A collaboration over a decade by three Bel larine writers has resulted in a crime novella that was launched last mont h. The book\, Argyle: One Island\, Four Voices\, was written by J acqui Connor\, Jenny Macaulay and Pearl Wilson. The novella is about a fic tional lighthouse off the Victorian coastline and moves across more than a century of lighthouse keepers\, their families and visitors to the island . The trio will discuss their writing collaboration when they appear at th e Drysdale Library in November.
\nJacqui Connor has a varied backgro und in the arts as an actor\, theatre director\, poet and writer. Several of her short stories and poems are in a range of anthologies. Argyle: One Island\, Four Voices is her first book.
\nJenny Macaulay\, a retired teacher\, runs a drawing class and facilitates several writing groups inc luding one dedicated to poetry which is under the umbrella of Geelong Writ ers. Jenny began a local haiku society which connects with other groups th roughout Australia. Several of her short stories and poems appear in vario us anthologies. She painted the cover of Argyle: One Island\, Four Voices\ , her second book.
\nPearl Wilson is a published author and former j ournalist. She wrote the narrative for an art film about the pandemic in 2 020. She organises literary events and facilitates a writing group. Severa l of her short stories appear in various anthologies. Argyle: One Island\, Four Voices is her seventh book.
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