Clik here to view.
Count to four as you inhale, and again to four as you exhale: breathing,...
I am standing in the kitchen, in front of the toaster and the kettle, waiting for the toast to pop, when I realise I’m barely breathing. It’s a cold morning, and I can feel the cool floorboards...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A writer’s guide to getting out of work and into freelance
When I left my job in a communications firm to pursue a writing career I couldn’t wait to turn my back on all things office. The drudgery of crunching numbers in spreadsheets, the pressure of meeting...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rachel Edwards on reading, blogging and lyrical writing in Tasmania
Kate McKenzie interviews Rachel Edwards about reading, writing and the voice of Tasmanian writing in the Review of Australian Fiction Volume 7. What skills should emerging writers develop? Emerging...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Adam Ouston on Hobart, writers’ festivals and music
Kate McKenzie interviews Adam Ouston about writers’ festivals, Hobart’s literary collectives and the influence of music on his writing. What skills should emerging writers try and develop? I think the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Susie Greenhill on short fiction, advice for emerging writers, and stillness
Kate McKenzie speaks to Tasmanian writer Susie Greenhill ahead of the Emerging Writers’ Festival Hobart Roadshow. What skills do you think emerging writers should try to develop? I think if you love...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Caitlin Richardson on Twitch, the Tasmanian Writers’ Centre’s young and...
Kate McKenzie interviews Caitlin Richardson, who co-runs the Tasmanian young and emerging writers group Twitch, about Twtich’s upcoming appearances at the Emerging Writers’ Festival Hobart Roadshow...
View ArticleHobart Roadshow Film Day One
In the early hours of Thursday October 31, The Emerging Writers’ Festival and dozens of artists from across Australia arrived bleary but wide-eyed at MONA for the 2013 Hobart Roadshow. Filmmaker Joel...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Digital writers = Literary Felines
To celebrate the two pillars of the digital writers festival, the internet and writing, we asked our Twitter and Instagram followers to share pictures of their literary felines. The best picture as...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Five Gems that Might Just Save your Arse
I’ve spent most of today in the Freelancing for Life Masterclass, an event that’s part of the Emerging Writers’ Festival (which finishes up TOMORROW – can you believe it?!). The day presented a series...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Five Gems that Might Just Save your Arse
I’ve spent most of today in the Freelancing for Life Masterclass, an event that’s part of the Emerging Writers’ Festival (which finishes up TOMORROW – can you believe it?!). The day presented a series...
View Article