Short stories, features and poems from our writing community.
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Patricia Tobin is an emerging theatre, film and arts reviewer based in Melbourne. She spoke with Writers Victoria intern John about her love of the critique and how to get started as an arts reviewer.
On top of contributing theatre and film reviews to ArtsHub and The Essential, Patricia is also the Social Media Manager at Writers Bloc. She tweets at @havesomepatty.
Emma Buckley is an emerging writer and director for theatre, based in Melbourne. She spoke with Writers Victoria intern John about the need for truth in good writing and the shift between filmed and live performance.
"I actually have a background in filmmaking. I spent a few years as a freelance filmmaker and educator, teaching filmmaking to kids in rural and indigenous communities all over Australia. In 2011, I started exploring other storytelling art forms in Melbourne and worked as a puppeteer. I started to love live performance. This led to writing and directing my first play in...
Robert O’Brien was one of five writers with disability who received an inaugural Write-ability Fellowship in 2013.
Robert and his wife Jean were the first couple with cerebal palsy to be married in Victoria. At a time when even romance was frowned on for people in their situation, their commitment and determination paved the way for other couples in their community.
In this extract from Robert’s memoir, A Boot Full of Piss, he describes how they met and fell in love.
In 2014, Writers Victoria produced a series of postcards and memes of some of our Write-ability Fellows. This week, we profile the work of Kate Morell…
Write-ability aims to support writers with disability wishing to develop their skills and writing careers. For more information, visit the Writers with Disability page of our website.
Katy Warner is an emerging playwright and theatremaker based in Melbourne. She spoke with Writers Victoria intern John about the power of the stage and drawing on her everyday life to find inspiration.
Katy is a Melbourne-based emerging playwright. Her play Dropped was recently performed with La Mama Theatre. She also wrote and performed in These are the isolate in 2010. Katy is planning a trip to the UK in the near future. S
Michelle Roger was one of six emerging writers who showcased their work at the Write-ability Salon at EWF on Sunday 1 June, 2014.
Following a series of advocacy and life-writing workshops for writers with disability, the Write-ability Salon unearthed the sort of unique and powerful stories that usually go untold. The Write-abilty Salon is supported by the City of Melbourne 2014 Arts Grant Program and is presented in collaboration with Arts Access Victoria and the Emerging Writers' Festival.
Leisa Prowd was one of six emerging writers who showcased their work at the Write-ability Salon at EWF on Sunday 1 June, 2014.
Kate Hood was one of six emerging writers who showcased their work at the Write-ability Salon at EWF(Link to Write-ability Salon at EWF page)on Sunday 1 June, 2014.
Writers with disability will take over The Salon during the 2014 Emerging Writers’ Festival.
