Society of Women Writers

Paula Wilson discussed her writing with Del Nightingale, and read some of her stories, on Writers @ Work - 3RPP radio on Monday 2nd November. Paula's short story 'Thirty-two Years, Eight Months…' was published in the August issue of Positive Word Paula's short story 'Share House' was published in the magazine Positive Words.	Paula Wilson Also a highly commended for 'Finally First' in the Gum Leaves short story competition and the story was published on their website www.scribbligum.com Paula had success with two short stories for children. 'The Red Swaggie' was published in Fellowship of Australian Writers (FAW) anthology ‘Pass the Envelope 2007’ (published late 2008). 'High Ground' was awarded second prize in the FAW Mary Grant Bruce Short Story Award.	Marguerite Kisvardai Poem in 'Reflecting on Melbourne', book to be published October 18 by Poetica Christi Press. Prose and poetry in DLS Literary Society	ACHIEVEMENTS Please send all information to: Blaise Van Hecke Postal Address: 33 Baldwin Ave., Montmorency, Vic., 3094 Email: busybird@bigpond.net.au We'd love to include a photo of you on this webpage too. Email photos to veronica@spamarrest.com
Lorraine McGuigan Manuscript of 'Wings of the Same Bird' won Best Poetry in Interactive Press IP Picks Awards and will be published this year 2nd in Apollo Poetry Awards See details of the launch of this book on our Calendar page.	Highly Commended in Reason-Brisbane Poetry Prize 2 poems in Poetrix Poem in 'Motherlode' - anthology edited by Jennifer Harrison and Kate Waterhouse (Pub. Puncher & Wattman)	Featured Reader at both Daylesford and Creswick Words in Winter Festival.
Dulcie Stone	Dulcie Stone has had her new non-fiction book ‘Aspects of Creativity’ published by Zeus Publications. Stay tuned for sale details.	Blaise van Hecke	Blaise van Hecke is very excited. ‘[untitled] The Melbourne Writers’ Magazine’ haas been successfully launched.
Karen won First Prize in the Society's 2009 Bicentenial awards with her story "Kay's Café. Karen has also launched her book of short stories: All that and Everything.	Karen Turner	Alice Landau	Alice launched her book Snippets from my Family Album in March 2009. Born in 1927, Alice found her life dramatically changed by WWII. Her book tells a powerful, difficult and fascinating story. Snippets from my Family Album is available for $30 plus $9 P&H from the Makor Jewish Community Library, Beth Weizmann, 306 Hawthorn Rd, Caulfield South, Vic, 3162 or privately from Alice. Email alicelaundau@hotmail.com
Marlene has had a busy year so far. She won Second Prize in the Society's Biennial Literary Awards in the Poetry Section for her poem "Hot Air Platoon". She co-judged the Spiritual Directors' International 2009 Poetry Competition. Her poem Kew Gardens, London was published in *Westerly.* The Mission and River-me are about to be published in the anthology *Melbourne Reflections* The poem Ours (about the 2008 bushfires in Victoria) was published in *Eureka Street* and as an earlier version, Communion in *Earthsong journal.*	Marlene Marburg Another poem Organic has been chosen for the 2009 poetry anthology *New Beginnings.* Pink Crepe Hands has been accepted for *Famous Reporter*.	Rebecca Maxwell	Rebecca ’s book “Blind and Busy” was written to honour the inventor of the braille language - a language created specifically for the blind and vision impaired - and celebrates two hundred years since the birth of Louis Braille. The book was launched on the 18th of June at Guide Dogs Victoria in Kew to an audience of approximately seventy; family, friends and colleagues. The audience was treated to readings and songs by students and adults who read (and sang) their material by braille. “Blind and Busy” is available from Palmer Higgs publishers : Address: 975 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill, Victoria Australia 3128 Ph: 613 8892 4410 Online: http://www.palmerhiggsbooks.com.au/
		Elizabeth. M. Thompson	In July 2009, Elizabeth won first prize in the article section of the Society of Women Writers Vic. Inc. Biennial Literary Awards for her article "A Brief History of the Picnic". Elizabeth is recording readings of fictional Letters From The Other Side for Del Nightingale's show Writers At Work on 98.7 F.M. Written versions of the letters will also be published by Peter Hinchcliffe on the United Kingdom site: Open Writing. She was also one of ten winners of the "Fifty Plus News" writing competition with her 750 word story "Jackhammer Evenings". Each issue of the newspaper for 2009 will feature one of the winning stories. Elizabeth had Veering Left, from her series Musings Of A Downsizer, two short stories Mother Baker's Hat, and Best Friends, broadcast on the Arts Program of Vision Australia. Also a short story Tickets Please, broadcast on the Qld Story Teller program. http://elizabeththompsonmywrite.blogspot.com/
Veronica Schwarz Veronica had an article, "It's in the post!' about our postal workshops in the VWC's 'Victorian Writer' for April 2009.			Judy Bartosy Judy had a poem published in Poetry Monash.