Author: lisahannett

This time a certain Ms Slatter was getting married (and he was lovely, BTW, and tall.) The wedding was gorgeous, the bride was stunning, and before the wedding began the couple had exchanged wedding rings made out of slices of dried maple syrup with tiny leaves embedded in them. Magical. I was watching Ms Slatter walk down the…… Continue reading More Clarion dreams…

Last night I dreamt that unicorn_on_mars had a garage sale because she needed to clear her house out in order to fit in all of our Clarion crits. I bought two pairs of dream shoes from her, some jewellery, and several cute things to wear (*sigh* if only those shoes had been real!)Then I dreamt that…… Continue reading Clarion on the brain

I know I’ve gushed about it before, but I’ll gush again: Jeff VanderMeer rocks. We were so lucky to have him as a tutor in Week 6 at Clarion. So lucky. Here’s Jeff’s take on his experiences as our tutor:http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/2009/02/22/clarion-south-2009/Also, a couple of other posts Jeff has made for Amazon about Australian writing (with recommendations…… Continue reading Jeff VanderMeer rocks

So I left one $$$ opportunity off my list the other day: The D.J. O’Hearn Memorial Fellowship is a biennial award that offers residency at the Australian Centre, University of Melbourne, to emerging Australian writers. The Fellowship also has a current value of $5,000, and is awarded to a writer of fiction, poetry or drama.…… Continue reading Mixed bag

Some of you may be working on novels at the moment, and you may or may not have big overseas research trips planned in the near future (Yes, I’m looking at you, Angela!) So, thanks to the helpful folk at the SA Writers Centre, I have stumbled across the closing dates for Australia Council grants,…… Continue reading Money money money

http://www.omnivoracious.com/2009/02/clarion-south-and-australian-recommended-reads.htmlSock-puppety goodness!

Today is going to be the first day of me not sulking about post-Clarionitis.*I have a coffee date at 10:30 with Tully B, which can only be a good thing.I have 2 meetings this afternoon which, while boring, will get me out of the depressing hole that is my PhD office.I have hours of writing…… Continue reading Right then.

So I’m reviewing a book entitled Myth in Early Northwest Europe, and I’m currently reading Craig R. Davis’ essay, ‘Theories of History in Traditional Plots’. In this essay, Davis says, "In his Poetics, Aristotle identifies the "primary and and most important part of a tragedy" as the "organization of events" dramatized in it: "the first…… Continue reading Because I’m curious… not just because I’m procrastinating*

Grouchy.Tired.Editing Week 5 story has commenced, and is progressing slowly.Back in the office this morning. Sigh.Today is full of meh.**Apart from the music: I heart Paolo Nutini. Big hugs to tallaudrey for introducing us 😉 xx

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