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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Erini Loucaides has won the Minds Shine Bright Places Writing Prize for 2026 with short story, 'Relentlessly Prismatic'. Discover the prize winners and the Short List to be published in Places… mindsshinebright.com/2026/04/27/ann…

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Calling young artists, parents and art teachers the Minds Shine Bright Young Illustratrators' Places Competition is open and calling for paintings and drawings from young artists aged 15 and under until 31… mindsshinebright.com/2026/03/02/cal…

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

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

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

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

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

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

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Places International Creative Writing Competition closes at midnight (wherever you are) on 31 May 2025. #writing #fiction #poetry #stories 📚💙✍️

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

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

A white fishing boat is moored at a pier on a river at sunset. There are tall dark pines opposite. The water is flat and glassy reflecting orange painted clouds. There is a sense of stillness and peace.

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

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.

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

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. 📚📓📖

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

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 #💙📚📖🖊️

A tall waterfall flows down rocks surrounded by huge ferns.

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

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

Looking down sand dunes to a long coastal beach, with waves rolling in and a hint of sunset.

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

A male superb fairy wren shows off his stunning blue plumage at Pirate Bay, Tasman Peninsula #bird #WritingPrompt #places #blue

A small bird with a fan like tail with bright blue plumage.

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Writing prompt- Places writing comp The places we love, the places we live the places we leave.

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

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 📚💙

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

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

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 24/10/2024

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.

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 17/10/2024

Discover Minds Shine Bright anthologies. Each book is a mix of contemporary stories, poems and scripts. #books 📚💙💙📚💙📚

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 23/08/2024

📚📖Spreading the love of anthologies #books

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 19/08/2024

View from my kitchen window this morning. 🦜

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 05/08/2024

Every story starts with a big idea. . . Just start writing

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 03/08/2024

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.

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 14/07/2024

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 📚📖

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 01/07/2024

Check out our monthly update at www.mindshinebright.com

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 27/03/2024

What secrets does the mountain keep? A mountain shaded in blue rises above a river, with foothills in deep shadow.Writing prompt Light and shadow by mindsshinebright.com #writing #WritingComp #WritingPrompt #writingcommunity

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 13/03/2024

Shadows lengthen just before sunset when the sky paints itself on Lake Jubilee #writing #writingprompt #lightandshadow #MindsShineBright

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 06/03/2024

That’s me enjoying the light and shadow as the sun goes down at Inverloch Pier #writingprompt #BassCoast #lightandshadow #writing #theme #inspiration

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 11/02/2024

What’s behind the window . . . and who is peering out? Light and shadow writing prompt by Minds Shine Bright

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 06/02/2024

One two three anthologies coming soon by Mind’s Shine Bright

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 04/02/2024

Kangaroos watching golf. Writing prompt for Light and Shadow by Minds Shine Bright.

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 20/01/2024

Light and shadow coastal writing prompt by Minds Shine Bright

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 14/01/2024

Caw for me Light and shadow Mo(u)rn Writing prompt

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 29/12/2023

What secrets are uttered by the whispering wind or held closely by the receding tide, as the shadows lengthen at the beach? Writing Prompt - the theme is light and shadow Genre - short stories, poems, scripts, flash fiction by Minds Shine Bright

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 27/12/2023

Different genres of writing use light and shadow in different ways. Which genre will you choose? #WritingPrompt theme Light and Shadow by Minds Shine Bright.

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Amanda Scotney @wattlelight.bsky.social · 23/12/2023

Introducing Storm Minds Shine Bright anthology. The first book in the Seasons series. Featuring writers and poets from Australia, the US, the UK and Canada. Contemporary explorations of the storm theme in flash fiction, short stories and poems.