Tag Archives: Melbourne Writers Festival
Books
‘A strange kind of intimacy’: a day with Jon-Jon Goulian
The first time I heard of Jon-Jon Goulian, I was flipping through US Vogue, and a personal essay called Fish Out of Water caught my eye. I’d already become fascinated by androgyny in men’s fashion – from the ethereal beauty of Andrej Pejic to Marc Jacobs in … Read more
Comment
‘It’s about the stories, it’s about the treasures’: Dressed for Murder – fashions from the world of Hitchcock at MWF11
The ‘stories unbound’ theme of this year’s Melbourne Writers Festival – with its fluttery book exploding outward in posters across the city – was nicely evocative not only of the way in which writers festivals unshackle narratives from the bindings of bookcovers, or of the many battles … Read more
Interviews
César Aira: ‘Writing is my freedom, where I receive orders from no one, not even from myself’
Argentina’s César Aira has written and published over seventy novels (though no one seems certain how many there actually are), few of them longer than a hundred pages. He was first introduced to Anglophone readers in 1996, and five of his works are now available in English. … Read more
News
Melbourne Writers Festival is looking for UNbloggers
Are you an avid blogger who likes to write about books, reading and writing? Melbourne Writers Festival is looking for five UNbloggers. Successful applicants will get free access to the 2011 Melbourne Writers Festival plus the opportunity to have their work promoted through the festival’s networks. Interested? … Read more
From the Editors
Surprising dilemmas: on being pigeonholed as a writer
It’s interesting, after days of listening to various writers talk, to watch certain themes emerge – particularly the ones you’d least expect. One surprising thread of conversation across the Melbourne and Brisbane Writers’ Festivals was the mixed blessing of finding a niche as a writer. Kathy Charles, … Read more
From the Editors
Five Things I Learned at MWF This Weekend
1. Keep your notebook within arm’s reach at all times On Saturday, KYD were hosting an afternoon of 15-minute events at Magazine – a Yarra-side shipping container, done up like a Fitzroy bar. One of those events featured Estelle Tang (our online editor) interviewing Ben Law and … Read more
From the Editors
Parties, interviews and the gift of the surprising conversation
The Melbourne Writers Festival kicks off today. And if you see an author or publisher looking grey this morning, it’s likely because they stayed too late, drank too much or both at last night’s Text Publishing party, an annual pre-MWF tradition. KYD editor Rebecca Starford left early … Read more
Events
Magazine at Melbourne Writers Festival
Kill Your Darlings is delighted to be part of Magazine at the Melbourne Writers Festival. This new, free event will see Australian literary journals and magazines, including Meanjin, Overland, The Big Issue and Ampersand, taking residence in the Magazine shipping container on the banks of the Yarra … Read more
