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The Kensington and Norwood Writers’ Group began in November 1986 as a series of workshops run by well-known writer Elizabeth Mansutti. Funding from the Kensington and Norwood Council supported these workshops and the resulting anthology, A Parade of Writers. Early members of the group were Barbara Bell, Meredith Ides, Kurt Von Trojan and Jules Koch.
The group became an incorporated body and its second anthology, Inkslingers Inc. followed in1989.
Originally meeting in the basement rooms of the Kensington and Norwood Institute Library 'the Dungeon', the group moved in 1989 to the Music Room at Loreto Convent,later moving to the Hungarian Club in Osmond Terrace, Norwood. The Kensington & Norwood Writers' Group currently meets in the Don Pyatt Room of the Norwood Town Hall, at the junction of George St and The Parade Norwood.
Aims
- provide opportunities for extending writing skills within the community
- stimulate beginning writers to write more and to experiment with different forms
- increase awareness of a range of genres for writers
- develop a range of writing techniques for the various genres
- give information about opportunities for writers
- equip writers with techniques for successful presentation of work
- foster an appreciation of local writers
Anthologies
As well as successes by individual members in publication of their writing, the group has published four anthologies:
A Parade of Writers (1987) published by the Corporation of the City of Kensington and Norwood.
Inkslingers Inc. (1989) published by K &N Writers' Group
The Starving Writers Guide to Absolutely Everything (1996)
The Starving Writers Guide to Absolutely Everything Else (1998) published by the Kensington and Norwood Writers Group in association with Endeavour Print Pty Ltd, with financial assistance from the Kensington and Norwood City Council.
Meeting times and venue:
Please visit our news/meetings page for details of meeting dates and opening topics for meetings.
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