Ezee Writer - December 2011

Ten Top Tips For Photography.

I discovered this article.

Perhaps it's useful for you as well.

Jim.

Use this link

Ezee Writer - December 2011

Bookpal Team.

Another item of interest -

Hi Jim.,

I just returned from a trip to China and Taiwan, having done some consultancy work for a Frankfurt Stock Exchange Public listed investment company. For two weeks we evaluated many companies that approached us with products and ideas. Some of them had breakthrough technologies such as a hydrogen-powered generator that can generate clean energy for factories. We also met many other companies with ideas and passion, but sadly, with no market potential. Many of them tended to mask their deficiencies with a lot of talk but no concrete evidence to back up what they said.

So as a publisher, why am I telling you all this?

Firstly, I’m sharing this to emphasise the power of being a bestselling author. One of the reasons I was invited and paid to be on this panel was because I hit the bestseller list on Amazon and that placed me ahead of other candidates for this stint. So pardon me, if I’m sounding like a broken record here for re-emphasising the importance of hitting the bestseller list.

Secondly, investment firms and book buyers share many similarities. Business pitches that are long-winded and have no substance will lose the interest of the investment firm. Similarly, books that are not revised or concise will lose the interest of the reader. So remember, less is often better. For my book, “Your Book Your Profits” I actually revised it three times and used two editors to further help me sharpen it. I wouldn’t call it perfect but at least I believe it is not full of fluff, which is one of the reasons my book reached #83 on the bestseller list in a very competitive category.

Finally, evaluating a business and a book are similar in many ways...a unique business which addresses a real market need has a good chance of getting investment capital. A book that is written in a way that is appealing to the target audience will have a good chance of getting picked up by readers. Ask yourself: Is my book addressing their needs? Is it written in the correct lingo for my audience? Is it written in a way that will engage their interest and attention?

When I wrote my first book on marketing that was published by a large education publisher, we had to write the book using academic language as it was for university students. 

My second book on self-publishing was written to suit the budding author, so I tried to make it an easy and informative read so it would not overwhelm the reader. 

My third book was written for business owners and consultants, so I used a lot of examples and case studies so they could learn and apply lessons from real life scenarios.

As they say, horses for courses...remember that when you are writing your next book!

Terence

The Bookpal Team

Narrator AusWide.

MORE good publishing news -

We are thrilled to announce that the winning entries from all Blue Mountains and Central Tablelands issues of Narrator Magazine have now been released in one free, online compilation, 'Best of the Best 2011'. 

This issue, like all others, is available for free online viewing or downloading in PDF format at http://www.narratormagazine.com.au or in a print on demand version for $12.95 (including postage anywhere in Australia) from The MoshShop at http://www.themoshshop.com.au. 

Free PDF downloads are also available at The MoshShop, or get a plain text version for your ereader from our Smashwords page at http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/narratormagazine

Enjoy, congratulations once again to all our winners, but above all, a sincere thank you to our readers, contributors and advertisers alike for your continuing support of Narrator Magazine.

Regards

Jenny Mosher

Editor

CENTRAL TABLELANDS

Best of the Best 2011

A few words from the publisher ...

It‘s with an amazing amount of pride yet sadness that we bring you this first Narrator Magazine ‗Best of the Best‘ collection.

The journey to this point has been fun, exciting, scary, revealing, but above all, rewarding. More importantly than that, though, we hope that it‘s been rewarding for you, our readers and contributors.

What started as a little seed of thought on 10 July 2010 is now being developed into an Australia-wide competition between states, and that‘s where part of the sadness comes. We have grown to know and love our regular contributors, and never cease to be amazed at the different works some of our contributors manage to come up with.

But at the end of the day, this was never meant to be a magazine for regular contributors. It is meant to be a showcase for lots of people, to help as many people as possible get a start in getting their writing careers going, and to present the best that we can in creative writing in Australia. And the only way to do that is to throw the doors open to a wider audience.

As you may have realised, the original plan was to release regional issues of Narrator, but in developing the Central Tablelands issue, we were sad to learn that this brought all sorts of administrative issues that we hadn‘t anticipated, so by the time it was released, we had already started planning to ‗go national‘. I thank all Blue Mountains and Central Tablelands contributors for their support, encouragement and understanding regarding the changeover.

