Christobel Mattingley received the third Pheme Tanner Award from La Trobe University for services to children's literature. Members are invited to come by the ASA office to inspect the publications and to make their purchases. The office is open from Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm. The Melbourne Writers' Network is a new forum on the internet for writers in Melbourne and Victoria. New and established authors, journalists, poets, scriptwriters, playwrights and other creative writers are welcome to join this Yahoo Club.
Membership is free, but members are asked to contribute information and assist other writers.
It's all about networking and helping each other succeed. A new group is being formed to provide support and disseminate information to writers of historical fiction.