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ZW10 Launch – Saturday 9th October

Venue: Studio 2, Connect Studios, Connection Arcade
Cr. Darcy and Church St Parramatta
Time: 12:30 pm, Refreshments  1:15 – 3:15 pm, Readings and Awards
Entry: $5 to cover venue hire. Zine: $8 each (Writers published this year may collect one free copy)

ZW WORD – Saturday 9th October – following ZW Launch
Wonderful poems and stories from more ZW10 entrants.                                                                                                                          
Venue: Mars Hill Cafe, 331 Church St Parramatta (upstairs)
Time: 3:50 pm, 331 Church St Parramatta 

 Directions and parking info see more details on the Zine West Page

The following writers all have one entry selected to appear in the print zine ZineWest 10.

Other entrants have been invited to present their work live at ZW Word which follows the official launch on Saturday 9th October. We will soon post details of the ZW10 launch at Connect Studios Parramatta (12:30 for 1pm) and the following event ZW Word at 3:50pm at Mars Hill Cafe.

G.J. Barbagallo E. Bartulovich A. Benjamin
L. Carmen L. Carswell E. Craggs
M. Cristescu K. Davis S. Duffy
N. Fairbairn F. Farid T. Farrugia
M.W. Jackson J. Hemsley L. Herrmann
I. Krueger P. O’Loughlin J. Patterson
P. Porteous E. Rule Liz Rule
Luke Rule K. Steele M. Sutton
D. Toohey G. Toseski E. Trimboli
P. Weerakoon W. Wiebelitz J. Wrightson

The ZineWest title was created for the NEW Writers’ Group Anthology in 2006. The following year we divided our publishing energy into two zines: our in-house anthology for NWG Inc members and a second zine for all new Western Sydney writers (which took over the title ZineWest).

Since the first ZW competition in 2006, many writers have entered over several years but we’ve found only one writer, E. (Jenny) Trimboli, who has been published in all editions including this year. The Editor has nominated Mrs Trimboli for an editors’ award. An additional editors’ award may also be announced at the launch on 9th October in addition to the awards and prizes nominated by the judge.

Comments from this years editors: PDF Download ZW10 Editors Comments

Dear writers of Western Sydney!

The competition ZineWest is open for 2010, closing date for your entries is 25th June.
We are looking for short samples of your work: poetry, lyrics, stories, memoir, drama, comics or cartoons – any word-based genre we can publish in print. NWG Inc editors select around 30 entries to publish in the zine and prizes are awarded by the judge (Fiona Wright, HEAT Magazine, Giramondo Publishing). Our co-sponsor is the Writing and Society Research Group of the University of Western Sydney.

ENTRY IS FREE.
For more information please download the invitation and the submission form
or email NWG Inc Editors

ZW10 INVITATION PDF

ZW10 SUBMISSION FORM WORD DOC

Ms Julie Owens, Federal MP for Parramatta opened the ZW Launch on 26th September 09 at the Parramatta Heritage Centre with a vibrant commentary on the development of writing in the community. She drew an interesting parallel between debate on the community’s economic foundations and the value of solid foundations in the community for our writers and other artists. Programs such as ZineWest help new writers develop and enjoy their work, and can be a step on the path to greater success.

Our judge, Fiona Wright of Giramondo Publishing, warmly praised the collection by 33 writers and gave some interesting detail on her appreciation of the winning entries and commendations. She also answered some burning questions from guest editors Felicity Castagna and Lyn Leerson on what exactly are the failings of works that don’t ‘quite make the cut’ at Giramondo Publishing.

