Past Events
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Word for Word National Nonfiction Festival (2018)
The 2018 Scribe Nonfiction Prize for Young Writers is a unique development award to foster talented writers aged 30 and under writing longform nonfiction. Geelong, Australia NonfictioNOW Conference (2018)
The NonfictioNOW Conference is a regular gathering of over 400 nonfiction writers, teachers, readers and students from around the world in an effort to explore the past, present, and future of nonfiction. Phoenix, Arizona present tense .4 (2018)
Public lecture series to celebrate writing Design Hub (corner of Victoria and Swanston Street) Ground Floor (Level 3) Lecture Theatre RMIT University, Melbourne |
16 November 2018, TBA
Scribe Nonfiction Prize Masterclass Description: All shortlisted writers will receive an invitation to an exclusive craft development masterclass with Briohny Doyle and Tresa LeClerc, two of Australia’s best nonfiction writers, in Geelong, ahead of the Word For Word National Non-Fiction Festival opening night, including The 2018 Scribe NonFiction Prize for Young Writers prize announcement, on Friday 16th November. 17 November 2018, 1pm-2pm Geelong Library & Heritage Centre In Conversation with Kon Karapanagiotidis – The Power of Hope Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Kon Karapanagiotidis, CEO and founder of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, in conversation with Tresa Le Clerc as they examine the transformative, curative power of compassion and kindness in a bleak modern world. Tickets available: http://www.wordforwordfestival.com.au/session/kon-karapanagiotidis-the-power-of-hope/ 2 November 2018, 11am-12:15pm
We Need Some Kind of Tomorrow Panel with Margarita Cruz, Sreedhevi Iyer & Tresa LeClerc Description: What would a panel look like that didn’t make concessions toward whiteness? Sreedhevi Iyer’s monograph explores the paradoxical position writers of colour face in global literary discourse. Tresa LeClerc’s creative work meditates on racial microagressions. Through performative pieces and audience participation, our panel seeks to change direction by breaking away from tradition. As Toni Morrison writes, ‘we got more yesterday than anybody. We need some kind of tomorrow. 18 September 2018, 6pm-8pm
Disrupting and Speaking Back and Blak Artist talk with Paola Balla (curated by Tresa LeClerc) Description: Artist, curator, academic and cultural producer Paola Balla will be joining us at the RMIT Design Hub this month to talk about her Creative Project, which situates Aboriginal women's art and practices of resistance, matriarchy, healing and activism. |
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present tense .2 (2018)
Public lecture series to celebrate writing at RMIT University, Melbourne |
Tuesday 26th of July from 6-8pm
Unlecture: Movement Description: This performative event overturns the traditional Australian style lecture – and remakes it. The theme is ‘Movement.’ It will feature prolific musicians, performers and spoken word artists, including Neil Morris, Sista Zai Zanda, Kathleen Gonzalez Villamizar and wāni. Location: RMIT Design Hub, Building 100, Level 3 (ground floor) lecture theatre |
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Pathways PD2: By Teachers, For Teachers
Presented by IEAA’s Pathways Network and English Australia |
Saturday 14 July 2018 (Time TBA)
Transmedia storytelling as a pedagogical approach Description: As teachers we are simultaneously expected to manage mobile technologies that disrupt the learning process within the classroom and to incorporate these technologies into our everyday pedagogical practices (Warren et al 2015). How can we embrace and manage this new way of learning? Transmedia refers to the ways in which stories are told across multiple platforms. Taking this concept, we may see a single cohesive learning experience presented across diverse and disrupted media formats. This workshop will explore how to make a media usage plan for your course, utilizing a variety of media forms and technologies. Location: Trinity College, University of Melbourne |
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The Emerging Writers' Festival (2018)
Melbourne, Australia For more details see: http://www.emergingwritersfestival.org.au/writer/tresa-leclerc/ |
22nd of June from 10am-4pm
Nonfiction Masterclass Description: I'll be in conversation with Jon Tjhia (The Messenger) discussing the fundamentals of working responsibly with other people’s stories. This day-long workshop also features several writers and storytellers including Quinn Eades, Maria Tumarkin, Alice Pung and Rebecca Harkins-Cross. Location: The Wheeler Centre Performance Space (176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000) 26th of June from 8:30-9:45am The Early Words: Travel Writing and Gender (panel) Description: In her essay Travel Writing and Gender, Susan Bassnet asks: “Is there a way in which travel writing is inherently gendered?” Stephanie Lai, Rosalind McFarlane and Tresa LeClerc critique the genre through readings of their own work and a panel discussion on future perspectives. Location: The Wheeler Centre Performance Space (176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000) |
