The Michael Crouch Award is part of the National Biography Award (NBA) suite of prizes. I have written about the NBA before, but have never specifically focused on the Michael Crouch Award. But first, a quick recap … the National Biography Award has been going since 1996, and celebrates excellence in life writing, that is, … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Michael Crouch Award| Whispering Gums
Nearly three years ago, I reported on a new literary prize, the 20/40 Publishing Prize which was being offered by the non-profit publisher, Finlay Lloyd. It has now been awarded in both 2023 and 2024, and preparations for announcing the 2025 winners are well under way. Briefly, the aim of the award is to “encourage … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Finlay Lloyd’s 20/40 Publishing Prize, progress report| Whispering Gums
National Poetry Month – in Australia – is now five years old, and once again it is spearheaded by Red Room Poetry, which should not need any introduction by now to regular readers here. This year it runs a bit over a month, from 30 July to 3 September. As before, they have appointed Poetry … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: National Poetry Month 2025| Whispering Gums
Over the years I have started several Monday Musings sub-series, some of which I’ve nearly completed (such as those on writers centres and on supporting genres) while others are still continuing (like Forgotten writers). Today, I’m introducing a new one. It was inspired by an email I received the other day from Terri-ann White of … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Quiet achievers 1, Terri-ann White of Upswell Publishing| Whispering Gums
Around ten years ago, I wrote a post on National Arbor Day. It was inspired by a Library of America story. The thing is that then I didn’t, and I still don’t hear, about Arbor Day anymo…| Whispering Gums
Here we are. August and rather than focusing on the dog days of summer, most people involved in the wine industry are thinking about tariffs which have been in effect thus far at around 10% on impo…| avvinare.com
Like my last forgotten writer, Ruby Mary Doyle, today’s writer, though also a prolific contributor to newspapers in her day, has slipped into the shadows. Neither Wikipedia nor the Australian…| Whispering Gums
Today is the perfect day for us to get together over coffee and just chit-chat. If we were having coffee, I would tell you it is already summer over here in Bangalore with the day temperature touch…| The Bespectacled Mother
In the last week of September, I found myself with an unusual amount of free time. After two months of managing everything on my own, I finally hired a reliable housemaid. Plus, my husband’s work s…| The Bespectacled Mother
Is a boring life a good thing? A few hours ago, I was contemplating on the same lines. Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com “My life is boring.” I had almost said it aloud but thank…| The Bespectacled Mother
June was a whirlwind of travel and family visits, marking the start of our summer vacation. The word ‘summer’ attached to the word ‘vacation’ is often debated by the boy sin…| The Bespectacled Mother
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This morning I woke up feeling fine. I did my meditation and journaling followed by 5 minutes of scrolling the internet. I selected ‘Great’ to the question ‘How are you feeling to…| The Bespectacled Mother