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Do you want a DWoA writing group? And if so, how soon can we get this thing going?
I want to talk about writing groups today. As you may or may not already be aware, I do attend a regular writing session/group with two friends of mine every Friday. We sit in a bar, I write my book, they write their PhD theses and come four or five pm we have beer.
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Competition: African-Australian short stories
The Centre for Stories in Perth, WA has a competition for African-Australian writers in WA. What is amazing and exciting about it is that if you win, I could be your mentor. And we only require 1000 words. So hop to it! Get writing! More info after the cut.
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Big Bang confusion
Date published: 10th March 2011 Publication: Science Network WA Editor: Jason Boudville Author: Marisa Wikramanayake Title: Big bang confusion Link to full article: Big bang confusion Excerpt: THE expansion of the universe does not work the way we expect it to, according to Dr. Tamara Davis, astrophysicist at the School of Mathematics and Physics from the University of Queensland. Dr Davis presented a seminar at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), at UWA last week, and discussed common misconceptions about the expansion of the universe.
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National desalination research centre launched in Rockingham
National desalination research centre launched in Rockingham: Marisa Wikramanayake's article for Science Network WA on the launch of the National Centre for Excellence in Desalination (NCED)'s testing facility at Murdoch University's Rockingham campus and the announcement of their first twelve projects chosen via a funding round in June 2010 that raised $11.6 million AUD for desalination research. Click through to find the link to read the article at Science Network WA.
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New Mallee Harvester prototype reaps accolades
Date published: 15 April 2010 Publication: Science Network WA Editor: David Satterthwaite Author/Photographer: Marisa Wikramanayake Title: New Mallee Harvester prototype reaps accolades Link to full article: New Mallee Harvester prototype reaps accolades Excerpt: THIS week’s Mallee Industry Expo saw the launch of a new Mallee harvester prototype in Narrogin, promising cheap and efficient biomass energy harvesting. Western Australian ministers for Energy and Environment, the Hon. Peter Collier MLC and the Hon. Donna Faragher JP MLC, launched the prototype together with Kevin Goss, the CEO of Future Farm Industries Cooperative Research Centre (FFI CRC), who compared it to the development of the Sunshine Harvester. Read more here…
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Learn How To Market Your Business
Do you still have the first set of 500 business cards that you had printed when you first started? Do you not have a steady stream of work coming in? Are you trying to diversify but not getting the chance? Then you need this workshop. Renee Otmar has been awarded the honorary title of Distinguished Editor by the Institute of Professional Editors. She has worked for nearly 20 years as an experienced and successful editor and she attributes her success to her marketing tactics. Now thanks to the Society of Editors (WA) Inc. you can benefit from her knowledge and her tactics when you attend the full day workshop on…
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SOEWA Meeting: 21st April 2009
For all those budding freelancers, editors & writers in Perth: Come along to the next Society of Editors W. A. meeting. It’s on the 21st of April and it will be held at the Subiaco Community Centre at 7 p.m. You are more than welcome to attend, even if you aren’t a member. The reason why you should come? Richelle Moran from the Small Business Development Corporation will be there to discuss “Starting (and surviving) as a freelancer” so as you can imagine you can get a lot of tips and information on freelancing and so on and you can meet Richelle who will tell you all about how the…
