Each year the young writer Brain’s Trust meets to plan for the young writer annual conference - this year on Saturday 2 May on the Gold Coast - to plan the 2020 annual young writer conference.
Brain’s Trust venues
2013 - Brisbane
2014 - Wellington NZ
2015 - Sydney
2016 - Sydney
2017 - Sunshine Coast
2018 - Christchurch NZ
2019 - Melbourne
2020 - Gold Coast
The Gold Coast venue for the Brain’s Trust meeting is at the Living Temple Christian Church (Tugun Baptist) adjacent to the Gold Coast Airport from 10.00am to 12.30pm. The 2020 annual young writers conference is at the same venue, Saturday 12 September.
2020 people
The annual Brain’s Trust has a core group of usually five people and then a couple of others incorporated into the gathering who are local writers. In May last year in Melbourne the two locals were Capt. Peter Brookshaw and Pastor Mark Rusic – the two plenary speakers.
The current Brain’s Trust for 2 May
Sam Gillespie - Chair - Sydney
Rebecca Moore - Sunshine Coast
Wes Tronson - Gold Coast
Cartia Moore - Sunshine Coast
Amy Manners - Adelaide
(and Dr Mark Tronson, founder of the young writers)
The two extra’s this year are
Joseph Kolapudi - Brisbane
Josiah Gray - Brisbane
Photo - 2015 Brain’s Trust with Mr Basil Sellers in Sydney
Who are they
Sam Gillespie has been on the Brain’s Trust for 6 years, a classical composer and undertaking a doctorate at UNSW. Rebecca Moore is a music teacher, a senior writer, wife and mum of 4, and editor of Week 1 and been on the Brain’s Trust since 2017. Wes Tronson is a foundation young writer, 11 years. Cartia Moore and Amy Manners are our video producers and spoke at the 2019 conference and again at the 2020 conference.
Joseph Kolapudi is an international missions speaker and a young writer for several years as has Josiah Gray, a 2019 Young Writer Award winner.
Gutenburg
Last September, ARPA – Australasian Religious Press Association - presented their annual premier award ‘The Gutenberg’ to the young writer ministry – Press Service International – and the Gutenberg plaque will be at the Brain’s Trust meeting.
Planned photographs with the Gutenberg
Gutenberg - the Brain’s Trust
Gutenberg - David Chang, Editor of Christian Today
Gutenberg - Mr Basil Sellers AM - foundation supporter
Gutenberg - Russell Modlin, original chair of the Brain’s Trust
For the Brain’s Trust - it all happens in exactly two months.