BWF: The Millennial Hustle
Despite still being labelled “the youth”, most Millennials are now in their thirties and forties. Many are raising kids, trapped out of secure housing and working in an economy more precarious than ever. How do these writers make it work? And how do they depict Millennial life on the page?
Panel: Tayi Tibble, Loki Liddle, Sophie Overett
BWF: Journeys to Publication
How do you get your first book out there? Should you go with a big press, a small press or forge your own path? Our panelists break down their own journeys to publication, and talk through next steps for anyone who dreams of publishing their work.
Panel: C.S. Pacat, Marianna Shek, Sophie Overett
Chair: Aimée Lindorff
BWF: Debuting in a Pandemic
We all know someone who said they would write a book in lockdown — meet the people who actually did. These debut authors discuss how the past two years of global pandemic affected, or perhaps inspired, their writing, and what the final push was to get those manuscripts published.
Panel: Lyndall Clipstone, Jacqueline Maley, Sophie Overett
Chair: Kathleen Jennings
BWF: Domesticity under Scrutiny
The revelation of family secrets and the minutia of domestic life has proven rich fodder for fiction and biography alike. Join Al Campbell, Miro Bilbrough and Michelle Law as they discuss the enduring appeal of stories in which the private is made public and why they chose to write their own.
Panel: Al Campbell, Michelle Law, Miro Bilbrough
Chair: Sophie Overett
BWF: Brisvegas and Beyond
Picture this: you finally decide to escape the Brisbane heat and move south, but just when you think you’re out… something draws you back to the river city. Our panel of authors who honed their craft in Brisbane discuss what it takes to build a career in BrisVegas and beyond.
Previous Events
2024 Readings, Speakings & Teachings
Teaching: Fiction Feedback Clinic @ Queensland Writers Centre, March 2024
Teaching: Creative Writing @ Waverly Community Learning Centre, February-March 2024
2022 Readings, Speakings & Teachings
Panel: Brisvegas and Beyond @ Brisbane Writers Festival, May 2022
In Conversation: The Rabbits @ Bulimba Library, May 2022
Panel: Journeys to Publication @ Brisbane Writers Festival, May 2022
Panel: Domesticity Under Scrutiny @ Brisbane Writers Festival, May 2022
Panel: Debuting in a Pandemic @ Brisbane Writers Festival, May 2022
Panel: The Millenial Hustle @ Brisbane Writers Festival, May 2022
2021 Readings, Speakings & Teachings
Virtual Launch: The Rabbits @ Avid Reader, July 2022
2020 Readings, Speakings & Teachings
Reading: AAWP - Celebration of Prize Winners and launch of ACE II: Arresting, Contemporary Stories by Emerging Writers @ Online, November 2020
2019 Readings, Speakings & Teachings
Teaching: Writing Short Stories @ Kooralbyn Community Centre, September 2019
Lady Parts Podcast Live Commentary: Scream @ Gold Coast Film Festival, QLD, April 2019
2018 Readings, Speakings & Teachings
Teaching: Social Media and Author Platforms @ Queensland Writers Centre, QLD, November 2018
Teaching: Social Media for Writers @ Mt. Ommaney Library, QLD, November 2018
Teaching: Introduction to Creative Writing @ Bulimba Library, QLD, November 2018
Speaking: Podcasting panel @ National Young Writers Festival, NSW, September 2018
Speaking: Short Fiction panel @ National Young Writers Festival, NSW, September 2018
Teaching: Sole Trader 101 @ National Young Writers Festival, NSW, September 2018
2017 Readings, Speakings & Teachings
Teaching: Pitching to Publishers @ Indooroopilly Library, QLD, September 2017
Teaching: Introduction to Screenwriting @ Wynnum Library, QLD, October 2017
2016 Readings, Speakings & Teachings
Teaching @ Noted Festival, Podcasting 101, ACT, March 2016
Teaching and speaking @ Contact16, QLD, March 2016
Teaching Toolkit for Writers @ Queensland Writers Centre, QLD, May 2016
Teaching and speaking @ Digital Writers Festival, Online, Oct 2016
2015 Readings, Speakings & Teachings
Reading @ Avid Reader, Sleepers Almanac Launch, QLD, October 2015
Teaching @ Queensland Writers Centre, Harnessing Fanfiction for writers aged 12-17, QLD, September 2015
Teaching @ Brisbane Writers Festival, Pen to Paper, QLD, September 2015
Moderating panels @ Brisbane Writers Festival, QLD, September 2015
Reading @ The launch of Kate Forsyth’s The Beast’s Garden at Avid Reader, QLD, August 2015
Speaking @ National Young Writers Month, AUS, June 2015
2014 Readings, Speakings & Teachings
Speaking @ Toowoomba Writers Festival, QLD, November 2014
Teaching @ Queensland Writers Centre, Toolkit for Writers, QLD, October 2014
Teaching @ Brisbane Writers Festival, Pen to Paper, QLD, September 2014
Speaking @ LadyFest: Women in the Arts Panel, QLD, July 2014
Teaching @ Queensland Writers Centre, Writing 101, QLD, July 2014
Reading @ Yarn: Stories Spun in Brisbane, Unplugged, QLD, May 2014
Reading @ Sleepers Almanac #9 launch, VIC, April 2014
Reading @ Voiceworks #96 Launch, QLD, April 2014
2013 Readings, Speakings & Teachings
Reading @ National Young Writers Festival, NSW, October 2013
Reading @ Whispers Out of the Frying Pan, QLD, June 2013