Dear members and friends of the GACLΜ,
The President and the members of the Administrative Committee of the GACLM wish you and your families a peaceful, productive and joyful 2015. With your continued support and the tireless work of the Committee members and other willing helpers, the year 2014 proved productive and successful for our League. Our aim is to continue with the same energy and enthusiasm, so that 2015 turns out to be even more successful and enjoyable.
We wish to thank Konstantina Dounis, who recently resigned from the Administrative Committee, for her valuable contribution to the work of the Cultural League. We wish her good health and every success in her future endeavours. We also thank Paul Kyritsis for his valuable contribution as vice president and we wish him every success in his pursuit of higher studies in the USA.
We would like to take this opportunity to remind you to renew your Membership for 2015 by paying your membership fee of $25 for the year. We wish to remind our members that they receive the periodical free of charge at the end of the year and that we have no other funds to cover the expenses of the printing of the ‘Antipodes’ periodical and the posting to its members. The viability of the GACLM depends on your support. (You’ll find the renewal form and other details at the end of this Newsletter).
You may also remit your subscription on the Internet, inserting as REFERENCE your surname followed by the word membership
Account name: Greek-Australian Cultural League of Melbourne
Bank Name: Commonwealth Bank
BSB: 063011. Account Number: 00902863.
Please let us know via e-mail to membershipgacl@gmail.com that you had paid your subscription so that we can send you the receipt.
1. THE LEAGUE’S ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE FOR 2015-2016
The structure of the League’s Administrative Committee for 2015-16 is as follows:
President Cathy Alexopoulos
Vice President Kathy Aronis
General Secretary John Georgiou
Assistant Secretary Soula Liveriadis
Treasurer Kostas Dimaras
Assistant Treasurer Matina Panagiotopoulou
Public Officer George Athanasiou
“Antipodean Palette” Co-ordinator Vasy Petros. Members Thalia Andrews, Mary Raphael
Website/Social Media Steve Messinis
Members Registrar Connie Gregory
Literary Competition Co-ordinator Kathy Aronis
Members Athena Ginaki, Kathy Mouratidou, Theo Mantalvanos
‘Antipodes’ Editor Kyriakos Amanatides OAM (Co-opted), Assistant Editor Cathy Alexopoulos
2. UPCOMING EVENTS
We speak Greek
• “We speak Greek in March”. The League was invited to take part in the initiative “We speak
Greek in March” and is now a member of the organising committee. Our participation confirms
one of the fundamental objectives of the constitution of our League which is the support and
promotion of the Greek language and our culture in Australia. We trust that you support this effort among your circle of friends.
Book Launches
All book launches are organised in collaboration with the Hellenic Writers Association of Australia.
- Sunday 8 March 2015, 3.00 p.m.: Dionisia Moussoura-Tsoukala will launch her book “Gnefologimata” at the Cultural Centre of the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria, 168 Lonsdale Street, at the Mez. The presenter will be Konstantina Dounis, the co-ordinator Nikos Piperis.
- Sunday 22 March 2015, 3.30 p.m. Dr Christos Fifis will launch his book “Fragments of Life” at the Cultural Centre of the GOCMV, 168 Lonsdale Street, at the Mez. The presenter will be the academic Dr Thanasis Spilias, the co-ordinator Dina Gerolymou.
- Sunday 19 April 2015, 3.00 p.m.: Dr George Kanarakis will launch his book “The Contribution of Greek to Other Languages through the Ages” at the Panarcadian Association “O Kolokotronis”, 570 Victoria Street, North Melbourne, 2nd floor. The presenter will be Kyriakos Amanatides OAM, the co-ordinator Jim Alexopoulos. The Panarcadian Association is a co-organiser of this event.
- Sunday 5 July 2015, 3.00 p.m.: Angeliki Ioannidou Bogdani will launch her books “In Life’s Threshing Floor” (poetry) and “Images and Memories” (prose) at the hall adjacent to the church of Candlemas (Ypapandi), 29 Victoria Street Coburg (opposite the Coles parking). The books will be presented by Kyriakos Amanatides OAM and George Pangalis.
Visual Arts - Antipodean Palette From 13 August to 23 August 2015, the Greek Australian Cultural League of Melbourne will hold a Group Art Exhibition the now established ‘Antipodean Palette” at the Steps Gallery, 62 Lygon Street, Carlton. We continue to address our objective of showcasing the work of visual artists (paintings, drawings, engraving, sculpture, ceramics, photography and digital art). The opening of the exhibition will be on Thursday 13 August, 6.30 – 8.00 p.m.
