Sharleigh Crittenden is a Wiradjuri writer, researcher and mother living on Wangal country. Her short fiction has been published online by Going Down Swinging, The West Australian and Aniko Press. Her practices centres around complex psycho-emotional experiences and less conventional, more experimental forms of storytelling, including flash, repeating and fragmentary narration. Her short story ‘River Fish’ won the inaugural First Nations Storytelling Prize in the Best Australian Yarn 2023. She is currently working on her debut novel manuscript, supported by a 2023 Magabala Creative Grant.
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Sharleigh Crittenden
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Thursday 5 September – Sunday 15 September
UWRF & EWF: In-Conversation
Join a cross-continental in-conversation reflecting on the evolving role of storytelling in a global context. Witness this exchange of ideas and dreams, as each writer enquires into the other’s diverse creative practice.
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Thursday 12 September, 12:30pm – 1:30pm
PEN Letter Writing Session
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 […]
Saturday 7 September, 4:15PM
Changing Pace: Words Beyond the City
Launch into travel and experiential-based storytelling with three of EWF’s favourite emerging, regional-based writers. Discover what life beyond the city brings to their practices, and how attending writers’ festivals is shaping their careers.
Saturday 7 September, 1:15pm
Editing Essentials
Enjoy a mini workshop to inject some hands-on energy into the day. Take a stab at finessing your own work with the guidance of a seasoned editor.
Friday 13 September
Morning Pages: Sweaty Palms, Fear in Fiction
What does it feel like to face fear on the page? From embodying emotion, to revisiting the stuff of nightmares, these writers discuss what fear is, and how it can propel one’s writing.
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