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Sophia Cai on curating and writing about art

Sophia Cai is a curator and arts writer based in Narrm/Melbourne, Australia. She currently teaches at the Victorian College of Arts, University of Melbourne and Monash Art Design & Architecture, Monash University, while also maintaining an independent curating and writing practice.  Ahead of her workshop Writing About Art, Sophia spoke with Marketing and Communications Officer Sarah Giles …

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Anna Kate Blair on writing, architecture and The Modern

Gabriella Munoz, our Acting Membership Officer, sat down with our very own Program and Partnerships Manager, Anna Kate Blair, to talk about her debut novel, The Modern, and all things writing. Anna is a writer, arts worker and cultural historian from Aotearoa. Before starting at Writers Victoria in 2022, she worked at arts and educational …

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Eugen Bacon on writing and the Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund

Eugen Bacon is an African Australian author of several novels and fiction collections. Her work has won, been shortlisted or commended in numerous awards. Most recently, she was a 2022 World Fantasy Award finalist and was announced in the honour list of the 2022 Otherwise Fellowships for ‘doing exciting work in gender and speculative fiction’. …

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Feather Basket

Sally Fitts is interested in creative non-fiction and poetry. Her creative life so far has been as a visual artist, and you can see some of her work at sallyfitts.com. This is Sally’s first published work.  

The Art of Confession

The following was published in the June – August 2021 edition of The Victorian Writer: Body Language. Jess Zanoni is a writer, musician and editor. Find her music as a member of pop trio Arbes, and her writing in ‘Cordite’ and ‘Voiceworks’.  

Taking it to the Limit

The following was published in the June – August 2021 edition of The Victorian Writer: Body Language. Jenny Valentish’s ‘Everything Harder Than Everyone Else’ was published in June 2021 by Black Inc. Read an extract from the book below.  

The Act of Listening

The following was published in the June – August 2021 edition of The Victorian Writer: Body Language. Inga Liljestrom is an Australian singer-songwriter currently living in the UK. She has released albums internationally, written music for nature documentaries, teaches sound healing and is currently working on a PhD about the creative Muse.  

The Vernacular of Flesh

The following was published in the June – August 2021 edition of The Victorian Writer: Body Language. Andy Jackson’s latest collection of poems, ‘Music Our Bodies Can’t Hold’, was shortlisted for the 2020 John Bray Poetry Award.  

Lexias of the Body

The following was published in the June – August 2021 edition of The Victorian Writer: Body Language. Lesh Karan is a Melbourne-based poet and writer. Recent publications include ‘Cordite’, ‘Australian Poetry Anthology’ and ‘Not Very Quiet’.  

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