There has been a fantastic response to the program, with twenty full length manuscripts recieved for consideration.
The mentorship was announced 30 October and awarded to Chevellum writer Rhys Rodgers for his work for older readers entitled 'Jac and the Wild Children'.
The mentorship was announced 30 October and awarded to Chevellum writer Rhys Rodgers for his work for older readers entitled 'Jac and the Wild Children'.
Rhys is also a poet and hes work can me seen on is website.
The mentorship was open to unpublished emerging authors who already have a completed book length (over 60,000 words) manuscript.
The mentor will read the successful manuscript, write a full length assessment of the work and meet with the mentee to discuss development of the manuscript. The mentee will work to the mentor's notes and resubmit the manuscript to the mentor for another full read through, report and face to face meeting to discuss any further improvement. There will be one further meeting to work on a revised synopsis.
The mentor will read the successful manuscript, write a full length assessment of the work and meet with the mentee to discuss development of the manuscript. The mentee will work to the mentor's notes and resubmit the manuscript to the mentor for another full read through, report and face to face meeting to discuss any further improvement. There will be one further meeting to work on a revised synopsis.
Conditions of submission.
Applicants must be resident in the Sunshine Coast Regional Council area.
Applicants must be resident in the Sunshine Coast Regional Council area.
The manuscript must be original.
The successful mentee must be available to undertake the mentorship during the advised dates 30 Oct - 15 Dec 2009.
The submission should contain: a covering letter which notes the applicants name, address and contact details; a one page synopsis and the first three chapters of the manuscript with a footer bearing the title of the work and page numbers. The author's name should not appear on the synopsis or chapters.
The submission must be mailed as hard copy, double spaced in 12 pt times roman type and be printed on one side only on A4 paper.
Address the submission to The Writer In Residence Mentorship, c/- The Butter Factory Arts Centre, PO Box 141, Tewantin QLD 4565.
If the applicant wishes to have the material returned, the submission must contain a stamped, self addressed envelope.
This is not a prize or competition - there is no prize attached to the awarding of the mentorship, and there is no guarantee of publication.
The Writer in Residence will select the successful author on the quality of the submission alone, and will not enter into any correspondence regarding unsuccessful submissions.
The successful mentee must be available to undertake the mentorship during the advised dates 30 Oct - 15 Dec 2009.
The submission should contain: a covering letter which notes the applicants name, address and contact details; a one page synopsis and the first three chapters of the manuscript with a footer bearing the title of the work and page numbers. The author's name should not appear on the synopsis or chapters.
The submission must be mailed as hard copy, double spaced in 12 pt times roman type and be printed on one side only on A4 paper.
Address the submission to The Writer In Residence Mentorship, c/- The Butter Factory Arts Centre, PO Box 141, Tewantin QLD 4565.
If the applicant wishes to have the material returned, the submission must contain a stamped, self addressed envelope.
This is not a prize or competition - there is no prize attached to the awarding of the mentorship, and there is no guarantee of publication.
The Writer in Residence will select the successful author on the quality of the submission alone, and will not enter into any correspondence regarding unsuccessful submissions.
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