Melbourne, Australia

[bsolah]

Calling all Melbourne writers. I know live amongst you!

We are now the world's second City of Literature so we surely have some writers here.

[a_morris]

*Waves* Hi.

[bsolah]

Wow, that was quick.

What part of Melbourne you from?

I'm from Ascot Vale. Maybe if we find enough of us near to each other we could meet once a month or something.

[Mumut]

Welcome, bsolah. Greetings from the north.

[JJ Cooper]

Jump on a plane and come on up for the Brisbane Writer's Festival.

JJ

[cherubsmummy]

JJ, I am so glad you mentioned the Brisbane Writer's Festival. I am going to actually get there this year :)

[JJ Cooper]

I just got my new roster. I'm gonna miss it...noooooooooooooooo. I was supposed to meet up with my editor too. It was supposed to be her buy for dinner and drinks. I had a great time last year. Brilliant set-up.

JJ

[KC Sunshine]

Hello from South Yarra! :flag:

I'm up for a meet-up. Too bad the writer's fest has come and gone (and I didn't get a chance to see anything). :cry:

[bsolah]

Hey!

I caught two sessions of the writer's festival in the first weekend, was ok, bought a copy of Nam Le's collection 'The Boat.' Left feeling inspired.

[KC Sunshine]

'The Boat' sold 1000 copies over the fest! I haven't read it yet.

I went to a publishers party and that's it. Last year I went to heaps- there were plenty of sessions on writing dark and disturbing, which is more up my alley than David Sedaris.

[bsolah]

Yeah, not much dark and disturbing stuff this year, which would've been up my alley too.

[JJ Cooper]

Brisbane Writers Festival 2009 - featuring JJ Cooper and his new release Interrogated (Maybe I can set up my own little stall). See you all then.

JJ

[KC Sunshine]

Hey JJ- I would of loved to come! I'm up in QLD next week but I'm on the Sunshine Coast- gonna pat a tiger at Australia Zoo!

What sort of sessions are you doing at the fest? Is it your official launch?