Learn how to decolonise your nonfiction and memoir writing with Jo Newman.
This Zoom Webinar, presented in partnership with the Centre for Stories, will provide a space for writers to develop their personal understanding of decolonisation as it relates to their nonfiction and memoir writing practice. There will be opportunities to discuss examples of good (and not so good) practice, and confront difficult questions about what it means to work as a writer on stolen land.
Participants will leave with some new tools in their decolonising toolkit, and begin developing their own set of decolonising guiding principles.
Find further reading and resources from the Decolonise Your Writing facilitators here
Details
When: Sunday 10 April, 2 - 4pm
Where: Zoom Webinar (click below to register)
About Jo Newman
Jo Newman is a chronically ill Yamatji writer from Boorloo (Perth). They’ve been writing since childhood, but has the attention span of a gnat, so they mostly write short memoirs and flash fiction. When they’re not reading or writing, you can find Jo napping with their dog and cat, or re-watching their fave horror movies on Netflix.
About the Youth Week WA KickstART Festival
Presented by Propel Youth Arts WA, the KickstART Festival has been the flagship event of Youth Week WA for 12 years running. KickstART offers over 60 free events - including workshops, talks, performances, mentorships, exhibitions, markets, and other special events - between 8 - 16 April, for young people aged 12-26.
Due to growing concerns about COVID-19 and the anticipated continued spread of Omicron across our communities in Boorloo (Perth) and WA, the Propel team has decided to pivot towards digital and hybrid formats for the delivery of the KickstART Festival this April.
The Youth Week WA KickstART Festival 2022 is presented by Propel Youth Arts WA and is funded by the Government of Western Australia through the Department of Communities and the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries. KickstART is also supported by Lotterywest, the City of Perth, the City of Stirling, the City of Fremantle, and the City of Vincent.