Briohny Doyle – Finalist, Best Writing Award, MPL
Congratulations to staff member Briohny Doyle, who is a finalist for the Best Writing Award in the 2018 Melbourne Prize for Literature. …
Award – Ellen Smith – 2019 NLA Fellowship
Great news for casual staff member Dr Ellen Smith, who has been awarded a 2019 National Library of Australia Fellowship. These sought-after …
Treasures in the Archives – Sue Chen
While exploring the archives during her 2017 National Library of Australia Fellowship, staff member Sue Chen uncovered some hidden treasures. Digging deep …
Three Cheers – Staff Promotions
Warm congratulations to three of our Writing and Literature colleagues, who have been successful in the latest round of staff promotions. From …
Funding Win – We Are Here – Homeless [Place] Writing
A Writing and Literature group project has won a 2019 arts grant from the City of Melbourne to publish a book of …
A PhD in One Year? The Prior Publication Option…
In 2016, Deakin University introduced the PhD by Prior Publications in the Creative Arts. Currently, there are around 10 candidates either enrolled in …
5 Sept – Moliére, Genre & Fictocriticism – Toni Jordan
On Wednesday 5 September, PhD candidate Toni Jordan will present a seminar on Moliére and parodic fictocriticism. Toni’s seminar will run from …
Verandah Journal – Melbourne & Geelong Launches – 6 & 16 Sept
The Melbourne launch of Deakin’s long-running literary and arts journal, Verandah, will be held at Readings Hawthorn, 701 Glenferrie Rd, 6pm, Thursday 6 September. …
5 Sept – Visible Whiteness: Race, History & Video-games – Helen Young
On Wednesday 5 September, Dr Helen Young presents the next Writing and Literature seminar, “Visible Whiteness: Race, History, and Video-games”. All welcome, …
7 Sept – Masculinity, Disability & Sexual Publics – Anna Hickey-Moody
The “First Fridays” Gender and Sexuality Studies public seminar continues on 7 September at Deakin Downtown (727 Collins St, near Southern Cross Station). These …
Field Trip – Greece & Iceland – Indigo Perry
In September, faculty member Indigo Perry is traveling to Serifos, Greece, to take part in the “Cleaning the House” workshop with the …
New Memoir – The Man on the Mantlepiece – Marion May Campbell
Exciting news for Associate Professor Marion May Campbell: The Man on the Mantlepiece (UWAP), her experimental memoir about the queer fallout of …