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As in 2003 and
2005, Australian writers were joined by writers from the USA
and New Zealand to spend five days sharing presentations,
discussions, informal gatherings and excursions with discerning
readers who come from all over Australia and from overseas
to attend.
The 2007 Watermark
Muster explored the experience of MIGRATION and the effect
that migration of all eras had on the social and environmental
fabric of Australia. Some writers came as migrants to make
valuable contributions, others discussed the effect of introduced
plants and animals such as the Dingo, brought here from Asia
c.4000 years ago.
In reponse to requests from
past attendees, this year the committee is offering a 2½
day writing workshop Sat 29 and Sun 30 September and half
day Mon 1 October (the NSW long weekend). The workshop will
be lead by writer, poet, inspiring teacher and lecturer,
Graeme Kinross-Smith. The cost of $250 includes 2 lunches.
Graeme is a widely published
poet, writer of both fiction and non-fiction, writing teacher
and photographer. For many years he has taught creative
writing at Gordon Institute of Technology and Deakin University.
He is an Honorary Fellow in Arts at Deakin University
| Tuesday 2
October |
| 9.30am |
Welcome
Birpai Elder Uncle Bill and
Elaine van Kempen, Watermark
Literary Society President |
| 9.45am |
Whose Place is This?
Melissa Lucashenko, Nick Jose, Nathalie Nguyen, Gina Mercer |
| 11am |
BREAK |
| 11.30am |
The View from the Northern
Hemisphere
Andrew Riemer, Peter Skzrynecki, Catherine Padmore, Tessa Morris-Suzuki |
| 1.00pm |
LUNCH |
2pm
|
How Do we see?
Graeme Kinross-Smith, John Hughes, Jill Morris |
| 3.15pm |
BREAK |
| 3.45pm |
The Cradles of Civilisation
Pat Torres, Dorinda Hafner, Adrian Franklin |
| 5pm |
Barbecue, book launches
& readings |
| Wednesday
3 October |
9.30am
|
Conversation with a Fellow: Nick Drayson with Eric Rolls |
9.45am
|
Immigrant or Refuge?
Nathalie Nguyen, Nick Jose, Andrew Riemer, Peter Skrzynecki |
11am
|
BREAK |
11.45am
|
A Drove of Wild Donkeys
– Introduced Animals
Eric Rolls, Adrian Franklin, Melissa Lucashenko |
1pm
|
LUNCH |
2pm
|
Visit to Dooragan National
Park and North Brother Mountain |
| 7pm |
Literary Dinner Venue Kendall School of Arts
Dorinda Hafner |
| Thursday 4
October |
| 9.00am |
Readings of New Work |
| 9.45am |
Writing for Children
Jill Morris, Pat Torres, Sandy McCutcheon, Helen Cushing |
| 11am |
BREAK |
| 11.45am |
Discussion with Young
Readers
Jill Morris, Pat Torres, Sandy McCutcheon, Helen Cushing joined
by three young readers |
| 1pm |
LUNCH |
| 2pm |
Birds of a Feather
David Rothenberg, John Hughes, Tessa Morris-Suzuki, Graeme Kinross-Smith |
| 3.15pm |
BREAK |
| 3.45pm |
What’s In a Name?
Barbara Brooks, Gina Mercer, Catherine Padmore |
| 5pm |
Performance, Book Launches &
Readings |
| Evening Free |
|
| Friday 5 October |
| 9.30am |
Conversation with a Writer: Bernadette Hince with Pat Torres |
| 10am |
Introduced Plants
Dorinda Hafner, Helen Cushing, Melissa Lucashenko |
| 11AM |
BREAK |
| 11.45am |
Imagining Other People’s
Worlds
Judith Binney, John Hughes, Sandy McCutcheon |
| 1pm |
LUNCH |
| 2pm |
Copyright Agency session
Caroline Morgan |
| 3.15pm |
BREAK |
| 3.30pm |
Guided Walk Along the
Longworth Logging Tramway
Or
Explore Kendall Village |
| 7.30pm |
Watermark Words &
Music
Venue Laurieton School of Arts, Bold St Laurieton
A Celebration of Birdsong
David Rothenberg & Nick Drayson |
Saturday
6 October
|
| 9.30am |
Readings from Writing
Workshop
|
| 10am |
Thought Waves
Barbara Brooks, Nathalie Nguyen, Andrew Riemer |
| 12 noon |
Henry Kendall Oration
and Lunch
Venue Kendall Services & Citizens Club, Graham Street Kendall
Judith Binney |
- Australia Council for the Arts
- Arts
NSW
- Copyright
Agency Ltd
- Department of State, United States of
America
US Consulate General
- Greater Port Macquarie Tourism Marketing
- Port Macquarie-Hastings
Council Music Development Fund
- Camden Haven Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Tourism
- Kendall Heritage Society
- Island magazine
- ABC
Mid North Coast
|
- Donovan Oates Hannaford
Mortgage Corporation
- NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
- Dept of Environment and Climate Change
NSW
- Camden View Village
- Dunbogan Caravan Park
- Camden Haven Choristers
- Scooter
Marketing Services
- Everingham Miller
- Kendall Services & Citizens Club
- Regional Publishers
Pty Ltd (Rural Press)
|
AVL Electronics - Laurieton
Baker, Payne & Webb - Laurieton
Beachfront Caravan Park - North Haven
Bennetts Steel - Wauchope
Bonny Hills Caravan Park - Bonny Hills
Camden Haven Vet Clinic - Laurieton
Top End Fruit & Vegetables
Camden Haven Travel - Laurieton
Camden Head Pilot Station - Dunbogan
Colonial Court Bakery - Laurieton
Curtain Haven & Blinds - Laurieton
Dunbogan Boatshed & Marina - Dunbogan
|
Everingham-Miller - Laurieton
Falls Forest Retreat - Johns River
Huxley Pohlman - Laurieton
J A Fashions - Laurieton
Jacaranda Caravan Park - North Haven
Kendall Craft Co-operative - Kendall
Koala T Care - Laurieton
Haven Waters Motels & suites - North Haven
Higgins & Dix - Laurieton & Lake Cathie
Kendall Green & Kendall Railway House - Kendall
Laurieton Motors - Laurieton
Laurieton United Servicemens
Club - Laurieton
Mariner
Motel - Laurieton
|
Mobile Riverview Service Station - North Haven
Morten Smith Thompson - Accountants - Laurieton
Ray White Real Estate - Laurieton
Scot's Plaza Bakery - Laurieton
Sundial Holiday Units - North Haven
Woolworths - Lakewood
Exisle Publishing - Wollombi
Giramondo Press - Artarmon
Pardalote Press - Hobart
University of Queensland Press - Brisbane
Wakefield Press - Adelaide |
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