Cassandra Atherton – Change Maker – Interview
Faculty member Cassandra Atherton was recently selected to discuss her research for “disruptr”, Deakin’s research-centred online platform. Part of the Change Makers …
1 May – Seminar: Emmett Stinson on Gerald Murnane
The first installment of the 2019 Writing and Literature seminars will be held on Wednesday 1 May, from 1–2pm. You’re invited to …
May – Workshops for Novelists & Poets – Queenscliffe Lit Fest
Attention all higher-degree research candidates in creative writing! Need advice on moving beyond the first draft and finishing that novel? Or perhaps …
3 May – First Fridays – Lisa Samuels & Lyn McCredden
The ‘First Fridays’ series of Gender and Sexuality Studies public events continues on Friday 3 May, at Deakin Downtown (727 Collins St, …
7 May – Book Launch – #MeToo Stories
On Tuesday 7 May, author and feminist commentator Clementine Ford will launch #MeToo: Stories from the Australian Movement at Readings bookshop in …
Deakin University Nonfiction Prize for Young Writers: opens early May
Exciting news: Deakin’s School of Communication and Creative Arts is sponsoring a new prize for young Australian writers. The Deakin University Nonfiction Prize, presented …
Scott Pearse – 27 April – Book Launch
A new novel by Deakin alumnus Scott Pearse, Faded Yellow by the Winter (Reading Sideways Press), will be launched on 27 April …
Carrie Tiffany – Novel Praise – Exploded View
Congrats to Deakin Writing and Literature PhD candidate Carrie Tiffany, whose new novel Exploded View (Text 2019) has received glowing reviews in …
Jodi McAlister – April Events – Supanova & The Wheeler Centre
Author and Deakin lecturer Jodi McAlister is a guest at the upcoming Supanova pop culture conference. She’ll be speaking on panels, meeting …
Marion May Campbell – third body – Reviews in StylusLit & Cordite
Another wonderful review for staff member Marion May Campbell’s latest poetry collection, third body (Whitmore Press, 2018). Reviewing third body in the …
Indigo Perry & David McCooey – New Work in Meanjin
Congrats to David McCooey and Indigo Perry, who both have creative work in the latest edition of Meanjin (Autumn 2019). Indigo’s contribution, …
Emily Potter – Mallee Readings + Urban Studies Article
As part of their Reading/Writing the Mallee project, staff member Emily Potter and collaborator Brigid Magner (RMIT) recently ran a special community …