A divided world: depicting the lives of refugees
Writing

A divided world: depicting the lives of refugees

Today, 20 June is World Refugee Day. Blogger in Residence, Penny Hanley, looks into how art and literature depicts the lives of refugees. “Refugees live in a divided world, between countries in which they cannot live and countries which they may not enter.” Elie Wiesel, American, Romanian-born Holocaust survivor, writer and Nobel Peace Prize winner, … Continue reading

Diving into the River: Screenwriting in the Digital Age
Writing

Diving into the River: Screenwriting in the Digital Age

Blogger in Residence, Penny Hanley, looks into what you need to know to take the plunge and to get your start at screenwriting. ‘There’s never been a better time to be a writer!’ said screenwriter and creative producer Mike Jones last Friday at Canberra’s National Film and Sound Archive. Opportunities for screenwriters are expanding enormously. He … Continue reading