The Beautiful Room is Empty – Edmund White
On Genre expectations. The Beautiful Room is Empty has sat on my bookshelf for years. I finally decided to read it when I was researching the genre of Künstlerroman. … Continue reading
Monica Lewinski – the price of shame
If you use the internet – in any capacity – read news online, tweet, comment on forums, you need to watch this. Monica Lewinski gives a TED talk about the … Continue reading
Upcoming Events
Twilight Talk, Art Gallery of Ballarat. Wednesday June 17, 5.00pm. Gold coin entry. I will be discussing women cartographers of WWII who were based at Villa Fortuna mansion in Bendigo. This is … Continue reading
Manuscript Assessment
Last month I hit two scary milestones – my baby turned 1 and started childcare, and my novel went out on its own for a manuscript assessment. The first day … Continue reading
Poetry Performances at Ballarat Bergonia Festival.
Ballarat Writers has once again teamed up with Federation Uni to create a wonderful ekphrastic poetry event. This time the Ballarat Council and Writers Victoria have also joined the group … Continue reading
Getting back to blogging
I have to admit that this blog has taken a little bit of a back seat over the last few years. There are a few reasons. Firstly, I have bought … Continue reading
Writing and Loss
Melville Caves – A favourite camping place with my grandparents Over these last few months I have experienced the death of two people who were close to me. In the … Continue reading
Writers Festival in July
I’m pleased to announce that while I have resigned from my duties at Ballarat Writers this year, I’ve agreed to help out with publicity for the fantastic upcoming Death in July … Continue reading
Who were the feminists before Peppa Pig?
After this week’s Piers Ackerman Peppa Pig fiasco I got thinking about feminism in kid’s show.
