Tim Winton at Luna Leederville
Last Friday, Writing WA CEO Will Yeoman had the exceptionally good fortune to interview Tim Winton about his new novel Juice in front of a sellout crowd at Luna Leederville. We hope you were there. If you weren’t, let’s say this was vintage Winton: articulate, expansive, funny, serious, sometimes rambling but above all authentic. As for the book, we’ll be publishing a review for these pages soon. For now, it suffices to say that Juice is not the dramatic genre departure everyone’s making it out to be. It, too, is vintage Winton: gritty, complex, lyrical, elegiac, subtly flawed but above all authentic.
Tim Winton and Will Yeoman at Luna Leederville (Picture courtesy of Alison Davis)
Bernice Barry at the State Library of WA
On Thursday, Writing WA’s Professional Development Manager Laurie Steed headed up to a quiet corner on the first floor of the State Library of WA for an intimate conversation with WA author Bernice Barry, whose debut novel Sarah Evans has been described by Lucy Treloar as “a moving work that illuminates the present as much as the past … a rare treat.” And yes: that’s the spectacular WA Museum Boola Bardip in the background.
Laurie Steed Reviews Tossed Up by the Beak of a Cormorant
“Tossed Up by the Beak of a Cormorant is a book to experience as much as consider, and while not wanting to give away the book’s ending, I do want to state just how much I very much enjoyed not just the works created, but the spirit in which they were written. May we all remain as open to the wonders of nature, acknowledgement, and deep, meaningful human connection.”
Writing WA acknowledges the ongoing support of the Department of Local Government, Sports and Creative Industries
Another full week for the Writing WA team. Congratulations all.