Beyond the Couplet
Never supping on oysters and Moet,
writers earn very little (and know it),
but while it might take ages,
to earn from your pages,
spare a thought for the struggling poet.
Each month at the Wheeler Centre, two writers discuss the points of difference and the common experiences of a creative life.
In partnership with the Victorian Writers’ Centre.
Featuring
Featuring
Cate Kennedy is the author of the highly acclaimed novel The World Beneath, which won the People’s Choice Award in the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards in 2010. She is an award-winning short-story writer whose work has been published widely. Her first collection, Dark Roots, was shortlisted for t... Read more
Craig Sherborne is an acclaimed memoirist, novelist, poet and playwright, best known for Hoi Polloi, Muck and The Amateur Science of Love. Craig is the Sydney-born son of Kiwi publicans. They pursued horseracing for a lifestyle and raised him as a racecourse brat. He was transfixed by the seedy glam... Read more
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