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Budapest, Australian studies
June 7, 2008
April 1st in Budapest, i spoke at the weekly 90 minute long seminar in the “Focus on Australia” course at the Eötvös Loránd University (in the Faculty of Humanities), co-ordinated by Dr Dorottya Hollo, who also assisted my journey in many ways.
Terrific group of students, interesting questions and responses; they had been asked to read my story My Transylvanian Cousin – so it was interesting to disucuss that in this context!
Rome residency
June 7, 2008
At the beginning of February I began my six month residency at the BR Whiting Library in Rome, Italy, granted by the Australia Council.
I will be writing a memoir.
“Neem Dreams” screenplay at Binger Film Lab
June 7, 2008
At the end of January, I completed five wonderful months at Binger Film Lab in Amsterdam.
As one of a group of 18 writers I wrote a screenplay adaptation of my novel Neem Dreams (developed to second draft).
See under “film-makers” at the Binger web site
“Party Girl” in Wet Ink
June 7, 2008
My short story “Party Girl” was published in Wet Ink magazine in December 2007.
Read here
“Your guru is your practice” in Iyengar The Yoga Master
June 7, 2008
My chapter “your guru is your practice” is included in the new volume “Iyengar the Yoga Master” edited by Kofi Busia (pub Shambhala) which was launched here at the Yogacharya Yoga Convention on July 13.
This piece is adapted from my book “sun square moon”.
6 months in Rome in 2008!
June 7, 2008
I have been given a grant by the Literature Board of the Australia Council to spend six months in Rome at the BR Whiting Library in Trastevere, Rome.
I vowed to return to Rome as soon as i could when i visited there last year after half a lifetime since my first stay there.
The Rome residency begins the very day the semester at Binger Film Lab in Amsterdam ends.
Leaving the Gold Coast…
June 7, 2008
Am packing up as i leave the place where i have lived for over seven years … and leave Australia for an indefinite time, first to the Yogacharya Yoga Convention (see earlier post “yoga and writing workshops in USA”) then to my new home base in Miami Florida then Amsterdam for 5 months then Rome…
With The Tiger publication
June 7, 2008
The contracts have been signed… my next novel With The Tiger is coming out with HarperCollins India … probably December 07
My commissioning editor is Saugata Mukherjee who was responsible for getting Neem Dreams published when he was with Rupa.
Writers Saloon at Swingin Safari 24 June
June 7, 2008
I’m reading and speaking at the Writers Saloon on Sunday June 24 – my last reading in Australia for who knows how long,
Writers Saloon is held on the last Sunday of every month and was set up my Michael Wilding, Tina Landeros and me.
Swingin Safari is a bar/restaurant/lounge / party venue in Surfers Paradise … i had a book party there when Three Sydney Novels was published…
Binger Film Lab, Amsterdam Sept 07
June 7, 2008
I have been accepted into the Binger Film Lab in Amsterdam for their September 07 – February 08 semester where i will be working on a screenplay adaptation of one of my novels.