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When
SaturdayApril 5
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Where
University of Newcastle NUspace X301
Level 3
Cnr Hunter & Auckland St
Newcastle NSW 2300
Tickets
FreeThe Art of Brevity vs the Depth of Narrative
Narrative techniques are important to all forms of writing, from novels to microliterature. Join well-known writers and scholars Cassandra Atherton and Paul Hetherington along with Kate Forsyth and Annette Higgs as they reflect on some of the key narrative strategies they have used in their own work, or which have impressed them in works they have read. The discussion is inspired by the theme of this year’s Joanne Burns Microlit Award, ‘ricochet’, because a great deal of effective storytelling involves lateral connections or surprising rebounds.
Includes launch of Spineless Wonders’ microlit anthology Ricochet and presentation of prizes to the 2025 Joanne Burns Microlit Award winners. Short videos will also be screened featuring classic and contemporary artworks and the microlit created in response to them by Australian and international writers.
This event is free; no bookings required.
The Speakers
Cassandra Atherton
Narrative techniques are important to all forms of writing, from novels to microliterature. Join well-known writers and scholars Cassandra Atherton and Paul Hetherington along with Kate Forsyth and Annette Higgs…
Paul Hetherington
Narrative techniques are important to all forms of writing, from novels to microliterature. Join well-known writers and scholars Cassandra Atherton and Paul Hetherington along with Kate Forsyth and Annette Higgs…
Kate Forsyth
Narrative techniques are important to all forms of writing, from novels to microliterature. Join well-known writers and scholars Cassandra Atherton and Paul Hetherington along with Kate Forsyth and Annette Higgs…
Annette Higgs
Narrative techniques are important to all forms of writing, from novels to microliterature. Join well-known writers and scholars Cassandra Atherton and Paul Hetherington along with Kate Forsyth and Annette Higgs…
BY THE ARTIST/S
Sleeplessness
Psykhe
On a Bright Hillside in Paradise
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