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PROGRAM
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FESTIVAL PASS
FESTIVAL PASS The Greek Writers Festival makes its’ debut at the Greek Centre from 31 May to 8 June with an impressive line up of writers and informative workshops that will foster broader cultural, political and literary dialogue. In 2019, the theme of the festival is “diasporic dialogues” with the program promoting participation from
DAY PASS
DAY PASS The Greek Writers Festival makes its’ debut at the Greek Centre from 31 May to 8 June with an impressive line up of writers and informative workshops that will foster broader cultural, political and literary dialogue. In 2019, the theme of the festival is “diasporic dialogues” with the program promoting participation fro
Opening Night: Growing Up Greek and Rebellious
Fri 31 May | 6:30pm | OPENING NIGHT Growing Up Greek and Rebellious. The inimitable Prof. Vrasidas Karalis speaks to maverick authors Maria Katsonis and Dmetri Kakmi about what it is like to grow up expected to be a “good” Greek daughter or son when all you want to be yourself and follow your own path. Drawing on their respective work,
Joyful Strains
Sat 1 Jun | 10:00am | JOYFUL STRAINS Following on from his landmark 2010 anthology Joyful Strains: Making Australia Home, editor and poet Kent MacCarter speaks to authors Dmetri Kakmi, Maria Tumarkin, and Chi Vu about writing cultural displacement and the experience of being an immigrant in an ethnocentric society. Chair: Kent MacCarter Panelists:
The Art of Poetry
Sat 1 Jun | 10:00am | THE ART OF POETRY That the word poem derives from the Greek word “poiema” or “made thing” is indeed quite telling. How does a poet turn experience into poetry? Whose experience is it? Are imagination and inspiration personal or universal? How does a poem work and move and sound, and why? In the spirit o
The Art of Fiction
Sat 1 Jun | 11:15am | THE ART OF FICTION How does an author conceive a novel and execute that on the page? In the spirit of the famous Paris Review interviews, Prof. Vrasidas Karalis finds out when he puts novelists Dr. Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Effie Carr, and Will Kostakis under the microscope in this fascinating discussion about the process
The Word and the Image
Sat 1 Jun | 11:15am | THE WORD AND THE IMAGE Join poet and researcher Dr. Lucy Van as she speaks to award-winning poets Bella Li and Stavros Messinis about the relationship between the written word and the image in avant-garde poetry, and the narrative possibilities that can be produced in their work. Chair: Lucy Van Panelists: Bella Li, Stavros M
Hauntings: Trauma, the Uncanny, and the Supernatural
Sat 1 Jun | 1:45pm | HAUNTINGS: TRAUMA, THE UNCANNY, AND THE SUPERNATURAL What is the link between traumatic experience and depictions of the uncanny? Join author Hariklia Heristanidis as she leads fellow weavers of phantasmic worlds Dmetri Kakmi, Hoa Pham, and Chi Vu down the long dark corridors of depicting cultural memory and trauma throu
Workshop: Writing Young Adult Fiction with Will Kostakis
Sat 1 Jun | 1:45pm | WORKSHOP: WRITING YOUNG ADULT FICTION WITH WILL KOSTAKIS Award-winning author Will Kostakis mixes personal anecdotes with practical writing advice in a workshop that spans the entire creative process, from generating ideas and planning, to writing and editing. Note: There is a limit of only 10 places, so make sure you book. Pur
2018 Greek Community of Melbourne