Amanda Scotney
@wattlelight.bsky.social
Writer, publisher of the Confidence and Seasons series of anthologies and judge of the Minds Shine Bright writing competition. Spreading the love of anthologies. www.mindsshinebright.com
Looking forward to the creation of moments of illumination at the “Writing Light and Shadow with Moments of Illumination” workshop, at the Words in Winter Festival in Daylesford on 23 August at Radius Arts. Get tickets here events.humanitix.com/writing-ligh... #Melbourne #workshop #writing #August
August 14, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Looking forward to the creation of moments of illumination at the “Writing Light and Shadow with Moments of Illumination” workshop, at the Words in Winter Festival in Daylesford on 23 August at Radius Arts. Get tickets here events.humanitix.com/writing-ligh... #Melbourne #workshop #writing #August
Light and Shadow
Minds Shine Bright
International Creative Writing Anthology
Seasons 2 2025
Light and Shadow Anthology is sublimely dark and light with moments of illumination. Featuring stories and poems by 43 prize winning writers and poets.
ISBN 978-06455231-6-4
Minds Shine Bright
International Creative Writing Anthology
Seasons 2 2025
Light and Shadow Anthology is sublimely dark and light with moments of illumination. Featuring stories and poems by 43 prize winning writers and poets.
ISBN 978-06455231-6-4
July 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Light and Shadow
Minds Shine Bright
International Creative Writing Anthology
Seasons 2 2025
Light and Shadow Anthology is sublimely dark and light with moments of illumination. Featuring stories and poems by 43 prize winning writers and poets.
ISBN 978-06455231-6-4
Minds Shine Bright
International Creative Writing Anthology
Seasons 2 2025
Light and Shadow Anthology is sublimely dark and light with moments of illumination. Featuring stories and poems by 43 prize winning writers and poets.
ISBN 978-06455231-6-4
Melbourne
28 June
12:30 -3:30pm
St Kilda Sports Club
LIGHT & SHADOW BOOK LAUNCH
Readings of stories and poems by local and international writers and poets, author signings, open mic, lunch
Get tix: www.mindsshinebright.com/event-bookings/ or trybooking.com
#auslit #stkildabooklaunch
28 June
12:30 -3:30pm
St Kilda Sports Club
LIGHT & SHADOW BOOK LAUNCH
Readings of stories and poems by local and international writers and poets, author signings, open mic, lunch
Get tix: www.mindsshinebright.com/event-bookings/ or trybooking.com
#auslit #stkildabooklaunch
June 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Melbourne
28 June
12:30 -3:30pm
St Kilda Sports Club
LIGHT & SHADOW BOOK LAUNCH
Readings of stories and poems by local and international writers and poets, author signings, open mic, lunch
Get tix: www.mindsshinebright.com/event-bookings/ or trybooking.com
#auslit #stkildabooklaunch
28 June
12:30 -3:30pm
St Kilda Sports Club
LIGHT & SHADOW BOOK LAUNCH
Readings of stories and poems by local and international writers and poets, author signings, open mic, lunch
Get tix: www.mindsshinebright.com/event-bookings/ or trybooking.com
#auslit #stkildabooklaunch
The wonder of discovering new places. This view greeted us as we arrived at the fishing shack where we stayed to explore Port Fairy. I long to return. Tell us stories and poems about your favourite places. For info and to enter Places Writing Competition visit www.mindsshinebright.com #writing
April 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The wonder of discovering new places. This view greeted us as we arrived at the fishing shack where we stayed to explore Port Fairy. I long to return. Tell us stories and poems about your favourite places. For info and to enter Places Writing Competition visit www.mindsshinebright.com #writing
The town of Clunes was filled with readers, writers, musicians and book vendors over the weekend. There was a strong sense of community and lots of book events, browsing, chatting and wandering.
March 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The town of Clunes was filled with readers, writers, musicians and book vendors over the weekend. There was a strong sense of community and lots of book events, browsing, chatting and wandering.
