Nicola Roxon in conversation with Bruno Lettieri - Rotunda in the West

Sian Prior and Suzanne McCourt with Hannie Rayson: Rotunda in the West

Youth Homelessness Question and Answer Panel - Rotunda in the West: Conversations with Australian Personalities

Dear Socially-conscious friends,

I am producing an event to shed light on youth homelessness in Melbourne. We will be filming the event as part of our third series of conversations to be screened on a national TV station later this year, or early in 2015.

Please book early if you would like to share a table close to the stage with your friends and colleges.

Kind Regards,

Emanuel Cachia

P.S. Here's our media release

Kerry Greenwood interview - Rotunda in the West

Relive Kerry Greenwood's interview on the Rotunda in the West stage and take a peek inside her writing space and home.

Be sure to visit our YouTube channel on Wednesdays and Sundays for the next few weeks to see the rest of Kerry's interview as well as videos from Andrew Knight's conversation with Hannie Rayson, and William McInnes talking with Michelle Fincke.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFFnihFPloI

Announcing a special broadcast!

Tune in to the Rolling Rotunda Radio Show on 99.9FM tomorrow (Wednesday 27 November) from 11am until 2pm. Brought to you by Rotunda in the West, Maribyrnong Libraries, The Big West Fest and Mobile Radio.

Expect a lively chat between a number of talented artist (from writers to musicians, comedians to actors) who live in Melbourne's west; Rotunda MC, Bruno Lettieri; and guest presenters Michelle Fincke and Emanuel Cachia.

I will be talking about a number of my book, magazine and workshop projects, and interviewing a few of my colleges and an awesome band, The Lion Tamers.

Turn your radio dial to 99.9Mhz FM, old-school style, or stream the digital version online via http://mobileradiobigwest.com/

Read more about the Big West fest at http://www.bigwest.com.au/

We sure are a creative bunch!

Sophie Laguna interviewed by Ailsa Piper - Rotunda in the West: Conversations with Australian Writers

Sofie Laguna

Ailsa Piper

Rotunda in the West (Sorry for the Facebook link. We are working on a new website)

The Write Zone's YouTube channel

Professional Writing and Editing department @ Victoria University (TAFE)

2013 Professional Writing and Editing Blog

Channel 31

Victoria University's Footscray Park campus

My blog workshops at the Taylors Hill Youth and Community Centre starting Monday 2 September

A picture of a cat in a box

Thanks for visiting,

Emanuel

Audio from 50th Rotunda with Cate Kennedy and Hannie Rayson

If you're a writer looking for inspiration, listen to this recording of Hannie Rayson and Cate Kennedy talking about the writing process and weaving everyday experiences into compelling fiction and riveting screenplays! 

Recorded during our 50th Rotunda in the West with MC Bruno Letteiri at Victoria University's City Flinders campus. Broadcast via SoundCloud.

https://soundcloud.com/vumusicprograms/sets/rotunda-50th-event-thursday?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=twitter

Rotunda in the West turns 50!!! (events)

I'll most likely be on the door, be sure to say hi!

Father Bob Maguire interviewed by Bruno Lettieri - Rotunda in the West

My Enduring Love Affair with Writing 2.0

Photo by Pam Kleemann

Rotunda in the West:

Conversation with Australian Writers

presents

My Enduring Love Affair with Writing 2.0

featuring

JAMES BUTTON

(Speechless: A year in My Father's Business)

HELEN GARNER

(The Spare Room)

MICHAEL MCGIRR

(The Lost Art of Sleep)

ROGER AVERILL

(Exile: The Lives & hopes of Werner Pelz)

MICHELLE FINCKE

(former Women's Weekly editor)

Wed 28 November

6:00pm for 7:00pm start

City Convention centre

12^th Floor, 300 Flinders St

Victoria University City Flinders Campus

Melbourne CBD

$20 or $10 concession

RSVP essential

bruno.lettieri@vu.edu.au 0422 298 643

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And, on slow release, YouTube clips of our last My Enduring Love Affair with Writing event filmed/edited/broadcast by Channel 31:

Poet and writer Kristin Henry (All The Way Home, Atheist in the Foxhole, What if the Plane Goes Down) http://youtu.be/TqkqP6HZpN0

Paul Mitchell: performance poet

(Dodging the Bull, Awake Despite the Hour, Minorphysics) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lJRwzB0QG8

Professorial Fellow Raimond Gaita (Romulus, My Father, After Romulus, The Philosophers Dog) http://youtu.be/5_x_ISel18M

Poet, short story writer and blogger Barry Garner (www.barrygarnerblog.com, Haloes in the Windscreen, Heroes and Daydreams) http://youtu.be/MYK8v5hBHXk

Check out Rotunda in the West on facebook, too https://www.facebook.com/pages/TheWriteZone/217542954969334

Open Invitation to a Free Literary Event

Dear Readers,

It gives me great pleasure to invite you to an event I'm producing in collaboration with Rotunda in the West, TheWriteZone, Victoria University's Professional Writing and Editing (TAFE) department and the Shire of Melton:

Rotunda in the West 

goes to 

Melton Shire's Art Beat Festival

for a deep conversation about 

'The Storyteller's Role'

between authors

John Marsden 

(Tomorrow When the War Began & So Much to Tell You)

Michael McGirr 

(The Art of Lost Sleep & Things You Get for Free) 

Sydney Smith

(The Lost Woman, The Age, Griffith Review)

and our Master of Ceremonies,

Bruno Lettieri

12noon to 1pm

Sunday 9 September 2012

Centre Stage, Willows Historical Park, Reserve Rd Melton

Weekend time slot!

Free family event!!

Lots of stalls and free activities from 11am!!!

Can you tell I'm excited?

The Rotunda events are truly inspirational literary occasions - for guests, organisers and authors alike. We challenge the norm and dare writers and readers to think outside the status quo, for this is where great ideas dwell.

If you have a Facebook account, you can RSVP here. Otherwise, comment below, email Bruno.Lettieri@vu.edu.au or call 0422 298 643.

Hope to see you there!

Yours Sincerely,
Emanuel Cachia

P.S. Be sure to bring your kids to my marquee, where they can make a hand-made book. It's free!