My article “Support Dandenong Ranges Literary Festival” was published via The Star Mail. Here is the gist of it:
“The inaugural Dandenong Ranges Literary Festival will take place in Belgrave on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 October. There will be panels and workshops to cover a wide range of genres and topics, including but not limited to: historical fiction, crime, romance, biography/autobiography, young adult fiction and junior fiction, as well as tips on self-publishing and approaching traditional publishers.”
“But the Festival is much more than just literary exchanges. Rather, with this year’s theme being ‘A Sense of Place’, the Festival offers ample opportunity for speakers and audiences alike to explore what place means to them. As the Festival website declares: ‘The Festival will showcase the Dandenong Ranges as a place of inspiration and creativity, its history and the writers and readers who have and continue to live and work here.’”
“And this is why the Dandenong Ranges Literary Festival deserves our support. Not only because all participants will benefit from the literary conversations and community events, but the Festival will also have a positive impact on local businesses by boosting sales and building reputation and profile.”
“As former world champion and three-time Olympic medalist Steve Backley once said: ‘The first step is the most important. It is the most crucial and the most effective as it will initiate the direction you have chosen.’ Please help bring Our Own Very First Literary Festival to life and make it a success.”
(Day 88 #WarmWinterRead #WWR25 via @librarieschangelives)
Voices under the Sun 陽光下的聲音 