Author Archives: Lyn Reeves

Nature Poetry Competition

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Lyn Reeves

British poetry magazine,The Rialto, in conjunction with RSPB (The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) is running a nature poetry competition which will be judged by Sir Andrew Motion and Mark Cocker. The closing date is 30 April, 2012 … Continue reading →

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The journal – a slovenly, headlong, impulsive, honest diary

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Lyn Reeves

A dedicated journal-keeper, I have been covering pages of cheap A4 notebooks with scribble for almost twenty years, if not daily, then at least once a week. In them I record dreams and drafts, lists and summaries, plans and reflections, … Continue reading →

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Miraculous Puddles and Postcards

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Lyn Reeves

The Miracle in the Puddle: Gina Mercer, author of Handfeeding the Crocodile, is conducting workshops through The Tasmanian Writers’ Centre. Gina, an inspiring poet and teacher, is sure to elicit  some fine writing from the participants in this course. The … Continue reading →

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More honours for Pardalote poets

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Lyn Reeves

A hearty congratulations to Karen Knight whose villanelle from Postcards from the Asylum has been included in Villanelles, edited by Annie Finch and Marie-Elizabeth Mali and published by Random House in the prestigious Everyman Library Pocket Poets series. Karen’s poem … Continue reading →

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Tidings from Watermark Literary Society

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Lyn Reeves

Exciting opportunities for nature writers: The Watermark Fellowship for an emerging nature writer is now open for applications for 2012. The prize includes a 3-week residency in  Camden Haven, NSW. Applications close on 2 April, 2012. The Eric Rolls Prize … Continue reading →

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The Zen of Place – workshop with Rohan Wilson

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Lyn Reeves

The Tasmanian Writers’ Centre is offering a writing workshop by Vogel winner, Rohan Wilson. According to the Japanese proverb, poets know all about places without having been there. Place or setting is a vital component of any form of writing, … Continue reading →

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Perilously Short Nature Writing Competition

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Lyn Reeves

The new issue of Perilous Adventures is inviting online submissions of nature writing (100 words) – ‘can be an essay, poem, fiction or … rant.’ For more information visit the Perilous Adventures blog – where you can also read the … Continue reading →

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In Conversation with Robert Pyle

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Lyn Reeves

Robert Pyle will be visiting Australia in June, courtesy of the Watermark Literary Muster (a biennial gathering that brings together writers and readers who share a passion for the literature of nature and place). The Muster is recognised internationally as … Continue reading →

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Stalking the Wild Words

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Lyn Reeves

A nature writing workshop with Dr Robert Pyle, world-acclaimed conservation biologist and nature writer – presented by The Tasmanian Writers’ Centre – Writing Place Program. On this very special one-day workshop, in the heart of one of Tasmania’s most diverse … Continue reading →

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Honoring Japan’s ‘sense of place’

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Lyn Reeves

An Art/Poetry Benefit for Japan by International Artists. International Haiku poets from around the world can send senseofplaceLAB haiku that honor Japan’s ‘sense of place’: moments and experiences that make Japan a unique place in the world. These poems will … Continue reading →

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