News! Brisbane Omega Showcase - Ruth Bonetti

I’m delighted to help on the organising team of the BRISBANE OMEGA SHOWCASE. This new event is an opportunity for authors, both established and aspiring, to inspire each other with the writing God has given us. It will be held at the Coopers Colonial Motel in Acacia Ridge on 11 and 12 August. 

Because it’s a showcase, it’s about celebrating the work of local Christian writers and connecting them with both readers and other writers. There will be two-minute promotional spots throughout the day for already published writers to pop up and enthuse others about their books. Vie for heaps of worthwhile prizes, including vouchers for proofreading, editing and designing; 

There will be: 

·      mini-book launches

·      publishers, editors and designers to consult

      ·      sessions on many valuable topics.    

Including...

PUBLISHER APPOINTMENTS

Check in with Rochelle Stephens of Wombat Books and Rhiza Press. (This incurs an extra fee. But it’s well worth investing in yourself to see if your writing is at that point where a publisher is interested or needs more fine-tuning.)

FREE CONSULTATIONS

Rebekah Robinson of Beckon Creative is offering free consultations on cover and interior design for self-publishers. She’ll also be speaking on how cover design influences buyers with subliminal clues via colours and fonts.

SCREEN-WRITING TIPS

Simon Kennedy , co-creator of the award-winning drama series, Safe Harbour, will be speaking on the ins and outs of screen-writing.

MEMOIR

Darryl Dymock, tutor at the Qld Writers’ Centre , will present on how to create a safe place for people to talk about their lives through a memoir-writing group in your church —and getting local politicians to officially launch the resultant anthology! 

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL ENDS JUNE 24!

Tickets include BBQ on Friday evening, lunch on Saturday and morning and afternoon tea.  

Friday and Saturday: https://www.trybooking.com/CIDBQ

Friday only: https://www.trybooking.com/CHZPW

Saturday only: https://www.trybooking.com/CIDBC

If you’re a paid-up member of Omega Writers and need the discount code, please contact us via Facebook.

SLEEP OVER

Out of town? For accommodation, get in quick with your bookings at the motel because it’s more than half full already.

We hope to see many of you there at the Showcase. It’s going to be fun as well as inspiring. Do you, like me, need an occasional fillip to get past the starter blocks and find enthusiasm to put fingers to keyboard? This may pep up your writing juices! Raring to go! 

ABOUT Ruth Bonetti

Ruth's next project is Uplifting Women mooted for late 2023. Ruth's Trilogy Midnight Sun to Southern Cross has won awards including the CALEB Nonfiction prize. Hear her narrate chapters.

Available: Amazon, Bookdepository etc. Autographed copies from  ruthbonetti.com and http://www.ruthbonetti.com/burn-my-letters/ 

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Ruth founded Omega Writers in 1992.