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EMPIRE AUSTRALIA ONLINE
(News stories from Aug '12 work experience)
August 17, 2012; Going Underground
August 17, 2012; Love Is In The Air...And In The Cinema
August 17, 2012; Blue Movie In Blu-ray 3D
August 16, 2012; Cirque du Soleil Gets a New Poster And Trailer
August 22, 2012; Festival Separates Itself From the Rest


WRITERS WHO ROCK
September 14, 2012; When We Observe the Wallflower


  print magazines  



 EMPIRE AUSTRALIA
October 2012 issue
Classic shot; "Heroes"
Review; "Blade II on Blu-Ray"


  short stories  



SYDNEY MORNING HERALD YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Northern Sydney Regional Winner
2010; "How to Dive"



 HSC ENGLISH EXTENSION II MAJOR PROJECT
Short story
2012; "Zelda, Midsummer"
Note: Unavailable until after HSC marking



  short films  


HSC VISUAL ARTS BODY OF WORK
Film, 1/3 in Collected Works
2012; "Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known. Chuck Palahnuik"
Note 1: The film is designed to be viewed alongside two other panels (25x watercolour and 25x digital portraits)
Note 2: Film is unavailable for view until after HSC marking.

 24/7 YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL
Second place
2008; "Enigma"
Link unavailable.

IFSS Future Filmmaker 2012
Second place
"I am their effort"


  artworks  

(Coming soon)


  novels  



GHOST IN THE FLESH
YA Scifi Thriller
"A long, long time ago in a grey and sad city, a boy was lost. 
He returned as a man to those he loved, and suffering befell them all."
Full synopsis coming soon.




Just a reminder folks, all these works © Nina Newcombe

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