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Saturday 04 September 2010

MWF: Magazine

Join Meanjin for a morning of literary snapshots as they host Magazine at the MWF. The FREE EVENT will consist of rapid-fire 15-minute interviews and readings, showcasing the best of our winter and spring issues.

When: Saturday 4 September, 10am–1.30pm

Where: River Terrace, Federation Square. (Go here for venue map)

10-10.15am. Meanjin: Drawn and Quartered
A quick grab from your friendly local literary: who we are, what we do and, most of all, how to get your foot in the door. Come along for tips, tricks and advice from the Meanjin team about the whys and hows of pitching and publishing.

10.30-10.45am. This is Not a Hobby
Encouraged, avoided, assured and ignored – such is the life of the emerging writer. Drawing on his essay in the June edition of Meanjin, Ben O’Mara talks with Jessica Au about the anxieties of going semi-pro; from grappling with the day job and freelance work, to reaching the heights of artistic wankery and, finally, finding joy in uncertainty.

11-11.15am. Adrian Hyland
Author Diamond Dove (which won the Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction) and Gunshot Road on synaesthesia in writing

11.30-11.45am. Watch This Space Pt 1
Introducing the best of new writing from our past two issues: Belinda Rule reads from ‘The Secret of the Dark Elves’.

12-12.15pm. Daren Shiau
Readings and a taste of interactive micro-fiction from the author of Heartland – the ‘definitive Singapore novel’ – and Velouria.

12.30-12.45pm. Unique and Deplorable
What happens when hardline policies collide with the best of Melbourne subculture – our bars, our laneways and our most iconic music venues? Join Michael Harden and Sophie Cunningham as they discuss the events that led to the temporary closure of the Tote last year, and his September essay on a history of deplorable drinking in Victoria.

1-1.15pm. Watch This Space Pt 2
Ruby Murray shares her Alan Marshall Short Story Prize winner, ‘The Things that Lucille Did’.