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The Magazine for Writers that Readers Enjoy Outback Writers Festival

Although the 2020 Outback Writers Festival, usually held in
Winton during June, was cancelled due to Corona, the short
story competition went ahead.
The 2020 winner has been announced as Jill Staunton with her
story O’Grady’s Girl. Congratulations to Jill.
Features: Jill’s story and others by Beverley Young, Megan Hippler, Dan-
nielle Viera, Ian Waples, Rachel Armstrong, Derek Bland, Hu
Spooner, Steve Hawe, Cherelle Murphy, Barry Blunt, Kelsey
• Poetry from Australia’s finest and Neilsen, Bridget Chambers, Michael Albrecht, Drewe Freeburn,
international poets Helen Harvey, James A Kent, Heather Waites, Helen Darvall,
Tracy Liotis, Don Douglas, Leanne Green and John Gerritsen are
• Writing Techniques now printed in book form - The Outback Volume 5.

• Competitions As far as we are aware, the Outback Writers Festival is the only
festival of its type that publishes a book of the best entries on
• Publishing contacts a regular basis .

All beautifully illustrated throughout. Sales of the book are a fundraiser for the Festival, and past cop-
ies are also available .
Packed with information articles every serious Books can be obtained from www.boolarongpress.com.au or at
writer needs to read outbackbooks.info and go to short stories.

Free XpresSion is now available as an interactive Thanks to all for your support
on-line version for $12 per annum (i.e. 12 issues) Jeff Close
President
Contact Peter Pike Outback Writers Festival Inc
editor@freexpression.com Further info: closeandmoller@gmail.com

OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG
WRITERS

Free XpresSion is a high quality, well presented, printed and on-
line magazine which publishes Australian and International sto-
ries, all types of poems and articles. It also includes ideas and
writing tips, competition listings, publication opportunities and
other facets of interest to writers.
The Editor, Peter Pike, does a wonderful job complementing sub-
missions with appropriate graphics and photographs including
full colour cover and centre page presentations. More informa-
tion regarding the magazine can be found on the website www. The Best Country Music has to offer
freexpression.com.au
I co-ordinate and organise the Young Xpressions pages of this Walk ups welcome
bi-monthly publication. My role is to seek out talented young Outstanding Guest artists
writers and to present their work as a means of sharing and en- In a hall filled with friends you may not have met yet
couragement .
As poets, writers, teachers, parents, grandparents, neighbours, Temporary closed due to the
etc. etc. if you know of any young person or persons up to the
age of 18 (at the time the work was written), whose writing could pandemic.
be considered for publication, please either pass my contact on
to their family or pass their details on to me so that I may get in
touch with them. Watch this space for details
This is a wonderful opportunity for deserving young writers to see
their stories, poems and even graphics in print and helps to fulfil of when we’ll be back
the aim of us all – to nurture a love of writing and creativity in the
generations who will take over from us. Contact Janice: Home 07 3408 8193
Thanking you in anticipation, Mobile 0403 481 943
Brenda Joy Email jantezza1@bigpond.com
Host Editor Young Xpressions
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Postal PO Box 1727, CHARTERS TOWERS, Qld. 4820
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