Archives by Tag 'Barbara Hannay'
Good press
How wonderful to read a positive article about romance writers in this weekend’s Brisbane Sunday Mail. There are a couple of beautiful photos to go with the article – particularly the one of Mandy Magro and her daughter Chloe – but you’ll need a hard copy to see them so track one down if you can. [...]
Yungaburra Book Fair
The Yungaburra Book Fair The annual Book Fair is once again being held in the historical village of Yungaburra on September 10th from 10am-4pm. This year the theme is ‘Books & Cooks’ – A feast for book lovers looking for a good read, rare treasure or special find with 1000s of books for sale from many of [...]
And I proclaim the 2011 RWA NQ Roadshow the best ever!
Well ok, it is the ‘first ever’ RWA NQ Roadshow, but why ruin a good headline with fact?? What a fabulous weekend of learning, writing, laughing and talking (and talking some more!). 43 attendees rolled up to the Cairns Colonial Club on a glorious North Queensland day and, judging from the animated conversations, they all [...]
The NQ Romance Writers Roadshow
The NQ Romance Writers Roadshow One-day Seminar 28th May 2011 Romance Writers of Australia (RWA) is proud to present its first North Queensland Roadshow in association with its member group, the North Queensland Romance Writers. This information-packed one day writing seminar will benefit writers at all levels, from beginner to advanced. The seminar will cover [...]
Barbara Hannay on ABC local radio NQ
A quick reminder that Barb Hannay will be doing a radio interview on ABC radio Townsville this afternoon at 2.20 pm. All the details are on her website. She’s running a competition for the best opening line for a Romance novel so get your thinking caps on and, if you’re around and listening, phone in for [...]
Tropical Writers Festival
Wow! I’ve just had a fabulous (but exhausting) weekend at the Tropical Writers Festival in Cairns. There is something very uplifting about spending an entire weekend with people who are passionate about books. As always the differences in opinions about the merits of one book versus another were intriguing and the Biggest Book Club certainly [...]
Yungaburra, book launches and editing…
Phew, what a busy last few weeks! Apologies for the lack of blogging, but life has been full. I didn’t realise how long a break I’d had until emails starting arriving asking if I was okay Very happy to report I’m fine, my computer is fine, but my boss expects me to keep working even [...]
Yungaburra Book Fair 18th September
Tomorrow I’m heading up the Gillies Range to the Yungaburra Book Fair. The historic village of Yungaburra perches on top of the Great Dividing Range with Tinaroo Dam at its back door. It’s a beautiful spot with some wonderful eclectic shops for browsing around and coffee shops serving delicious Tableland treats. I’m chairing a panel [...]
Diane Finlay – Northern Vision
Diane, welcome to my blog. It’s lovely to be able to welcome another North Queensland Writer. Have you always lived in Cairns or are you an import? How does the tropical north influence your writing? I came to Cairns in ’91/’92 and fell in love with the place. I went back to the UK and [...]
Barbara Hannay – The Sweetest of Romances
I‘m delighted to welcome Barbara to my blog today. I met Barbara at my very first RWA conference in 2004. I’d read a number of her lovely stories and was thrilled to have my photo taken with her. She’s now unofficial ‘den mum’ to the enthusiastic Nth Queensland RWA writers. Barbara, you’re the author of over [...]