Hi there everyone,

Now that we are into shoring up postgrad self-confidence in the whole PhD process, I am assuming, that like me you often feel bogged down by the whole artefact and exegetical writing, the drafting of  journal submissions, conference papers and book chapters that you just want to read and write for pleasure.

Plenary Schedule Announched–2010 St. Gallen Book Conference

Did anyone see the documentary screened last night. It was fabulous. I have found a link to the story which ran in the national broadsheets originally.

http://www.simonsellars.com/the-two-of-us-kevin-brophy-and-allan-martin

It was great to witness the blossoming of a poet's career and mentor relationship between two Poets. Inevitably friendship outweighs the professional and creative relationship. Great TV and inspirational stuff Kevin and Allan.

ASAL Conference registration open.

http://asal.arts.unsw.edu.au/

Anyone in Wales early May this year (or next). This looks like interesting cross-disciplinary area worthy of monitoring. Of definite interest with calls to break down exclusion between research areas.

Might suit somebody like you Lydia  F, with your  Non-Fiction artefact.

http://storytelling.research.glam.ac.uk/

From all of us 'mature-aged' PhDers, particularly those of us at Swinburne, huge congratulations and well done to you Glenda Guest  Winner Commonwealth Writers Prize for Bes First Novel.  Good luck with second and Random House.

( Well done also to 'mentor' Nigel, of course).

Conference Opportunity

Your emails whilst I was in hospital this last month were uplifting and really gave me a goal (to aspire to wellness). Thank you all so much for your kind wishes via email and FB.

This might interest those in the West.

From: Bridie Mccarthy <bridie.mccarthy@deakin.edu.au>
Date: Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 11:58 AM
Subject: Creative Writing and its Contexts: 2011 ASAL mini-conference
To: cacroker@gmail.com

Creative Writing and its Contexts
A Symposium for Dennis Haskell
 
Hosted by the Westerly Centre and the Association for the Study of Australian Literature
17-18 February, 2011, University of Western Australia

Thanks to ASAL for flagging this one early: