- Eager for professional development and feedback on their works-in-progress, Brisbane based writers,
- Marianne and Rowena created
- ROR, wRiters on the Rise.
While there are plenty of opportunies for beginning writers to learn their craft, the emerging writer has less chance, especially if their field is speculative fiction. Marianne and Rowena were delighted to get expressions of interest from Margo, Maxine and Tansy.
On the last weekend in October 2001 they met at Montville where they spent the weekend working intensively on their manuscripts.
At Varuna in 2003, Trent joined the ROR team, and Richard joined for ROR held at Canberra's Conflux Natcon in 2004.
Margo, Rowena, Marianne, Maxine, Tansy, ROR 2001.
Varuna ROR 2003, Trent's the one with a goatee.
Here we are hard at work by Lake Burely Griffin.
Margo, Rowena, Richard, Maxine, Trent and Marianne at Magic Casements, NSW Writers Centre, 2005.
Tansy didn't come because she'd just had her baby. (some people will do anything to get out of work!)
Photo courtesy Cat Sparks