A program of various events will be complementing the Exhibition. We will give you details on this in our next Newsletter.
3. PERIODICAL «ANTIPODES» Volume 61, 2015
The 61st Volume of the literary periodical «ANTIPODES» will be launched in November The person honoured this year is the academic Dr Thanasis Spilias. In the same volume, we will pay a tribute to the work of the late Aristides Paradissis. As usual this issue will publish works submitted by its members such as poems, short stories, studies, essays, book reviews and οther literary works, in Greek and English. Submitted works, in order to be published in the periodical must be approved by the Editorial Committee. All material submitted must not have been published previously and should be the original work of the author. The following length limits apply to each category: Poems: 100 lines, Stories and essays: 2000 words, Studies: 3000 words, Book Reviews: 1000 words. Seven copies per contribution should be submitted; these are non-returnable. The deadline for submitting contributions is the 26th of June, 2015. Works that exceed the specified size limits will be rejected, without involving the Editorial Committee.
Works Submitted must be mailed to the: Greek-Australian Cultural League of Melbourne, University of Melbourne, P.O. Box 4307, Parkville, VIC 3052 and must reach the GACL by the 26th of June 2015. We encourage submissions to be sent in electronic form to – gacl.editor@gmail.com
4. LITERARY COMPETITION
The GACLM organizes as usual the annual Literary Competition whose results will be announced during the launch of this year’s “Antipodes” periodical, Volume 61.
The competition includes works written in the Greek or English language in the following categories: Poetry, Short story and One Act theatrical play.
Competition Rules:
• One entry per category.
• All submissions should be the original work(s) of the author and should not have been
submitted in another competition or have been previously published.
• Submissions may be in either the Greek or English language and will be judged separately for
each language.
• Poems should not exceed 100 lines. Prose entries should not exceed 2000 words.
A one-act play should not exceed 15 minutes duration.
• For each entry four copies of the work need to be submitted by post for consideration by the
judges. These copies will not be returned. In addition to the four copies it would be
preferable if the work is also sent electronically to: konie@live.com.au
•For each work submitted a pseudonym in place of the author’s name should be used.
This needs to be the same pseudonym for all work submitted by the same person. The author’s full name and corresponding pseudonym, their address, telephone number and email, along with the title of the work/s should be placed in a separate sealed envelope with their entry/entries to ensure anonymity. Please complete the attached application form with your submission/s.
• The results of the literary competition will be announced at a special function incorporating the launch of the League’s annual, bilingual periodical: ANTIPODES in November 2015.
All first prize winning works in each category of the competition shall be published in the periodical of the GACL “ANTIPODES” Vol. 61, 2015 which will be launched on the same day the awards are announced. All prize winners will be sent via post a commemorative certificate.
All entries must be submitted the latest by 26th June, 2015 and sent to the following address: Greek-Australian Cultural League, University οf Melbourne, P.O. Box 4307, Parkville, Vic., 3052, Australia and electronically to- konie@live.com.au
RENEWAL OF MEMBERSHIP- 2015
Name………………………………………………………………………………… Tel ……………………………
Address………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
E-mail…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Annual membership: $25 Donation: $………………………………………………………………
Post to:
GREEK-AUSTRALIAN CULTURAL LEAGUE OF MELBOURNE
University of Melbourne, P.O. Box 4307, Parkville, Vic., 3052, Australia
Μembership for 2015 is $25.00. Should you wish to renew your membership on line you can follow the instructions-
Account name: Greek-Australian Cultural League of Melbourne
Bank Name: Commonwealth Bank
BSB: 063011
Account Number: 00902863
Reference: Place your Surname and the word “Membership” as Reference. Send us an email to membershipgacl@gmail.com that you have paid online so we can issue and send you a receipt.
More information about GACL membership and online renewal here: http://gaclmelbourne.com/g/membership/
APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE LITERARY COMPETITION 2015
Name……………………………………………………………………………………………..
Address…………………………………………………………………………………………..
Telephone………………………………… e-mail …………………………………………
Title of works submitted………………………………………………………………
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Language of works submitted……………………………………………………………
Pseudonym……………………………………………………………………………………..
I, the undersigned certify that:
1. I am the author of the submitted works.
2. The work/s has not been submitted in other competitions or published in any printed form
previously.
3. I permit the GACL to publish my winning work/s and make any grammatical or
syntactical changes as may be deemed necessary.
Signature: …………………………………………………………………………………………
Post to-
GREEK-AUSTRALIAN CULTURAL LEAGUE OF MELBOURNE
University of Melbourne, P.O. Box 4307, Parkville, Vic., 3052, Australia
and electronically to- konie@live.com.au