Beginning in 2015, the focus of the “Ignite Your Mind” Burdekin Readers’ and Writers’ Festival has always been to bring together Australia’s best authors so residents and visitors could enjoy an intimate weekend of words, while also enjoying the delights of our beautiful region.
This tradition and focus continues to this day as we prepare for another amazing festival in 2020.
2019 Short Story Competition
Put pen to paper, fingers to keys and minds to work!
Our 2019 Short Story Competition is now open.
Choose from themes: Stories for Children & Stories Including a Child
3000 words or less
Cash Prizes for 1st and 2nd place
Competition closes: July 29, 2019
Testimonials
Past Festivals
BRW Is incredibly proud of the amazing line-up of Authors and Journalists who have been involved in the event since it’s inaugural year in 2015.
Click on the images below to see details of our past festivals.
Burdekin Writing Group
BRW Scratchy Scribblers Writing Group meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month.
For those interested in joining please click through to our contact form.
Members Musings
CHRISTMAS BY MEGAN HIPPLER
Dump yeast, dry ingredients, and wet ingredients in the bread machine and use the ‘Dough’ setting for perfect cinnamon rolls. It’s not the same recipe from the red and white tartan cookbook we pull from my parents’ bookshelf every Christmas Eve. It’s not...
Kid Lit & Adult Lit Festival – Unique Combination
Kid Lit and Adult Lit Festival - Unique Combination Festival co-ordinator Mickey McKellar talked, in an interview, about how the Kid Lit and Adult Lit program worked well. How a visionary aligned two venues — the Burdekin Theatre and Library, which are...
FERRIS WHEELS AND FAIRY FLOSS
by Leanne Green “Flairy Floss and Flerris Wheels are my favourite things at the show” Billy told his class when it was his turn to answer the teacher’s question about the show. “OK” said the teacher, “but say it again slowly and think about the words, as saying it too...
Never Again by Mickey McKellar
Never Again – What a topic! What to write about? What is it about my life that I have no real regrets and I am struggling to recall something that I would never repeat? Over the past month I have wracked my brain trying to recall something to put on paper. Nothing...
A poem for the poets
We gathered in the Library, Ten people with an aim, And first we introduced ourselves, Explained why there we came; Nine ladies and a gentleman, All like to use a pen, A pencil or computer to Spin words together, then Share what we’ve written with a hope It might go...
Want to support the Burdekin Readers & Writers Assoc.?
We are taking donations and sponsorships to help us bring the best quality workshops to our region. If you are interested in supporting us, or sponsoring our major festival please be in touch.
Past Events
Between our major festivals we host regular meet-ups, writers workshops, book launches, author talks and more. Here is where you will find all the events we have held in the last few years.
An Evening with Dame Quentin Bryce
As Australia’s first female Governor-General, Quentin Bryce handwrote fifty or so letters each week. They were to people she had met and connected with as her role took her from palaces to outback schools, from war zones to memorials, from intimate audiences to lavish...
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Kimberly Freeman – Book Launch & Workshop July 7th & 8th 2017
Burdekin Readers and Writers Association were delighted to welcome back to the Burdekin author Kimberley Freeman. It was the most amazing weekend last weekend with Kimberley. On Friday 7th July we hosted a Wine and Cheese Book Launch for her new book, "Stars Across...
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