What a year we are having. As if prolonged drought and horrendous bushfires weren’t enough, we are now enduring a pandemic. Over the month that would have seen our festival bring authors, audiences and stories to venues throughout Mudgee, we are hunkering down and doing our best to keep ourselves and each other safe.

We may not be able to deliver a festival to you this year, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t still share stories. 2020 Visions is a series of e-zines: four short works by regional writers living through these unsettling times, brought to life with illustrations by four talented artists.

So instead of sharing stories with us in person this year, we invite you to connect with some fresh writing that just might reflect an aspect of your 2020 vision.

We will be uploading new pieces over the next month, but first up is:

Rehearsal for Disaster
by Tracy Sorensen
illustrated by Travis De Vries

And coming soon:

Future Conversations
by Summer Land
illustrated by Sam Paine

You will never cry alone
by Kirli Saunders
illustrated by Toni Behrens

Signs
by Cadance Bell
illustrated by Milla Jones