About Bel Vidal
Once a poet and classical pianist; now a book lover, film buff, bush walking enthusiast, keen photographer/designer, avid storyteller, occasional sketcher, blogger. An apprentice of all arts and master of none - although I do have a Masters' degree in writing.
Author of countless poems, short stories, articles, essays and one novel, Exuberance, with a second one underway (an inter-generational, cross-cultural, trans-continental family saga). I am also working on a Spanish language version of Exuberance.
My 'day job' is in the exciting field of communications, publications and social media. Bel Vidal is my writer's name.
Bibliography
My works of fiction and non-fiction have been widely published both in English and Spanish, under my pen name, my real name and other pseudonyms.
The Auslit (Australian Literary Resource) website has a comprehensive catalogue of my published works (with over 100 listed as individual works or as part of collections), which include:
Manuscript Development, column — Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine no. 155
An Exile's View of Bolivia , essay — Quadrant vol. 51
Finding a New(er) Voice, column — Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine no. 165
Eruption point : Bolivia, column — Arena Magazine no. 78
After George, short story — Verandah, no. 23
The First Australian , a biography of Alberto 'Pocho' Dominguez — Culture Is : Australian Stories Across Cultures, An Anthology (Wakefield Press, 2008)
Arcoiris de Sueños / Rainbow of Dreams — A bilingual collection of short stories and poetry (Cervantes Publishing 1993)
Awards
1993 — Awarded an Australian Council of the Arts grant to publish Arcoiris de Sueños / Rainbow of Dreams
2004 — Exuberance was short-listed for the Varuna-Harper Collins award for manuscript development
2005 — Awarded the five-day Varuna Awards Residential Masterclass
Author of countless poems, short stories, articles, essays and one novel, Exuberance, with a second one underway (an inter-generational, cross-cultural, trans-continental family saga). I am also working on a Spanish language version of Exuberance.
My 'day job' is in the exciting field of communications, publications and social media. Bel Vidal is my writer's name.
Bibliography
My works of fiction and non-fiction have been widely published both in English and Spanish, under my pen name, my real name and other pseudonyms.
The Auslit (Australian Literary Resource) website has a comprehensive catalogue of my published works (with over 100 listed as individual works or as part of collections), which include:
Manuscript Development, column — Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine no. 155
An Exile's View of Bolivia , essay — Quadrant vol. 51
Finding a New(er) Voice, column — Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine no. 165
Eruption point : Bolivia, column — Arena Magazine no. 78
After George, short story — Verandah, no. 23
The First Australian , a biography of Alberto 'Pocho' Dominguez — Culture Is : Australian Stories Across Cultures, An Anthology (Wakefield Press, 2008)
Arcoiris de Sueños / Rainbow of Dreams — A bilingual collection of short stories and poetry (Cervantes Publishing 1993)
Awards
1993 — Awarded an Australian Council of the Arts grant to publish Arcoiris de Sueños / Rainbow of Dreams
2004 — Exuberance was short-listed for the Varuna-Harper Collins award for manuscript development
2005 — Awarded the five-day Varuna Awards Residential Masterclass
