I’ve had a challenging but fabulous year! I’m very grateful to have experienced small personal progress artistically with receiving a special commendation from the British Independent Film Festival for my feature film, Grandfathers.
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This year I had two more poems published in an art and literature journal. Out of Frame was published in February 2018 and A Theory of Youth was published in August 2018.
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I placed as a semi-finalist in the Hollywood Just 4 Shorts Film and Screenplay Competition.
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I was also fortunate enough to have a panel submission accepted to explore happiness. I thoroughly enjoyed organising and facilitating a panel of artists for artists and those in the wider community at OZ Comic Con. We explored the subject of
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Then behind the scenes, with my writing work, I managed to complete a few more revisons on two manuscripts, poems and short stories while completing my university degree. More about them soon!
Oh, and I made my first ever Starchild Series book trailer. Actually, I made four of them. You can watch them here on YouTube.
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HUGE thank you to everyone who has supported me in some way this year. I appreciate all of you. I am truly grateful.
So until next time… “Be brave and bold in your chosen field of creativity. And never be afraid to explore new techniques”
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