The Words on the Waves Local Author Book Launch program is going from strength to strength, with expressions of interest now being accepted from writers for 2025.
It is run in conjunction with the annual Words on the Waves Writers Festival.
Since launching in 2022, the program has grown from three events to seven and has seen 12 local authors launched with nearly 500 keen book lovers in attendance and more than 160 books sold.
The Book Launch program is designed to spotlight the writing talents of the Central Coast.
Central Coast author Sally Jane Smith launched her latest novel, Repacking for Greece: A Mediterranean Odyssey, at a multi-author event on June 5 as part of the program and said the support she had received had been an emotional lift when she really needed it.
“It also has allowed me to get my foot in the door,” she said.
Expressions of interest will be accepted on the Words on the Waves website until December 10, with successful applicants enjoying benefits such as venue hire, promotion, logistical support and mentoring.
Words on the Waves is a not-for-profit writers’ festival, the first of its kind to take place on the Central Coast.
Next year it will take place from May 28-June 1.
For more information and to express interest in the Book Launch program, go to www.wordsonthewaves.com.au
I’m interested as I’m also a Central Coast Author.