Gemma Nisbet is a writer and academic from Western Australia, living and working on Whadjuk Noongar Boodja. She has a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Western Australia, and teaches Literary Studies and Creative Writing at universities. Her work has appeared in publications including Australian Book Review, Axon, Life Writing, Text, Westerly and The West Australian, and her first book, The Things We Live With: Essays on Uncertainty (Upswell, 2023), was shortlisted for the 2024 WA Premier’s Prize for an Emerging Writer.
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PEN Melbourne brings writers together to share experiences, explore ideas and conduct public conversations about how literature transforms, influences and fosters cross-cultural exchange. In this lunch time drop-in session, attendees can get involved with PEN’s letter writing program, designed to increase international pressure and attention on the persecution of writers exercising their rights to freedom […]
Morning Pages: No Typewriters / No Talking
Indulge in one hour of shared sustained silence, in a simple ritual to concentrate on the thing we want to do — but so often find many reasons not to — write.
Poster Poems
Join poet Alison J Barton and Troppo Print Studio for a hands-on workshop all about different approaches to visual poetry. During the workshop, participants will have the chance to add to a collaborative poem, which will be turned into a paste up poster by Troppo Print Studio, to be unveiled at the end of the workshop. The workshop coincides with the ‘Future Foundations’ exhibition curated by Troppo Print Studio, which celebrates the past, present and future of printmaking and is currently showing at Counihan Gallery.
Next Big Thing
Celebrate new works and fresh writing talent in this special EWF24 edition of The Wheeler Centre’s much-loved Next Big Thing readings series.
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