Setting up for Clunes Booktown Festival on Friday. Clunes a small country town in Victoria, celebrates old and new books with book events, book traders, music and food every year. This was our first visit. 📚📓📖
March 24, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Setting up for Clunes Booktown Festival on Friday. Clunes a small country town in Victoria, celebrates old and new books with book events, book traders, music and food every year. This was our first visit. 📚📓📖
February 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Russell Falls in Tasmania is one of the places I love to go back to. Calling for entries of stories and poems about the places that mean something to you. To learn more and to enter the Places writing competition visit www.mindsshinebright.com
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February 16, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Russell Falls in Tasmania is one of the places I love to go back to. Calling for entries of stories and poems about the places that mean something to you. To learn more and to enter the Places writing competition visit www.mindsshinebright.com
#💙📚📖🖊️
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Every place has a story. Calling writers from all over the world to share yours about the places you live, the places you love, the places you leave. #Booksky 📚💙 #WritingandBooks #writing #writingprompt #poems #stories #writers
January 22, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Every place has a story. Calling writers from all over the world to share yours about the places you live, the places you love, the places you leave. #Booksky 📚💙 #WritingandBooks #writing #writingprompt #poems #stories #writers
A male superb fairy wren shows off his stunning blue plumage at Pirate Bay, Tasman Peninsula #bird #WritingPrompt #places #blue
January 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
A male superb fairy wren shows off his stunning blue plumage at Pirate Bay, Tasman Peninsula #bird #WritingPrompt #places #blue
Writing prompt- Places writing comp
The places we love, the places we live the places we leave.
The places we love, the places we live the places we leave.
January 2, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Writing prompt- Places writing comp
The places we love, the places we live the places we leave.
The places we love, the places we live the places we leave.
Seasons Readings!
Try Confidence Minds Shine Bright anthology 2022 for curated stories and poems that follow the life cycle
Try Confidence 2 to wander through the carnival of life with a rag tag bunch of characters
Try Storms Seasons if you love the power of storms
Books by Minds Shine Bright 📚💙
Try Confidence Minds Shine Bright anthology 2022 for curated stories and poems that follow the life cycle
Try Confidence 2 to wander through the carnival of life with a rag tag bunch of characters
Try Storms Seasons if you love the power of storms
Books by Minds Shine Bright 📚💙
December 22, 2024 at 8:10 AM
Seasons Readings!
Try Confidence Minds Shine Bright anthology 2022 for curated stories and poems that follow the life cycle
Try Confidence 2 to wander through the carnival of life with a rag tag bunch of characters
Try Storms Seasons if you love the power of storms
Books by Minds Shine Bright 📚💙
Try Confidence Minds Shine Bright anthology 2022 for curated stories and poems that follow the life cycle
Try Confidence 2 to wander through the carnival of life with a rag tag bunch of characters
Try Storms Seasons if you love the power of storms
Books by Minds Shine Bright 📚💙
Our books are available in bookshops and at www.mindsshinebright.com but sometimes we love a grass roots approach.
Meeting people, hearing their stories, and promoting our writers is a real joy.
I love our new bookshop banner too. What do you think of it? 💙📚 #books #reading #confidence #seasons
Meeting people, hearing their stories, and promoting our writers is a real joy.
I love our new bookshop banner too. What do you think of it? 💙📚 #books #reading #confidence #seasons
December 16, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Our books are available in bookshops and at www.mindsshinebright.com but sometimes we love a grass roots approach.
Meeting people, hearing their stories, and promoting our writers is a real joy.
I love our new bookshop banner too. What do you think of it? 💙📚 #books #reading #confidence #seasons
Meeting people, hearing their stories, and promoting our writers is a real joy.
I love our new bookshop banner too. What do you think of it? 💙📚 #books #reading #confidence #seasons
Tom is adjusting to living with his grandmother in a small coastal town in Caitlin Mahony’s short story PUNCTURE from Confidence 2 Anthology by Minds Shine Bright.
October 24, 2024 at 2:49 AM
Tom is adjusting to living with his grandmother in a small coastal town in Caitlin Mahony’s short story PUNCTURE from Confidence 2 Anthology by Minds Shine Bright.
September 5, 2024 at 11:05 PM
View from my kitchen window this morning. 🦜
August 19, 2024 at 11:11 AM
View from my kitchen window this morning. 🦜
August 6, 2024 at 6:11 AM
Every story starts with a big idea. . . Just start writing
August 5, 2024 at 10:52 AM
Every story starts with a big idea. . . Just start writing
Looking for a new book to read, something a bit different? Find new literary voices in Confidence 2 by Minds Shine Bright featuring award winning writers and poets from Australia, New Zealand, Romania, Canada, Ireland, the United States and the United Kingdom exploring the theme of confidence.
August 3, 2024 at 8:15 AM
Looking for a new book to read, something a bit different? Find new literary voices in Confidence 2 by Minds Shine Bright featuring award winning writers and poets from Australia, New Zealand, Romania, Canada, Ireland, the United States and the United Kingdom exploring the theme of confidence.
Confidence Anthology by Minds Shine Bright is a collection of stories, poems and scripts featuring interpretations of confidence. Follow the cycle of life, laugh and cry as you read 📚📖
July 14, 2024 at 11:26 AM
Confidence Anthology by Minds Shine Bright is a collection of stories, poems and scripts featuring interpretations of confidence. Follow the cycle of life, laugh and cry as you read 📚📖