Heidi Everett is a writer, multidimensional artist, independent producer, mental health and neurodivergent advocate based in Melbourne/on Wurundjeri Country. Heidi is founder and director of lived experience arts collectives Schizy Inc and Qualia Theatre. Heidi received the Victorian Government Disability Volunteer award, the Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council Human Rights award, and Qualia Theatre received the Melbourne FRINGE Access and Inclusion award. Heidi’s memoir My Friend Fox was published by Ultimo Press in 2021 revealing the experience of the public psychiatric system through the metaphor of a fox.
Appearing In

Friday 23 June, 11AM
Writeability: Self-told Stories
This panel features writers who have lived experience of disability reflecting on writing today.
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Thursday 15 June, 5:30pm
Writers’ Toolbox: Writing Admin 101
From making friends to finding workflow, each session is a deep dive into the different aspects of forging an expansive practice. It all takes place in the cosy winter evening ambiance of Coburg Library.

Thursday 22 June, 8:30am
Morning Pages: Personal Archives
Allow Sharlene Allsopp to guide you through some early morning writing prompts and techniques to breathe new life into nostalgia- soaked memories, either inherited or lived.

Saturday 24 June, 11am
Radical Memoir Writing
Take a closer look at writers who have used their personal stories as carriers for a wider message of change and social, political critique.

Tuesday 20 June, 1pm
Re-Forming the Field
Hear these sports-focused writers and artists explore pathways to sports writing, representation in sport storytelling, the creative possibilities in sport and how we can use sport to tell our stories.
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