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Festival Closing Event

September 10, 2019 TasWriters

Please join us to bring a very special end to the Hobart Writers Festival 2019, at a very special location…

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Posted in: 2019 News, History and Culture
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Hobart Writers Festival Opening

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Please join us for the official Opening of the Hobart Writers Festival 2019!

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Posted in: 2019 News, History and Culture Filed under: Adam Thompson, hidden stories, Kartanya Maynard
Women of the Island

Women of the Island

September 8, 2019 TasWriters

Join filmwriters and directors Takani Clark and Ninna Millikin for a Q & A session and the screening of two short films about inspiring Aboriginal women, made by Ninna and Takani as part of the Women of the Island project

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Posted in: 2019 News, History and Culture, Wellness and Environment Filed under: Aboriginal, art, film, Ninna Millikin, Takani Clark
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Setting a Place

September 5, 2019 TasWriters

Join Matthew and L.J. in a conversation on the place of food in creating a setting for fiction, for family, for relationships and the continuity of the Tasmanian food landscape since the introduction of European farming practices.

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Posted in: 2019 News, History and Culture, Wellness and Environment Filed under: crime, Dr L.J.M. Owen, food, Matthew Evans
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Short Story Writing on an Island Theme

August 31, 2019 TasWriters

The Forty South Tasmanian Writers’ Prize asks entrants to write a short story on ‘an island or island-resonant theme’. A…

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Posted in: 2019 News, History and Culture, Wellness and Environment Filed under: Anna Murchison, Forty South, Greg Burgess, Jane Naqvi, Katherine Johnson, landscape, Lynley Joyce

Free Events for Children

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A great line-up of free children’s events will be held in tandem with the Hobart Writer’s Festival, on Saturday the…

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Posted in: 2019 News, Children Filed under: Andi Stewart, Anne Morgan, children, Christina Booth, Coral Tulloch, Fiona Levings, Lian Tanner, Nic Gill, Tamas Oszvald, Young Dawkins

How to Get Published

August 27, 2019 TasWriters

So, you’ve written your manuscript or created a collection from your poetry/stories – now what? Do you try to take…

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Posted in: 2019 News, Art of Writing Filed under: Kylie Dunn, Lucinda Sharp, publishing, Rachel Edwards
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Dissident Voices in the Wilderness

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Poetry as a Form of Activism Activists write poetry in Manus Island, Chile, Spain, China, and Ireland. Why? What does…

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Posted in: Art of Writing, Wellness and Environment Filed under: Aboriginal, activism, Cameron Hindrum, environment, Gina Mercer, justice, Pete Hay, poetry, Ruth Langford, Sarah Day, science
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Writing Environmental Literature for Children

August 24, 2019 TasWriters

What makes a good environmental children’s book? This extra special session at 3pm, Sunday the 15th of September, is brought…

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Posted in: 2019 News, Art of Writing, Children, Wellness and Environment Filed under: awards, children, environment, illustrators, publishing, science, writers
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The Pakana Voice

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Tales of a War Correspondent 1814 -1856 The Pakana Voice, a new book by Ian Broinowski, written with cultural advice…

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Posted in: 2019 News, History and Culture Filed under: Aboriginal, Henry Reynolds, history, Ian Broinowski, Jim Everett, pakana, palawa, puralia meenamatta, settlers, Van Diemen's Land
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Writing for Teens and Young Adults

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Mark Macleod, Andi Stewart and Kate Gordon talk about writing for the booming teen and young adult market. Kate Gordon…

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Posted in: 2019 News, Art of Writing, Children Filed under: Andi Stewart, Kate Gordon, Mark Macleod, young adults
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Writing for Children

August 23, 2019 TasWriters

Join Christina Booth, Fiona Levings, Mark Macleod, Lian Tanner and Coral Tulloch, who talk about their rich, varied and valuable…

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Posted in: 2019 News, Art of Writing, Children Filed under: children, Christina Booth, Coral Tulloch, Fiona Levings, Lian Tanner, Mark Macleod
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Science and creativity in fiction writing: Oil and Water?

