ANTHOLOGY NEWSLETTER FOR JULY

FWG 2^nd ANTHOLOGY

    FAIRFIELD WRITERS’ GROUP MEETING

                                                  9th of July 2011

Present: Anna, Helga, Jennifer, Lorraine, Maarten

Absent: Findlay and Lou.

Chairing this meeting: Anna

Taking minutes this meeting: Anna

The following key points were discussed in this meeting:

 

Cover design

·          A few minor changes were done to the cover design.

·          Helga has done a wonderful job despite not having a computer.

Action:        Lorraine will email final cover design.

Editing

·         Most of the editing has been done.

Action:        Lorraine will now go over the final editing.

Marketing

·          Members have agreed that marketing is now top priority.

·          All marketing will be done by September as the book launch is to be on the

       15^th of October 2011.

Strategy-

Members will rally support for the book. Members will approach post offices, newsagencies etc to put up our posters. 

The first poster which will be put up in the next few weeks –it is general information about the group and advertising the anthology book.

Second Poster will be put up in September and this will be advertising the launch of the book.

In thank you for their support we will include their business in the book.

The following is a list of members and their chosen venue

Suburb	Venue	Member	Support
Springhill	Post Office	Jennifer
	Kremer Coffee Shop	Jennifer
	Anytime Fitness	Jennifer
Yeronga	Post Office	Maarten
	Newsagency	Maarten
Fairfield	Post Office	Helga	Yes
	Newsagency	Anna	Contact Michelle
	Coffee Shop	Anna	Yes
	Copy Shop	Anna	Yes
	Centre Management
Graceville	Post Office	Anna
Mt Gravatt	Book/Coffee shop near Harvey Norman	Anna
Forest Lake	Post Office	Anna
	Writers Groups	Lorraine

Action:      All members to approach appropriate businesses for support.

Action:      Lou to provide marketing project plan.

Guest Speaker

·         Fairfield Library will invite Estelle Penny to be a guest speaker at the book launch.

            Action:  Linda at Fairfield Library to advise.

Mission Statement

·         It was voted that our mission statement should be:

 To build the skills and confidence of local writers, and community appreciation of their talents.

About the Authors page

• Comments from the last anthology about who we are as a group and how and why we worked together to produce this collection came up.
• Also some people would be more supportive if they understood that some writers are beginners and that this is a group formed to support the development of local writing talent.
• Information about the group will be included.

Action: Lorraine to email a draft for voting

Fees

• Remaining payment for participating in the anthology will be collected on the 13^th of August meeting.

• Payment can be done by cash, cheque or direct deposit

Next Anthology Meeting: Saturday 13 August 2011

9.30am at the back of the Fairfield Library

FWG 2^nd ANTHOLOGY

                        FAIRFIELD WRITERS’ GROUP MEETING

Unscheduled 23^rd of July 2011

Present: Anna, Helga, Lorraine, Maarten, Findlay and Lou.

Absent: Jennifer

Chairing this meeting: Anna

Taking minutes this meeting: Lou

The following key points were discussed in this meeting:

Update on marketing plan

• List of places to promote and / or distribute (sell) has been sent by Anna by email

• List is going in anthology to acknowledge those who assisted with launch or stocked the anthology for sale, as a thanks for helping out

• Lou has draft marketing plan including media releases as per the Arts Queensland media release guidelines

• Lou flagged we all need to be clear on what each member is doing and by when, lest we double up on contacting guests and special guests for the launch

Update on speakers for launch:

• Nicole Johnson, local member with BCC, is not booked

-          Maarten volunteered; will make appointment at ward office

-          Lorraine to follow up with letter and copy of book

• Proposed to hold launch at10:30am at Fairfield Library

-          Anna to confirm time with librarian, Linda

• Local author Estelle Pinney has been contacted for interest in launching the anthology

-        Lorraine to write to Nicole and Estelle

-        drafts to be sent to members first; comments invited back and then will forward on to each

• Estelle and Nicole need guidelines / speaker's notes on what to say at the launch

-        Lorraine to prepare speaker's notes for each

-        Limit self-promotion of Estelle's own work and book

-        Suggestion for Estelle to read Lorraine’s story about the flood at launch; agreed

-        Anna to brief Estelle on launch guidelines

• Extra items for launch update:

-        Each member to print their own copy of the posters for launch and use when speaking with retailers

-        'Big' posters will be distributed about launch begin October (2 weeks before launch – beginning of October)

Update on proof copy:

-        Helga and Lorraine congratulated on proof copy

-        Helga provided editorial feedback

-        All copyediting to be sent to Lorraine either marked up in PDF, or printed and hand written

-        Lorraine to receive declaration by 2 August

-        Final payment for anthology due – cash, cheque or by deposit to FWG account

Action Items:

Lou to send marketing plan and list of publications to send media releases to FWG anthology members by Wednesday 27 July

Lou to follow up with Avid Reader (events@avid.com.au) for Tuesday 18^th October or Thursday 20^th October for launch at store

Helga to send Lou jpeg of logos for media release templates

Lorraine to email / send to writing groups of our book launch

Lorraine to correct spell error on list in anthology for Avid Reader (Readers should be Reader)

Next Anthology Meeting: Saturday 13 August 2011

                 9.30am at the back of the Fairfield Library