The Writer’s Room with Charlotte Wood

A mini-masterclass on character, point of view, narrative time and ‘weight in fiction’ with the acclaimed American writer, Joan Silber. Joan was raised in New Jersey and received her B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College, where she studied with the renowned teacher and writer Grace Pa ...  Show more

What can a writer learn from the visual arts? Plenty, in Charlotte's case. In this episode, one of Australia's finest painters, Jude Rae, answers Charlotte's questions about the still life genre, and why it remains so compelling. Jude discusses how she likes to explore the spectr ...  Show more

This episode features non-fiction writer Ruby Hamad about persuasive writing, cultural critique, and how to weather the storms of public opinion while holding on to your writerly hat. Ruby is a journalist, author, and academic, currently completing her PhD in media studies at UNS ...  Show more

What can fiction writers learn from actors about character development? One of Australia's finest actors, Heather Mitchell, draws on her four decades of experience to share how she moves from reading a script outline to fully inhabiting a character on stage or screen. In this ext ...  Show more

In Episode 5 we’re talking memoir with anthropologist and writer Long Litt Woon. We discuss the tricky questions involved in making a book about yourself. What to put in, and what to leave out, for example. How long after an experience should you wait before writing about it? And ...  Show more