Dianna Edwards and writing
  • Dianna Edwards and Writing. about me.
  • Short stories
    • Secrets
    • Airport Drama
    • Acacia
    • Two Chooks in December
    • A Darned Surprise
    • The Sunset Mermaid
    • Friend or Foe?
    • At Rainbow's End
    • Sisterly Love
    • Good Times to Come
    • Something Special for Dinner
    • Walter's Secret
    • Being Famous
    • The Visitor
  • Non Fiction
    • The Body
    • Letter to a Soldier
    • Autumn Saturday
    • A Year With Billy
    • Lunch
    • Harry's Story
    • 2007 bushfires
    • My Father's Kite
  • Children's stories
    • The Red Silk Kite
    • The Singing Tree
    • Beatrice Barnfeather
    • Garth's bath
    • Little Dog Tambo
    • Flowers For a Special Day
  • Blog
  • From My Memoir
    • Grandpa's dog
    • Building Construction
    • Janie
    • Family History
    • 1945
  • Dianna Edwards and Writing About me
  • Acacia
  • Being Famous
  • New Page
​A retired primary school teacher who has made a hobby of writing, I have written short stories, children’s stories, nonfiction accounts and even (terrible) poetry. Some stories can be found on this site, linked above.
While not having enormous success with publishing, I have nevertheless managed to see some of my work in magazines and newspapers and have even had a story read on ABC radio in Melbourne.

Despite not having all of my writing out in the public arena, I am quite happy to keep writing just for my own pleasure.

I have also written over 500 eulogies, as a support for my husband’s work as a funeral celebrant.
Eulogy writing has been both a privilege and a pleasure.
In 2007 I published a small book on the subject entitled, "Tell it Like it Was, a guide to eulogy writing". That original edition is now out of print but I have made it into an e-book - or print-on-demand edition, which is available through lulu.com . Anyone interested may access it by simply going to lulu.com and searching the title in their on-line shop. Copies are also available by contacting me through the comments section of my Blog or via my email address: gendi@netspace.net.au
 
I have worked long and hard on another project – a 50 page booklet titled, 'A Guide to Literacy for the First Year of School', which I had hoped to publish one day. Although it may have proved to be a helpful guide for prep teachers, I fear it will never see the light of day, despite the fact that I commend the use of Phonics that has had a welcome revival of late. 
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But my major work is a 75,000 word family memoir which (last year, 2017) I had considered finished…but now I am not so sure that it will ever be published and I wonder if I truly wish it to be. It is a family story which has been a labour of love, taking many years – and about 25 drafts - to complete this far -  but there is still work to do.



Previously living in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, after beginning life in Melbourne, I now live on the beautiful Gold Coast in Queensland. 

CHECK OUT MY BLOG
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Email: gendi@netspace.net.au  
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