Erin Gough

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Writes stories. Sydney/Gadigal land. The Flywheel (Hardie Grant, Chronicle), Amelia Westlake (Hardie Grant, Little, Brown). She/her. 🌈 www.eringough.com
Erin GoughMay 16, 2024
The Conversation AU + NZMay 16, 2024
More than 40,000 people petitioned to reverse Cumberland City Council’s book ban, showing the power of collective action against censorship.
https://theconversation.com/cumberland-councils-book-ban-has-been-overturned-but-what-is-really-happening-in-australian-libraries-230111?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1715893851
Cumberland Council’s book ban has been overturned, but what is really happening in Australian libraries?

More than 40,000 people petitioned to reverse Cumberland City Council’s book ban, showing the power of collective action against censorship.

The Conversation
Erin GoughFeb 6, 2023
On 23 February, I’ll be celebrating World Pride at Watsons Bay library emceed by @lizduckchong, reading alongside @TriciaDearborn, Kate Lilley, Emily Stewart, and Tanya Vavilova. There will be books, babes and a full bar. Booking details: https://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/events/events_list/world-pride-sapphic-literary-lounge
Pride Amplified: Sapphic Literary Lounge | Woollahra Municipal Council

Erin GoughJan 6, 2023
jennifer mills 📚Dec 14, 2022

I'm trying something new in 2023 and offering 5 mini mentorships to writers - four paid and one solidarity/pro bono.

All the details are here:
https://www.jenjen.com.au/blog/2022/12/5-mini-mentorships-in-2023.html

Please share with anyone you think might be interested!

jennifer mills › 5 Mini Mentorships in 2023!

Erin GoughJan 4, 2023
Mick Lynch's Fan ClubJan 4, 2023
I bet the hill starts on this are really difficult.
Show threadErin GoughJan 4, 2023
#SydneySummer #swimmingpool #5 is Fairlight Rockpool. Great views, well maintained, #COVIDSafe
Erin GoughDec 28, 2022
AvonLovesBlakeDec 28, 2022

If you're in Australia, many public libraries have a FREE homebound book delivery program for people who can't physically get to the library. Volunteers drop books around every 14 days, and take the old books away, and you can do it without face-to-face contact (just leave the books in a rainproof plastic box on your doormat the night before.) You choose the books that you want via the libraries online catalogue, or you can ask "choose some graphic novels for me" "choose some science fiction for me" etc and let the library pick your books.

If this is you, it's worth contacting your local library and asking.

#PublicLibraries
#Libraries
#HouseBound
#Homebound
#Books
#Isolating

Show threadErin GoughDec 27, 2022
#Sydney #swimming spot #4 is the #DawnFraserBaths in Balmain. A kiosk, plenty of shade, entrance fee around $4 for kids and $6 for adults. #HarbourPool and #COVIDSafe
Show threadErin GoughDec 22, 2022
#SydneySummer #swimming spot is Redleaf, aka the Murray Rose pool. It’s an outdoor (#COVIDSafe) harbour pool, open 24 hours and free. A great kiosk with lots of menu options. Downside: steep steps to access #oceanpools
Erin GoughDec 21, 2022
Maria PopovaDec 21, 2022
“Art is not a plaything, but a necessity, and its essence, form, is not a decorative adjustment, but a cup into which life can be poured and lifted to the lips and be tasted.”

Rebecca West, born 130 years ago today, on storytelling as a tool of survival https://www.themarginalian.org/2017/03/15/rebecca-west-art/
Rebecca West on Storytelling as a Survival Mechanism and How Art Transforms Mere Existence into Meaningful Being

“Art is not a plaything, but a necessity, and its essence, form, is not a decorative adjustment, but a cup into which life can be poured and lifted to the lips and be tasted.”

The Marginalian
Erin GoughDec 16, 2022
Sandra NewmanDec 16, 2022
I interpret a semi-colon as a period hitching a ride on top of a comma to cross a river. The comma's sitting a little low in the water, swimming gamely with its mobile tail. We are pausing here in the sentence to watch while the two little guys get safely across.