LISMORE MP Janelle Saffin has congratulated Clunes writer Lee Dunn on being among the 100 authors featured in Volume 12 of Seniors Stories, a book celebrating seniors’ writing talents across the state.
Ms Saffin said Mrs Dunn, 86, pictured, is featured in the book with her short story Queenie and is among a handful of authors from the North Coast region represented in the prestigious collection.
“Queenie fits perfectly with this year’s theme, Neighbours, Strangers, and the People In Between, exploring the connections we make, life-changing moments and fascinating encounters that shape our lives,” Ms Saffin said.
A retired Southern Cross University teaching academic, Mrs Dunn in 2019 published Nutter Buzacott Artist: Observations of Life & Landscape, a survey of her late father’s modernist art, produced in Melbourne, Brisbane and South Tweed.
Last year, Mrs Dunn self-published Winnie & Me, a memoir of her relationship with her physiotherapist mother. Queenie was an offshoot from that book.
Seniors’ Stories celebrates the lives and experiences of older people, providing a platform for seniors to share their stories, perspectives and reflections with the wider community.
This year’s competition received 528 entries from NSW Seniors Card and Seniors Savers Card holders and was coordinated by The Fellowship of Australian Writers (FAW).
FAW also delivered short story writing workshops to help seniors develop their writing skills, explore new techniques, and exchange ideas with fellow writers.
Printed copies of the book will be distributed to participating authors, NSW libraries and Members of Parliament’s offices, and made available at Seniors Card events.