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Hi everyone,

Well its been a busy start to 2014. I had my 50th birthday bash in Newcastle and a great time was had by all. In March I started my Masters/PhD program with Newcastle University and have been working with Australian poet, Keri Glastonbury who is supervising my novel, A Token For Perry. …

Hi Everyone,

A last update for 2013 so I would like to  wish to extend my warmest wishes for the festive season and hope all of you have a wonderful Christmas and hoping New Year brings love, joy and success.

Back in September I wrote a short script called Anneke, The Lost Sister of Groningen to work as a…

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Hi Everyone,

I have been rather busy these last weeks working on A Token for Perry, my new novel but have the great privilege next week, in teaching a full day workshop for some young writers in Newcastle at Redhead through the Department of Education. I hope I can inspire them! I will shortly be running a competition to win some books...so stay tuned. Also have begun the process in finding a way to make The Lost Sister of Groningen into a full length movie. Have had some quiet…

Hi Everyone,

Happy New Year and hopefully this year will be a wonderful year for all members and their families. 2013 and I have been working steadily on my new novel, A Token For Perry and hopefully in a few months will have the first draft finished.

Meanwhile I wanted to let you know that there is a fantastic exhibtion on at the Maritime Museum in Sydney at Darling Harbour, called Waves of Migration. The museum requested that migrants put their stories up on the message board…

Hi Everyone,

This months ( November) Bali Arts Magazine featured quite a few articles about the exhibition, Dancing…

Hi Everyone,

Well I am back from Bali even more inspired than before! A wonderful opening and great publicity for the book launch of The Sky Is My Religion. It was really wonderful to work with the artists, dancers and musicians who worked tirelessly with me to produce a truly memorable opening! We had a lot of support from many people and I would like to…

The Opening of the Sky Is My Religion went well! Check out this website link from Bali and Japan.

http://bali.navi.com/special/5043001

For a translation see below

Nell Jones…

The new edition of my poetry book is published and ready to be launched in Ubud at the Dewangga Gallery on October the 4th, 2012. The beautiful covers were painted by I Wayan Meja and I Wayan Eka Partama (Gilo) both artists from Ubud. I am very excited to launch this book and hope you will get your copy at Blurb and check it out for yourself!…

Hi Everyone,

I have been busy preparing for the launch of the new edition poetry volume, The Sky is My Religion, which will take place in Ubud at the Dewangga Gallery, in October 2012. I have been fortunate enough to have the cover reworked by two of my…

hey nell,

i was just wondering how many books you've wrote

can you please send there names to me 'chow'

love hayley xoxo

toodels

Hi Everyone,

In the past weeks I have been with the Balinese Artists from Ubud on The Building Bridges with Bali Project. This was an amazing experience for anyone who was involved. I was able to collaborate with Dewa Atra and perform several of my…

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Hi Everyone,

I really enjoyed the Bali Opening and hope some of you can check out their exhibition. The video is up of the poetry performance!

I am off to Victoria to write for the new novel, A Token For Perry'(The Girl From Shay's Flat)' and am looking forward to being inspired! Happy Easter and safe holidays.

I recieved this great letter from a reader Marg Mills about the Lost Sister of Groningen-really lovely to receive positive feedback. (see below) Thankyou…

This weekend at Newcastle Art Space, for the opening of the Balinese Exhibition on the 7th April, I am giving a Poetry Performance with Dewa Astra, one of the visitng Balinese Artists/Dancers from Ubud. I will be performing the poem 'The Sky Is Broken" from my poetry book, The Sky Is My Religion.Performances at 4.30pm.

Come along 246 Parry Street Newcastle…

http://www.rembrandtdutchclub.com/en/sydney/Dutch+Festival

The Dutch Festival in St Mary's, Sydney, 23rd-25th March. Look out for the Lost Sister!

Hi Everyone,

The weekend Garden opening at Anneke and Malcolm's house was a great success-thankyou to all those members who made it and enjoyed the garden. Don't forget my new book of ten poems is available on Blurb, just follow the link to blurb on the home page to find my book store there. Both poetry books are now available as e-books. If you live in Newcastle, the Lost Sister of Groningen is available at Macleays book shop in Hamilton on Beaumont Street.

Regards Nell