Category Archives: ZineWest

ZineWest is a print zine and competition for Western Sydney Writers run by New Writers’ Group Inc

NWG Inc Venue 2023

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FutureCampus Parramatta

With heart-felt thanks to UNE Sydney. Starting on 4th February, we will meet once a month on a Saturday 3-5 pm, at 211 Church Street Parramatta, for tutorials, workshops and open mic – except when we launch Parramatta Expression in June and ZineWest in October at 100 George Street.

Saturday Gathering Dates:

February: 4
March: 25
April: 15
May: 13
(June: 17 Parramatta Expression Launch)
July: 8 
August: 12
September: 9
(October: 14 ZineWest Launch)
November: 11 – Includes AGM 

These events are open to the public but please introduce yourself first by email at and visit our About page to see our charter and other info.

 

 

ZineWest 2022 Launch and Prizes

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ZineWest 2022, our 16th edition, was launched at the Harry Todd Band Hall on Sunday 16 October on a sunny day in Parramatta. Around 15 writers read from their works, Luke Carman gave his usual amazing response to the writing, prizes were won and raffle tickets drawn. Food featured Sahtein Lebanese Feasts thanks to Sue Chamoun. Carol Amos (NWG Inc President) gave us a quick summation of our twenty years and we celebrated with cake!  Congratulations to all with a special cheer for our visual artists whom we love to publish. Cover image: Kathryn Munro.  Gallery photos here.

You can purchase a copy or two from our shop!

PRIZES AND AWARDS:
Writing: 1st and Best Prose ($400) Danielle Catherine; 2nd ($300) Nic Lesley; 3rd and Best Poem ($200) Peter Cartwright; Highly Commended (Giramondo Titles) J. Marahuyo, Norm Fairbairn, Nicole Lenoir-Jourdan; Editors’ Writing Award  (Australiana by Yumna Kassab) Marion Claire

Art: Best Image ($100) Sandra Borri; Runner-up (Book Award) Erin Macnaught

 

 

ZineWest 2022 Book Awards

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The cash prizes are great but here are some of the terrific Australian titles to be won too as awards – or by luck in the door prizes and giant raffle. All three of these authors once won ZineWest. Joins us on Sunday 16 October for the launch of ZineWest 2022.

 

ZineWest 2022 Launch

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Sahtein Lebanese Feast
Harry Todd Band Hall
NWG Inc 20th Birthday
ZineWest 2022 Launch

All welcome to the launch of our 16th edition of ZineWest.
SUNDAY, 16 October, 2022
10:45 am for brunch (featuring Sahtein Feasts and salad snacks) 
11:15 am Readings, Prizes and Giant Raffle
12:45 pm NWG Inc’s 20th Anniversary Cake

HARRY TODD BAND HALL Jubilee Lane Parramatta
Street Parking. 10-15 minutes walk from Parramatta Station.

ENTRY: $10 includes door prize ticket (Free for primary age and younger)
ZineWest: $15.00 (Contributors first copy $5)

MC: Carol Amos, President NWG Inc
ZW Editor: Sue Crawford
Writing Judge: Luke Carman
Art Judge: Hayley Megan French 

PRIZES AND AWARDS
Writing: 1st $400, 2nd $300, 3rd $200
Highly Commended: Giramondo Titles
Editors’ Pick: Book Award
Art: 1st $100, Runner-up: Book award

ZineWest 2022 Art Publication List

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We thank all the art entrants for their range of talented and imaginative work. We wish we had space for more than those listed below. We also thank our Art judge, Hayley Megan French, Curator and Artist Development, Parramatta Artists Studios who sees all the entries and nominates the listed works and the prizes. Prizes will be announced at the October Launch.
 
ZINEWEST 2022 ART LIST 
 
Sandra Borri: Thought Patterns and Falling Apart
 
Mihaela Cristescu: Axis Mundi
 
Erin Macnaught: For the Love of Pizza and Reading on the Train
 

Kathryn Munro:  Eucalyptus Dream and Meandering City

Karla Schindler: The Rainbow Duck and Curious Cat

Michaela Simoni: Lake in the Afternoon

Dannielle Viera: Sanctuary and Freedom

ZineWest 2022 Launch

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Sunday, 16th October

Harry Todd Band Hall, Jubilee Lane, Parramatta 
(Based within Jubilee Park in walking distance from Parramatta Station)

 

 

10:45 am: Morning Tea / Chat

11:15 am – 12:45 pm: Readings, Prizes, Giant Book Raffle 

Entry: $10 includes two door prize tickets and covers venue hire and insurance

ZW22: $15
Contributors: Please collect your first copy at $5 at reception table

MC: Carol Amos, President NWG Inc

Judges: Luke Carman (writing) and Hayley Megan French (art)

 

ZineWest 2022 Publishing List

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Congratulations to the writers who have an entry selected for ZineWest 2022.  (Image: Mihaela Cristescu.) 

ALL entrants are welcome to offer work to our Pop Up Zine 2022, a project where we we can freely discuss reviews and edits. 

 

ZW2022 Publication List

Carly Bertuccio – High Voltage

C.A Broadribb – Fairies

Peter Cartwright – The Bloke Who’d …

Victoria A Cartwright – Life is (my Loom)

Danielle Catherine – Haircuts 1 to 3

Marian Claire – Delay

Danny Draper – No Barrier the Highway

Marie Dustmann – Contacts

Norm Fairbairn – To Die Upon the Sea

Kerstin Ferrol – The Cold Skin that …

Sophie Hall – Roadside Assistance

Myra Koch – Old Man Harold

Ilona Krueger – Cornflower Joy

Harold Legaspi – Fifties

Nicole Lenoir-Jourdan – Eric the Elver

Artelle Lenthall – Wolfie and Son

Nic Lesley – Runs in the Family

Louise Loomes – Paper Man

J. Marahuyo – Before the Rain

Jo Mularczyk – The Final One Hundred

Denise Newton – Tree Huggers

Arna Radovich – Catching Poems

Michaela Simoni – Rear Vision of my Time

Jake Tarasenko – The Better

The Tropics888 – For us to Keep

Paul Traynor – The Submission

Dannielle Viera – Scared Stiff

 

 

ZineWest 2022 Art due 10 July

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ZW2022Art Entry Form
ZineWest 2022 is now open for Art entries. We are looking for digital images (jpeg’s 300dpi) from creatives with links to Western Sydney (residents, workers, students or people involved with WS cultural/arts activities.) We publish around 6 greyscale images and 8 full colour in our A5 print Zine. $100 for best image. 

Free entry, up to three images.
Judge: Dr Hayley Megan French (PAS)
Please read form for more information!

There are a few examples on the ZineWest page and pdfs of past ZineWests in our Ezine archives

NWG Inc February / March Events

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Saturday 12 Feb 3-4:30 pm

Valentine’s Day Spoken Word Val’s Rules:
2 mins of your original take on love/romance – the joy the despair the mundane. Solo, no music, no props, no intros, English only. You lose marks for unnecessary swearing and going over time.
Book award!  

 

 

We’ll also swap news on our latest reading and writing and discuss the NWG Inc’s 2022 calendar before wrapping up with Open Mic: your original work any topic, 2 mins max.
Zoom Link: 

 

1st March ZineWest 2022 Writing Entries open – entry form available soon.


Saturday 12 March 11:30 am
Launch of Stay A While, 6th edition of Mihaela Cristescu’s Romanian /Australian bi-lingual anthologies. State Library of NSW. 

 

Saturday 26 March, 3-4:30 pm Writing Exercise and discussion plus Open Mic. Details to come.