Girls Write Up Wodonga 2018 program – October 18, 2018
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During this time participants will register for the day
Students are welcomed to Girls Write Up as we run through the day's events.
What does the world look like when you’re writer, editor and sometimes DJ Brodie Lancaster? Our opening keynote examines the stories we’re told and the stories we tell. How do you find the confidence and perspective to trust your own voice amid the chaos of everyone elses?
Whose words decide who we are and how we should live? Can we resist, reimagine, reclaim words to take ownership of our stories and have a say in our future? Christie Nieman, Nevo Zisin, Sara Mansour and Laniyuk Garcon resist the dominant narratives, rebelliously reimagining a piece of writing from the literary canon and demonstrating that stories can change, depending on who’s telling them. Followed by a short, hosted discussion and Q&A.
Is the writer invisible, or does the body they write from within inform their writing? Is it possible to move through the world in a body without the world imprinting on it, without the dents left shaping the words the body writes? Why do we care so much about bodies? Brodie Lancaster, Clementine Ford and Claire Christian talk about the way that body image impacts their lives and writing.
In this 45-minute session, two of our Girls Write Up speakers will answer some of the anonymous questions posted in the Ask Me Anything box over the course of the day. This is the chance for audience members to ask questions they’ve always wanted to ask, but never had the opportunity.
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RegistrationDuring this time participants will register for the day8:30 am - 9:00 am
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WelcomeStudents are welcomed to Girls Write Up as we run through the day's events.9:00 am - 9:10 am
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Creative Reading9:10 am - 9:30 am
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Keynote: ‘From where I stand…’What does the world look like when you are Brodie Lancaster, writer, editor and sometimes DJ?9:30 am - 10:00 am
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Panel: ‘A Rebellion’Whose words decide who we are and how we should live?10:00 am - 10:45 am
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Morning Tea10:45 am - 11:00 am
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WorkshopsChoose from:
1. Slam poetry – Sara Mansour
2. Writing place – Christie Nieman
3. Unapologetically feminist – Clementine Ford
4. Poetry – Laniyuk Garcon
5. Creating characters – Claire Christian
6. Writing from life – Nevo Zisin11:00 am - 1:00 pm -
Lunch1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
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A Conversation: 'On Writing the Body'Is the writer invisible, or does the body they write from within inform their writing?1:45 pm - 2:30 pm
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Ask Me AnythingIn this 45-minute session, two of our Girls Write Up speakers will answer some of the anonymous questions posted in the Ask Me Anything box over the course of the day. This is the chance for audience members to ask questions they’ve always wanted to ask, but never had the opportunity.2:30 pm - 3:20 pm
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DATE: Friday 18 October 2018
VENUE: The Cube Wodonga
This event will take place in various locations in The Cube Wodonga and Wodonga Library. Participants should all arrive no later than 8.30am to register. They will be escorted to workshop venues over the course of the day as required. Each student will have the opportunity to attend one workshop on the day. Workshops are open only to teens.
