Join Isobelle Carmody, Lucy Christopher, and Roger Pulvers for two days of Literature and Writing Masterclasses.
WORLDBUILDING + WRITING WIZARDRY
FRIDAY November 25
6-7 pm AEDT (5-6 pm AEST)
Join Dr LUCY CHRISTOPHER and Dr ISOBELLE CARMODY in conversation about world building, myth making and all the writing wizardry that goes into story creation. Isobelle and Lucy both received their PhDs in Creative Writing in topics to do with setting and world creation – Lucy, with her influences of the natural world, and Isobelle, with her interest in the fantastical. Hear them talk about how place – whether real or imagined – is used in their writing process and learn some tips and writing wizardry to create your own setting-based fantasies.
WORLD OF MIYAZAWA KENJI: LITERATURE, SCIENCE + PHILOSOPHY FOR THE 21st CENTURY
SATURDAY November 26
10am-12.30 pm AEST (11 am-1.30pm AEDT)
Masterclass with ROGER PULVERS. Miyazawa Kenji was a 21st-century visionary a century ahead of his time. How do his stories and poems reflect the issues of our own era?
Participants will be required to read one story or several poems, either in English or Japanese, and report on their meaning and significance.
This will be a forum for ideas spanning art, science and social action.
Miyazawa Kenji’s literature inspires readers and researchers in a wide range of fields, including environmental studies, food and agricultural studies, folklore and fairy tale studies and disaster studies.
LITERATURE DAY
WORLDBUILDING + WRITING WIZARDRY
November 25 2022 (Friday)
6-7pm AEDT
University of Tasmania, School of Creative Arts and Media
Dechaineux Theatre and online
WORLD OF MIYAZAWA KENJI
November 26 2022 (Saturday)
10am-12.30 pm AEST
The University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus
Co-hosted with The School of Langauges and Cultures
In person + online
All guests to University of Tasmania must be fully vaccinated. Masks are currently not recquired but do check the Corana Virus updates.
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Lucy Christopher
Lucy Christopher is a writer, a teacher, a speaker and academic. Most of all, she is a lover of words and all things story.
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Isobelle Carmody
Isobelle Carmody has had an extensive career in holding an audience’s attention and she has won a number of awards doing just that.
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Roger Pulvers
Roger Pulvers is an Australian playwright, theatre director and translator. He has published more than 45 books in English and Japanese, from novels to essays, plays, poetry and translations.