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It's that magical time of year again, when the neighbourhood children all shriek and bounce along the streets gleefully, stuffing faces full with candied treats. (No, I'm not talking about Christmas!) It's that amazingly magical, pagan time of year known as Halloween, or All Hallows' Eve, which has been gaining in popularity over the years, …
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Any seasoned writer will know this: showing trumps telling, any time, any day. This show, not tell adage applies to all genres of creative writing, whether it's fiction (books, poetry, short stories) or non-fiction (memoir, literary journalism, lyric essay). In show, not tell, writers are urged to describe the various aspects in a story (character, …
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The weekend has rolled around, yet again. And your writing to-do list just keeps getting longer and longer. You have a million and one other things you have to do before you feel like you can 'indulge' in your writing—things like laundry, dishes, feeding yourself, working a 'real' job that pays the monthly bills, resting …
So I've just spent my whole Saturday slaving over finishing up the web copy for the upcoming Let's Prose—Creative Writing Workshop. The workshop is an initiative of The Eloquent Orifice and is going to be led by dear old me! It's all really exciting, and I'm really looking forward to getting back into holding writing workshops. I've …
So, the latest issue of my blood, sweat and tears is now published (psst, check out Volume 5 Issue 2 here), and I'm so happy/relieved/tired I could cry. I literally slaved over this issue. Reviewing, editing, graphic design, admin work. You name any step in the publication/production process, I've done it. Cover and TOC previews: …
I'm excited about lots of things, and one of them is leading a writing group! Interested in a writing group based in Melbourne, meeting once every month, complete with workshopping, writing tips and monthly challenges? Contact me now to register your interest! To be led by editor and published author Geraldine Stallard. #writing #creativewriting #writinggroup #Melbourne
Exciting news! So, the literary journal that's my blood, sweat and tears, The Eloquent Orifice, has been invited to participate in Sing Lit Station's inaugural Hawker Prize for Southeast Asian Poetry! The Prize seeks to reward the best poems published by a Southeast Asian literary journal/publication in 2017. The winning works will be awarded $1500, $700 and $300 …
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I'm very excited to share that the book I've written is now being sold in Singapore! It was a painstaking writing process, and even more so during the editing process (I did *not* edit my own book—I could hardly look at it after I was done writing. But I wish I had, because...... but …
Hi, guess who's back... back again! I'm terribly sorry—it's been such a long time since I've checked in on here. Life has been incredibly hectic with me finishing up my MA in Publishing and Communications (at the fabulous University of Melbourne), being pregnant (this has a sad end... a story for another day), moving house, …
Ever find yourself in a state of creative stagnancy? In a state where all you do is stare at a blank screen/canvas and nothing comes out of you besides a salt-and-vinegar-chips-flavoured burp? If you've never had the pleasure of experiencing that dark hole (literally—cause the blank canvas can certainly drain you dry), you're lucky. I've …
Geraldine Stallard 