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PROFILE OF WORKING GROUP WestLit (NSW) was established in 2016 through the leadership of Vicki Edmunds (Library Manager Blue Mountains) and Laurence McDonnell then Library Manager Auburn). The group was initiated because of the seminar which discussed the future directions for Western Sydney’s literary culture. This seminar was run by WestWords on 4 February, 2016 at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, where WestWords committed to the following: 1. celebrate Western Sydney’s literary culture 2. build a picture/map of Western Sydney’s literary landscape, of contributing organisations, individuals, specialist groups and their locations 3. foster collaborative networks 4. share ideas 5. identify priorities and strategies for the development of Western Sydney literature 6. contribute to building Western Sydney’s cultural brand, its capacity and long-term sustainability. (Quote from http://www.westwords.com.au/projects/writing-the-west-2/ Accessed 28April 2021) You can download the report at http://www.westwords.com.au/projects/writing-the-west-2/ The people who attended the first meeting saw that there was a role for public library in Western Sydney to support those who wanted to read stories based in Western Sydney and those who were writing stories in Western Sydney. The libraries that have been involved in this group have been: • Auburn (and then Cumberland with the amalgamation) • Blacktown • Blue Mountains • Camden • Campbelltown • Cumberland • Hawkesbury • Parramatta Representatives from The Hills and Fairfield did initially attend. Liverpool have been attending intermittently.