Linda Funnell

Editor, reader, publisher. Co-founder with Jean Bedford of The Newtown Review of Books @NewtownBooks. She/her.

[Linda Funnell @LindaFunnell]

@walterm She IS fascinating

[Australian Crime Writers Association @austcrimewriter]

Crime writers! This one is for you - writer's retreat for mystery, thriller and crime writers. @VarunaWriters NSW. Applications closing soon.

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

Using embroidery, yarn, and wool, Peruvian artist Ana Teresa Barboza creates textile art depicting land and seascapes #WomensArt

[NewtownReviewofBooks @NewtownBooks]

"a remarkable conduit into the past, enhanced by Bruce Moore’s introductory material and his annotations to the entries themselves."
@LindaFunnell reviews Bruce Moore's The 1972 Parramatta Jail Glossary:
https://t.co/LcIqGWJ4YF
#dictionaries #PrisonSlang #ParramattaJail

[Linda Funnell @LindaFunnell]

@LucySussex Good question.

[Linda Funnell @LindaFunnell]

Very sorry to hear that Booktopia has gone into administration.
We need an Australian-owned company to give Amazon competition in online book retail, particularly for ebooks.
https://t.co/nKbspQ72Gv
#Booktopia #Bookselling

[Linda Funnell @LindaFunnell]

Only hours left to get your entry in for this fab @NewtownBooks giveaway ... Go for it!

[NewtownReviewofBooks @NewtownBooks]

Have you got your entry in? Our Midwinter Book Giveaway is on!
And entries close midnight TONIGHT 25 June 2024 to win books by @nikkimottram @madabushiwrites Dominic Gordon @ShubnumKhan.
https://t.co/nNaa6GHeFd
Tks to: @uqpbooks @penguinbooksaus @upswellp @bloomsburypublishing

[Linda Funnell @LindaFunnell]

Have you seen the special @SydWritersFest #bookgiveaway going on over at @NewtownBooks today? Be quick - entries close midnight TONIGHT 15 May:
https://t.co/BeDtsHHnVZ
#win #bookbundle

[Express Media @Express__Media]

We're partnering again this year with @ausassocwriting to bring you the Sudden Writing Prize - a unique opportunity for writers under 25 ✏️

$500 cash prize, published work, membership & more!
Deadline: June 30, 2024

https://t.co/jiqlgy67ut

[The Shovel @TheShovel]

Party That Was Unable to Build Commuter Car Park Unveils Plans to Build 71 Nuclear Reactors https://t.co/soHBBuccU3

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

Indigenous Australian artist Loongkoonan who started painting at 95, and first exhibited her work at age 105 #WomensArt

[Linda Funnell @LindaFunnell]

Reassuring that human editors are not about to be replaced by ChatGPT just yet -- for fiction, anyway:
https://t.co/N1IOG06O6W
#editing

[The Shovel @TheShovel]

BREAKING

[Linda Funnell @LindaFunnell]

There's another terrific #bookgiveaway going on at @NewtownBooks today - but be quick, entries close midnight TONIGHT 6 Dec:
https://t.co/Xjz0U8sD40

[Linda Funnell @LindaFunnell]

Check out the #bookgiveaways going on @NewtownBooks this week! First one closes midnight TONIGHT 4 Dec. Details and how to enter:
https://t.co/WxjCG7x6Vy

[Patrick Dodson @SenatorDodson]

Yes moves our nation forward in a positive, constructive way.

The outcome of the referendum is in your hands Australia.

There’s nothing to fear and all to gain.

[Linda Funnell @LindaFunnell]

Congratulations to @agatamontoya & Julie Ganner, shortlisted for the Accessible Books Consortium’s International Excellence Award for “Books without barriers: a practical guide for inclusive publishing”
https://t.co/WJcoH9fam3
@IPEditors #bookpublishing #accessibility

[Patrick Dodson @SenatorDodson]

I keep hearing ‘you have lost this, you may as well lay down and die’.

I don’t believe that.

I believe Australians will look at this on the day and say, ‘well this is a decent, honourable, good thing for us to do.’

[Bothersome Words 🐉🚀🔎❤️🔪 @BothersomeWords]

Hard to believe we are officially heading towards the end of the year. Writers (and publishers) if you are looking for a structural edit or manuscript assessment, I am now taking bookings for Nov-Jan!

https://t.co/yVZZzyLH3j

[Peter Murphy @PeterWMurphy1]

Dear @yes23au,
Please let Adam Goodes know that he is admired, loved and respected. #Yes23au