The salon concept:
Five (or more) published writers read for ten minutes, to a theme, from their terrible old diaries or other unpublished work – writing not meant to be shared. It can be bad teen poetry, terrible song lyrics, stories written in childhood. No writing to purpose, no editing or revising. Events are not recorded, so to know what is read you have to be there. Readings are candid, hilarious, sad, and always unique. See posters below for some of the fab Australian and NZ readers we’ve had so far, as well as some of their testimonials.
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Above, the first five readers left to right: Imbi Neeme, Jenny Ackland, Jane Rawson, Rosalie Ham and Cas Austin, no poster for this evening. Held at Willows & Wine in West Melbourne in 2017.
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And now, we have a new podcast, which is Jenny and AUS-NZ author Tracy Farr chatting all things diaries and related miscellany, and bringing you chats with special guests. You can find the pod wherever you usually listen to your shows, or you can listen to it at the website, here.
JENNY ACKLAND AUTHOR 