Melbourne has been particularly beautiful over recent days. Last week I went to Rickett's Point to get some author photos done. This is how gorgeous it was: The photographer had said 'Let's wait for a dark, stormy day, get some moody clouds.' Well, Melbourne [shakes fist at sky] you aren't behaving. I am, apparently, one of [...]
Tag: Helen Garner
Helen Garner’s opening at the 2014 Melbourne Writers Festival
I went along to the Melbourne Town Hall to see Helen Garner talking to Romana Koval. it was a buzzy night, lots of people, and I'd booked my ticket using the 'select seat yourself' button, instead of the 'best available.' This meant I got a ticket in the first row and as I walked [...]
Helen Garner at Nunawading Library, 23 July
The Friends of the Nunawading Library (FONL) work to make funds available to community libraries in the area to invite guest speakers along to talk to readers. A few weeks ago it was Helen G, and I headed along with my dad to listen to her. Helen is my dad's second cousin but this time [...]
Alex Miller & Helen Garner at Mildura, 18 July 2014
I saw Helen Garner at two events in the last week. It's a bit exciting because before that, I'd never seen her and I'm not sure I'd even heard her voice. So it was interesting. This session at Mildura was billed as a reading, and both writers read. Apparently they arm wrestled (really?) and Helen [...]
What is it about Helen?
I wanted to go to the Helen Garner talk at the NonFictioNow Conference in Melbourne last year, but couldn't, so was very pleased to see this video via Virginia Lloyd's twitter. I can't seem to embed the video, so here is the link to the Wheeler Centre website, which will take you directly to the [...]
Helen Garner’s True Stories
I am re-reading True Stories, a collection of essays and other non-fiction snippets written by Helen Garner. It contains an essay titled A Scrapbook, An Album which I read first in another collection, called Sisters, edited by Drusilla Modjeska and published in 1993. I have my mother's inscription on the inside: To Dearest Jen, Much Love Mum, [...]
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