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September Spring Seminar - The Secret Seven Go To Court Welcome to Our Courtroom - court reporters, get your notebooks ready, presented by bookbinder Maggie Coy March Women's History Month Set in the historic Fremantle Arts Centre WIPWA once again hosted an event for Women's History Month that focussed on our publishing industry. The State's most ambitious historical project is underway at the University of Western Australia's Centre for Western Australian History. The Historical Encyclopaedia of Western Australia will be comprehensive, authoritative and lively, covering all periods and aspects of Western Australian history. It will become the first reference point for academic and general historians, students of Western Australian history, journalists, politicians and general readers. Western Australia's leading historians and people with a love of history from across the State are contributing to the volume. In total more than four hundred people are involved in writing the Encyclopaedia, making it the largest consultative history project ever undertaken in Western Australia. The Encyclopedia will be published in 2006.Presented by: Dr Jan Gothard, General Editor, Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia AND Val Hastings, from the Mucky Duck Bush Band. Val's wonderful songs draw on the experience and lives of ordinary and extraordinary women in our Australian History - songs of life, loss and triumph in the often very tough context of the development of our nation. Val's music will add a personal perspective and unique richness to the words of the encyclopedia project. Born and raised in the Welsh valleys Val has music in the blood and wit in her heart. Although not in the original line up, Val was very much involved in the early days in organising the bush dances. (Her father and brother were the founding members of the band). As a folk singer from an early age she can sing a good song and provide haunting harmonies. She is a first class dance caller and her natural manner and wit make dancing easy and fun (even if you have two left feet!!). One of the few people to have mastered the art of spoon playing, Val is arguably the best in Australia. She also plays the mandolin, bodhran, snare and lagerphone (a uniquely Australian instrument).February WiPWA Planning Meeting
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2004 |
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November WiPWA Christmas Function - Cultivate and Create September WiPWA/SOEWA Joint Function - topic tba July "Virtually Employed - Making the Web Pay" A delicious lunch is included in the cost of the seminar and is an excellent opportunity to meet other members and network. June Finding Your Voice as a Writer March Travels in Terra Marvellous - written, directed and performed by Monica Main On a balmy night in March, we gathered in the courtyard of the Fremantle Arts Centre to celebrate Women's History Month. The old stone walls of the 19th century building were a perfect backdrop for the theatre we were about to see. Perth-born actor, playwright and director, Monica Main, played the part of May Vivienne, a 19th century opera singer-turned travel writer. May Vivienne's book, Travels in Western Australia published in 1901, is mainly about her travels around the Goldfields. Like in all good theatre Monica was May, and the audience was enthralled with her stories of pegging her own mining claim, travelling alone by horse and buggy to remote settlements and her descriptions of the grand buildings in Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie. Copies of May Vivienne's book were available on the night thanks to Serendipity Books. Also on sale was the Golden Quest Discovery Trail Guidebook - edited by WiPWA committee member, Jan Knight. This unique book with accompanying CD is a guide to a 965-kilometre adventure drive through the Eastern Goldfields. Monica Main appears on the CD again in the role of May Vivienne telling some of her stories. |
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2003 |
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November Christmas Function - Breakfast by the BayThis was a gorgeous Perth summer morning on the verandah of East Perth's ritzy Lamont's winery. We had a fabulous breakfast and were then generously entertained by Kate Lamont who spoke about her busy life schedule. She talked of her television filming commitments at the wineries, as well as daily cooking events she must cater for and her busy family life. We were all amazed at how she fits everything in. She said her publishing efforts were small in comparison to everything else going on in her life but she does plan to publish the second of two Lamont cookery books soon. Thanks very much to Kate for sparing her valuable time to talk to WiP members. October WiP Birthday Bash Women in Publishing celebrated its 10th anniversary at the new Boulevard Centre at Floreat Forum. It was an entertaining evening full of games, prizes, good food and wine and conviviality. Many WiP members kindly donated their new books, free consultations, editing, proofreading, jewellery, subscriptions to magazines, wine which were drawn in a raffle for other lucky participants. Thank you so much to all who donated - we see it as a great opportunity to spread our talents in