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TENTEN[ways to share your [ways to share your writingwriting]]

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1. Use a story wall1. Use a story wall

• Claim a space at home Claim a space at home or at school/work/uni/or at school/work/uni/library to hang your library to hang your work so that everyone work so that everyone can read itcan read it

(fridge, feature wall, (fridge, feature wall, noticeboard).noticeboard).

• Project your work on a Project your work on a screenscreen

(large screen or (large screen or computer screensaver)computer screensaver)

• Blog it.Blog it.

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2. ‘Lend me your ears!’2. ‘Lend me your ears!’

• Ask your friends, family, teachers or Ask your friends, family, teachers or librarians to comment constructively on librarians to comment constructively on your work.your work.

I like your

imagery.

Your opening

paragraph grabbed

my attention!

I knowa great

competition for you to enter.

Will you write

a story withme?

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3. Go public3. Go public

• Read your work to a public gatheringRead your work to a public gathering (open mic, poetry festival, literary festival,(open mic, poetry festival, literary festival,Book Week, eisteddfod, assembly, art gallery Book Week, eisteddfod, assembly, art gallery event, storytelling session, vodcast, podcast).event, storytelling session, vodcast, podcast).

• Perform your poetry at a slam!Perform your poetry at a slam!

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4. Commune4. Commune

• Start a writers’ group (or join one).Start a writers’ group (or join one).

• Join your State writers’ association.Join your State writers’ association.

• Participate in writers’ workshops and Participate in writers’ workshops and festivals.festivals.

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5. Get published!5. Get published!

• Submit your work to an online site orSubmit your work to an online site orpaper magazine.paper magazine.

• Submit your work for radio broadcast.Submit your work for radio broadcast.• Submit your play to a theatre group for Submit your play to a theatre group for

workshopping or performance.workshopping or performance.

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6. Enter here6. Enter here

• Enter your work in competitions to be rewarded with Enter your work in competitions to be rewarded with feedback, prizes or publication.feedback, prizes or publication.

• Be aware of scam competitions.Be aware of scam competitions.Support organisations that legitimately support your Support organisations that legitimately support your creative development.creative development.

• Check Check wordboxwordbox online for entry dates (youth comps). online for entry dates (youth comps).

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7. Collaborate7. Collaborate

• Work with an actor or musical friend to Work with an actor or musical friend to perform your play or monologue, perform your play or monologue, duologue, song…duologue, song…

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8. Treasure it8. Treasure it

• Give your story, Give your story, poem or comic-strip poem or comic-strip as a giftas a gift(on a postcard or (on a postcard or bookmark, in anbookmark, in anartist’s book or zine,artist’s book or zine,on a t-shirt or jeans,on a t-shirt or jeans,on a lantern, banneron a lantern, banneror canvas, on a chairor canvas, on a chairor tabletop…..).or tabletop…..).

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9. Be zined!9. Be zined!

• Cut’n’paste DIY technology Cut’n’paste DIY technology and the photocopierand the photocopier

• Organic, independent, Organic, independent, creative, individual, funky, creative, individual, funky, collaborative, quirky, collaborative, quirky, artistic, informativeartistic, informative

• Learn about marketing, Learn about marketing, distribution, sales…distribution, sales…

• Sticky InstituteSticky Institute, , JoannaJoanna, , Matchbox ProjectMatchbox Project,,Jen MillsJen Mills, , Vanessa BerryVanessa Berry, , EtsyEtsy, MadeIt,, MadeIt,

Emerging Writers Festival, Melbourne

Sydney Writers FestivalZine Fair

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……and more. Aren’t they moresome?and more. Aren’t they moresome?

Little at Sydney WritersFestival Zine Fair

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10. Teach10. Teach• Learn from Learn from

storytellers, tutors, storytellers, tutors, teachers, fellow teachers, fellow writers, industry writers, industry leaders, mentors, leaders, mentors, favourite authors, favourite authors, andand

• Teach others.Teach others.

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Why?Why?

Your words out in the world to …Your words out in the world to …

express yourself, have a voice, give others a voice, express yourself, have a voice, give others a voice, explore your creativity, experiment with language explore your creativity, experiment with language

and form, give to others, get inside your character’s and form, give to others, get inside your character’s skin, skin,

be part of a community, entertain and inform, be part of a community, entertain and inform, discover what audiences like, win prizes, make discover what audiences like, win prizes, make

money,money,pump up your portfolio, create unique gifts,pump up your portfolio, create unique gifts,

get used to deadlines and wordcounts,get used to deadlines and wordcounts,make sense of it all, LIVE!make sense of it all, LIVE!

Why & how do you share your writing?Why & how do you share your writing?Comment on the-storyspaceComment on the-storyspace

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Write now! Create, live!Write now! Create, live!

TENTENcreated October 2008 by alisoncreated October 2008 by alison

(based on TEN zine,(based on TEN zine,released August 2008).released August 2008).

* Big thank you to * Big thank you to LittleLittle zine creator, Joanna Coltman, for five images on slides 10 & 11 * zine creator, Joanna Coltman, for five images on slides 10 & 11 *

I knit wordsI knit words

[This presentation was created for educational purposes][This presentation was created for educational purposes]