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Meet the Writers

September 10, 2019 TasWriters

TasWriters and Hadley’s Orient Hotel invite you to a networking event for writers, readers, storytellers and publishers.

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Posted in: 2019 News, Art of Writing, History and Culture, Wellness and Environment Filed under: networking
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
Pete Hay at Joe King's Shack (image by Matthew Newton)

Dissident Voices in the Wilderness

August 27, 2019 TasWriters

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
EACL

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
Oil and Water copyright Daniela Brozek

Science and creativity in fiction writing: Oil and Water?

August 23, 2019 TasWriters

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
Viggers, Scholes and Johnson books

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
Young and Quibell books

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
Hobart, Tasmania

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
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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