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When
SaturdayApril 5
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Where
University of Newcastle NUspace X321
Level 3
Cnr Hunter & Auckland St
Newcastle NSW 2300
Tickets
$15+ Transaction fee
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A Call to Action: Nature Writing
James Bradley’s recent book Deep Water explores the awe-inspiring depths of the world’s oceans and their fight for survival. Science writer Lauren Fuge’s memoir Voyagers traces the history and trajectory of human exploration and adaptation alongside her travels to illuminate our perilous future. Inga Simpson’s latest novel The Thinning is an apocalyptic thriller that imagines a world where the Great Barrier Reef is dead and the last koala extinct. Join them for a conversation about the ways landscape can shape words, and how writing can make sense of the anxiety about our world, acting as both catharsis and truth-telling. Hosted by Jennifer Byrne.
The Speakers
James Bradley
James Bradley’s recent book Deep Water explores the awe-inspiring depths of the world’s oceans and their fight for survival. Science writer Lauren Fuge’s memoir Voyagers traces the history and trajectory…
Lauren Fuge
James Bradley’s recent book Deep Water explores the awe-inspiring depths of the world’s oceans and their fight for survival. Science writer Lauren Fuge’s memoir Voyagers traces the history and trajectory…
Inga Simpson
James Bradley’s recent book Deep Water explores the awe-inspiring depths of the world’s oceans and their fight for survival. Science writer Lauren Fuge’s memoir Voyagers traces the history and trajectory…
Jennifer Byrne
James Bradley’s recent book Deep Water explores the awe-inspiring depths of the world’s oceans and their fight for survival. Science writer Lauren Fuge’s memoir Voyagers traces the history and trajectory…
BY THE ARTIST/S
Deep Water
Voyagers
The Thinning
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