Fiona Wright announced the following results for ZW 09:

First: Glenn Anderson for his story “Moroney” (Cash Prize:$400)
Second: Peter Porteous for his poem “Confessional” (A year’s subscription to HEAT)
Third: Luke Rule for his story “The Insomniac Uprising” (Book from Giramondo Publishing)

Commendations:
Denise Patricia Aldridge for her poem “Sestina for my Grandmother”
Brian Yatman for his poem “Wrong Place”
George Toseski for his poem “Homes”
Diana Tjoeng for her story “From Different Lands”

Diana Tjoeng and George Toseski received the NWG Inc Editor’s award for their contribution to present and past ZW editions. Diana was given a copy of Award Winning Australian Writers 09 and George received David Malouf’s latest work “Ransom”.

The works by the three prize-winners will be posted on NWG Inc’s Ezine later this month.

All ZineWest writers, friends and the general public are welcome to the

ZineWest Launch 09
Saturday, 26th September 1:00 – 3:30 pm
Parramatta Heritage Centre (Seminar Room, downstairs)
Church Street Parramatta – beside Lennox Bridge, opposite Riverside Theatres
$5 Entry Keep the ticket for your door prize!

1:00 pm: Drinks and finger food
1:30 pm: Ms Julie Owens, MP will open launch followed by…
Readings, Judge’s talk and Prizes, Readings, Acknowledgements

4:00 pm you are invited to join us across the road at
Mars Hill Cafe, 331 Church Street
for more readings from ZW09 entrants and open mic

NEW Writers’ Group Inc thanks all the writers who sent entries to ZineWest 09. The editors enjoyed reading the diverse collection of short works. They had the usual struggle to keep the short list short enough for our production budget.

All entrants should shortly receive a letter or an email within the next few days about the results and an invitation to the Launch on Saturday 26th September. Meanwhile, here is the publishing list as promised:

D. P. Aldridge; G. Anderson; Sepy Baghaei; G. Barbagallo; L. Bartolo; E. Bartulovich; D. Bofinger; N. Collis; I. Cosar; K. Davis; C. Dockmagian; J. Douglas; Y. Eckhardt; M. Finlayson; J. Gray; A. Healy; M.K.Kyaw; R. L’ Vano; P. O’Loughlin; R. Pham; P. Porteous; L. Rule; K. Steele; E. Steer; D. Tjoeng; X. Toby; D. Toohey; G. Toseski; E. Trimboli; Teri White; S.G. Williams; B. Yatman; D.S. Zappone.

Sue Crawford
ZineWest Editor

Dear writers,

ZW competition secretary Carol Amos is reminding writers that the closing date for entries is on the horizon: If you haven’t already sent us your pieces, don’t delay – they must be emailed or posted together with an entry form no later than 20th June!

Remember there are no fees and you may send in up to three short original entries in a range of genre. You need to live, work, study, or attend a writing group in Western Sydney and be 16 years or over. First Prize is $400 cash and there are other prizes and nominations from the Writing and Society Research Group, University of Western Sydney. Around thirty writers will have one of their pieces published in ZineWest 09. The launch will be late Sept/early Oct.

Click on the ZineWest Page
for more details and a copy of the INFORMATION sheet and the GUIDELINES/ENTRY form.
Postal:
ZineWest c/- New Writers’ Group Inc, PO Box 1339, Parramatta 2124
Email:
nwginc@gmail.com (subject: ZineWest 09)

“We are looking forward to your exciting entries for ZineWest 2009. Send us your original, previously unpublished, short works in any word-based genre which we can reproduce in a print zine: stories, poems, song lyrics, memoir, drama, cartoons and comics. “ Editor of ZineWest, Sue Crawford

You need to live, work or study in Western Sydney, and be 16 years or over. We will publish around 30 short pieces in ZineWest 09 from the entries submitted and these selected entries are in the running for prizes. Judging and co-sponsorship is provided by Professor Ivor Indyk through the Writing and Society Research Group, University of Western Sydney.

Prizes:
First: $400 cash.
Second: A year’s subscription to HEAT Magazine.
Third: A book from the Giramondo imprint.
Plus there are nominations including best story and best poem.

For more details and entry form go to our ZineWest Page