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SPUNC: A national organisation with a local focus - Part Two

Leticia — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:47:28 +0000

Further to our communications with SPUNC as outlined in our previous post, we had a direct call from Secretary of the organisation, Malcolm Neil. Malcolm pointed out that that SPUNC is in need of better corporate governance, and that this is largely due to the youth of the organisation. He said that he also appreciates all [...]

SPUNC: A national organisation with a local focus

Leticia — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:14:56 +0000

We love the Small Press Underground Networking Community, otherwise known as SPUNC. Well, we did - until two things happened that caused us to get a little bit angsty and more than a little bit disappointed. The first is the process for the upcoming Annual General Meeting; the second is SPUNC’s lack of response to [...]

An unusual way to boost your writerly creativity

Leticia — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:15:25 +0000

Although many people don’t realise it, being creative in a writing sense is about problem-solving. In fact, getting over writer’s block can also need a creative approach. I thought about blogging this today after reading this fabulous article at Anthill Magazine, which talks about ‘deviant images’ and how they can boost your creativity. According to [...]

Interview coming up

Leticia — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:46:36 +0000

On 21st July, author Alan Baxter will be dropping past the Brascoe Blog to talk about writing and the process of self-publishing, as part of his book blog tour. The interview we did with Alan the other week focused on writing processes, and the learning curve that is self-publishing. Both of Alan’s books he published himself, [...]

Can a divided profession be an ‘industry’?

Leticia — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:18:55 +0000

The public profile of editing in Australia is not consistent between its national and local societies and organisations. This blog asks the question of whether a profession whose bodies contribute to a split public profile, could ever be considered an industry? Editors seek greater recognition As a person who has worked as an editor for a long [...]

Print versus on-screen: how the (writing) skills differ

Leticia — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:23:18 +0000

If you’ve grown up with the notion that being ‘a writer’ means you’ll always be writing for readers of print, you might want to reconsider you position a little. The reality these days is that, whether you’re a workplace writer, a book writer, or any other type of writer, there’s a good chance you will [...]

Competitions, prizes & goodies | June 09

Leticia — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:11:46 +0000

OPEN PRIZES AND AWARDS GC O’Donnell Essay Prize Closes: 30 September 09 Prize: $3500 This prize is awarded to the author of an unpublished essay displaying original thinking ona topic of the author’s choice, regarding copyright and the protection of the interests of authors. More info is here. ‘The Nib’ CAL Waverley Library Award for Literature Closes: 10 July Prize: $20 000 [...]

Adelaide Academic Press finds a new home

Leticia — Fri, 29 May 2009 10:39:42 +0000

Yes, it’s true: Adelaide Academic Press will, on the first of July 2009, become part of the Brascoe Publishing stable. This new imprint will focus solely on academic titles, and will provide a range of new services for academics locally, nationally, and internationally. South Australia has, for a long time, experienced a gap in academic publishing: [...]

Finding local POD is an ongoing battle

Leticia — Thu, 21 May 2009 03:33:03 +0000

In a bid to compete with the multitudes of books produced cheaply by solo authors and other indie houses, we’ve been trying (often in vain) to source a print on demand (POD) service. All is not lost however: hope is on the horizon. While larger independent book publishers in Australia - such as A&R - are [...]

Goodbye Tasmanian Arts

Leticia — Tue, 19 May 2009 09:14:37 +0000

It was with total outrage and disgust that Foss and I here at the Brascoe found out today that Tasmania has lost key departmental areas in government - in one fell swoop. According to IMMedia today, the Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett axed the Department of Environment, Parks, Heritage and Arts, stating that the move was to [...]

ABA changes stance on parallel importation, but raises supply model questions [del.icio.us]

brascoebooks — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:39:12 PST

It's one of Australia's key issues at the moment in terms of book supply and sales: parallel importation. This is a good summary of the position to date.

Metal as Fuck: the world’s most obliterating metal magazine. Coming February 2009 [del.icio.us]

brascoebooks — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:38:18 PST

If you're on Facebook, you can become a fan of the site before it's live - to get notified the instant it DOES go live. Just brilliant.

Lithium banner free to take and use! [del.icio.us]

brascoebooks — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:11:33 PST

Take and use this banner wherever you choose!

Special for all Facebook Fans! [del.icio.us]

brascoebooks — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:10:58 PST

The power of words and the renaming of Dismal Swamp [del.icio.us]

brascoebooks — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:10:35 PST

Renamed? It's still Dismal Swamp!!

Landmark book to be released by Brascoe Publishing towards the end of this month [del.icio.us]

brascoebooks — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:09:49 PST

60 years since John Cade's discovery (or is it 'rediscovery?) of the effectiveness of lithium to treat mood disorders, and 25 years since the next most recent book in the field was published, Brascoe Publishing brings us the most comprehensive work of its kind.

Want a good result on your postgraduate research thesis? [del.icio.us]

brascoebooks — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:08:41 PST

We often get requests from doctoral students to edit their theses, and it’s something that we love to do because it’s challenging work. But there are often key things that these students sometimes forget.

Eat Your Words - opportunity for arts writers [del.icio.us]

brascoebooks — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:08:05 PST

Economic times might be hard, but books still sell [del.icio.us]

brascoebooks — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:07:49 PST

Australia's indie booksellers do unexpectedly well in the lead-up to Christmas

Page 56, fifth sentence [del.icio.us]

brascoebooks — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:07:15 PST

join in! it's good fun :-)

Brascoe Publishing to be quoted on the issue of age-banding in the Bookseller & Publisher journal [del.icio.us]

brascoebooks — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:06:43 PST

Brascoe is now on Facebook! [del.icio.us]

brascoebooks — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:06:13 PST

R.I.P. David Schubert [del.icio.us]

brascoebooks — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:05:45 PST

Bordertown Primary School Workshops a raging success [del.icio.us]

brascoebooks — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:05:28 PST

The notion of 'parallel imports' starts to gain wider media attention [del.icio.us]

brascoebooks — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:05:01 PST