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Category: History and Society

Dear Mama, The diary of a German POW, 1914-1915 – Book Launch

September 7, 2021 TasWriters

Fritz Stegherr was born in Germany in 1888, to a single mother, raised in the Algäu, always wanted to go…

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History, Nature and Hermits: Geoff Harwood, Katherine Johnson and Pete Hay on the West Coast’s ‘last hermit’

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Join Geoff Harwood, Katherine Johnson and Pete Hay for a fascinating discussion of ‘history, nature and hermits’, themed around the…

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Tongerlongeter: Henry Reynolds, Nick Clements, Rissah Vox and Wendall Graham Pitchford in conversation

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Join historians Prof. Henry Reynolds and Dr Nicholas Clements in conversation with commemoration advocates Rissah Vox and Wendall Graham Pitchford…

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Music in Literature

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Laurie Gilbert. Septuagenarian. Rock Star. Writer. Laurie played bass guitar, married a bass guitarist and ran the Gold Coast Musicians’…

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Posted in: For Readers, History and Society, Presenters, Young Adults

Writing Out Adversity: bushfires, tree-pulling and the pandemic

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From Homer’s Odyssey, through Boccaccio’s Decameron, to Behrouz Boochani’s No Friend But the Mountains, adversity has provided a loyal companion…

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Grace Williams: Arts of social change and transformation

September 1, 2021 TasWriters

Grace Williams is the Founder and Director of Citizen Tasmania, a human rights and arts organisation dedicated to providing individuals…

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Karen Brooks and Danielle Wood in Conversation

August 29, 2021 TasWriters

Join Karen Brooks, author of The Good Wife of Bath: a (mostly) true story, and Danielle Wood, for what is…

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LUME with Danielle Wood and Kate Gordon

August 26, 2021 TasWriters

Over 2021 the Maritime Museum of Tasmania has been hosting Tasmanian writers, Kate Gordon and Danielle Wood as part of…

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Postcards from an Island Dweller – Terry Whitebeach

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Encounters with humans and other species A talk with a some poetry I’ve never seen myself as a traveller, more…

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Posted in: For Readers, History and Society, Poetry

Short Story – writing on an island theme

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Launching the Forty South Short Story Anthology 2021 (the best entries from the Tasmanian Writers’ Prize 2021). Chris Gallagher, judge…

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Mythical & Magical … Writing extraordinary fictional worlds

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Heather Rose (The River Wife, White Heart), Rosie Dub (Gathering Storm, Flight) and Shirley Patton (The Secrets We Keep) discuss…

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Writing, Health and Advocacy

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Deborah Thomson, Sarah Walker* and Grace Williams are strong and compelling advocates for social justice and humanitarian issues, including the…

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Writing the Remote

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Often when writing remote places, the location itself functions as a character. The writer must be as aware of its…

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Danielle Binks in conversation with Briony Kidd

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Join Danielle Binks*, author of The Monster of Her Age, in conversation with Briony Kidd. Danielle is a Melbourne-based writer.…

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Ruhi Lee – Q&A and Interview with Mark Macleod

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Ruhi Lee* is the author of her own memoir, Good Indian Daughter: Growing up, she knew she was never going…

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Forty South Van Diemen History Prize

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A panel discussion and readings, from the best of the 2021 Van Diemen History Prize, moderated by UTas Associate Professor…

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Rebellious Facts and Comforting Fictions

August 18, 2021 TasWriters

A panel on the use of facts in fiction writing and the ethical dilemmas posed by a hybrid genre such as creative non-fiction.

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A Soldier’s Quartet by Colin Baldwin

August 5, 2021 TasWriters

Inspired by true events, a story of perseverance and happenstance that transcends time and reaches across continents. A Soldier’s Quartet by Colin Baldwin, launch with Rosie Dub.

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