Sydney Writers Festival

I'll be at the 2008 Sydney Writers Festival. Details after 5 April at: www.swf.org.au
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Workshop: Legal Issues for Writers with Jeremy Fisher Event 43
Australian Society of Authors Executive Director, Jeremy Fisher, tackles the legal complexities facing authors, including intellectual property rights, copyright territories, permissions, publishing contracts, licensing rights, digital contracts, PLR, ELR and CAL. Come along and learn more about your rights. The ASA acknowledges the CAL Cultural Fund for its generous support of the professional development seminar program. Duration: 3 hours This workshop has a maximum capacity of 20 participants. trope: Promoting New Writing in Second Life Event 70 trope is a new space in Second Life promoting creative writing in virtual environments. The roundtable features trope's creators alongside writers selected for the first iteration, discussing the dynamics of this intersection between literature and new media. Participants include Cristyn Davies, Elena Knox, Sarah Waterson, Jeremy Fisher, Keri Glastonbury, Gary Hayes, Sara Knox, Louise Wakeling and Fiona Wright, chaired by Jill Jones. This project is supported by the Literature Board of The Australia Council for the Arts and The University of Western Sydney.