Writing Place with Jennifer Porter
"I think about physicality, how the reader’s body feels, how their surrounds smell and look, what happened just before this scene and the residue left within them."
The Emerging Writers’ Festival work, learn and play largely on the land of the Kulin nation, and pay our respects to their Elders, past and present.
EWF celebrates the history and creativity of the world’s oldest living culture.
"I think about physicality, how the reader’s body feels, how their surrounds smell and look, what happened just before this scene and the residue left within them."
"I once saw somebody dislocate their knee on a stage – avoiding that has been my one focus since."
“I’d like to tell stories until I have no more stories to tell, then I’ll retreat somewhere with my shiba inu and cat where I’ll go back to drinking whisky and telling stories to myself.”
Creative Producer Nicole McKenzie counts down the craziest, most absurd, and most worryingly problematic game shows of all time.
"In my first year of university a non-fiction tutor stood up in front of the class and announced that being a successful writer was almost an impossible goal"
We chat with Sian about her career as deputy editor of Overland Magazine and what it’s like working on the other side of the page.
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