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Engaging Indigenous people within Higher Ed

CQUniversity's Office of Indigenous Engagement recently hosted a visit from the Oodgeroo Unit of Queensland University of Technology (QUT), at Rockhampton Campus.

Professor Anita Lee Hong, Director of the Oodgeroo Unit, and Lone Pearce, Project Officer, met with Office of Indigenous Engagement staff to discuss employment issues and best practice models for engaging Indigenous people within the higher education sector, including governance matters.

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Writers converge on Bundaberg Campus 

Published on 18 May, 2010 

Around 100 writers from throughout Queensland flocked to CQUniversity Bundaberg recently for the popular WriteFest event, which also attracted editors from publishing company HarperCollins.

Organised by Bundaberg author Sandy Curtis, the event provided workshops and masterclasses and helped writers reach out to editors and publishers.

PhotoID:8940, WriteFest organiser Sandy Curtis (centre) with Roma-based writer Melody Taylor (left) and editors from HarperCollins
WriteFest organiser Sandy Curtis (centre) with Roma-based writer Melody Taylor (left) and editors from HarperCollins

It attracted many teenage writers and aspiring authors in their early 20s and gave regional writers fresh opportunities.

Ms Curtis reported that the visiting editors were pleased with the quality of manuscripts and that the internet's influence on writing and publishing was also discussed.

LINK HERE for All welcome to meet emerging ‘bush' novelist in Rockhampton