Poetry Day', 'Landscape and Environment', 'Alive and Well', '15-30: the poetry of Young Australians', and 'Ear Candy' open mike session.
Publications
December 2002
The New Cage
Congratulations Stefan Laszczuk, winner of the SA Writers' Centre / Seaview Press / CM Digital Short Story competition. His prize was the publishing of his book, The New Cage, which was launched by Eva Sallis
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Cover of Stefan Laszczuk's book |
Stefan Laszczuk |
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dB Young Writers
This publication continued into 2002, including works from young writers Jade O'Donohue, Aleisha Heikkinen, and Mel.
Seminars & Workshops
May-June 2002
SA Writers' Mentorship
Writer-in-Residence Nicholas Jose mentored SA writers throughout May and June of 2001, in partnership with Adelaide Uni, and thanks to funding from the SA Government though Arts SA.
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Nicholas Jose |
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June 2002
Seminar: Writing for Success
This seminar featured a range of perspectives, from successful writers, editors, publishers, to aid attendees in Writing for Success.
Writer John Fletcher is the author of nine best selling novels. Kay Ronai was Chief Editor of Fiction and Children's Books at Penguin Books before deciding to freelance. Dyan Blacklock is a publisher for Omnibus, who publish a range of children's picture books, fiction and non fiction. Angela Goode has worked as a full time journalist for The Advertiser, as well as writing three best selling books.
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John Fletcher |
Angela Goode |
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Youth
Youth events 2002
Youth events for 2002 included Young Author's Night, the Country Kids Workshop, Short Story Book Competition, Primary School Teachers' 'Tips for Teachers' workshop, and Secondary School Teachers' 'Sparks: Igniting their Writing' worksop.
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Image from the SA Writers' Centre Schools' Calendar |
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Where We're At
Vital Stats
Membership: 1110.
Chair: Sean Williams.
Committee: Ian Bone, Elizabeth Hutchins, K*m Mann, Peter McNamara, Kirsty Brooks, Rob de Kok and Peter Murdoch.
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Board of Management: part 1 |
Board of Management: part 2 |
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Congratulations to longstanding SAWC member Lolo Houbein, who was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in June 2002, a fantastic recognition for her outstanding contribution to writing.
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Lolo Houbein |
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2002 was the year of a sad farewell to the SA Writers' Centre's administrator, editor and publicist Mary Combe, whose contributions to the Writers' Centre were enormous. She left in order to spend more time with family in Australia and overseas, and was sadly fare-welled at the St Lucy's party.
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Mary Combe (centre), pictured with director |
Tim Sinclair, volunteer fundraiser and Administrative Assistant |
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A big thank you to Patron Saint of the SA Writers' Centre, writer Garth Nix, who donated $5000 of his $15000 Premier's Award to the SA Writers' Centre. His novel Lirael won the National Award for Children's Literature in the 2002 Festival Awards for Literature, and he made the startling announcement at the Awards Ceremony.
Congratulations to SA Great Winner Rod Martin, Managing Director of Era Publications. Through Era's publishing enterprise, SA and Australian writers are sent into 30 countries around the world.
Again, a massive thank you to our many tireless volunteers, whose continual help builds the foundations of the Writers' Centre. Pictured are volunteer newsletter folders, and volunteer fundraiser and Administrative Assistant Tim Sinclair.
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Project Officer Bel Schenk, hard at work |
Newsletter folders hard at work. |
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The SA Writers' Centre is assisted by the South Australian Government through Arts SA, and the Commonwealth Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory bodies.