Often, the missing ingredient in a piece of writing or a creative project is time. Yet demand for immediacy requires that we produce work quickly, often to the detriment of our ideas and craft. In response to the perpetual ‘nowness’ of modern capitalist life, a newfound emphasis on slowness has emerged. Is ‘slow living’ (or indeed slow writing) merely a passing trend, or can it offer a politics of refusal? Led by writer Tiia Kelly, this workshop will suggest ways to apply slowness as a framework for thinking about your work, the writing process, and the wider industry. Through writing exercises, prompts and discussion, consider your craft as a time-based embodied process, rooted in place and observation, conversation and collectivity.
Professional Development, Workshop, Online & Masterclass
On Slowness
Accessibility
Closed Captions, keyboard navigable, zoom text, break time
Thursday 12 September
Zoom
Online, Via Zoom
Featuring...
Tiia Kelly
Tiia Kelly is a critic and essayist based in Naarm. Her work can be found in Meanjin, Kill Your Darlings, Australian Book Review, Overland, Senses of Cinema, and elsewhere. She is a commissioning editor for the film publication Rough Cut.
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