the network. On arrival, we partook of Ros's lifestyle bingo which was a huge hit and got us all mingling whether we wanted to or not! There was even a colouring in contest... Thanks to the committee for a huge effort and a successful evening. September The Virtual Reality of Quoting This was another fabulous joint function organised by Women in Publishing and Society of Editors. Held at the exclusive Royal Perth Yacht Club overlooking yachts moored in the moonlight, the evening was a great success. It was a great opportunity to get some editorial quoting practice in a non-threatening environment. The panel of experts from different industry areas assessed about six different quotes from the membership (those who dared!). The results were interesting, entertaining and very valuable for those working in publishing and related fields. Don't miss the next function - there's always something to learn - and have fun at the same time! May, June, July Women in Publishing WA and Desktop Applications present 'Technology Nights' A series of 1½ hour, early evening presentations designed to assist members (and of course friends/interested parties) to keep abreast of what is happening in the computer technology and software worlds. Feeling as if you are lacking in the skills that have become increasingly important to your workflow? Thinking of upgrading software or hardware but have no idea where to start? These casual, yet informative sessions answered all our questions of experts who are not out to sell you something! No matter how big or small your questions, or where your interests may lie, this was a wonderful opportunity to keep yourself informed of what is happening outside your office! Sessions included: April Tuesday 15 April Formerly the owner of The Lane Bookshop in Claremont, Stephen founded eBooks.com, a successful global company, in January 1997. Having purchased the URL for just $2,000, he was offered $1.5 million for it in 2000, when it was launched as a commercial venture. eBooks.com is an Australian company with a global focus and offices in Boston, London and Perth. Its aim is to be the pre-eminent digital bookstore on the Internet, selling whole books, chapters and pages of books online from the world's leading publishers. It already has nonexclusive licensing contracts with more than 45 publishers, including HarperCollins, Penguin Books, McGraw-Hill, John Wiley, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press and Taylor & Francis. "Consumers are coming to us in hoards because of the name," said Stephen. "We want to make eBooks.com the first logical place for consumers to come to look for any eBook." Stephen always presents a fascinating picture of the growth of his business and his passion for the industry and its future. The conversation and discussion was lively and informative as usual. Another fabulous evening at the heritage King Street Arts Centre! |
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2002 |
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November Saturday 30 November August Saturday 24 August |
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2001 |
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December Saturday 1 December November Saturday 24 November August 21 August June 16 June 2001 The Marketing Matrix: Michael Tunnecliffe, a professional speaker, author and clinical psychologist, showed how to develop a "Marketing Grid" to maximise your marketing efforts and save on marketing costs. Michael moved from a private practice in Clinical Psychology 10 years ago to set up his own business in training and publishing. He works with many groups on marketing their services and products. Harnessing the Power of Internet Marketing: Jackie Gill gave an animated presentation on the necessity of marketing you and your business through the Internet. Jackie began her career as a journalist with The West Australian and has worked for various media organisations including the ABC. She has worked for the Office of Information and Communications in the Department of Commerce and Trade and with Harvestroad where she delivered a seminar program called E-aware (delivering ecommerce training workshops to small and micro business people). A panel of members enlightened the audience with their own experiences: Roslyn Snyder (psychology books for the layperson), Julie-Ann Harper (Innovative Business Resources, independent publisher), Jane Stone (Jane Stone Textile Design and part time bookseller). Adding Colour to Your Marketing: Sandrah Humphries rounded off the morning with her authentic attitude to colour and how it can help produce a product that will sell. Sandrah apporaches colour analysis from a healing sense of self discovery. The day ended with a delicious lunch. May 6 May 2001 February 26 February 2001 Tilda spoke about her experience as a micro business owner who has climbed a steep learning curve. Hear first hand what it is like to venture into the world of eCommerce using one of the first available generic eCommerce packages on the market. |
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December 2 December 2000 October 3 October 2000 July 26 July 2000 June 17 June 2000 March 28 March 2000 1 March 2000 |
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April 24 April 1999 July 22 July 1999 August 3 August 1999 November 27 November 1999 |