We are very proud of the writings contained within this best of the best issue and we hope that we will see some of these authors again in the ‗2012 Best of the Best NSW/ACT‘!

Jenny Mosher

December 2011

Free publishing - More essays

Date Released: 2011-12-01
Read Narrator offline - click here to download the PDF version!
Read Narrator in hard copy - buy it from the MoshShop here.

Competition.

Blog Viewers.

I have decided upon my own personal competition.


As you will notice, there soon will be the ONE HUNDREDTH American viewer of my postings.


Now, 'listen up' - whomever you may be, a surprise gift awaits.


You will have to immediately send an email to me to claim your gift.


Now do not be too over excited.

It isn't very expensive, but it is very valuable !!!!!


I await in anticipation.
Jim.

Psycus Pete.

Psycus Pete.

Now Psycus Pete and his purple van

should be seen by every man,

of course by every woman too.

Be seen by me. Be seen by you.

What is that colour named aubergine ?

Perhaps auberguine should never be seen

except way out in the far, far west

where red dust rises and covers the rest,

would obscure the colour and bullet holes

while Psycus Pete performs and cajoles,

entertains as only he can

should be seen by every man,

of course by every woman too.

Be seen by me. Be seen by you.

So goodness sake seek the Pukka Truka,

before you run out of that thing called lucka,

head out you must to the Terratry

from wherever you happen to be

say

“G’day“

to Psycus Pete, before he spreads his wings

then finds those bigger and better things

"It's going to be sad to say goodbye"

to him and of course his purple van

which should be seen by every man,

of course by every woman too.

Be seen by me. Be seen by you.

© Rimeriter 2/12/11

Monday, 21 November  2011

Psycus Pete farewells his Pukka Trucka

By Caddie Brain - ABC Rural.

Note : an internet item specified above encouraged me to put these few words together. 

Episode 1: Port Lincoln to Talia - ABC West Coast SA - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Episode 1: Port Lincoln to Talia - ABC West Coast SA - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Blog Viewers.

I have decided upon my own personal competition.


As you will notice there shortly will be the ONE HUNDREDTH Aussie viewer of my postings.


Now, 'listen up' - whomever you may be, a surprise gift awaits.


You will have to immediately send an email to me to claim your gift.


Now do not be too over excited, it isn't very expensive, but it is very valuable !!!!!


I await in anticipation.
Jim.

Weatherforecast.

Macca regularly requests details about the weather from his Sunday callers.

I decided to report in writing.

Weatherforecast -

Down Under

Hurryin’ down the ol’ dirt track,

early morning - fine ‘n sunny.

Down behind the scribbly gum

 toward our backyard dunny.

Wind is whistlin’ in the trees,

bees is makin’ honey.

Over from the scribbly gum

just near our backyard dunny.

Think a southerly storm is brewin’,

hear the rumblin’ thunder.

Lightnin’ flashin’ up on high

in the land

Down Under.

What's the weather goin’ ter be

I sits ‘n waits in wonder.

Perched upon the wooden seat

in the land

Down Under.

Macca needs a forecast tried ‘n true

for his Sund’y plunder.

Ahhhhh!

I’ve  done what I had to do

in the land

Down Under.

©. Rimeriter

12/11/11.

Freelance Writing.

Very interesting details for those of us needing some encouragement.

First 3 Steps as a Freelance Writer

The Decision

 The most important part in any career you may choose it’s definitely the decision itself of performing in a specific domain. It might seem the easy part but, trust me this is the hardest for most people except for those very rare who are discovered as natural talents and who follow their one and only way. For usual people like me and you things are different. We love to write but we are afraid to consider this as our destiny, we feel unsafe and doubtful but most of all, we are not lucky enough to be free. Being constrained by circumstances, we tend to let us chosen by the profession instead of choosing and this makes us society’s slaves. How many of us have wanted to become bank clerks, insurance agents or to work in a call center and how many have the courage to risk?

 If you feel the need to write from time to time, if you feel a desperate necessity to tell about your experiences, if you have the ability to describe in details places and characters or to create stories, than you should definitely proceed in this career.

 Even if you’ll remain at the blogger stage or you’ll get to write for online magazines, newspapers and websites, you will always have the freedom to choose, you will be the one who decides what topics should cover, what publications should contact, what prices should negotiate.

