Heads up, people in Cambridge, Boston and thereabouts! Coming up on 3 May, I’m giving a reading as part of the Dire Literary Series. Curated by local author Timothy Gager, this reading series has been going for an incredible 12 years and I’ll be appearing at reading #146. Here are the details: Dire Literary Series: Reading #146 Fri 3 May, 8pm...
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While I’m in North America, I’ll be doing some readings — starting off with 2 in Toronto on Wed 6 March and Wed 13 March. First up, I’m giving a reading as part of the regular series Readings at The Common. Readings at the Common is a neighbourhood reading series, held on the first Wednesday of the month at 8pm. The venue is cozy,...
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Thea Astley. She’s dead, but she’s still winning prizes. That’s how good she is. Yes, Thea Astley’s piece “Hunting the Wild Pineapple” has won the final of the Meanjin Tournament of Books. While I would have loved for my piece to have won the final, I certainly didn’t expect that it would make it so far through the...
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On risk (a reading and some travel news)
Late notice, I know, but I have a reading next week: Bespoken Your monthly queer spoken word and works in progress night. All genres, all career stages. Thursday 25 October, 7:30pm Features: Tom Cho reading from The Meaning of Life and Other Fictions, his novel-in-progress on the philosophy of religion Kelly Gardiner reading from Tragedie, a...
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