Joe Bugden holds a BA from University of Sydney and a Master of Letters from UNE. He has written the libretti and composed the music for two chamber operas; ‘Death by Defenestration’, and ‘The Call of Aurora’, (based on the Antarctic explorer, Douglas Mawson). ‘Incidental Dreams from a Myoclonic Jerk’ which is published by Ginninderra Press is Joe’s first published collection of short stories. In July Joe was artist in residence through the La Baldi Foundation, in Montegiovi, Tuscany, working on the libretto for an opera based on the life of the Italian renaissance mathematician, Luca Pacioli.
Appearing In

Thursday 5 September – Sunday 15 September
A Feather Landing
This digital writing exhibition is an invitation into stillness. Four poets experiment with communicating the wordless, drawing upon language as an imperfect signpost towards the shimmering presence that exists beneath and beyond all things.
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Thursday 8 August, 6PM
Texting Images: BLINDSIDE & EWF Ekphrastic Workshop
As part of Blindside and the Emerging Writers Festival’s 2024 Ekphrastic Writing Program, Naarm-based poet and critic Dr Autumn Royal will reveal the history of ekphrasis to illuminate the relationship between literary and visual realms.

Wednesday 11 September, 8:30AM
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.

Sunday 8 September, 12PM
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Thursday 5 September – Sunday 15 September
20 Minute Cities
Take a literary tour around the world, with the help of the UNESCO Cities of Literature network! Join emerging writers from Heidelberg, Jakarta, Kozhikode, Krakow, Ljubljana, Nottingham, Quebec City, Reykjavik, Tukums, Vilnius and Wroclaw as they walk you through their city, introducing you to local writers and pointing out what makes their City of Literature great.
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