You can be a freelance writer in any possible field or you can choose more areas in the same time if you believe you master the subjects enough.

 By freelancing you force a society that doesn’t need you or require you, to accept you and to respect your work.

The Beginning

 Once you’ve decided to be a freelance writer, you have to begin by building a professional presence on the web, create a portfolio and of course you’ll need an office and your office will be the blog.

 The blog will be your business card, your reference point, your portfolio so make it professional. Even if you write about anything that crosses your mind, even if you tell a story or write an article, don’t ever lose your personality, be yourself but always maintain a balance between originality and professionalism.

Be efficient or creative, funny and smart, entertaining or scheming in order to gain popularity. Be organized, write constantly and focus on quality!

 There are many methods used for bringing traffic on a website but the most important in this situation are: Twitter, Google+, Linkedln, Facebook and an AboutMe page. The secret is to connect with people in your niche, not to waste your time for nothing. By doing that you’ll be surprised to find out how many persons are in your situation, you will hear so many useful things, you will learn from their mistakes and you will progress.

The internet is full of writing websites and some of them are quite amazing, reserve at least one day to select the best of them and to create some more accounts.

 The most important thing in this profession is to be serious, conscientious and focused. Being a freelance writer requires discipline and time. Remember that you have to be a good manager for your work, an even better administrator for your time, your blog and other accounts and you have to write every post like it would be the last oneJ.

The jump 

 So you’ve already written several articles on your blog, you twitted them to your followers, you have a Facebook page and people who like you, you’re proud of your AboutMe profile and you have joined a few groups on Linkedln, then it’s time to jump!

 You are in a situation in which you can start to contact online magazines and websites that might be interested in publishing your articles and even pay for your work.

From now on it will be up to you to gain their appreciation, to uphold good relations with your employers, to be serious and to make yourself irreplaceable.

 There are 3 things you should consider when jumping:

1. You may fall but you have to get up!

2. You may fail but you have to reinvent yourself.

3. You may succeed but keep looking for better places to land.

http://mcarticles.blogspot.com/2011/11/first-3-steps-as-freelance-writer.html

Posted by Miruna  9/11/11.

ZineWest 11.

Crikey, aren't we NWG members bloody fortunate to have people dedicated to producing, improving and publishing this marvellous  - Zine.

It is marvellous to have been able to see the growth, from what was our original magazine, to the current issue which came to me recently.

Seventy two pages of dedicated endeavour, provided for us by thirty three individual writers, combined with a specialist article composed by Sue Crawford, our esteemed editor.

A fine time of interesting reading awaits  -

Positive Comments.

These are nice remarks, even more appreciated when received from people not known to me.

Our Island Continent + My Australia.

Jim, 
beautiful poetry! Thank you for sharing.

The first one was so fascinating that I forgot I was reading a poem.


Would love to hear more of your poerty if you don't mind please

 Mariushka Ostrowski.

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My Australia + Birthplace

Both of these poems are awesome, Jim!

I nearly cried with the tribute to Australia.

With talent like that, your name will live on forever, even if you don't have the fame and fortune to show for it.

Vincent Van Gogh and Emily Dickinson weren't hailed in their life times, either, yet they left impressions on the minds and hearts of millions. And hey, you're still young. :)

Plenty of time for the fame and fortune to find you after all.

Joanna Cook.

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The Poddy Rider.

       You may have heard our story on Country Hour about Ryan Fogarty, the 11-year-old from Anningie Station in the Northern Territory.He became the poddy ride champion at Harts Range rodeo about 200 kilometres north east of Alice Springs over the weekend. It inspired bush poet Jim Spain, also known as Rimeriter, to pick up his pen.

We had your poem read on the Country Hour just then and it sounded fantastic!

Caddie Brain ABC Radio.

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Writers' Information.

"Hopefully you will find this useful."

Selected from the Internet 12/10/11.

WAYS TO LAUNCH STRONG SCENES -  Page 1 of 6.

Any story or novel is, in essence, a series of scenes strung together like beads on a wire, with narrative summary adding texture and color between. A work of fiction will comprise many scenes, and each one of these individual scenes must be built with a structure most easily described as having a beginning, middle and end. The beginning of each scene is what we’ll address here.

The word beginning is a bit misleading, since some scenes pick up in the middle of action or continue where others left off, so I prefer the term launch, which more clearly suggests the place where the reader’s attention is engaged anew.

