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Year of the Essay
Sunday 19 February 2012 – Sunday 21 October 2012

Presented by: Damon Young
Rating: Early and Emerging
Type: Course
Sundays, 10am – 4pm. 19 February, 22 April, 24 June, 19 August & 21 October

The essay is a distinctive modern art form and is often intimate in its composition; think Montaigne’s Les Essais, Virginia Woolf’s The Death of the Moth, the late Tony Judt’s New York Review of Books columns – many ideas, styles and voices, but all written in seductive and illuminating prose. Participants will savour some exemplary essays, pick apart their virtues and vices, and hone their own skills. They will also learn about the nuts and bolts of pitching essays to newspapers and magazines.

Damon Young is an Australian philosopher and writer, and the author of Distraction, recently published in the UK and US. He has written columns and features for The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, and the BBC and ABC. Damon has also published short fiction and poetry in Meanjin and Overland. www.damonyoung.com.au

BOOK NOW TO RECEIVE A $100 DISCOUNT OFF THE WRITERS VICTORIA (NON-MEMBER) COURSE COST. To take advantage of this special offer, book here using the promotion code “essaypromo” at check-out. Offer expires Friday 10 February.