Broome Women Writers
There are few places I’ve visited in the world that compare with Broome as a perfect place for writers, poets and anyone with an artistic bent.
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any who live and visit this beautiful town feel drawn to explore its spiritual energy and the incredible healing power of earth, water and indigenous heritage. This offers much to the aspiring writer, and the yearly Corrugated Lines Festival of Words in August opened its arms to writers, not only from Broome, but all around Australia.
Those with a yen for writing or just interested onlookers were offered a delicious smorgasbord of events, and, having often attended the Writers’ Festival in Melbourne, I can certainly say that Corrugated Lines is right ‘up there with the best’.
Being a member of a writing group, as with many groups, there is often much initial interest with lots of attendances and a splurge of writing, which can diminish as time goes on.
Not so in Broome! Belonging to our lovely and talented Broome Women Writers’ group sees a weekly feast of writing from every single person, even though some of us may be ‘on the road’ for some of the time.
Here are five of us from the Broome Women Writers’ group at the Mangrove Hotel in Broome recently, a venue chosen because our member who usually hosts the group is away travelling currently.
Broome Women Writers 2018
The blue blue water of Roebuck Bay in the background. There was a big spring tide this particular day.
What keeps this particular group together and writing?
Each person in the Broome Women Writers’ group writes very differently, and for me, that’s a big draw-card. I look forward very much to hearing each person’s story. I also appreciate that constructive feedback offered is received with gratitude.
There are seven of us in the Broome Women Writers’ group and our face-to-face meeting every fortnight gives us the time to read our piece.
What happens during the week we don’t physically meet?
Each person in turn provides a writing topic for that week and we email our writing to all group members on a Sunday, when we enjoy relaxing at home and reading each other’s stories.
A perfect prescription for a perfect location!
Love to hear from any writers out there … please feel free to comment below.
4 Comments
Hey Tina, mangrove hotel has a beautiful view, so blue is the sea. I haven’t written in awhile, I must get back to it again – perhaps another course . Looks like you have settled in beautifully in Broome.
Yes, the view from the Mangrove Hotel is magnificent. Would love to hear more about your trip to Italy Thea so will look forward to an email!!
Hi Tina – how are you? I really like your site. I am a writer in Perth and I am looking for local intelligence! My book Extinctions won the Miles Franklin in 2017. I am teaching writing at Murdoch University and struggling along with money and writing…I am looking for some tips for my lovely partner Chris, who has been working on a book for a very long time. It is set around Broome yet he has not spent time there, other than short trips for his education work. His long-service happened to coincide with Covid, so he could not go anywhere. He is going back to work full time teaching soon, and I am thinking of giving him a trip to Broome as a present, but I need to work out accomodation so he can get some quiet time writing. Would you recommend any small motels or perhaps airbnb? I know it can be very expensive up there, so I would like to avoid big hotels and resorts, which are not his style. Any suggestions would be great, and I do apologise for writing out of the blue, so to speak. Good luck with your writing group, and I hope to see you up there sometimes…kindest, Josephine Wilson
Hello Josephine and thanks for writing. First of all, congratulations on your award – how fantastic! Unfortunately I am no longer living in Broome, however when there I was staying at Broome Vacation Village, which proved to be very reasonable (and there’s a pool there too, which was great). Otherwise there are a few alternatives including the Kimberley Travellers Lodge (although it may be a bit noisy). If you would like to email me on tina@writecreations.com.au I can perhaps provide some further info and a contact in the Broome Women Writers Group. All the best, Tina.