History tells many tales of women whose intelligence and skills allowed them to work with a degree of autonomy within patriarchal societies. Yet often this required them to withstand huge societal pressures. Kate Murdoch will investigate with Karen Brooks, Lauren Chater and Melissa Ashley why ‘wise women’ in past centuries were prone to persecution, condemnation ... Read more
The Australian Aboriginal people are the oldest known civilization on Earth with ancestries stretching back over 70,000 years. Their history has been handed down in ways of stories, dances, myths and legends. Meet Indigenous Studies lecturer, Madison Shakespeare, to learn her insights into this ancient world and find ways to approach respectful research when writing ... Read more
Avoiding the slush pile requires more than attracting an editor’s eye with excellent writing. Successfully hurdling the gauntlet of the ‘Acquisitions Meeting’ is the next step. Mandy Brett (Publisher and Editor), Kate Lloyd (Marketing Manager) and Jamila Khodja (Publicist) from Text Publishing draw back the veil with Nadine Davidoff to explain the internal processes involved ... Read more
History is written by the victors. When such accounts are challenged who then gets to define history in the context of a shared past? How do we view the historical record, particularly oral histories, in terms of retrieving voices which have been silenced or simply not recorded? Paula Morris will investigate these dilemmas with Julie ... Read more
From where does inspiration spring? How can an object be used to provide the focal point for a narrative? Elisabeth Storrs, will ask Natasha Lester and Ian Reid to show and tell us how a painting and an embroidered coat are the catalysts for their plot arcs and interactions between their characters. The Panellists Elisabeth ... Read more
In this round table discussion, our Chair, Greg Johnston, will chat to shortlisted authors in our Adult and CYA categories for the $100,000 2021 ARA Historical Novel Prize: Anita Heiss, Gail Jones, Jock Serong, Katrina Nannestad, Amelia Mellor and Pamela Rushby. About the ARA Historical Novel Prize The ARA Historical Novel Prize is now the ... Read more
Time to bid goodbye, say thank you, and tell you what lies ahead for HNSA. Elisabeth Storrs Elisabeth Storrs has a great love for the history and legends of the ancient world. She is the award-winning author of the A Tale of Ancient Rome saga which was endorsed by Ursula Le Guin, Kate Quinn and ... Read more
