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Sunglasses: check.
Book to recommend: check
Glass of whiskey: check
Little red notebook to scribble in: check

So I’m ready for a writers’ meeting…..are you coming along?

I’ve been hosting the Melbourne writers’ meetings for about two years now – the first Sunday of every month sees us gather at a beautiful bluestone pub in the inner suburbs, to get to know each other, swill wine, and discuss words and all their wonder. Sometimes it’s a casual gathering of eight or nine, other times it’s twenty bubblers with cameras flashing and cackles rising into the Northcote evening. Sometimes, however, it’s only a handful of us, when other commitments take up time or things just get in the way. Also, some people maybe aren’t aware of the fabulous writers’ forum in the Melbourne and Victoria group, and don’t know about the meetings in the first place.

So this journal is for those interested in meeting other writers, and a reminder for those who haven’t attended in a while. As writers we’re not the main focus of this website and can tend to get lost in the shuffle, but I’m hoping that these meetings help make our presence known. And at the very least, you get to sit in the sunshine and chat to other scribes…..highly recommended!

Here are a few images from meetings over the years….

The lovely Jess Tremp.

Myself, Holly Ringland, Yasemin Sumner and Luckyvegetable

Ah, modern writers…..Chris White doing a reading.

Michael Alesich and Jess Tremp in a botanical gardens meeting.

The October meeting is next Sunday, and details are here. If you haven’t come along before, now’s the perfect time to begin. And if you have come along but not recently…get your arse into that beer garden next week and be prepared to cackle!

Also, I’d like to mention that I’ve been asked to co-host a new group. If you head on over to The Red Writing Room you’ll see all manner of resources and inspiration for writers, whether you’re new to the craft or already published. Myself and my lovely co-hosts are excited to keep it bursting with information and opportunities, and hope you can find some inspiration there.

For those coming to the meeting, just look for a flame haired wench with a red notebooks and a whiskey in front of her…..it might look something like this: