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Hot Desk Extract: Nenek / Theatre

Guest post by Shannan Lim

An extract from Hot Desk Fellow Shannan Lim's Nenek – a horror-comedy centering on two siblings who, over the course of one night with their grandmother, realise that there is more to her and the family than they know.

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Hot Desk Extract: Committed / Biography & memoir

Guest post by Bella Green

An extract from Hot Desk Fellow Bella Green's Committed – a series of autobiographical comedic non-fiction essays about sex work.

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Emerging Writers’ Festival Programme Launch: The Awkward Stage / New & emerging writers

With Izzy Roberts-Orr, Aïsha Trambas, Kat Clarke and 3 others

The 2019 Emerging Writers’ Festival launches with a night of readings. What, exactly, is an ‘emerging’ writer? At what point do you come out of the chrysalis?

From this special opening-night event, hear from Kat Clarke, Vidya Rajan, Sumudu Samarawickrama and Ahmed Yussuf, as they each tell us about the first time they considered themselves a writer. Hosted by the…

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The Next Big Thing

Hot Desk Edition #3 / New & emerging writers

With Nic Alea, Geetha Balakrishnan, Christine Davey and 5 others

In this edition of the Next Big Thing, glimpse works-in-progress from our third and last intake of 2019 Hot Desk Fellows – fresh from ten weeks of work on their projects inside the Wheeler Centre.

Featuring new writing from Nic Alea, Geetha Balakrishnan, Christine Davey, Hayley Lawson-Smith, Gabriella Munoz, Jennifer Nguyen, Oliver Reeson and Jasmine Shirrefs.

This event will be…

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Wheeler Centre Hot Desk Fellowships 2019: Introducing the Fellows (round three) / New & emerging writers

Meet the third intake of Wheeler Centre Hot Desk Fellows, and take a peek at the projects they'll be working on.

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The Next Big Thing

Lost and Found Edition / New & emerging writers

With Stella Charls, Tyson Yunkaporta, Kathryn Hind and 2 others

In October at The Next Big Thing, we’ll explore themes of escape and discovery; estrangement and re-connection. It’s the Lost and Found edition, and we’ll be hearing new work from some incredible writers.

Kathryn Hind’s debut novel, Hitch, is about a young woman’s perilous hitchhiking journey through the Australian desert. Katy Warner’s Everywhere Everything Everyone is a high-concept YA…

Anything and everything in New & emerging writers from across our archives.

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The Next Big Thing

October: Brooke Davis, Paul Dalla Rosa, Nic Low and Clare Atkins / New & emerging writers

With Brooke Davis, Paul Dalla Rosa, Clare Atkins and 1 other

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The Next Big Thing

Hot Desk Edition (July) / Books, reading & writing

With Cameron Baker, Alice Bishop, Susan Bradley Smith and 4 others

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Hot Desk Extract: Cultural Nomad / Poetry

Guest post by Thabani Tshuma

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Lunchbox / Soapbox

The Human Experience in the Digital Age: Conversation, Relationships and Social Connection / New & emerging writers

With Anita Sethi

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The Next Big Thing

June: Ellie Marney, Liam Pieper, Tom O'Byrne and Diana Sweeney / New & emerging writers

With Ellie Marney, Liam Pieper, Tom O'Byrne and 1 other

Simon Groth on ‘L'Odeur des Livres’ and Other Whiffy Arguments / New & emerging writers

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Debut Mondays

Debut Mondays / New & emerging writers

With Jon Bauer, Joel Deane, Jenny Sinclair and 1 other

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The Next Big Thing

Suzanne McCourt, Spiri Tsintziras, Darrell Pitt and Robbie Coburn / New & emerging writers

With Darrell Pitt, Suzanne McCourt, Robbie Coburn and 1 other

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Debut Mondays

Ranjana Srivastava, Peter Farrar, Barry Divola and Steve Holden / New & emerging writers

With Peter Farrar, Barry Divola, Ranjana Srivastava and 1 other

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Debut Mondays

April: Chris Somerville, Andrew Morgan, Sue Williams and Ainslee Meredith / New & emerging writers

With Sue Williams, Ainslee Meredith, Chris Somerville and 1 other

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The Next Big Thing

Small Town Stories / New & emerging writers

With Jay Carmichael, Kate O’Donnell, Mira Robertson and 1 other

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Working with Words: Bri Lee / Books, reading & writing

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Hot Desk Extract: Icebreaker / New & emerging writers

Guest post by Christian Taylor

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Debut Mondays

Debut Mondays / New & emerging writers

With Amy May Nunn, Favel Parrett, Hannah Tunnicliffe and 1 other

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Working with Words: Vanessa Russell / Creativity

By Jo Case

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The Next Big Thing

Fight or Flight Edition / New & emerging writers

With Alice Bishop, Elizabeth Kuiper, Alex McClintock and 1 other

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The Next Big Thing

Hot Desk Edition (September) / Books, reading & writing

With Paul Dalla Rosa, Inga Hanover, Jessica Knight and 5 others

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The Next Big Thing

Hot Desk Edition #3 / New & emerging writers

With Ingrid Baring, Bobuq Sayed, Alexandra Collier and 4 others

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