Frances Macaulay Forde
a writer for page and screen, living on the Sunset Coast of Western Australia...
INDIGO JOURNAL & Fremantle Press NEWS
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Fremantle Press & INDIGO JOURNAL

Last week, INDIGO JOURNAL Vol III was launched to great fanfare at the Fremantle Arts Centre in front of the largest crowd of Perth literati I've seen.

My poem 'My Life As A Sari' appears on Page 88 of indigo journal and another of my poems entitled 'Desertification' inspired Marlia Douglas to write her own poem of that name which appears on Page 81.

Liz Byrski launched the book and singled out my poem, mentioning my name as did Donna Ward in the news item below. My greatfull thanks to them both. We writers write from our heart and although we hope we touch other hearts, it's nice to know when we do...

Congratulations to all the contributors and publishers for a fantastic journal of proudly West Australian writing.

Now Fremantle Press have built an on-line relationship with indigo journal publishers to sell the book all over the world. I've copied the news story from Fremantle Press website and offer this link for more news: http://www.fremantlepress.com.au/news/41

Frances Macaulay Forde

News

Liz Byrski features in indigo journal volume 3

Online partnership with indigo journal

24th February 2009

Fremantle Press and indigo journal announced an online partnership that will enable the journal to be sold and distributed from the Fremantle Press website.

Customers from anywhere in the world can now pay for indigo online via Fremantle Press’ secure website and have it despatched to them within 48 hours.

CEO Jenny Archibald said there are strong connections between indigo journal and Fremantle Press which make the online partnership the obvious next step.

“Like indigo journal, Fremantle Press is dedicated to publishing and promoting Western Australian writing.

“It’s heartening to see that both companies have chosen to publish new and established writers such as Glyn Parry, John Kinsella and TAG Hungerford award-winner Natasha Lester,” said Ms Archibald.

Managing Editor of indigo journal Donna Ward said indigo would remain proudly independent.

“We are well-known for the fact that the short stories, essays and poems in indigo are selected anonymously by different guest editors for each volume,” she said.

Ms Ward said that a number of new names keep appearing again and again alongside the established authors. She said to look out for writers like Liana Joy Christensen, Meredi Ortega and poets Helen Hagerman and Frances Macaulay Forde.

“Personally I am really excited about our partnership with Fremantle Press because it will make the journal as easily accessible as possible,” said Ms Ward.

indigo journal is the only journal devoted to West Australian creative writing. It welcomes work from leading writers of poetry and prose as well as work from unpublished, new and emerging writers. The deadline for submissions for the October volume is 30 May 2009.

Buy indigo journal volume 3 here

For more information please contact Claire Miller, cmiller@fremantlepress.com.au

2009-02-24 01:58:43 GMT
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