Art Attack - fortnightly visual arts reviews with Ace Wagstaff and Tai Snaith. Shoot the Messenger - fortnightly theatre news & reviews with Fleur Kilpatrick. Drawn Out - monthly chat about comic books and graphic novels with Bernard Caleo.
Please email talks@rrr.org.au for all interview requests.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Richard Watts has many years experience working in the arts industry, including five years as the Artistic Director of the youth arts organisation Express Media, seven years on the Board of Melbourne Fringe (including three years as Chair), and six years on the Committee of Management at La Mama Theatre, where he currently serves as Chair. Richard has helped program a range of festivals including Next Wave, the National Young Writers Festival, the Melbourne Queer Film Festival and the Emerging Writers Festival (which he founded) and he has written for various broadsheets, journals, zines and magazines. Currently he pays the rent by working as the Performing
Writerly folk of Melbourne: brace yourself for 10 days of joyful storytelling, helpful workshops and ace discussions.
Let’s be real: writing isn’t exactly a social activity. More often than not, writers spend their days holed up on their lonesome. Which is why events like the Emerging Writers’ Festival are so ace. Solitary wordsmiths finally have a chance to gather while fellow bookish types get to listen in on some A+ discussions on all things writing-related.
Now in its 18
th year, the annual festival celebrates storytellers from across the globe, and true to form, this year’s 10-day program is chockers with new writing talent. If you’re a young writer looking for guidance and practical know-how, we recommend nabbing tickets to the National Writers’ Conference (you’ll get access to a full day of online workshops and talks). Elsewhere on the program, there’s a night of joyful storytelling at Amazing Babes, a short-story workshop with author Alice Bishop, a session
Art Attack - fortnightly visual arts reviews with Ace Wagstaff and Tai Snaith. Shoot the Messenger - fortnightly theatre news & reviews with Fleur Kilpatrick. Drawn Out - monthly chat about comic books and graphic novels with Bernard Caleo.
Please email talks@rrr.org.au for all interview requests.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Richard Watts has many years experience working in the arts industry, including five years as the Artistic Director of the youth arts organisation Express Media, seven years on the Board of Melbourne Fringe (including three years as Chair), and six years on the Committee of Management at La Mama Theatre, where he currently serves as Chair. Richard has helped program a range of festivals including Next Wave, the National Young Writers Festival, the Melbourne Queer Film Festival and the Emerging Writers Festival (which he founded) and he has written for various broadsheets, journals, zines and magazines. Currently he pays the rent by working as the Performing
ON THE MONEY
With Treasurer
Josh Frydenberg set to deliver his second COVID-19 budget today, a final round of pre-budget drops has revealed:
Better-than-projected projected post-COVID jobs figures will slash the forecast budget deficit from $213.7 billion to $161 billion, and funding for mental health services will be lifted by more than $500 million a year
A workforce plan will include ‘‘intensive support’’ for retraining Australians and more funding for job service providers who already made out like bandits during the pandemic to provide digital skills training. The Morrison government has also asked officials to “look at ways to communicate with every young person on income support to tell them of education programs in their area”, raising the prospect of requirements for not just job applications but training
Art Attack - fortnightly visual arts reviews with Ace Wagstaff and Tai Snaith. Shoot the Messenger - fortnightly theatre news & reviews with Fleur Kilpatrick. Drawn Out - monthly chat about comic books and graphic novels with Bernard Caleo.
Please email talks@rrr.org.au for all interview requests.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Richard Watts has many years experience working in the arts industry, including five years as the Artistic Director of the youth arts organisation Express Media, seven years on the Board of Melbourne Fringe (including three years as Chair), and six years on the Committee of Management at La Mama Theatre, where he currently serves as Chair. Richard has helped program a range of festivals including Next Wave, the National Young Writers Festival, the Melbourne Queer Film Festival and the Emerging Writers Festival (which he founded) and he has written for various broadsheets, journals, zines and magazines. Currently he pays the rent by working as the Performing