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Three 2022 publishing fiction authors, Ellie O'Neill, DL Hicks and Miranda Luby, will share their creative pathways to publication with facilitator Abigayle Carmody.
This wonderful group of 2022 publishing fiction authors will share their creative pathways to publication, offering insight and suggestions into the many different ways that authors can reach the stage of publication. Led by Facilitator Abigayle Carmody, a writer with over twenty years’ experience, our local authors will share aspects of their writing life and what inspires them, what keeps them going, the challenges they face and how they tackle them.
Ellie O’Neill is an Irish Australian author. She writes fiction and is the author of four books, including her 2014 novel Reluctantly Charmed was a top ten Australian debut and a bestseller. Her new novel, Family Matters (Allen and Unwin) was released in June 2022.
D.L. Hicks is a crime fiction author and a police officer with 25 years’ experience. His second novel, The Fallback (Pantera Press) was published in May 2022.
Miranda Luby is a Text Prize-shortlisted debut author, journalist and copywriter. Her Young Adult book Sadie Starr’s Guide to Starting Over (Text Publishing) was published in August 2022.
Abigayle Carmody is a writer who lives on the Bellarine Peninsula. Her manuscript, Dancing in Half Circles, was shortlisted for a WA literary award and her story Love, Loss and Jam Tarts was selected as part of the Perth International Writers Festival Human Library.
Tickets – $20/$10 for GRLC Members
Audience questions welcomed. Book sales and book signings will be offered at the conclusion of the event.
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This session is sponsored by Writers Victoria
| Mon, Dec 16 | 9:00AM to 5:30PM |
| Tue, Dec 17 | 9:00AM to 5:30PM |
| Wed, Dec 18 | 9:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Thu, Dec 19 | 9:00AM to 5:30PM |
| Fri, Dec 20 | 9:00AM to 5:30PM |
| Sat, Dec 21 | 10:00AM to 5:00PM |
| Sun, Dec 22 | 10:00AM to 5:00PM |
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