by JC Inman In this article, I talk with Canberra artist collective Art Underground about self-publishing in the form of a zine. [Editor’s Note: It’s so underground that we couldn’t even find a website to link to.] For those who don’t know, a zine (short for magazine) is a modern form of pamphlet or chapbook, … Continue reading
JC Inman has started a series of blog posts on Publishing – the first was Blogging as a Writer’s Tool. In the following piece, he discusses the benefits of having an independent publisher. The partnership between writer and publisher require an intimacy of belief in the product that you produce. It is an essential relationship where … Continue reading
By JC Inman Publishing is seen by many as the end goal of writing; a tangible affirmation of one’s worth as a writer. The number of pieces published is a currency that seemingly determines your rung in the pecking order whenever you meet a new circle of scribblers. Almost every aspiring author dreams of the … Continue reading
-by J.C. Inman It seems that the pervasive view on poetry is that it is a lonely pursuit, poets in darkened corners of rooms pontificating about the meaning of it all. In Canberra, with its thriving literary scene, this is hardly the case; there are a multitude of events in a which one can listen … Continue reading
– by J.C. Inman I recently had the chance to catch up with one of Australia’s fantastic writers, Adrienne Eberhard, a poet, short story author and teacher, whose works thrum with an inner music. Adrienne will be hosting a poetry workshop at the ACT Writers Centre on 9 December from 6pm-9pm. JC Inman: Musicality and … Continue reading
— JC Inman With my clothes all washed, but suitcases still on the bedroom floor, I take time to reflect on this year’s Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (UWRF), glass of wine in hand. Writers festivals are a bit like a coin jar: you’re never quite sure of how much gold you’re gunna come away … Continue reading
– by JC Inman The sun is rising over the rice paddies, noisily welcomed by a large flock of muddy ducks. I watch them from the pagoda above the private pool attached to my villa; soaking in the inexpensive luxury of Bali. Across the rice paddies another tourist lays in her pagoda. I wave to … Continue reading
– by JC Inman A swarm of ravenous literary types have begun descending on Bali’s cultural Mecca of Ubud ready to devour this year’s crop of luminaries, for this weekend is the 10th Ubud Writers and Readers Festival. As one of the madding crowd, I will be throwing myself into festival in the same way … Continue reading
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