
National Writers' Conference & Online
Yumna Kassab: The Physical Act of Writing
It is often repeated that a writer requires a room of one’s own, but what are the broader factors and conditions that help a person to write both regularly and happily? In this Keynote, Yumna Kassab will explore the rituals, tools, routines and environmental conditions that assist in a sustainable creative practice. It will touch on the various factors Yumna has experimented with and adjusted in order to write in a regular way.
Saturday 17 June, 3pm
Zoom
Online, Via Zoom
Yumna Kassab
Yumna Kassab is a writer from Sydney. She is the author of The House of Youssef, Australiana and The Lovers.
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