The Distance Between: Romance readers, authors, publishers and the book industry in Australia

Bronwyn Parry / Bronwyn Clarke – The Distance Between:  Romance readers, authors, publishers and the book industry in Australia Context – Rapid change – readers’ social connections – readers’ book-buying patterns – shifts in book retailing – digital books, paper books and distributors – territorial rights – authors publications choices Reading is individual, but has […]

Romancing Feminism: From Women’s Studies to Women’s Fiction

Dr Elizabeth Reid Boyd (Edith Cowan University)- Romancing Feminism:  From Women’s Studies to Women’s Fiction After the keynote address, the rest of the day was 30 minute panel discussions. The first of these that I attended was by Dr Elizabeth Reid Boyd, from the School of Psychology and Social Science at Edith Cowan University.  I […]

EJC Keynote speaker – Professor Imelda Whelehan

Meaningful encounters – 40 years of feminists reading romance This was a session that was very interesting, but it was also a little disappointing for reasons I will go into at the end. Professor Whelehan looked at how feminists have viewed romance literature – usually in a negative way – yet at the same time […]

Inaugural Elizabeth Jolley Conference

I haven’t really read much of Elizabeth Jolley’s work, however I thought that this would be a great way to see how romance is currently being looked at in the academic world. Welcome by Helen Merrick Welcome to country by Mrs McGuire Address by Caroline Lurie, Literary Executor for Elizabeth Jolley friend of Elizabeth gave […]

Cocktail function #1 – Penguin Destiny Romance 1st birthday

I went to the launch of the Destiny imprint last year on the Gold Coast.  This year Penguin held a party to celebrate the first birthday. There were some speeches (I arrived late and missed most of these), canapes, lots of gorgeous cupcakes, purple balloons some of which are now bobbing around in my room.  […]

RWA Conference 2013 – Riding the Waves

I have arrived in Western Australia for the 2013 Romance Writers of Australia conference.  I landed in Perth where I met up with one of the local members, we waited for two others to fly in, and then drove to Fremantle where the conference is being held. Tomorrow, instead of going to the writing workshop […]

Breakout Session six – Dishing the dirt on Erotic Romance

Panel discussion with Lexxie Couper, Jess Dee, Rhian Cahill, Sami Lee, and Denise Rosetti Much of their sales are in ebook format. Some books have been self published. Difference between erotica and erotic romance:  Erotica focuses on the personal journey of one character, and that includes a sexual journey.  One or more partners maybe included, […]