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Ubud Festival is over, I’m not leaving
Ubud Writers and Readers Festival has ended and I’m not going away. It was
a fantastic festival in beautiful Ubud. I gave a workshop, spoke on two panels, chaired two other events, and The Edge of Bali and other writings was launched by Jeni Caffin. Met many interesting writers. The closing night party was spectacular with fabulous music, and I danced for hours. I’m staying on in Bali and will be involved in more events here soon.
http://www.ubudwritersfestival.com/
Australia India Literatures International Forum
I attended the Australia India Literatures International Forum on 3-5th September, held at the State Library of NSW in Sydney.
Here’s the website – program, participants, samples of writings. http://www.uws.edu.au/writing_and_society/events/australia_india_literatures_international_forum
News from Review of Australian Fiction (now DRM free, and other news)
Developments at RAF, which published my novella Surrealistic Pillow:
Until recently, RAF has been available solely through the RAF website, powered by Booki.sh:
http://reviewofaustralianfiction.com/
The first piece of news is that RAF is now available through Avid Reader (Qld), Gleebooks (NSW), Imprints (SA), The Turning Page (NSW), Readings (VIC), Fullers (Tas), Mary Ryans (QLD & NSW).
Some of these stores even have very cool RAF pages:
http://ebooks.fullersbookshop.com.au/collection/review-of-australian-fiction
http://ebooks.readings.com.au/collection/review-of-australian-fiction
http://ebooks.avidreader.com.au/collection/review-of-australian-fiction
The second piece of news is that RAF is now one of the first Australian e-publishers to go DRM-Free.
This means that readers can access RAF now on basically any e-reading device. Booki.sh have explained what DRM-Free means here:
http://about.booki.sh/support/faq/answer/what-does-lsquo-drm-free-rsquo-mean/
As you may have already heard, Booki.sh was recently acquired by the international ebook distributor, Overdrive:
http://about.booki.sh/support/press/post/overdrive-acquires-australian-ebook-company-booki-sh/
The third piece of news is that RAF is currently negotiating with Overdrive to allow RAF to be distributed to their 18,000 libraries worldwide, including the Australian university and public library system.
Australia India Literatures Forum, Sydney, 3-5 Sept 2012
I’m on the program of the Australia-India Literatures International Forum. ALIF will be held at the State Library of New South Wales, 3rd-6th September 2012.
Watch this space:
http://www.uws.edu.au/writing_and_society/events/australia_india_literatures_international_forum
Bali night at Melbourne Writers Festival 28 Aug 2012
I’ll be reading from the new edition of The Edge of Bali at this Melbourne Writers Festival event, a Bali-themed dinner at the Wantilan Bali restaurant in Hawthorn, Melbourne. Here’s the link:
http://tickets.mwf.com.au/session2_mwf.asp?s=298
Brisbane Writers Festival 5-10 Sept 2012
I’ll be at the Brisbane Writers Festival from 5 to 10 September. I’m giving a workshop (on character), a reading, and am on a Panel. Here’s my page at the BWF site and you can find out more there about the program and other writers:
http://www.brisbanewritersfestival.com.au/default.asp?PageId=71&Action=Profile&SearchValue=,PDS25,85,96&Author=69887
"Fantastic Nationality" in Griffith Review 37
My essay “Fantastic Nationality” is published in Edition 37 of Griffith Review (page 185 – 191).
It’s a version of the last chapter of my (not yet published) memoir.
Griffith Review at http://griffithreview.com/
Always Hungry ebook for 99 cents for limited time
The ebook Always Hungry is only 99 cents for a limited time. Get yours from Smashwords, the iTunes store, or the Kindle store. Read about the novel at the Always Hungry page of this website.
Ubud writers & readers festival 1-7 October 2012, Bali
I will be on the program at the Ubud writers & readers festival in Bali, 1-7 October 2012
http://www.ubudwritersfestival.com/
And before that, at Melbourne Writers Festival late August and Brisbane Writers Festival early September. Details when I have them.
Surrealistic Pillow: a novella
My novella ‘Surrealistic Pillow’ has just been published by Review of Australian Fiction
http://reviewofaustralianfiction.com/
Volume 2 Issue 4 shared with Daniel Stephensen’s story ‘A Field of Yellow Flowers’. Buy this one issue for $2.99 or subscribe to the series.
Daniel’s post on this at his tumblr:
http://forgetlings.tumblr.com/post/23053209028/available-now-2-99-aud-my-dear-friend-inez