Monash Arts launches partnership with Emerging Writers’ Festival
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- May 27th, 2009
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Dr Angela Woods and Professor Rae Frances sign the agreement
An enthusiastic crowd gathered at the Monash Club at Clayton on 13 May to celebrate the launch of a three year partnership between Monash and the Emerging Writers’ Festival. Professor Rae Frances and Dr Angela Woods, Chair of the Emerging Writers’ Festival, spoke about a shared commitment to “building new forms of literary community”.
The audience enjoyed a taste of the festival with an abbreviated version of the very popular session titled ‘Seven Enviable Lines’. A panel of three writers from contrasting genres, including Pooja Mittal from Monash’s Centre for Postcolonial Writing, spoke about the seven things they wish they had been told before they launched into a writing career.
The festival runs until 31 May and features an extensive program of original events and participation by Monash Arts academics and students.
