UPCOMING EVENTS

Campbell will be lecturing during the summer semester 2010 at the University of Hamburg.

Available for readings, lectures and interviews, Campbell also actively participates in literature and writers' festivals.

NEWS

2009

Short and sweet
The November issue of Spotlight Magazine has a short story by Campbell called Connectivity.

In Goethe's footsteps
November saw Campbell invited to give a lecture and reading at the University of Leipzig. The lecture was well received while the reading sparked some interesting and lively discussion.

In Oxford
Campbell paid a quick visit to Oxford in October. He held a lecture on the Moselle River at the Anglo-German Association (October 8) and read at Cowley Library (October 9). A successful, enjoyable trip, and Campbell was able to stroll the university campus  and pretend to be an academic.

Konstanz kreativity
Campbell recently attended a writers workshop at the University of Konstanz. He read from Hunter (sharing the stage with Frank Moorhouse) and gave a workshop on characterisation and point of view. Thanks to Professor Christa Knellwolf King for facilitating this visit and to all the attendees whose work Campbell had the chance to read and review.

Hunter shortlisted at book festival
The 2009 New York Book Festival (www.newyorkbookfestival.com) gave Hunter an honourable mention in the fiction category.

Hunter wins book award
Hunter has won the general fiction category of the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards (www.indiebookawards.com) and finished runner-up in the overall fiction category. The results will be posted on the Indie Book Awards website in a few weeks.

Springtime in Vienna
Campbell had the pleasure to read to an almost full house at Shakespeare & Co on 23 March. It was a very enjoyable evening. Thank you Guy Perlaki and the bookshop crew (may the Lord bless independent bookshops), and thank you to the Australian Embassy for their support. And lastly, a big thank you to all those who attended. The collective brain power gathered that evening could easily change the world for the better.

Hunter Launch
Thank you to all who attended the book launch at the Down Under Bar in Hamburg on 4 March. The pleasant crowd and cosy atmosphere made for a very enjoyable evening.

2008

Writer in Residence in Perth
In December, Campbell was writer-in-residence at the Peter Cowan Writers Centre in Perth. He ran workshops at the centre and at the Milmeray Writers Retreat.
Find out more about his visit at the centre's website.

Short story included in FAWWA Anthology 2008
Campbell's short story, 8.26am Mill Point Road Exit, was selected from nearly 400 entries to be part of the Fellowship of Australian Writers (WA) 2008 Anthology Lines in the Sand.

Garnering interest in Vienna
Campbell read from The Bicycle Teacher at Shakespeare & Co Bookshop in Vienna in January. He was also interviewed on Radio FM4 while a number of local publications and websites got behind the reading, including www.vienna-life.com, www.virtualvienna.net, www.austriantimes.at and www.ethermagazine.at. The Australian Embassy in Vienna also supported the event.

2007

Hamburg readings attract new fans
In February and March very entertaining readings were held at the Hasenschaukel and the Language Lounge in Hamburg. The audiences prove that Campbell is fast building a loyal fan base in his current city of residence. In a review late in 2006, The Hamburg Express called The Bicycle Teacher "A compelling novel about Cold War societies and the human face of socialist states."

2006

Back in Berlin
October saw Campbell on a brief yet successful promotion tour to Berlin. He did two readings, one to a full house at the Australian Embassy, and another at the famous Kaffee Burger, organized by a local magazine, the Ex Berliner. Eve Lucas, book reviewer for the magazine, had this to say about The Bicycle Teacher: "The novel opens a cupboard of no-frills narrative skill that is deliberately bare, furnishing it with a view of East Germany that authentically bespeaks hard work and hard-earned pleasures." Read the full review and a short interview with Campbell here.