Let the good times roll

A big congratulations to Roseanne, who is a finalist in Romance Writers of Australia's 'The First Kiss' competition.

Way to go Rosie! We're proud of you.

We all have our fingers and toes crossed for you!! 

Romance of Australia conference

Around this time of the year, romance writers around Australia and New Zealand start to think about going to the Romance of Australia's national conference held in August. It's the highlight of the year.

We are no different.  'Hot August Nights' is to be held in Brisbane from the 14th to the 16th of August. And we are all trying to get there. It would be wonderful if we could all be at the same place at the same time. 

Well if that doesn't happen, we always have cyberspace.

You can check out the information on the website.

So here's hoping we see you in August at the Conference. May the writing fairy godmothers bless us. :)

Another salute... Bootcamp 209

Another new chapter in Bootcamper history starts today, Bootcamp 209.

This is the third Bootcamp offered by Romance Writers of Australia. The 209 bootcamp is for the intermediate level writers. 

So from the Bootcamper 101ers we wish the 209ers a fantastic bootcamp and wonderful futures. We salute you and welcome you to the Bootcamper world!!!

~Eleni

Welcome adoptees

As part of a support program, the 101ers are adopting two of the 109ers . So this is to say

to Fiona and Neely.  We hope you enjoy your stay.

109ers success

Congratulations from the 101ers for two of the Bootcamp 109ers.

Fiona Gregory and Monique Wood are both having their short stories published in the 2009 Little Gems Anthology by the Romance Writers of Australia.

Good going ladies.

Sandie has blogged about it here.

~ Eleni

Working hard...well, mostly

Some more pics from Boot-i-Con

Hard at work:

Janine & Alison

  

Moya

Now working hard to party hard :) 

  

Rachel & Nikki

Awaiting to read in 2009

One of the books I'm looking forward to being released in 2009 is Catherine Asaro's "Diamond Star". It's the next book in her Skolian Empire series (about an interstellar Empire who's ruling body are telepaths and who's enemy are 'anti-telepaths' who enslave anyone with psychic abilities). 

I highly recommend the series to anyone interested in 'soft' science fiction - although the author has a MA in physics from Harvard. Here's a web address that describes the book:

 

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/a/catherine-asaro/diamond-star..htm

~Janine