Rocky River ‘Riters’ reading for April was “The Great Alone” by Kristen Hannah.  The book for May is personal choice.

Members choose new words and phrases from readings they do in the month. Words included quackle, interregnum hirsute, trug, mondegreen, moot, mountebank, limerence, lacuna and jacluferous.  Phrases included “You may not write every day. You can always edit a bad page. You cannot edit a blank page.”, “Owl light replaces daylight as Autumn becomes vow-silent as promises to nature are kept.” and “The idea of returning to that world and of entering into daily competition with other underpaid, overdriven drudges striving fruitlessly to apply a dilute coating of culture to the unresponsive surface of unwilling students had little attraction.”

Laura Literary Awards 2023 has come to a close. Hopefully, this year we have a large number of entries from South Australian writers of all ages.The Presentation day will be Saturday 29^th July, 2023 at 2 pm.

Rocky River ‘Riters’ put pieces in the Brush With Art exhibition in Gladstone. Artists, consider putting pieces in this exhibition. Entry forms are now available. The art work and the school’s artwork across the three schools is well worth the visit in September / October.

Rocky River ‘Riters’ meetings are in Gladstone the second Friday of every month. Please contact us for meeting information. Our next meeting will be on June 9^th at 9:30 am.

The creative writing meetings are on the fourth Saturday of each month at the Diocesan Hall in Gladstone. The next session will be Saturday 24^th June. Sessions run from 10 am to noon with shared lunch.

Please contact us if you are interested in joining our group – jhhc@bigpond.com.       Phone 0417849441

Go to Rocky River ‘Riters’ website:    https://rockyriverriters.club.  Here you will find access to the Laura Literary Awards and to our member’s writing showcase.

Happy reading and writing to everyone.