Visually, in a manuscript a new scene is usually signified by the start of a chapter, by a break of four lines (called a soft hiatus) between the last paragraph of one scene and the first paragraph of the next one, or sometimes by a symbol such as an asterisk, to let the reader know that time has passed.

Each new scene still has a responsibility to the idea or plot you started with, and that is to communicate your idea in a way that is vivifying for the reader and that provides an experience, not a lecture. Scene launches, therefore, pave the way for all the robust consequences of the idea or plot to unfurl. Each scene launch is a reintroduction, capturing your reader’s attention all over again. Start each scene by asking yourself two key questions:

Where are my characters in the plot? Where did I leave them and what are they doing now?

What is the most important piece of information that needs to be revealed in this scene?

Only you and the course of your narrative can decide which kinds of launches will work best for each scene, and choosing the right launch often takes some experimentation. Here we’ll cover 10 key techniques for launching scenes in three main ways: with action, narrative summary or setting.

ACTION LAUNCHES
The sooner you start the action in a scene, the more momentum it has to carry the reader forward. If you find yourself explaining an action, then you’re not demonstrating the action any longer; you’re floating in a distant star system known as Nebulous Intellectulus—more commonly known as your head—and so is the reader.
Keep in mind the key elements of action: time and momentum. It takes time to plan a murder over late-night whispers; to cause an embarrassing scene by drunkenly dropping a jar at the grocery; to blackmail a betraying spouse; or to haul off and kick a wall in anger. These things don’t happen spontaneously, they happen over a period of time. They are sometimes quick, sometimes slow, but once started, they unfold until finished.
The key to creating strong momentum is to start an action without explaining anything:

Albert leads them all into the dining room and everyone drifts around the large teak table, studying the busily constructed salads at each place setting—salads, which, with their knobs of cheese, jutting chives and little folios of frisée, resemble small Easter hats.

“Do we wear these or eat them?” asks Jack. In his mouth is a piece of gray chewing gum like a rat’s brain.

Lorrie Moore plunges her reader into the above scene in the story “Beautiful Grade.” Although the action is quiet, there is physical movement and a sense of real time. The lack of explanation for what is happening forces the reader to press on to learn more. The action gives clues to the reader: The characters are led into a room full of wildly decorated salads that one character is uncertain whether he should eat or wear, which gives a sense of the environment—probably chic. We get a feeling for Jack—he’s got a good sense of humor. Clearly something more is going to happen in this environment, and judging from the tone of the paragraph, we can probably expect irony and humor.

Action launches tend to energize the reader’s physical senses. To create an action launch:

1. GET STRAIGHT TO THE ACTION. Don’t drag your feet here. “Jimmy jumped off the cliff” rather than “Jimmy stared at the water, imagining how cold it would feel when he jumped.”

2. HOOK THE READER WITH BIG OR SURPRISING ACTIONS. An outburst, car crash, violent heart attack or public fight at the launch of a scene allows for more possibilities within it.

3. BE SURE THAT THE ACTION IS TRUE TO YOUR CHARACTER. Don’t have a shy character choose to become suddenly uninhibited at the launch of a scene. Do have a bossy character belittle another character in a way that creates conflict.

4. ACT FIRST, THINK LATER. If a character is going to think in your action opening, let the action come first, as in, “Elizabeth slapped the Prince. When his face turned pink, horror filled her. What have I done? she thought.”

NARRATIVE LAUNCHES
Writers often try to include narrative summary, such as descriptions of the history of a place or the backstory of characters, right at the launch of a scene, believing that the reader will not be patient enough to allow actions and dialogue to tell the story. In large doses, narrative summaries are to scenes what voice-overs are to movies—distractions and interruptions.

Yet a scene launch is actually one of the easier places to use a judicious amount of narrative summary, so long as you don’t keep the reader captive too long. Take the opening of this scene in Amanda Eyre Ward’s novel How to Be Lost:

The afternoon before, I planned how I would tell her. I would begin with my age and maturity, allude to a new lover, and finish with a bouquet of promises: grandchildren, handwritten letters, boxes from Tiffany sent in time to beat the rush. I sat in my apartment drinking Scotch and planning the words.

