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Mission Statement
Mission Statement
To see North Queensland and in particular, Townsville, recognised as a vibrant hub of writing activity and creativity, by advancing writing and publishing opportunities in Queensland, for both emerging and established writers.
About the TWPC
About the TWPC
The Townsville Writers and Publishers Centre is a resilient, accessible not-for-profit organisation sustained by our people, place and partners, and programs of creative writing practice and collaborations.
Our Values
Our Values
· People
· People
o Number of emerging and established writers
o TWPC members and their support
o Hard working volunteers
o Passion for literature and the creative arts
· Place
· Place
o In a vibrant region of North Queensland with unique locals and visitors
o Place of historical relevance
o A creative community
· Partners
· Partners
o Community, in particular businesses and volunteers
o Collaborations with local artists and writers
o Financial supporters and investors – government sponsors and donors
· Programs
· Programs
o Local and financially accessible activities
o Quality workshops
o Stretching the boundaries of the imagination
o Engage communities to expand literacy
Vision
Vision
We will achieve our mission by:
· Providing opportunities for emerging and beginner writers to develop their craft and knowledge of writing.
· Enhancing member service to retain and grow our membership base.
· Promoting writing across North Queensland, particularly in the Townsville region.
· Strengthening creative partnership opportunities with practitioners of a variety of creative art forms to grow the literary industry in the region.
· Provide effective governance and sustainable financial management of TWPC.
The TWPC presents an annual program that includes:
The TWPC presents an annual program that includes:
· Opportunities for adults, catering for a range of genres and interests.
o All Genre meeting (for writers of any genre, evening meeting)
o Kids Literature (For both illustrators and writers of kids’ literature).
o Popular Fiction (Romance, YA, thrillers, crime).
o Speculative Fiction (Speculative fiction, fantasy, sci-fi, horror).
o Words Into Writing (all genre daytime meeting)
· Annual Writers Retreat
· Workshops run by the TWPC, Queensland Writers Centre, Australian Writers Centre, and other reputable hosts.
· Literary dinners for Queensland Writers Centre presenters
We support the literary community by:
We support the literary community by:
Supporting and promoting:
· Regional writing groups, literacy awards and festivals including:
o the Townsville CityLibraries Short Story Competition,
o Townsville City Council's Our Townsville and Beach Day Out events,
o the Colin Roderick Award and The Foundation for Australian Literary Studies (FALS).
· Supporting Townsville City Council and other community organisations to deliver services.
· Providing workshops to local schools and other community organisations.
· Providing resources, including the Human Writes newsletter and online guides.
The Team
The Team
Anita Berry
Anita Berry
President
President
Anita is a prolific writer across a range of genres. At present she is focusing on poetry and short stories with a focus on fantasy. Her one act play, A Question of Time, was performed by the then Tropic Sun company and she's had poetry and short stories published in anthologies. Anita has also self published two small anthologies. She was formerly the president of WITS and is now a highly valued TWPC board member.
Lynn Scott-Cumming
Lynn Scott-Cumming
Secretary
Secretary
Lynn Scott-Cumming is a visual artist and writer with 35 years’ experience. Lynn writes fantasy novels and likes to ‘paint with words’, bringing to life characters and scenes by using words for the sheer joy of them. She has a Master of Creative Arts from James Cook University.
Ernie Bunt
Ernie Bunt
Treasurer
Treasurer
Our mysterious treasurer. He's a fantastic volunteer from Volunteers North Queensland who has absolutely no interest in writing but earnestly wants to help such a great organisation. We wouldn't be here without his hard work and dedication.
You can visit the VNQ website here.
Andrew Leggatt
Andrew Leggatt
Board Member
Board Member
Andrew is an author and editor of poetry, fiction, interdisciplinary academic papers, reviews and songs. His three published collections of poetry are Old Time Religion and Other Poems (Interactive Press, 1998), Dark Husk of Beauty (Interactive Press 2006) and Losing Touch (Ginninderra Press, 2022). In addition to medical degrees and postgraduate qualifications in psychiatry and psychotherapy, he holds a research masters degree in Creative Writing from the University of Queensland and a PhD in Creative Writing from Griffith University. He is an Associate Professor with the James Cook University College of Medicine and Dentistry.
Jasmine Jarvis
Jasmine Jarvis
Board Member
Board Member
Jasmine Jarvis is an Australian author of Speculative Fiction. She lives in Townsville and joined TWPC in May 2019. She is an avid author and loves to tell stories. She is drawn to the absurd, the creepy and the downright terrifying. She is thrilled to part of the TWPC committee.
Phil Heang
Phil Heang
Board Member
Board Member
Phil Heang has been on committees for the past twenty-five years. You’d think he’d learn not to scratch his head when they say, ‘Who wants to be on committee?’
He loves poetry. This started in grade two with an eisteddfod performance, about a giraffe. ‘Two little horns will be perched like fawns, at the very tip top, where he comes to a stop.’
He’s self-published a book of poems, Just Some Poems thanks to encouragement from Anita Berry and Lynn Scott-Cumming. He is presently writing about larger-than-life characters met during his working life.
Rodney Jones
Rodney Jones
Board Member
Board Member
Rodney has always had an interest in writing due to his overactive imagination. Recently he was running a tour bus and loved telling stories about the history of Ravenswood, Townsville and the people that lived in the 1800s. He is currently writing Historic Story Poems (is that a thing?) about the Great Famine. He has joined the TWPC to learn the craft of writing and increase his knowledge and would love to create a book this year. He has joined the TWPC as he believes he has a skill set that may assist the group and loves giving back where he can.
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