Comments on: Diane Finlay – Northern Vision http://www.heleneyoung.com/2010/06/diane-finlay-northern-vision/ Romantic Suspense set in North Queensland. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:09:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Diane Finlay http://www.heleneyoung.com/2010/06/diane-finlay-northern-vision/comment-page-1/#comment-1047 Diane Finlay Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:02:43 +0000 http://www.heleneyoung.com/?p=2278#comment-1047 Well it's up. The full program can be viewed at www.tropicalwritersfestival.com I hope you come along and enjoy the treats on offer Well it’s up. The full program can be viewed at http://www.tropicalwritersfestival.com I hope you come along and enjoy the treats on offer

]]> By: Diane Finlay http://www.heleneyoung.com/2010/06/diane-finlay-northern-vision/comment-page-1/#comment-964 Diane Finlay Tue, 29 Jun 2010 02:19:24 +0000 http://www.heleneyoung.com/?p=2278#comment-964 Hi Helene, Thank you for having me it's been a lot of fun and I'm now seriously thinking of getting into blogging but It'll have to wait until after the festival.I will definitely pop in closer to the festival. I am now only days away from announcing the full program. All details will be up on the website soon so I'll drop in here to make that announcement as well as e-mailing Hi Helene,
Thank you for having me it’s been a lot of fun and I’m now seriously thinking of getting into blogging but It’ll have to wait until after the festival.I will definitely pop in closer to the festival. I am now only days away from announcing the full program. All details will be up on the website soon so I’ll drop in here to make that announcement as well as e-mailing

]]> By: Helene http://www.heleneyoung.com/2010/06/diane-finlay-northern-vision/comment-page-1/#comment-963 Helene Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:13:24 +0000 http://www.heleneyoung.com/?p=2278#comment-963 Steve, welcome to the blog. I'm so glad you and your daughter enjoyed Border Watch:-) Diane and June, you should both be very proud of being in Cracks in the Canopy - and love that name!! Carol, welcome! Congratulations on joining the Art Nexus board. That is a very positive move for writers. Diane, thanks for being my guest - you'll have to drop by closer to the Tropical Writers Festival to update us on the event:-) Steve, welcome to the blog. I’m so glad you and your daughter enjoyed Border Watch:-)

Diane and June, you should both be very proud of being in Cracks in the Canopy – and love that name!!

Carol, welcome! Congratulations on joining the Art Nexus board. That is a very positive move for writers.

Diane, thanks for being my guest – you’ll have to drop by closer to the Tropical Writers Festival to update us on the event:-)

]]> By: Carol Libke http://www.heleneyoung.com/2010/06/diane-finlay-northern-vision/comment-page-1/#comment-962 Carol Libke Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:43:20 +0000 http://www.heleneyoung.com/?p=2278#comment-962 Hi Helene, Sorry I missed you on community radio. I've been away in Brisbane for the past week and only getting back to the emails now. So glad you were able to make it to Tropical Writers last month. I've not been into 'blogging' before but good to see Diane doing a great job in promoting Tropical Writers and Our Festival. I've just been accepted on to the Board of Arts Nexus and I believe it will be a really positive move to have the writing sector represented as well learning lots to bring back to the group as President of TW. Hope to see you at the meeting on 3rd. Hi Helene,
Sorry I missed you on community radio. I’ve been away in Brisbane for the past week and only getting back to the emails now. So glad you were able to make it to Tropical Writers last month. I’ve not been into ‘blogging’ before but good to see Diane doing a great job in promoting Tropical Writers and Our Festival.
I’ve just been accepted on to the Board of Arts Nexus and I believe it will be a really positive move to have the writing sector represented as well learning lots to bring back to the group as President of TW. Hope to see you at the meeting on 3rd.

]]> By: June Perkins http://www.heleneyoung.com/2010/06/diane-finlay-northern-vision/comment-page-1/#comment-960 June Perkins Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:20:49 +0000 http://www.heleneyoung.com/?p=2278#comment-960 I am very proud to have made it into Cracks in the Canopy as well, and to be meeting awesome and inspiring writer in the region. I love Diane's idea about boutique publishing, development of a regional storytelling/writing with the capacity to go GLOBAL (: I am very proud to have made it into Cracks in the Canopy as well, and to be meeting awesome and inspiring writer in the region. I love Diane’s idea about boutique publishing, development of a regional storytelling/writing with the capacity to go GLOBAL (:

