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Tag Archives: writing
On Ideal Circumstances
Occasionally two entirely unrelated pieces of reading will clash, and they result in wonderful breakthroughs, ideas, or realizations. The other day I bought myself a copy of A Year of Writing Dangerously by Barbara Abercrombie. It’s a bit of an awesome … Continue reading
The Inaugural Stella Prize
Last night the inaugural Stella Prize for women’s writing was awarded to Carrie Tiffany, for her novel Mateship With Birds. The prize awards $50,000 to recognize fantastic writing by Australian women. The name of the prize comes from one of … Continue reading
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Tagged awards, books, carrie tiffany, literature, mateship with birds, reading, stella prize, women, writing
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White Night Game Plan
Last year, I learned to love the Extreme Writing Event. As part of the Emerging Writers’ Festival, I took part in some of the writing-time at the Rabbit Hole. A few weeks later, I spent a day doing something similar, … Continue reading
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Tagged all nighter, emerging writers festival, Wheeler Centre, white night, writing
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Thinking With My Hands
Sometimes I work when I look a helluva lot like I’m not working. Doing the dishes, I consider how to open my essay in the most engaging way. Eating a nectarine, I ponder whether I need to factor as a … Continue reading
Guest Post on The Emerging Writer Online Journal
Today I’ve got a piece up over on the Emerging Writer Online Journal. It reflects on the process of coming to see myself as a nonfiction writer, and how the recent NonFictioNow Conference made me think even more. The Emerging … Continue reading
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Tagged ewf, ewf online, guest post, nonfictionow, online journal, the emerging writer, writing
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Women In Culture at MWF
Susan Hawthorne, publisher at Spinifex Press, opened Women in Culture by asking for a show of hands on names of women writers dating back to 5,000 years BCE. Possibly the first known writer was female – yet not one person … Continue reading
Posted in Melbourne Writers Festival
Tagged ambai, cs lakshmi, emily maguire, melbourne writers festival, MWF, sophie cunningham, susan hawthorne, writing
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Welcome To Gaysia! In Conversation with Benjamin Law
Benjamin Law is featuring on both sides of a slew of Melbourne Writers Festival events, both as a panelist and interviewer. His first book, The Family Law, is a hilarious memoir about his very forthright family. His latest book, Gaysia, explores questions Benjamin … Continue reading
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Tagged ben law, benjamin law, gaysia, interview, melbourne writers festival, MWF, the family law, Writers, writing
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The Accidental Discoveries
Some of the best discoveries in life are the accidental ones. Cf: 1) My reading chair. It’s being delivered on Wednesday, and I happened upon it completely by accident. We were on the way home from the furniture stores we … Continue reading
On The Importance of Planning
This is a delayed post from my time at the Future Bookshop. Written during my 10,000 word day, this post took me to the finish line, and was the exhausted pinnacle of a day where I learned an awful lot … Continue reading
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Tagged 000 words, 10, emerging writers festival, future bookshop, ngv studio, words in winter, writing
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