by Virginia Lloyd | Dec 1, 2012 | Blog, Popular, Publishing
I’ve just returned from a too-brief trip to Sydney where, in addition to catching up with family, a couple of old friends and a few clients, I enjoyed a number of meetings with publishers from the major trade publishing houses based there.* Would you like to...
by Virginia Lloyd | Oct 7, 2012 | Blog, Client book news and links
New York-based Australian author Lily Brett begins her Australian tour today to coincide with the publication of her sixth novel, Lola Bensky. A full schedule of her public events is available on her website and Facebook page. I have known Lily since the late 1990s...
by Virginia Lloyd | Aug 30, 2012 | Blog, Grants for writers, Publishing
On Twitter I share links for Australian writers about literary agents, getting published, editing, and grants for writers (@v11oyd). At the end of each month I collect here my most-retweeted links. Confession: some of these links stretch back to July as I took a break...
by Virginia Lloyd | Aug 10, 2012 | Blog, Grants for writers
For some reason these three grants for Australian writers are all due on 3 September 2012. Each year the Asialink Arts Residency Program sends approximately 30 Australian writers, performers, artists and arts managers to undertake residencies in Asia. The grant of up...
by Virginia Lloyd | Aug 7, 2012 | Blog, Improve your writing, Publishing
Earlier this week a reader whose fiction manuscript has been rejected by a few of the main publishing houses in Australia asked for my advice. She was looking for a translation, really. She wrote: What does it mean when a publisher says: “this is good, better than a...
by Virginia Lloyd | Aug 2, 2012 | Blog, Grants for writers
Australia’s unique landscape has inspired writers for generations. Now with the support of the McLean Foundation, the Nature Conservancy Australia has announced a generous prize for the author of an essay between 3,000 and 5,000 words about place. The Nature...