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Identity Workshop

This is a practical poetry writing workshop around the subject of identity, which might include age, religion, gender or disability. We will explore what Identity means to each of us, [...]
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RAW: Readers Are Writers workshop

Many readers have a secret stash of storytelling skills. In this fun and conversational workshop, Melbourne author of the acclaimed tragicomedy ‘Never Look Desperate’ and RMIT lecturer Dr Rachel Matthews, [...]
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Ekphrastic connections: making poetry with art

In conversation, Naarm/Melbourne-based poets Anne M Carson, Angela Costi, Anne Elvey and Rose Lucas will open up intersections between poetry and the visual arts, discussing collaborations between artists and writers. [...]
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Nurturing the future of poetry

Tim Loveday and Eloise Grills will read extracts from their individual poetic works, and will freely discuss how these works were shaped through mentorships, offering insights to writers trying to [...]
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Words in Winter is an annual literary and arts festival held in August each year in the Hepburn Shire and surrounding districts.