Under Sedation: Canberra verse remixed takes on a curated collection of compositions from the 1940s to the present day, weaving together the old, the new, sung, spoken, published, drafted, applauded, unknown, the earnest, irreverent—and turns them into a new theatre work. The Street talked to Adele Chynoweth, almost a year after interviewing her about her commission and … Continue reading
By Angharad Lodwick Where do I even begin? Is it two and a half years ago when I got a copy of Bitter Greens as a Christmas present from my aunt? Is it several weeks ago when I read Dragonclaw as the book for the feminist fantasy book club I’m part of? Or was it … Continue reading
By Angharad Lodwick I love anime. I remember watching Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor Sakura as a kid, then falling for Studio Ghibli classics like Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke when I was older. There is something compelling about characters who are at once paragons of independence and yet still ultra-feminine. As I delved deeper into … Continue reading
By Emma Gibson I’ve always loved botanical water colours and sketches. It could be because my mother is a horticulturalist, or it could simply be that I like the aesthetic, the old-fashioned quaintness of pre-photographic likenesses and the way the representation of nature invites us to consider the world around us. Early colonials in Australia … Continue reading
By Emma Gibson There’s something remarkable in the capacity of audio to transport us to different places and to the past. Just like smell can conjure up memories, a piece of music can keep taking us back to a particular moment in life, and I think any audio recording can do the same. I have … Continue reading
By Emma Gibson One of my primary motivations in applying to be an ACT Lit-Blogger of the Future was the opportunity to engage not only with Australia’s contemporary literary scene, but also narratives of the past. I don’t think we can look to the future without understanding the past. The talk Indigenous Lives was about … Continue reading
By Angharad Lodwick Everyone has their happy place, and mine is without a doubt an author talk. Like-minded people, interesting conversation, wine, snacks and the opportunity to get your book signed by the person who wrote it? Sheer bliss. I’ve been going to author talks in Canberra for a while now, so it made sense … Continue reading
By: Christine Kearney Tim Winton has the audience in the palm of his hand. The white-haired lady in front of me leans forward in her seat for the entire hour and a half lecture and discussion with Winton at the National Library of Australia. This morning’s audience know what to expect from Winton and are not … Continue reading
Words by Bec Fleming, ACTWC Blogger in Residence It is a kind of meditative state, spending time in a gallery with a notebook. I spent last Saturday afternoon with the Pulse exhibition at the Canberra Museum and Gallery in a workshop led by the delightful Sarah St Vincent Welch. I say with quite purposefully. When … Continue reading
Words by Bec Fleming, ACTWC Blogger in Residence The workshop begins with a simple question, Benjamin Law asks us to name three publications we regularly read. It sounds easy, but I panic, like I’m on some kind of quiz show and about to be declared the weakest link. I don’t read anything my brain convinces … Continue reading
