Tiia Kelly is a critic and essayist living in Naarm. Her writing on film and culture can be found in Meanjin, The Guardian, Overland, The Big Issue, Kill Your Darlings, and elsewhere. She is a 2022 Wheeler Centre Hot Desk Fellow.
Appearing In
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Wednesday 21 June, 9pm
Distraction & it’s (Dis)contents
In an attention economy where textual engagement is constantly subject to the news cycle, the fragment, virality and the scroll, what is it to be distracted, and what makes it compelling?
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Monday 19 June, 2pm
EWF X Dinner Party Press: From Page to Stage
Transform your intimate erotic prose into a spoken declaration of desire with Dinner Party Press and Emerging Writers’ Festival.
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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.
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Saturday 17 June, 3pm
Pitch It! Sessions
Sign up to this event to have the chance to deliver a practice five-minute, online, one-on-one pitch with a literary industry professional.
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Friday 16 June, 8pm
what if we held hands in the queer archives
Five writers traverse the Australian Queer Archives (AQuA) and interact with the queer histories collected and preserved there.
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