Sophie Gemmell founder of Literary Feast – a fantastic book club with a difference in Sydney – just emailed to say she’s invited Martin Hughes (Issue 23) to be their special guest on 3 August. All welcome. See Sophie’s email below for details:

For those of you whose imaginations were captured by the article in the current issue of Dumbo feather (Issue 21) about Lenka & Michael who wrote letters to every person in a small town in Northern Ireland … here’s your chance to be involved in the next stage of their gorgeous project – ‘Mysterious Letters‘. [...]

[A sample of pages from 'An Awesome Book' by Dallas Clayton]
There are some things that just capture your imagination and warm the cockles at the same time. ‘An Awesome Book’ is one of them. Last year, ‘writer, illustrator and creator of all things good’, Dallas Clayton wrote a book for his son. He wanted to [...]

David de Rothschild (Dumbo feather Issue Five) is about to embark on another amazing adventure, this time “to draw attention to the unbelievable mass of garbage (especially plastic) accumulating in our seas.” David and co are building a catamaran, the hull of which is made out of plastic bottles. It’ll be christened The Plastiki in [...]

Today we received this gorgeous package of handmade books containing poetry and a typewriter-typed note all bundled together with a piece of twine. Presentation isn’t everything, but there’s something very special about a beautifully-wrapped parcel. Intrigued, we carefully undid it and read on … The bundle’s maker is a first year print media student (there [...]

… that might give you creative-types a leg up.

Bowerbird Bazaar
Style-savvy shoppers with a keen eye for beautiful objects to feather their nests will love the new Bowerbird Bazaar in Adelaide. This three-day event (9-11 October) is an opportunity for designer/makers of unique art and handmade wares to peddle their wares to retailers and the public. [...]