Alice Pung OAM is Adjunct Professor at RMIT University’s School of Media and Communication and the Artist in Residence at Janet Clarke Hall. She is the author of the bestselling memoirs Unpolished Gem, Her Father’s Daughter, and the essay collection Close to Home, as well as the editor of the anthologies Growing Up Asian in Australia and My First Lesson. Her debut novel Laurinda won the Ethel Turner Prize at the 2016 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards. Her second novel, One Hundred Days, was shortlisted for the 2022 Miles Franklin Award, and has been optioned into a film.
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Thursday 22 June, 11AM
Beyond Solitude
In this panel, RMIT students and staff exchange ideas, skills, and viewpoints on stimulating creativity, and fostering connections.
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Thursday 15 June, 5:30pm
Writing Without Compromise
This workshop will unpack the complications of navigating language and identity in a hostile literary environment

Friday 16 June, 6:30pm
place, non-place
Join these incredible poets as they explore place/non-place in the surrounds of Fitzroy Garden’s Conservatory.

Thursday 15 June, 11am
Digital Ecologies
Join these writers for an invigorating discussion about their visions for a world where the technological and the natural are simultaneously embraced.

Sunday 18 June, 6pm
Birthday Party!
Emerging Writers’ Festival and Williamstown Literary Festival are both turning 20, and you’re invited to their birthday party!
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