Meet the Author - Anita Heiss

Come along to meet dynamic author, Anita Heiss and hear her read from her new book "Manhattan Dreaming". Drinks and nibbles will be provided. Gold coin donation.



Saturday 13 March at 4.00pm in the bookshop.

This will be an intimate gathering so RSVP's are essential. Please call 02 9810 2666 or e-mail feministbookshop@iprimus.com.au to book your place.

Saturday Book Group

The first meeting for 2010 for the Feminist Bookshop Book Group is Saturday 13 February at 4.00pm in the bookshop.

This month's book: The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger



New members are welcome! It doesn't matter if you have read the book or not as we will be discussing plans for book group and future reading. Enjoy a friendly, relaxed atmosphere with a diverse bunch of women...

Contact Gail 9810 2666 if interested in attending, either this month or in the future.

Happy Holidays

However you celebrate this time of year, The Feminist Bookshop wishes you all a happy holiday season filled with inspiring reading. Thank you for your support.

Seen & Heard Film Festival

Promoting women's work in cinema

January 14th - 17th 2010
The Red Rattler
6 Faversham St
Marrickville

Thursday Jan 14th - Stranger than Fiction: exhibiting both fiction and documentary shorts
Friday Jan 15th - Scarlet, White and Blue: causing controversy over race relations in Australia
Saturday 16th - Festival Gala Night: featuring special guests and performances
Sunday 17th - She's So Unusual: experimental shorts

Seen & Heard is a free film festival showcasing films written, directed and produced by women, a film festival that battles the celluloid ceiling, celebrating the diverse and extraordinary work of women filmmakers and their not-to-be-underestimated diverse and extraordinary audiences.

http://www.seenandheardfilms.com/

2010 New Mardi Gras Short Story Competition

After a fantastic response in 2009, the New Mardi Gras Short Story Competition is back!


The theme for 2010 is ‘Making History'.

Writers can interpret this any way they wish, however the story must feature New Mardi Gras values.  Entrants need not identify as GLBTQ, but the story must be GLBTQ themed.  We have some truly amazing prizes this year so pick up your pen and get writing - we look forward to being entertained, amused, startled, inspired, gripped and seduced!

Word Limit: 750 words

Closing Date: Entries close at 5pm, 4 January 2010

For full details of prizes, conditions of entry and application form, download the application form from the Mardi Gras website

Feminist Bookshop now on Flickr!

See more of our photos on Flickr.

http://www.flickr.com/feministbookshop

Latest photos include our Feminist Trivia Night held 22 October 2009 at the Toxteth.

Enjoy.

New Fiction for Young Readers

Two of our favourite authors have released new books for teenagers and the young at heart.



The Battle of the Sun
by Jeanette Winterson
Same award-winning author of Tanglewreck, Battle of the Sun is Jeanette's second novel for young readers.



New and Collected Poems for Children
by Carol Ann Duffy
Carol is Britain's first woman Poet Laureate, and she has just released this gorgeous and funny book of poems.