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.



After painting portraits professionally for twenty years,
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







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.
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.
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