Tag Archives: Emerging Writers Festival
Interviews
Interview with Alan Bissett: International Guest of the Emerging Writers’ Festival
The first time I meet Alan Bissett he’s wearing gold shoes. They have a backstory that is a combination of Cinderella and Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting. This is probably the best introduction … Read more
Recommended Reading
Recommended Reading: Lisa Dempster, director of the Emerging Writers’ Festival
The Emerging Writers’ Festival kicks off today (see Kill Your Darlings appearances here). We asked EWF director Lisa Dempster to give us her recommended reading list. The role of a literary festival director is ironic in many ways: the closer the festival gets, the more time one … Read more
Events
Emerging Writers’ Festival: KYD appearances
The Emerging Writers’ Festival begins on Thursday May 26, and Kill Your Darlings is excited to be taking part. See KYD editors in the following events: The Pitch Our panel of publishers and editors – from diverse publications such as literary journals, newspapers, magazines and online – … Read more
Guest Posts
Why Australia Doesn’t Need The Reader
One of my favourite pieces in Volume 2 of The Reader is ‘Why Australia Doesn’t Need Another Literary Journal’ by Torpedo editor Chris Flynn. From the title, you can guess the subject matter: if you’re thinking of starting a journal, magazine, anthology or collection, don’t. It’s compelling … Read more
Events
Kill Your Darlings team appearances
A little alert about the doings of the Kill Your Darlings team: On Saturday 15 May, KYD Editor Rebecca Starford will be reading at A Bridge for Short Attention Spans – a showcase of thirty writers and editors (Brunswick Street Gallery, 7pm – 10pm). Towards the end … Read more
Podcast
Voyage and destination: Joel Magarey’s Exposure
In 1995, Joel Magarey up left his job as a journalist, and his beloved girlfriend Penny, to ‘track across the hurtling world’. Journeying to some of the most remote places in the world, Joel embarked upon an odyssey of sorts – geographical, sexual and psychological. His trek … Read more
