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Check out the latest literary happenings as follows:
National Arts Council
1) 2011 Office Move to Goodman Road and new shared facilities for hire and spaces for lease to arts groups, including Singapore writers and literary organisations!
The National Arts Council will be moving to the Goodman Arts Centre with effect from 17 January 2011. The Goodman Arts Centre, a pilot project of the new Framework for Arts Spaces, has been redeveloped to include new shared facilities for hire and spaces for lease to artists and arts groups. The relocation of NAC to the Arts Centre enables a closer working relationship with our arts and community stakeholders. Leveraging on the mix of the different communities in the locale, we hope to transform the Arts Centre into a lively, energetic place with a strong sense of community among artists, arts groups, arts enthusiasts, and the surrounding community. Our new address and contact details are as follows: 90 Goodman Road, Goodman Arts Centre, Blk A, #01-01 Singapore 439053, Tel: 63469400 / 63469401, Fax: 63460345
2) NAC Scholarships 2011 are now open for application from 3 January 2011 onwards!
Online applications close on Thursday, 31 March 2011, 23:59.
More details from: http://www.nac.gov.sg/sch/sch04.asp#if and submit an online application at the Creative Industries Scholarships portal: http://app.cischolarship.sg/
Literary Prizes
1) Kingslake Publishing Short Story Competition – Runs for twelve months until 30 April 2011
Details: http://www.kinglakepublishing.co.uk/book_publishers/
competitions/unpublished-authors.php
For unpublished writers across the English-speaking world, the writing competition is held monthly. Each month will have its own genre. The closing date for a genre is the last day of the month in which that genre appears. Each month the winner will receive a contract of agreement. The winner will be published and the book receive promotion and marketing along with all our other titles. There is no fee. Winners will have their books published and receive royalty payments. At the end of the twelve-month period all the twelve winners will be considered for the KINGLAKE UNPUBLISHED AUTHOR BOOK OF THE YEAR.
2) William Faulkner - William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition 2011 – Opens from 31 January 2011
Competition Rules and More Details: http://www.wordsandmusic.org/competition.html
A competitive talent search by the Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society, Inc (USA) open to all writing in English; the William Faulkner - William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition is for previously unpublished work. Entries are accepted in seven categories: Novel, Novella, Novel-in-Progress, Short Story, Essay, Poetry, and Short Story by a High School Student. Overall goals of the competition are to seek out new, talented writers and assist them in finding literary agents and, ultimately, publishers for their work.
3) Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition 2011 – Deadline: 1 May 2011
Details: http://www.shortstorycompetition.com/guidelines.php
The literary competition is open to all U.S. and international writers whose fiction has not appeared in a nationally distributed publication with a circulation of 5,000 or more. Writers who have been published by an online magazine or who have self-published will be considered on an individual basis.
Short-term Literary Courses and Residencies Overseas
1) Creative Writing Workshop (In Mandarin) on 21-22 January 2011 – conducted by established Chinese author Yew Chin (You Jin)
By the National Book Development Council of Singapore (NBDCS), with the support of National Library Board (NLB) and Singapore Association of Writers. This workshop aims to broaden the participants’ powers of observation, imagination, and language skills. The main focus will be on developing skills through theme based activities which will help to boost the writer’s confidence and their ability to write and express themselves clearly and creatively. For aspiring writers - poets, novelists, screenplay writers and anyone interested in the art of writing and the usage of Chinese expressions. Registration Fees: S$60 nett per person - Includes tea breaks and workshop materials. Register online by visiting www.bookcouncil.sg
2) Poetry and the Contemporary Conference (7-10 July 2011) – organised by Deakin University, Melbourne Australia
Venue: Victorian Trades Hall, 54 Victoria Street, Carlton South, VIC 3053
Invitations are open for expressions of interest for papers, panels, roundtables, and/or an intention to attend. The event will also include evening readings, launches, and Sunday outing. Cost: $AUD 40. For enquiries, or please send submissions by 5 April 2011 to:
Ann Vickery: ann.vickery@deakin.edu.au or Michael Farrell: readingrevival@gmail.com Topics may include but are not limited to: What/who are we reading now?, Ditch dialogues and distinctions (Australian & New Zealand poetries), Latin American, Asian, and African poetics, Poets and their Contemporaries, Poetry and Social Media, Poetic Mythologising, Institutional Critiques, etc.
NOTE: Interested parties may apply for the NAC Arts Professional Development Grant Scheme for funding support to attend training courses/seminars. NAC will award up to 50% of the course fees for a select number of participants on a competitive basis, subject to the objectives and assessment criteria of the grant scheme. More details available for the NAC website:
http://www.nac.gov.sg/lit/lit02.asp#apdg
The events listed are for your information. Note that NAC has no organisational role in the events listed and this listing does not indicate that NAC endorses the events (unless otherwise indicated). We hope you find the above information useful. However, if you wish to remove your email address from this mailing list, please drop an email to francisca@nac.gov.sg and your email address will promptly be removed from this list.
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