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SOME GROUPS for WESTERN SYDNEY WRITERS ____________________________________________________________________________

Details can change. Check contacts for updates and information re membership and activities.

Auburn Poets and Writers: 3rd Wednesday of the month 6.30 - 9.30 pm, ACDN, Auburn Central, Shop P7B, Cnr Park/Queen, 9649 5559 or manager@acdn.org.au

Eastwood/Hills FAW 1st Saturday 1.30 pm, Senior* Citizens’ Room Cnr. Farnell/North Rocks Roads, North Rocks (*all ages welcome ). http://hillsfaw.webs.com Philippa Holland: philandmike@hotmail.com

INFINITAS Writers’ Group 3rd Saturday most months, Noon-2pm at Infinitas Bookshop, 22 Civic Arcade, 48-50 George St, Parramatta. www.infinitas.com.au

Mount Druitt Creative Writing Group: 2nd Thursday of the month. Noon–2:30 pm, Library at Mount Druitt Hub, Ayres Grove, Mt Druitt. Free entry, share your work. Ph: Gayle 0421 648 798

NEW Writers’ Group Inc 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 3-5 pm Mars Hill Café (upstairs) 331 Church St., Parramatta www.nwg-inc.com nwg_inc@yahoo.com.au

Parramatta FAW: 2nd Saturday of the month 12.30 pm Top Floor, Parramatta Library, Civic Place, Parramatta. Lyn Leerson: lynlew@optusnet.com.au Ph: 9639 8394

Poetry Alive: Thursdays at Liverpool Library, 11 am to 1 pm. All welcome. Wheelchair access. Ken Setter Ph: 9720 8247 ken.setter@yahoo.com

St Marys Community Creative Writing Group Last Friday of the month 12:30 to 3:00 pm St Marys Community Centre, Great Western H’way/Mamre Rd communityworker@smacd.org.au Ph: 9673 2169

U3A The University of the Third Age runs groups for members eg Writing Creatively: Every second Wednesday, 1:30-3:30 pm Hewitt House, cnr Byron St and Guildford Rd, Guildford. For people in retirement or semi-retirement. Contact Lorna Clayton, 9630 7636

SOME GROUPS for WESTERN SYDNEY WRITERS ____________________________________________________________________________ Westside Writers' Group: monthly on Tuesdays, 6-8 pm BYDS: Bankstown Arts Centre: 5 Olympic Pde, Bankstown, www.byds.org.au Chief Editor: Michael Mohammed Ahmad

mohammed@byds.org.au Wollondilly FAW 2nd Sunday. 1.00 pm Community Centre, Harper Close, Tahmoor wollondillybranch.faw@gmail.com

Look for other groups:

NSW WRITERS CENTRE Grounds of Rozelle Hospital

Home to a number of groups: www.nswwc.org.au Ph: 9555 9757 Note also the Centre’s on-line Search page for groups in NSW.

For more FAW groups in greater Western Sydney, including Liverpool, Bankstown, Hawkesbury, Macarthur (Campbelltown) and Blue Mountains see the NSW FAW site: www.fawnsw.org.au

For musician/song-writers Songwriting Sunday Last Sunday of the month Mars Hill Café, 331 Church Street Parramatta Check with the following for latest date and times:

The Songwriting Society of Australia (SSA) www.myspace.com/songwritingsocietyofaustralia Peter Scully peterscully53@hotmail.com

Another active group: Western Fringe Songwriters’ Network: www.stewartpeters.com stewart@soundshedmusic.com Stewart Peters: Ph: 4787 7653

Free information: There are many newsletters you can sign up for, but we particularly recommend the NSW Writers’ Centre’s e-letter. See the home page www.nswwc.org.au