Theo Ferris is a word-user living and working on unceded Wurundjuri country. Their poetry and other writing is interested in asking a lot of questions, cajoling form, and perturbing language in pursuit of some expressional breathing room. Their work has previously appeared in Voiceworks and on some very small soap boxes.
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Theo Ferris
Distraction & it’s (Dis)contents
In an attention economy where textual engagement is constantly subject to the news cycle, the fragment, virality and the scroll, what is it to be distracted, and what makes it compelling?
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Writers’ Toolbox: Finding your Audience
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In this Keynote, Yumna Kassab will explore the rituals, tools, routines and environmental conditions that assist in a sustainable creative practice.
Birthday Party!
Emerging Writers’ Festival and Williamstown Literary Festival are both turning 20, and you’re invited to their birthday party!
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