



National Writers' Conference & Online
On the Cutting Room Floor
The phrase “kill your darlings” can seem harsh and hasty, but knowing what to cut and when to let go is just as important as getting the words down on paper. Hear from authors on how they go about whittling down their words to the ones that matter the most, and what they do with the ones they cut.
Saturday 17 June, 4:15pm
Zoom
Online, Via Zoom
Maxine Beneba Clarke
Maxine Beneba Clarke is the author of the acclaimed memoir The Hate Race, the award-winning short fiction collection Foreign Soil, the poetry collections Carrying The World and How Decent Folk Behave, and many other books for adults and children.
Alaina Gougoulis
Alaina Gougoulis is a senior editor and has worked with Text Publishing since 2009.
Laura McPhee-Browne
Laura McPhee-Browne is a writer, social worker and counsellor living on Wurundjeri land.
Melanie Saward
Melanie Saward is a proud descendant of the Bigambul and Wakka Wakka peoples. She is a writer, editor, and university lecturer based in Tulmur (Ipswich), Queensland.
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