Through the Clock's Workings is out! This is the anthology from the Remix My Lit project, edited by Amy Barker. My mash-up story 'Again, the Healing Tickle (the Way Black Glitters)' is the very last one in the collection. Here's the blurb for this very unique (and interactive) collection: Through the Clock's Workings Edited by … Continue reading Through the Clock's Workings
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Emerging Writers' Festival photo journal
Chris Currie, myself, Krissy Kneen Please view my Emerging Writers' Festival 2009 photo journal in a public album on Facebook, complete with commentary and links to books and authors (from the 15 Minutes of Fame sessions). I will be posting my talk on cultural blogging from The Revolution Will be Downloaded panel sometime soon.
Liveblogging @ the Emerging Writers' Festival Page Parlour
I am invincible. I have survived 11 days of the Emerging Writers' Festival, from which I am currently liveblogging, on its final day. Around me are indie publishers, zinesters, perusers, cupcakes, hot chips, Lisa Demster (hello!), Sean Whelan's cool skeleton badge, and a spiderweb roof. A man just explained of my liveblogging to his wife as … Continue reading Liveblogging @ the Emerging Writers' Festival Page Parlour
LiteraryMinded May haiku comp
Theme: In honour of the panel I'm on at the Emerging Writers' Festival this Saturday (The Revolution Will be Downloaded - 3pm, Melbourne Town Hall), the theme of this month's haiku competition will be the richness of the internet. From literature to lolcats, Google maps, epic fails, confessionalisms, copyrighted material, Facebook statuses, online libraries, strange … Continue reading LiteraryMinded May haiku comp
Emerging Writers' Festival 2009 is on!
Friday was the opening night of the Emerging Writers' Festival, called The First Word. There were performances by Josephine Rowe (spellbinding, as usual), Maxine Clarke (powerful) and The List Operators (hilarious), plus more. There was a 'Call to Arms' by comic book writer Shane McCarthy - in which he basically said: if you're a writer, you're a … Continue reading Emerging Writers' Festival 2009 is on!
Christos Tsiolkas + Nam Le: award winners
In honour of the recent awards won by two authors I admire very much, I thought we could revisit my interviews with them. First of all, which awards were these? Christos Tsiolkas won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book, awarded at the Auckland Writers' and Readers' Festival last week, for The Slap. See the full details here. … Continue reading Christos Tsiolkas + Nam Le: award winners
Annette Viesseux's Literary Space – Emerging Writers' Festival special #5
Welcome to my desk. If it looks suspiciously like an office desk, that's because it is one. Hardly glamorous, but certainly functional. This is part of the office the Emerging Writers' Festival occupies in Arts House in North Melbourne until we move to our new home at the Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas. Most of … Continue reading Annette Viesseux's Literary Space – Emerging Writers' Festival special #5
Newstead Short Story Tattoo
Pictured: The Fictitious Woman readers at the Dig Cafe: Eleanor Marney, Zoe Dattner (behind, who chaired), Carmel Bird, Cate Kennedy, Tiggy Johnson, Janet Barker, Josephine Rowe and moi. The inaugural Newstead Short Story Tattoo took place 15 to 17 May 2009. We gathered, we listened, we absorbed, we read, we learnt, we escaped, we were … Continue reading Newstead Short Story Tattoo
Off to Newstead
Although I'm taking my laptop this weekend, I may not be online. If you would like to keep up to date on the Newstead Short Story Tattoo (or just my silly and possibly drunken adventures) follow my Twitter feed - I can update from my mobile phone (but not check any replies). If you are … Continue reading Off to Newstead
Nathan Shepherdson's Literary Space – Emerging Writers' Festival special #4
Nathan Shepherdson says... I don't really have a particular place to write. I've lived at the Glass House Mountains since 1991. It's about one hour north of Brisbane. It is farming community (parts semi-rural/residential) with a collection of small national parks. The main crops are strawberries, pineapples, macadamias, avocados and custard apples. (Pineapples used to … Continue reading Nathan Shepherdson's Literary Space – Emerging Writers' Festival special #4
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