BWC Committee 2025
A small volunteer committee runs the Bendigo Writers' Council. We endeavour to bring together all those who share an interest in the writing industry, whether they desire to be professional writers or simply write for their own enjoyment. The committee does this by organising workshops with a wide variety of industry experts on the last Wednesday of every month, January- November inclusive. And for 2025, we will unveil the details of our final celebratory evening in December, as we draw closer to the date.
President: Penny Davies
Secretary: Beverley Amy
Treasurer: Mark Hutchins
Newsletter Editor: Linda Perryman
Facebook Coordinator: Linda Perryman
Web design: Linda Perryman
Program Coordinator: Scott Vandervalk
Editor: Linda Perryman
Committee Members: Meg Irwin, Carole Emslie
Postal address: PO Box 322, Bendigo 3552
Ph: 0417530069
President: Penny Davies
After ten years on the BWC committee Penny stepped into the role of President in 2023 following six years as Secretary and a two-year mentoring role. A member of Writers Victoria, Fellowship of Australian Writers [Victoria] and the Australian Society of Authors whose mantra is Advocacy, Support and Advice, Penny brings this practice to her involvement with BWC.
An institutional historian Penny has a PhD from La Trobe University and is widely published in historical anthologies and journals, continuing to focus on non-fiction genre. Penny, who holds an Honorary Associate’s position affiliated to the Head of Bendigo Campus Office at La Trobe University, is involved in philanthropy and a diverse range of community boards and committees. Penny received an AM in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
Secretary: Beverley Amy
Beverley’s creative path has blossomed since her journey truly started in 2019. Beverley completed a Certificate IV in Visual Fine Arts. She was then inspired to do a Professional Writing and Editing Diploma Course at Bendigo TAFE. The collaborative publication of “Painted Words,” a collection, allowed her to realise the dream of seeing her words in print. Building on this foundation, Beverley is now actively immersed in literary projects, including a collection of richly illustrated short stories. This includes a 1970s-set novella, all while enjoying the local literary community through a monthly writers’ gathering.
Newsletter Editor: Linda Perryman
Facebook Coordinator: Linda Perryman
Web design: Linda Perryman
Linda Perryman is filled with creativity. She channels her artistic spirit into both visual arts and the captivating world of writing. She crafts young adult literature, particularly mystical and magical books that transport readers to enchanted realms.
Committee: Scott Vandervalk
Scott Vandervalk has been an editor for over 12 years. His projects range across the globe, from novels, novellas and short stories to educational textbooks, biographies, role-playing games and boardgames, amongst many other types of text.Scott has previously worked in science research and education support, both of which have led to editing projects related to those fields. He has worked as an associate editor for Aurealis magazine for 11 years, and was previously lead editor for 21D magazine.Of particular interest to Scott are stories, games and education, and the ways they can be connected together. When he is not editing, Scott can be found dabbling in gardening, cooking, writing, or designing and playing games.
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