LIVE STREAM: After Story Q&A with Larissa Behrendt
facilitated by Professor Stephen Torre
Format
This event will be open to members of the public, and is suitable for readers and writers of all levels. For free access to this event, sign up to the Reading Queensland book club.
About After Story
When Indigenous lawyer Jasmine decides to take her mother, Della, on a tour of England’s most revered literary sites, Jasmine hopes it will bring them closer together and help them reconcile the past.
Twenty-five years earlier the disappearance of Jasmine’s older sister devastated their tight-knit community. This tragedy returns to haunt Jasmine and Della when another child mysteriously goes missing on Hampstead Heath. As Jasmine immerses herself in the world of her literary idols – including Jane Austen, the Brontë sisters and Virginia Woolf – Della is inspired to rediscover the wisdom of her own culture and storytelling. But sometimes the stories that are not told can become too great to bear.
Ambitious and engrossing, After Story celebrates the extraordinary power of words and the quiet spaces between. We can be ready to listen, but are we ready to hear?
(Source: UQP)
About Larissa Behrendt
Larissa is the author of three novels: Home, which won the 2002 David Unaipon Award and the regional Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book; Legacy, which won the 2010 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Indigenous Writing; and After Story.
She has published numerous books on Indigenous legal issues; her most recent non-fiction book is Finding Eliza: Power and Colonial Storytelling. She was awarded the 2009 NAIDOC Person of the Year award and 2011 NSW Australian of the Year.
Larissa wrote and directed the feature films, After the Apology and Innocence Betrayed and has written and produced several short films. In 2018 she won the Australian Directors’ Guild Award for Best Direction in a Documentary Feature and in 2020 the AACTA for Best Direction in Nonfiction Television.
She is the host of Speaking Out on ABC radio and is Distinguished Professor at the Jumbunna Institute at the University of Technology Sydney.
(Source: UQP)
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About Stephen Torre
The 2021 facilitator of Reading Queensland is Professor Stephen Torre, former Professor of English, writer, and executive director of the Foundation for Australian Literary Studies.
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FAQs
Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event?
This event is suitable for all ages.
Can I ask the instructor questions as a live stream viewer?
The Live Stream Facilitator will monitor the chat section and endeavour to forward questions to the presenter during question time.
What should I prepare for the event?
We suggest having either a pen and paper or electronic note-taking device as you watch the live stream.
How do I access the live stream?
Once you purchase a ticket, you will receive an email from Eventbrite confirming your attendance, and an email from Queensland Writers Centre with a link to the Crowdcast Live Stream. Simply follow the link to access the live stream event.
Can I replay the live stream after the event has happened?
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What's the refund policy?
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Terms and Conditions
All information is correct at the time of publication. We reserve the right to make changes to the advertised program information (including course content and tutors), but if this occurs, we will try to provide as much notice as possible. We expect that all participants will behave respectfully and professionally towards their facilitator and fellow students. We reserve the right to remove anyone who behaves in an aggressive or disruptive manner. If a participant is asked to leave the class on this basis, we will not offer a refund. We cannot accept responsibility for any loss, damage or expense sustained by students as a result of an event or circumstance whether arising from natural cause, human agency or beyond our control otherwise.
How can I contact the organiser with any questions?
You can contact Queensland Writers Centre by phone: 07 3842 9922
or email us at: admin@qldwriters.org.au