WestWords News

It's a Quote of the Day from Ms Bossypants herself. We chat with James Elazzi and Nardean about the Sydney Living Museum's "A Thousand Words" project. Music from Nardean.

Pete Shmigel, former CEO of Lifeline, talks to James Roy about his tribute to his mother Nadia, who died in New York from COVID-19. (Sydney Morning Herald, 15 April 2020 – https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/covid-19-took-my-beloved-mother-but-in-every-way-she-is-greater-than-this-virus-20200413-p54jh4.html)

Pete's blog can be found at https://peteshmigel.com/.

A quote for Star Wars Day. An interview with Pete Shmigel. The WestWordsOFFICIAL YouTube channel grows. Fiona Wright to headline this months' Kitten Club.

WestWords continues to transition many of its programs to on-line. Happy birthday Crispin Glover. News and opportunities. We meet our third WestWords Fellow, Erin Sayers.

A quote from French balloonist and photographer Nadar. WestWords goes virtual. Announcing the new WestWords Mini-Masterclasses (including a sneak peek). Competitions and opportunities. Meet some of our Academians.

WestWords' COVID-19 response. Eunice Andrada and Sydney Living Museums. Meet the first crop of Academians. WestWords-Western Sydney University Writers in Residence applications now open.

Poet's corner. Celebration of Writing. Charles Bukowski. Interview with WestWords Fellow, Aishah Ali.

An interview with journalist, non-fiction writer and WestWords presenter Laura Greaves.

The first Westside Poetry Slam for 2020. Our upcoming Celebration of Writing. Interview with Claire Cao. The WestWords Academy. News. Music by Peter Valentine Fenton.

We announce the brand new WestWords Academy! Plus the usual news and views from the WestWords Centre for Writing.