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Four writers superb with a passion for science and stories come together in this session, in which they will explore…

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Posted in: 2019 News, Art of Writing, Wellness and Environment Filed under: Carol Patterson, Coral Tulloch, Karen Viggers, Pam Wood, science
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From Conception to Delivery

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The full creative process in a Tasmanian landscape Tasmanian writers and producers talk about the process of creating a piece…

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Posted in: 2019 News, Art of Writing Filed under: Frances Butler, Hera Direen, Tansy Rayner Roberts
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How we bring stories (sometimes true stories) to life through fiction

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This session brings together three of our best-loved authors, Katherine Johnson, Karen Viggers  and Katherine Scholes, who will be discussing…

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Posted in: 2019 News, Art of Writing, Wellness and Environment Filed under: environment, Karen Viggers, Katherine Johnson, Katherine Scholes, nature, science, women

Swords and Spaceships: When genres collide

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Tansy Rayner Roberts is an award-winning writer of science fiction, fantasy, feminist essays, and humour, with a PhD in Classics.…

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Posted in: 2019 News, Art of Writing Filed under: sci-fi and fantasy, Tansy Rayner Roberts
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Sympathy in Writing

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Damon Young is an award-winning philosopher, and the author of twelve books of fiction and nonfiction, including The Art of…

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Posted in: 2019 News, Art of Writing, History and Culture, Wellness and Environment Filed under: Damon Young, philosophy, Ruth Quibell, things
Erfan Daliri

Raising Humanity

August 22, 2019 TasWriters

In this not to be missed session you can expect more than your regular ‘in conversation’! Erfan Daliri and Ruth…

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Posted in: 2019 News, History and Culture, Wellness and Environment Filed under: Erfan Daliri, humanitarianism, justice, performance, Ruth Langford, women
The Broad Arrow

The Broad Arrow

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Women’s lives in Van Diemen’s Land Award winning writer Amanda Lohrey talks to Jenna Mead about The Broad Arrow; Being…

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Posted in: 2019 News, History and Culture Filed under: Amanda Lohrey, convicts, history, Jenna Mead, settlers, Van Diemen's Land, women, writers
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Small Cities are the New Black

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Steven Burgess, Author and Street Maker talks to Alan Whykes from Bicycle Network Tasmania and Hobart’s Lord Mayor Councillor Anna Reynolds about…

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Posted in: 2019 News, Wellness and Environment Filed under: Alan Whykes, Anna Reynolds, Steven Burgess, urban planning
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Rohan Wilson in conversation with Heather Rose

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Two of our most interesting writers, Rohan Wilson and Heather Rose in conversation. Rohan’s first book, The Roving Party, won…

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Posted in: 2019 News, Art of Writing, History and Culture, Wellness and Environment Filed under: dystopian, environment, Heather Rose, Rohan Wilson
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History Writing: The Van Diemen History prize

August 21, 2019 TasWriters

Good writing about history can be engaging, insightful, poignant or intriguing, but the underlying research will always be authentic and…

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Posted in: 2019 News, History and Culture Filed under: Forty South, history, Imogen Wegman, Kirstyn Harman, Nick Brodie, Paige Gleeson, Terry Mulhern, Tony Fenton, Van Diemen History Prize, Van Diemen's Land, writers
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Making a Living from Writing

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It’s all in the title. How many writers actually make their living from writing? How many don’t? If you do,…

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Posted in: 2019 News, Art of Writing Filed under: David Owen, publishing, Rohan Wilson, Tansy Rayner Roberts, writers
Coral Tulloch

Coral Tulloch on Writing and Illustrating

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Coral has illustrated and/or written 63 fiction and non-fiction books for children, published in Australia and internationally. She has studied…

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Posted in: 2019 News, Art of Writing, Children Filed under: Antarctica, children, Coral Tulloch, illustrators, nature, science, writers
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Writing for Performance

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Join Sarah Hamilton, award-winning playwright and performer and Co-Artistic Director of Human Animal Exchange; Andi Stewart, two-time Australian Slam Champion…

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Posted in: 2019 News, Art of Writing Filed under: Andi Stewart, performance, poetry, Sarah Hamilton, spoken word, Young Dawkins
Diving into the Derwent

Diving into the Derwent

August 20, 2019 TasWriters

Inspired by our much-loved Derwent River, Tasmanian poet, Gina Mercer, with composer/musicians, Rubato Express, present a performance interweaving their original…

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Posted in: 2019 News, Wellness and Environment Filed under: Gina Mercer, music, nature, poetry
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The Unknown Valley

July 20, 2019 TasWriters

The white female response to the local landscape: Elizabeth Fenton in the 1830s and her great-great-granddaughter Ann Page in the…

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Posted in: 2019 News, History and Culture Filed under: history, Journals, Margaretta Pos, settlers, Van Diemen's Land, women

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