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Miles Franklin Literary Award shortlist
Dr Hossein Asgari's novel, Only Sound Remains, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Miles Franklin Literary Award.
Dusklands at 50 International Conference
The JM Coetzee Centre for Creative Practice in association with the Department of English, Creative Writing and Film hosted an international conference on the 16th and 17th of May to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the publication of JM Coetzee's first novel, Dusklands.
Coetzee Centre hosts gala book launch by poet, novelist and medical doctor, Peter Goldsworthy
On 3 April the Centre hosted a gala book launch of The Cancer Finishing School by poet, novelist and medical doctor, Peter Goldsworthy, in the presence of some 100 guests at the Ern Malley in Stepney.
Masterclass with Dr Christina Thompson
On 15 March Dr Christina Thompson, multi-award winning author and editor of the Harvard Review, gave a masterclass in non-fiction writing and how to draft a book proposal to staff, postgraduate students and members of the JM Coetzee Centre for Creative Practice.
Student performance troupe: Diary of a Magician
The Adelaide Fringe and Festivals are in full swing. Last week a student performance troupe staged an unusual show entitled Diary of a Magician, at the Garage International venue behind the Adelaide Town Hall. The students are all studying at the Graduate Institute of the Performing Arts, Taiwan Normal University in Taipei.
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Perfect Cadence Podcast: Anna Goldsworthy with Adam Page
This interview is an occasional podcast in a series in which writers talk about music and musicians talk about writing.
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Book Launch of Childhood by Dr. Shannon Burns
Welcome address by Centre Director Professor Anne Pender, discussion by Professor Brian Castro and Professor Jennifer Rutherford and reading by Dr. Shannon Burns.
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The Colour of Fire: Sinophone Performance across Australia and Cultural Exchange
Sinophone performance across Australia has a rich history and cultural significance that has not been fully documented or widely appreciated.
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Bedtime Stories: Writers in conversation about the biggest subject of them all
Celebrated Australian author Chloe Hooper joins doctor and writer Peter Goldsworthy in conversation guided by novelist and poet Heather Taylor Johnson about writing about illness and mortality, in the JMCCCP public forum event "Bedtime Stories" on Thursday, 2 June.
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