NITEWRITERS

Working writers writing

Our Members

MEET SOME OF THE GANG

Barry Simiana

Our current convenor - which means he's in charge, which is an interesting concept considering he hates being in charge. Barry is the author of the story "Gone to Mum's" published  May 2007  in a collection called NEXT STOP HOLLYWOOD:15 Short Stories Bound For the Screen. THe story is curreently being shown around Hollywood as material for a feature film.

Another collection entitled "TOSS OF THE COIN" is being readied for publication and already has a spin-off TV series in pre-production.

  www.freewebs.com/barrysimiana

  

Rosalie Skinner

After painting portraits professionally for twenty years, Rosalie Skinner has turned to writing Fantasy. Besides painting and raising a family, Rosalie spent many years training horses. She also bred Australian cattle dogs for work and show, even exporting them to the USA.

When a back injury changed her life, Rosalie’s love of reading led her to try her hand at writing. With her own experience to draw on, along with   extensive research and a smattering of imagination, Rosalie’s books come to life. 

Her writing career now spans a decade. Freelance journalist, writer, reviewer and author Rosalie can be found online on Writing.com, Bebo, Myspace, Goodreads among other forums and writing sites. Rosalie hosts a Writer’s Showcase on her website at

  www.rosalieskinner.com

 

 

 

 

Pip Wilson

 

Pip Wilson tries his hand at poetry, plays, novels, websites, blogs and gloves. He can't abide cooking but has been known to toss a salad with vignette.
 
He sticks most of his stuff at http://www.wilsonsalmanac.com and his novel is at http://www.boilingbilly.com/
 
Pip's Writers' Resources News Page is at http://www.wilsonsalmanac.com/writers_resources.html

 

Angela Meyer - aka Miss Literary Minded

 

Published writer of fiction and nonfiction.

Editorial assistant at Bookseller+Publisher magazine in Melbourne.

Completing a collection of short stories based on consumerism, materialism and technology in collaboration with photographer Sudeep Lingamneni.

Shopping around Smoke & Dancing, my novel manuscript, which has been through Varuna on Peter Bishop’s Pathways to Publication Masterclass.

Embarking on a new novel manuscript set in 1996.

Reads a lot of books.

Really, really loves writers’ festivals.

Likes scones.

http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/

Toni-Rachelle Carroll

Acute is run by Toni-Rachelle Carroll, and uses contract editors and instructional designers as workloads require.

Toni has fifteen years of experience and training in editing, teaching and instructional design.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts (English Literature, History and Performance Studies) (Sydney University)
  • Diploma of Education (Secondary English) (Charles Sturt University)
  • Statement of Attainment Desktop Publishing (TAFE NSW)
  • Graduate Certificate in Open and Distance Learning (Instructional Design) (University of Southern Queensland)

Experience

  • Teacher: Senior high school English.
  • Project Mananager: Converting and developing print-based and new post-graduate courses to an online environment.
  • In-house technical writer and editor of all reference manuals and user documentation for an educational software company.
  • Published: Short stories and articles, and content for online educational websites. acute@acuteinfodesign.com

Lucy Cameron (aka Alison Heald)

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