The above bit is almost entirely narrative summary, and the only action—drinking Scotch—is described, not demonstrated. There is no real setting, and the only visual cues the reader has are vague and abstract. However, the narrative summary does demonstrate the nature of the character, Caroline—she feels she must butter her mother up, bribe her even, in order to ask for something she needs, which turns out to be a relatively small thing. It reflects Caroline’s tendency to live in her head, and shows us she’s the kind of person who must prepare herself mentally for difficult things—a theme that recurs throughout the book. It’s also useful because Caroline spends a lot of time by herself, cutting herself off from her relationships, and, therefore, it is very true to her personality. In just one short paragraph of narrative summary, the reader learns a lot about Caroline, and Ward gets to action in the next paragraph:

Georgette stretched lazily on the balcony. Below, an ambulance wailed. A man with a shopping cart stood underneath my apartment building, eating chicken wings and whistling.

If the entire scene had continued in narrative summary, it would have had a sedative effect on the reader, and the scene’s momentum would have been lost.

A narrative approach is best used with the following launch strategies:

5. SAVE TIME BY BEGINNING WITH SUMMARY. Sometimes actions will simply take up more time and space in the scene than you would like. A scene beginning needs to move fairly quickly and, on occasion, summary will get the reader there faster.

6. COMMUNICATE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO THE READER BEFORE THE ACTION KICKS IN. Sometimes information needs to be imparted simply in order to set action in motion later in the scene. Opening sentences such as, “My mother was dead before I arrived,” “The war had begun” and, “The storm left half of the city underwater,” could easily lead to action.

 7. REVEAL A CHARACTER’S THOUGHTS OR INTENTIONS THAT CANNOT BE SHOWN THROUGH ACTION. Coma victims, elderly characters, small children and other characters sometimes cannot speak or act for physical, mental or emotional reasons; therefore the scene may need to launch with narration to let the reader know what they think and feel.

SETTING LAUNCHES
Sometimes setting details—like a jungle on fire, or moonlight sparkling on a lake—are so important to plot or character development that it’s appropriate to include visual setting at the launch of a scene. This is often the case in books set in unusual, exotic or challenging locations such as snowy Himalayan mountains, lush islands or brutal desert climates. If the setting is going to bear dramatically on the characters and the plot, then there is every reason to let it lead into the scene that will follow.

John Fowles’ novel The Magus is set mostly on a Greek island that leaves an indelible imprint on the main character, Nicholas. He becomes involved with an eccentric man whose isolated villa in the Greek countryside becomes the stage upon which the major drama of the novel unfolds. Therefore, it makes sense for him to launch a scene in this manner:

It was a Sunday in late May, blue as a bird’s wing. I climbed up the goat-paths to the island’s ridge-back, from where the green froth of the pine-tops rolled two miles down to the coast. The sea stretched like a silk carpet across to the shadowy wall of mountains on the mainland to the west. … It was an azure world, stupendously pure, and as always when I stood on the central ridge of the island and saw it before me, I forgot most of my troubles.

The reader needs to be able to see in detail the empty Greek countryside in which Nicholas becomes so isolated. It sets the scene for something beautiful and strange to happen, and Fowles does not disappoint.
These final three methods can create an effective scenic launch:

 8. ENGAGE WITH SPECIFIC VISUAL DETAILS. If your character is deserted on an island, the reader needs to know the lay of the land. Any fruit trees in sight? What color sand? Are there rocks, shelter or wild, roaming beasts?

9. USE SCENERY TO SET THE TONE OF THE SCENE. Say your scene opens in a jungle where your character is going to face danger; you can describe the scenery in language that conveys darkness, fear and mystery.

10. REFLECT A CHARACTER’S FEELINGS THROUGH SETTING. Say you have a sad character walking through a residential neighborhood. The descriptions of the homes can reflect that sadness—houses can be in disrepair, with rotting wood and untended yards. You can use weather in the same way. A bright, powerfully sunny day can reflect a mood of great cheer in a character.

Scene launches happen so quickly and are so soon forgotten that it’s easy to rush through them, figuring it doesn’t really matter how you get it started. Don’t fall prey to that thinking. Take your time with each scene launch. Craft it as carefully and strategically as you would any other aspect of your scene. Remember that a scene launch is an invitation to the reader, beckoning him to come further along with you. Make your invitation as alluring as possible.

This article was written by Jordan E. Rosenfeld.

