Category Archives: books / writing / creativity

Louisa May Alcott, Transcendental Wild Oats & Little Women at the Memoir Club Classics night

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Beth Spencer

I am delighted to have been asked to choose a ‘classic memoir’ text to discuss at the Sydney Memoir Club in Randwick on Tuesday the 28th July – to which you are all invited. I’ve chosen Louisa May Alcott’s 1873 humorous … Continue reading →

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Why I think funding for Literature and the Arts in Australia is a smart investment

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Beth Spencer

Well here’s my submission to the Senate enquiry into Arts funding which is due in tonight by midnight. Posting it here as it expresses some of my thoughts on funding and writing. Thank you to everyone who sent in their … Continue reading →

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Please consider sending your thoughts on new work & Arts Funding cuts and changes to the Senate Enquiry

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Beth Spencer

Just getting together my submission which you can read here to the Senate Enquiry into the Impact of the 2014 and 2015 Commonwealth Budget decisions on the Arts which closes at midnight tonight… and wondered if you might  like to … Continue reading →

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