"Life is really short and to be hard on yourself because of how you look at 80 - that's my idea of hell," @KrisKneen, author of Fat Girl Dancing, tells #BigWeekendofBooks
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'On one hand, writing about the self is easy, because you are the expert on your own life - but on the other, writing about the self is hard, because you are so close to the subject matter.' shares their memoir writing tips #BigWeekendOfBooks
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Listen to and discuss the writing of Peter Carey, particularly his "audacious" Booker Prize-winning novel, True History of the Kelly Gang #BigWeekendOfBooks
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If this Jackity Blackity video doesn't bring you joy you're dead inside and that's a fact
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This is going to live rent-free in my head for quite some time... 😅
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Join Stories of the new normal to meet a stranger for a one-on-one 25min conversation that will broaden your perspectives, shift your thinking and challenge your assumptions. Free tickets are left Tues 20, Wed 21 or Thurs 22 June
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Bye bye to Keri Holme and Max Porter and Lucy Ellmann
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This is so freaking dangerous. We're talking about a software evaluating submissions for grammar...which can be boiled down to software eliminating submissions based on voice. I have no words.
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WINNER: Best Horror Novel is THE STONE ROAD by Trent Jamieson (Erewhon Books)
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I love this show so much
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If anyone hasn't booked for my gig with Beejay Silcox on Saturday at Muse Canberra, I have a bunch of comps I can give away. Hit me up.
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Want to learn from award-winning author ?
As part of #BigWeekendOfBooks 2023, we're offering a free online masterclass in #memoir writing to eight lucky competition winners.
Apply now for your chance to win.
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In celebration of its 200th issue (🥳), has unlocked its archives this month. If coroners, creationists, crimes & punishments are of interest to you, my pieces on those topics and more, can be found here 👇:
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And my next stop is Canberra! Book now for Muse this weekend
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We're thrilled to have Kris Kneen as part of #BigWeekendOfBooks 2023!
Apply at the link for the chance to learn from them in an exclusive free masterclass.
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I am doing this masterclass. You should think about applying #bigweekendofbooks @RadioNational abc.net.au/radionational/
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I am doing this masterclass. You should think about applying #bigweekendofbooks abc.net.au/radionational/
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In which our own reflects on how youth & thinness came to be regarded as superior moral qualities in women.
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This is really moving stuff. This is bravery
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'i fear the media does not have the love or the language to speak to the gentle spirits of our land.' twitter.com/QandA/status/1…
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‘There is nothing as contagiously ecstatic or transgressive as a fat girl who starts to dance.’ The very excellent writing about FAT GIRL DANCING for
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I did a thing for the guardian
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I'm looking forward to chatting all things short-form writing & collections with the & the inimitable Tony Birch, May 31 - asauthors.org/events/categor
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It was such a joy to review 's FAT GIRL DANCING. Run out and get this book; it's wonderful.
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'A fresh, vital call to arms for all those who have had a gutful of being told their body isn’t good enough, when, as Kneen makes so evident here, it absolutely, spectacularly, is.' , on 's FAT GIRL DANCING
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We're delighted to publish a new poem by . Kris pored over items in the library's music collection and was inspired by a clarinet book to write a poem for their grandfather. This is the first in our new Finders Keepers series – thanks, Kris!
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“I don’t really believe in straight people. I really have trouble imagining that.” – Kris Kneen ()
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'Kris Kneen is quite the force in Australian literature. Fat Girl Dancing, their latest memoir, confirms Kneen as an outstanding writer' – Clare Millar, Readings bookseller
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'Kneen makes a significant contribution with Fat Girl Dancing [...] This commitment to truth is compelling, sometimes heartbreaking. Why do we make it so difficult for people to live in their bodies, in the world?' Stunning review for new book amp.theguardian.com/books/2023/may
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Waking up at 4 am anxious about MEF and the new book and with my head spinning then knocked off my feet by this extremely generous review . amp.theguardian.com/books/2023/may
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2.5 hours till launch! Readings. Carlton. 6.30 tonight! I’m doing industrial glam but you do you! Just come on down
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Happy publication day to the extraordinary , whose book FAT GIRL DANCING is one of the most stunning memoirs ever. I cannot put this book down. Kris' writing is, as always, warm, wild and confident. I'm so lucky to know such a brilliant mind.
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