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A Letter from Vanessa Bell
Vanessa Bell is codirector of CONTOURS and director of the poetry collection at Éditions du Quartz. Her practice in the literary arts has enabled her to perform in the Americas, Europe and Scandinavia and has been supported by several artistic residencies. She is the author of the poetry collections De rivières (2019, La Peuplade) and MONUMENTS (2022, Le Noroît),…
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Round 10 Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund Recipients
Since 2017, the Neilma Sidney Literary Travel fund has provided access to professional development for emerging, mid-career and established Australian writers and literary sector workers. On behalf of the Myer Foundation, this round’s judges and Writers Victoria, we are thrilled to announce the Round 10 travel fund recipients. We also acknowledge the generosity of The Malcolm…
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Magdalena McGuire on her short story collection Born For You and writing motherhood
We were lucky enough to chat with Magdalena McGuire about her stunning short story collection, Born for You (Ultimo Press, 2023). The collection explores the many faces of motherhood, exposing women’s inner lives and pressure points. It is also a reflection on fear, memory, and the conundrum of loving others fiercely and unconditionally when we…
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Michael Earp on fairy tales, children’s literature and reading
Ahead of their Rewriting Fairy Tales workshop, Michael Earp chatted with us about their passion for fairy tales and children’s literature. For over 20 years, Michael has studied, read, sold, promoted, edited and distributed children’s and YA literature. In 2019, they edited the groundbreaking anthology Kindred: 12 Queer #LoveOzYA Stories (Walker Books Australia), and Everything…
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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…