Saturday 13 September, 3PM-4PM
National Writers’ Conference
National Writers' Conference
NWC: Writing Across Genre
Throw away the rulebook and join three multi-genre authors as they come together to discuss their work and writing process, offering valuable insight and fresh perspectives for those who want to try their hand at writing across genres.
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The Wheeler Centre, Performance Space (Level 2, ground level)
176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Featuring...
Miranda Darling
MD is a writer, poet, and co-founder of Vanishing Pictures. She read English and Modern Languages at Oxford, then took a Masters in Strategic Studies and Defence from the ANU. She has worked on film scripts, animations, installations, documentaries, podcasts, and performs spoken word poetry. Miranda speaks 4 languages and has published both fiction and […]
Andrew Sutherland
Andrew Sutherland is a Queer Poz (PLHIV) writer and performance-maker currently based on the unceded lands of the Kulin nation. He has worked as performer, director, dramaturg, playwright, devised theatre-maker and mentor across the creation of dozens of new works in the independent sector in Western Australia and Singapore. He is a current PhD candidate […]
Shokoofeh Azar
Shokoofeh Azar is an Iranian-Australian journalist and writer who sought asylum in Australia in 2010 after being imprisoned for her work in Iran. She writes acclaimed fiction in the magical realism genre, drawing on Iranian myth, legend, politics, and true stories. Her debut novel, The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree, was shortlisted for the Booker […]
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