Sunday, 16 October 2011

ZineWest '11 Results

ZineWest '11 Launch opened by the Hon. Nathan Rees, NSW shadow minister for the Arts and attended by special guest, Zelda Baravykas, Expression Sessions.

First Place and Best Poem - George Toseski: $400 (NWG Inc & Writing and Society Research Group)
Second Place - Liz Rule: Books from Giramondo Publishing (Writing and Society Research Group)
Third Place and Best Prose - Arna Radovich: Book from Giramondo Publishing (Writing and Society Research Group)
Commendation certificates: Bronwyn Lovell, Neil Murphy, Maryam Tayyaba
Editor’s Award - Jason Gray: Book - Small Indiscretions by Felicity Castagna (NWG Inc & Expression Sessions)
Encouragement certificate - Siham Youssef

ZineWest WORD (Evening Spoken Word/Western Fringe Music at Mars Hill Café)
Book awards (NWG Inc and Expressions Sessions)
ZW entrants Spoken Word was won by Lara Taylor
Open Mic was also won by Lara Taylor!
Runner-up was Gavin Hawke.

Date: Saturday, 15th October, Venue: Parramatta Heritage Centre

More details on NWG Inc's blog

We'll have some pics up on picasa soon!

Saturday, 15 October 2011

ZineWest 11 October update

UPDATE: ZineWest WORD Spoken Word and Music night: Jim Shipstone on piano will be joining Stewart Peters and Desley Taylor on guitar at Mars Hill Cafe! HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE ZW LAUNCH AND OR ZW WORD FOLKS