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Acceptance is the Door to Freedom

A special performance by renowned French clarinetist Benoit Oury and local artist Petrus Spronk. Where Petrus will draw the story of his experience with cancer, coloured in by Benoit on…
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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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Words in Winter is an annual literary and arts festival held in August each year in the Hepburn Shire and surrounding districts.