‘But if a book has brought you from one place to another, so that you see something you didn’t see before, you’ve arrived at another point.’ James Baldwin, 1984. Our writing group, Elwood Writers, is slated to release its anthology this November. Every Second Tuesday is a collection of fiction, memoir and poetry drawn from … Continue reading Upcoming Anthology from Elwood Writers
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It’s Back to School for Elwood Writers
The Elwood Writers will feature on the ‘Back to School’ edition of Cover to Cover for Vision Australia Radio on Friday 26 January 2018. Our group has collaborated with producer and presenter, Tim McQueen, to compile a program comprising poetry, fiction and memoir on multifaceted notions of school. I look forward to sharing my two … Continue reading It’s Back to School for Elwood Writers
The Power of the Mic
In September 2017 Elwood Writers recorded its Fathers’ Day stories for Vision Radio Australia (VAR). I accompanied Barry Lee Thompson to the studio for his reading of ‘Phase’, a story about a young man whose relationship with his father deepens and evolves as the son explores his sexuality. While Barry read, presenter Tim McQueen was … Continue reading The Power of the Mic
The Writing Group
It is said that you can’t teach writing. Maybe not. But writers, I believe, can surely assist themselves to learn. Since 2008 I’ve been fortunate enough to be a member of Elwood Writers (EW), a group that meets fortnightly in Melbourne’s inner south. I read on one member’s blog that our group is one of … Continue reading The Writing Group
WRITINGS AND MUSINGS OF MARGARET MCCAFFREY 