![]() Kirstyn and Ian host the awards ceremony Ditmar Award winners:Ī. This is great news for Kate and a real shift of gears, but I confess that I will sure miss her. ![]() It’ll be interesting to see what new ideas she brings to the BWF. Kate is a dynamic woman and talented writer who has made the QWC such an active organisation, reaching out across the state and the nation and overseas through various programs all aimed at not just keeping writers of all ilks in the loop but helping them to be part of the loops. ![]() So amidst the catching up, the memorials and general frivolity, a bittersweet announcement has been made: my wonderful boss, Kate Eltham, is leaving the Queensland Writers Centre to take the reins at next year’s Brisbane Writers Festival. A lovely acknowledgement of my new address! And Kirstyn and co-host Ian Mond landed Ditmar and Chronos awards for their podcast, The Writer and the Critic. A further highlight of the Ditmars was the squeaking octopii, given out as stand-ins when the actual awards failed to arrive in time.Īlso awarded were the Chronos awards, recognising achievements by Victorian writers, artists and fans, and how pleasing it was to receive one for ‘best fan writer’. And there were awards, with Paul Haines and Sara Douglass both receiving posthumous accolades. ![]() ![]() There were panels on vampires, e-books, Australian writing and many other things launches parties costumes crafts dinners on Lygon St the nearest Japanese restaurant would’ve seen a pleasing surge in income. ![]()
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