Have knitting, will travel … in space … with aliens!
I’m very excited to report that my unpublished sci-fi novel ‘Grey Nomad’ was shortlisted in the 2020 Adaptable competition that was run by Queensland Writers’ Centre in conjunction with the Gold Coast Film Festival. I talked briefly about the development of my idea back on 25 February 2019 as the first of many drafts emerged NaNoWriMo.
THE STORY: Surviving an alien abduction will call upon all Joyce’s experience as a long-standing member of the Country Women’s Association.
Here’s a taster — https://www.facebook.com/qldwriters/videos/290383195277942/
The 2020 Adaptable competition had 240 submissions and they shortlisted 26 of us for the opportunity to pitch our work to film/tv producers face-to-face during the Festival’s Industry Market Day. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic they have had to cancel the Film Festival, so they are going to proceed with us doing our pitches online. To prepare us, the Queensland Writers’ Centre have provided us with a free 2-hr workshop on writing a synopsis, and three 1:1 online consultations about developing our pitch before the big day: 16 April. Keep your fingers crossed for me!