Jim's Jottings Publications.

Jim's Jottings: New Publications.

Jim’s Jottings Aussie Booklettes  is a collection in four series.

My Australia

Bootin’ About

Roamin’ round

Amblin’ Australia

Various collections of rhymed verse have been in process since 1997,

more than ten years in gestation.

Booklettes in Bifold are available with limited internal pages.

Booklettes in Bifold with stapled binding are now available.

Books in professional bindings are available to order.

All suitable for Gift Giving.

Covers can be personalised  -   Pre Orders are necessary.

Contact

Rimeriter.

mailto: rimeriter@gmail.com subject: Jim's Jottings Aussie Book Series.

Ol'Mick.

Ol' Mick.

When I was a boy a dog old and true

lived by the creek with us, and as I grew

became very much loved as my only play friend,

so in memory he does - until my end.

His master, my brother away ploughing hard ground,

just me and my mother aware of each sound,

the times were Depression, each shilling hard won.

My brother, Mick's master - the eldest son.

My father just missing while chasing good work.

My sisters their schooling were not able to shirk

until coming of age for courtship and marriage,

no silvery slippers or a golden carriage.

So Mick was our guardian as well as a friend

should there be a danger ol'Mick would soon send

a message by barking and snarling real loud

whether rain was upon us or nary a cloud.

This day as so happened, no cloud in the sky,

a Goanna came seeking feathered chicken pie,

ol' Mick was defending our wired coop and run

by dashing and snapping - it was his day in the sun.

My mother soon joined him, I stood at her side

throwing sticks and stones while glowing with pride

at Mick and his anger at Goanna stealing eggs

until this daylight robber ran off on short legs.

He got to the main road not feeling much pain,

sidled over the edge down into storm drain,

safe and secure when then in the night

made off into the bush to recover from fright.

(c). Rimeriter. 14/12/06.

Murrumbidgee River in NSW - this is where Margaret and Barry stopped over on their journey to the Great Ocean Road.

Might enter this in the Blackened Billy Comp, but it is not true Bush Verse !!

Any comments please ??                

On the Banks – 

On the banks - of the ‘bidgee, with blue water - flowing by 

was “Hiya Barry”, and his lady, underneath - a cloudless sky. 

They are travellin’ - this fair country, with a taste - for far and wide.

Now is time, to be doin’ it, while the pace - is on their side.

Makin’ for, the southern ocean, to see Apostles - standin’ there,

slowly, slowly, disappearin’- move on quickly - for your share.

On the banks - of the ‘bidgee, campin’ down - for just awhile

for serenity, for the beauty, restin’ quietly - with a smile.

©. Rimeriter.  1 June  2010.

Blackened Billy Competition.

These are the basic details,google the remainder should you decide to enter -

Blackened Billy Verse Competition

2012

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

1. Poetry entries to be bush verse on one side only of A4 sized paper and must be entrant’s own work.

2. Name, address and telephone number of entrant must be placed on a separate page (not on entry).

3. Entries shall not have previously won a 1st, 2nd or 3rd prize in any poetry competition.

4. Entries shall not have been previously published for the monetary gain of the author.

5. Entries close 30th November 2011 and the Judge’s decision is final and no correspondence will be

entered into.

6. Winning entries will be announced and prizes presented prior to the Friday Heats of the 2012

Tamworth Bush Poetry Competition, on 27th January 2012 at Wests League Club, West Tamworth.

7. Entries will not be returned.

8. Entry fee of $5 per entry, or 5 entries for $20.

9. There is no limit to the number of entries.

10. There is no limit to the length of entries.

11. Copyright is retained by the author.

12. Winners will be notified by mail. All entrants who wish to receive a copy of the results, please enclose a

business sized stamped, self addressed envelope. For a judge’s critique, also enclose $10 with your SSAE.

organised by

The Tamworth Poetry Reading Group

supported by

A.M. Printing Services

This entry form may be copied, or extra copies obtained by sending a business sized stamped,

self addressed envelope to the above address.

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(Please make cheques payable to Tamworth Poetry Reading Group)

Authors retain copyright, but Tamworth Poetry Reading Group reserves the right to arrange publication of

the winning poem, without payment, in the Newsletter of the Australian Bush Poets Association,

The Northern Daily Leader, and Capital News.

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