The Australian Association of Writing Programs

As one of the Graduate Scholars at the International Conference on the Book in Toronto last October, I was approached to pullb together a monograph for publication based upon several keynotes delivered since 2007.

In 2012 I am hoping that an online journal (refereed international) will allow a special issue written by, edited by and referreed by PhD scholars. I have requested that if there was enough interest, it could be dedicated to Creative Industries scholars from Australia.

The Research Workforce Training Strategy workshop for so called "less research intensive Universities" today was fantastic. So perfectly focused and targetted. Many HASS organisations could learn from the program the immediate areas of "evidence-based" research and data requirements to strategically position disciplines, faculties and even Institutions in the current period of policy change and flux.

I ALWAYS come away with so many potential academic collaborations and this time two possible edited monographs ( I'm not stupid, I can't write the whole two books with a PhD to pull in).

And as usual my 'enthusiastic' or 'performative'style of presentation angered at least one attendee. How can one actually prove one's contentions in a 15 minute slot, when the actual paper is to be 5,000 and blind refereed for publication subsequent to the actual presentation, which I see as a 'taster'or forward promote as is used in the media industry.

dear all

ASA is bringing an amazing person to Sydney to run a workshop on comics and graphic novels. Her name is Colleen Doran, and I'm attaching a flyer about her, and about the workshop. Dates are 19-20 November (you could attend just before coming up to Byron for the conference!), prices are extremely reasonable, and the project sounds great. 

If you have trouble opening the flyers, email me directly : jen.webb@canberra.edu.au

best, Jen