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Monday, July 27, 2009

WEIRD WEEKEND AUTHOR TO BURN OWN BOOK

Gundaroo Historic Village
NSW Southern Tablelands
Australia
27 July, 2009

Next weekend, at a remote windswept graveyard and under the cloak of darkness, a leading paranormal author will burn a copy of his new book.

“It’s certainly an unusual way of launching a book,” exclaims Tim the Yowie Man who will voluntarily throw a copy of Haunted and Mysterious Australia into the roaring flames of a bonfire on the outskirts of historic Gundaroo village next Saturday evening, 1st August.

“The book is full of stories of those who have gone to the grave and returned to the Earth in one way or other, so it’s quite symbolic that their stories should also return to the Earth in the form of ashes,” explains a philosophical Yowie Man.

This bizarre book launch will form part of a special ‘Graveyard Tour and Ghost Story’ evening to be held at Old Saint Lukes Studio, near Gundaroo on the Australia’s Southern Tablelands, next Saturday from 5pm. The event is one of the first of the 2009 Canberra District Fireside Festival, which runs during the month of August.

The spooky evening will also feature a tour of the Old Saint Luke’s graveyard by celebrated potter-cum-historian Ian Jones who, twenty years ago, transformed the burned-out remains of the church into his studio, home and gallery.

Tim the Yowie Man will be using the event as a warm-up for his headlining act at Weird Weekend - the world’s biggest gathering of mystery animal investigators - to be held in Devon, England from 14 -16 August 2009.

For editors:

  • For interview or photo opportunities, please contact Tim the Yowie Man on +61 407 769980 or timtheyowieman@bigpond.com
  • For more information on the Fireside Festival go to http://www.firesidefestival.com.au/
  • Haunted and Mysterious Australia (published by New Holland) is available at all good bookstores including ABC Shops. The first edition of Haunted and Mysterious Australia was published in 2007 but has since sold out, prompting the release a new updated edition.

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