]]> By: Diane Finlay http://www.heleneyoung.com/2010/06/diane-finlay-northern-vision/comment-page-1/#comment-959 Diane Finlay Mon, 28 Jun 2010 04:43:25 +0000 http://www.heleneyoung.com/?p=2278#comment-959 Hi Steve, we are a very busy group. Just before the festival we will be launching our 4th anthology of prose and poetry called Cracks in the Canopy. This time we asked other regional writers groups to submit pieces to our selection panel. So this anthology is not just Tropical Writers, but other regional writers and I believe richer for the different voices and influences. I can't wait to read Helene's next book - very much looking forward to that. Hi Steve, we are a very busy group. Just before the festival we will be launching our 4th anthology of prose and poetry called Cracks in the Canopy. This time we asked other regional writers groups to submit pieces to our selection panel. So this anthology is not just Tropical Writers, but other regional writers and I believe richer for the different voices and influences. I can’t wait to read Helene’s next book – very much looking forward to that.

]]> By: Steve J http://www.heleneyoung.com/2010/06/diane-finlay-northern-vision/comment-page-1/#comment-957 Steve J Mon, 28 Jun 2010 04:09:45 +0000 http://www.heleneyoung.com/?p=2278#comment-957 Hi Helene and Diane, always interesting reading about writers in other regional areas. Sounds like Cairns has a terrific group of writers prepared to get in and promote their regions. And Helene, Border Watch was a fascinating read. Loved the use of landscape and you kept me turning the pages long after midnight. Well done. I've leant it to my daughter now and it's captivated her. Hi Helene and Diane, always interesting reading about writers in other regional areas. Sounds like Cairns has a terrific group of writers prepared to get in and promote their regions.

And Helene, Border Watch was a fascinating read. Loved the use of landscape and you kept me turning the pages long after midnight. Well done. I’ve leant it to my daughter now and it’s captivated her.

]]> By: Diane Finlay http://www.heleneyoung.com/2010/06/diane-finlay-northern-vision/comment-page-1/#comment-956 Diane Finlay Mon, 28 Jun 2010 03:51:34 +0000 http://www.heleneyoung.com/?p=2278#comment-956 I'll spell my name correctly this time! Thanks Val. Yes I too would like to see Cairns as the Cultural Capital of Regional Queensland. I think that is totally doable. Being parochial is what keeps us connected to ur roots and gives a strong sense of what our influences are. Parochial equals colour - in the sense that it gives outsiders an insite into a different area, a different viewpoint and new influences. Speaking of colour - I can't wait for the Indigenous Art Fair - it was awesome last year.I got goosebumps looking at all of the beautiful work and knowing that i live in the region that inspired this work. I’ll spell my name correctly this time!
Thanks Val. Yes I too would like to see Cairns as the Cultural Capital of Regional Queensland. I think that is totally doable. Being parochial is what keeps us connected to ur roots and gives a strong sense of what our influences are. Parochial equals colour – in the sense that it gives outsiders an insite into a different area, a different viewpoint and new influences. Speaking of colour – I can’t wait for the Indigenous Art Fair – it was awesome last year.I got goosebumps looking at all of the beautiful work and knowing that i live in the region that inspired this work.

]]> By: Helene http://www.heleneyoung.com/2010/06/diane-finlay-northern-vision/comment-page-1/#comment-955 Helene Mon, 28 Jun 2010 03:27:01 +0000 http://www.heleneyoung.com/?p=2278#comment-955 Hi Dave welcome to my blog. Glad you enjoyed the interview with Diane! Eve, welcome. I love the idea that culture is parochial and that makes it something to be celebrated! Hi Dave welcome to my blog. Glad you enjoyed the interview with Diane!

Eve, welcome. I love the idea that culture is parochial and that makes it something to be celebrated!

]]> By: Eve Matlilda Stafford http://www.heleneyoung.com/2010/06/diane-finlay-northern-vision/comment-page-1/#comment-954 Eve Matlilda Stafford Mon, 28 Jun 2010 03:16:31 +0000 http://www.heleneyoung.com/?p=2278#comment-954 Enjoyed your blog, and hear-hear for regional excellence. As the former Arts Minister and poet Mat Foley was fond of saying, "all culture is ultimately parochial". It never hurt Irish Writers from being known internationally, and they were born and worked at locations right across the back blocks of the emerald isle. Enjoyed your blog, and hear-hear for regional excellence. As the former Arts Minister and poet Mat Foley was fond of saying, “all culture is ultimately parochial”.

It never hurt Irish Writers from being known internationally, and they were born and worked at locations right across the back blocks of the emerald isle.

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