Writers on Wednesdays: Feminist Writing

Date:

Wed 26 April 2017 – 6:00 PM to Wed 26 April 2017 – 7:30 PM

With:

Karen Pickering

Rating:

ALL

If you're a feminist and a writer, you're a feminist writer. Find out what this means in practice, and why it matters. Whether you work predominantly online or offline presents different challenges. Explore and weigh these up in a supportive environment.

Portrait of Karen Pickering — Karen Pickering

Raising your voice as a feminist writer may be difficult at times but it's also powerful, important, and satisfying. Presented in association with the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) for the Australian Heritage Festival.

You will learn

think about what constitutes feminist writing
decide if you want to produce it, edit it, publish it or read more of it
consider how a feminist sensibility fits in with your broader writing practice
critically examine representation of women authors and women’s writing
commit to a greater project of feminist writing in our community

About Karen Pickering

Karen Pickering is a feminist organiser and writer. She was the host of Cherchez la Femme, a monthly talkshow of popular culture and current affairs from an unapologetically feminist angle. She is the editor of ‘Doing It’, a collection of sex-positive writing by women, released in September 2016 by the University of Queensland Press, and is currently writing a book on menstruation and menopause in collaboration with the Victorian Women’s Trust.

Having a Voice

Read more about events in our Having a Voice series:

Having a Voice Series: Writing Women’s History, 20 April
Having a Voice Series: Writing Women – Historical Fiction, 22 April
Having a Voice Series: Writing Women – Historical Non-Fiction, 30 April