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Beautiful art as a painkiller.

September20

Gentle by Donna Williams People who buy art may tell you they have fallen in love with a painting Read the rest of this entry »

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An Interview with Somebody Somewhere

September2

The Outsider by Donna Williams  I heard from Jen, a reader who had read one of my 9 published books, Somebody Somewhere.  It was an international bestseller and reached number 1 in Canada, Japan and Norway, and was the second of four sequels to, Nobody Nowhere, which had reached number 1 in USA, Canada, Japan and Norway.  So I invited Jen to ask her 5 most burning questions about it.  Here’s our interview: Read the rest of this entry »

Donna Williams’ Sept 2008, 48 hr, Poetry Challenge

September1

Words Get Tumbled by Donna Williams  Each month I send out a challenge for people to send me a 1-2 word topic they’d like me to write a poem to and I must write all the poems in the challenge within 48 hours. Read the rest of this entry »

Things You Taught Me – a moving TV series exploring autism.

August19

Enticement by Donna Williams In 2000, my husband Chris and I visited Japan and met with the stars of the international hit TV series: “Things You Taught Me” (“Kimi Ga Oshiete Kureta Koto”) and it’s director at TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting) , Tsunenari Yamasaki. Eight years on the series has shown in countries throughout Asia and I thought to ask when we might get to see it in English speaking countries. Here’s my interview with the director: Read the rest of this entry »

Donna Williams’ August 2008, 48 hr, Poetry Challenge

August17

Maternal by Donna Willliams Each month I send out a challenge for people to send me a 1-2 word topic they’d like me to write a poem to Read the rest of this entry »

Donna Williams’ July 2008, 48 hr, Poetry Challenge

July18

Moving House by Donna Williams Each month I send out a challenge for people to send me a 1-2 word topic they’d like me to write a poem to and I must write all the poems in the challenge within 48 hours. Read the rest of this entry »

Shelf Life; How Many Readers ?

June30

 

 

Midnight Sea by Donna Williams Since 1991, Nobody Nowhere was translated into over 20 languages worldwide and progressively some of my 8 further books have also been translated into other languages too. I’ve directly sold around 1 million new copies of what has ultimately become my 9 published books. But my books have been read far more broadly than that. Read the rest of this entry »

Donna Williams’ June 2008, 48 hr, Poetry Challenge

June16

Jack Frost by Donna Williams Each month I send out a challenge for people to send me a 1-2 word topic they’d like me to write a poem to and I must write all the poems in the challenge within 48 hours. Read the rest of this entry »

Australia’s best known and respected graffiti writers in one show

May27

Shrine of Rememberance by Johnny ‘Duel’ Williams An exciting art exhibition is bringing together a collection of Australia’s best known and respected graffiti writers in one show in Melbourne’s highly cosmopolitan Collingwood arts district. I spoke to the owner of Lindberg Contemporary Gallery, David Moulday, about the show. Read the rest of this entry »

Donna Williams’ May 2008, 48 hr, Poetry Challenge

May15

Should I?  by Donna Williams Each month I send out a challenge for people to send me a 1-2 word topic they’d like me to write a poem to and I must write all the poems in the challenge within 48 hours. Read the rest of this entry »

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