SlowTV

This is great!! Thanks to SlowTV, you don't have to miss a thing. SlowTV's cameras are there for the book launches, talks and festivals you wish you could have attended. At the press of a button you can watch Les Murray reading his poetry in Mildura; see Tim Winton and Martin Flanagan in Melbourne discussing football and literature; hear Robert Storr, the director of the Venice Biennale, delivering a speech from Sydney about art fairs; or listen to Ross Garnaut talking about climate change from Canberra. Among the assembled are Nam Le, Clive Hamilton, Michelle de Kretser, Paul Auster, Helen Garner, David Marr and more ...
Defying those who believe Australians only want information packaged in 30-second sound-bites, SlowTV offers conversations and events in real time, for you to enjoy whenever you please. It's available free on the Monthly website. If you haven't seen it yet, here's a brief sample of recent highlights. Follow the prompts on the webpage to sign up as a Friend of SlowTV, to vodcast, podcast and enjoy.

Sam's Big Win

Congratulations to Sam Carmody, a Curtin Creative and Professional Writing student, who recently won the Mary Grant Bruce Short Story Award for his story "Vincent". The Award is part of the 2007 Federation of Australian Writers (FAW) annual National Literary Awards and the prize ceremony will be held in Melbourne in late March.