Tag Archives: personal writing
Column: From the Editors
That’s it. I quit. I’m moving on.
Last week I quit my job. After four years in the one position, with no chance of promotion, I’d had it. My long dreamt exit strategy – a whirlwind of double-finger salutes and profanities – was put aside for the dull, terrifying reality. There was no Kool-Aid … Read more
Column: From the Editors
Running, not expiring: The perils of working at a desk
Last year, when I developed severe neck pain and headaches, I decided to see a physiotherapist – a fresh-faced, nubile young woman with posture fit for a princess. ‘Yikes, yep – woah,’ she murmured while happily crunching away at my upper back. ‘You’ve got a lot of … Read more
Guest Posts
Public and private: On writing zines
When I told my family I’d be moving back to central Queensland, they were equal parts thrilled and concerned. I’d accepted a job with Australia’s biggest commercial radio network, delivering news bulletins over a broadcast area spanning 1600 square kilometres. Having such a public job meant that … Read more
Podcast
Format Festival Academy of Words
Format Festival‘s Academy of Words was held on 14th March. Panels were held all day at the zine space on Peel Street, Adelaide, including Criticism and Reviewing, It’s all gone Dave Eggers: the current state of literature in Australia and The Great Zine Explosion. Clementine Ford (also … Read more
