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July 2010
Come to Your Senses - a one-day fiction writing workshop with LINDA JAIVIN.
This workshop is about observation, description and sensual writing (using all of one's senses in writing). The smell of sun-warmed skin, a lipstick smudge on a glass, the cottony softness of melaleuca—evocative writing is sensual writing. It draws on and appeals to all our senses. This workshop, taught with a lively mix of discussion and short writing exercises, is for anyone who wants to learn how to write with their eyes, ears, skin, nose and tongue. But do bring a pen and paper.
DATE: Saturday 3 July, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
VENUE: NEWC
COST: $75 members / $85 non-members
LINDA JAIVIN is the author of A Most Immoral Woman, an historical novel based on the true story of an affair between the famous Australian journalist/adventurer George ‘Chinese’ Morrison and an American nymphomaniac heiress. It is set in China and Japan in 1904. A Most Immoral Woman is her sixth novel.
Her first novel, the erotic comedy of manners Eat Me, became an international bestseller. Her last, The Infernal Optimist, a dark comedy set in an immigration detention centre, was short-listed for the Australian Literary Society "Gold Medal" in 2007.
Linda is the author of two works of non-fiction as well, the China memoir The Monkey and the Dragon, named a ‘notable’ entry by the judges of the 2001 Kiriyama prize and the collection of essays and journalism Confessions of an S&M Virgin.
She is also a playwright, cultural commentator, and translator from Chinese whose film subtitling credits include Farewell My Concubine, Hero, To Live, and Forever Enthralled.
She lives in Sydney and is currently working on an opera in English and Chinese on the subject of the controversial Chinese fictional heroine Pan Jinlian which will be co-produced with the China National Peking Opera Company and premiere in Beijing on 10 September this year. She is a Visiting Fellow in Pacific and Asian History at the ANU.
What critics have said of her work:
- A most engaging, clever and memorable romp. (SYDNEY MORNING HERALD)
- Cleverly constructed, this is to bodice ripping what Harvard is to Play School. (QANTAS: THE AUSTRALIAN WAY)
- Jaivin creates a fully realised, intensely lived-in past ... It might be her best work. (THE AGE)
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Inquiries
All workshops must be booked and paid for in advance. For information about the program or to book for events:
Phone (02) 6772 7210 or send an email message to newc44@dodo.com.au
NEWC membership entitles you to do the workshop at the reduced member rate.
You can become a member when you book a workshop. Our annual membership fees are:
| Adults: | $30.00 including GST |
| Students (tertiary): | $20.00 including GST |
| Students (under 18): | $15.00 including GST |
Venue
Unless otherwise stated, all events will be held at the New England Writers' Centre (NEWC), in the Neighbourhood Centre, 129 Rusden Street, Armidale (between the Council Building and the Town Hall).
Access
During opening hours and workshops, access is through the Cinders Lane car park (first door on left, in the corridor).
Parking
There is a one-hour parking restriction in the Cinders Lane carpark.
The New England Writers' Centre is assisted by the NSW Government through Arts NSW.
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