LIVE STREAM: Ordinary Matter Q&A with Laura Elvery
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 Ordinary Matter
In 1895 Alfred Nobel rewrote his will and left his fortune made in dynamite and munitions to generations of thinkers. Since 1901 women have been honoured with Nobel Prizes for their scientific research twenty times, including Marie Curie twice.
Spanning more than a century and ranging across the world, this inventive story collection is inspired by these women whose work has altered history and saved millions of lives. From a transformative visit to the Grand Canyon to a baby washing up on a Queensland beach, a climate protest during a Paris heatwave to Stockholm on the eve of the 1977 Nobel Prize ceremony, these stories interrogate the nature of inspiration and discovery, motherhood and sacrifice, illness and legacy. Sometimes the extraordinary pivots on the ordinary.
(Source: UQP)
About Laura Elvery
Laura Elvery is a writer from Brisbane. She has a PhD in Creative Writing and Literary Studies. Her work has been published in Overland, Griffith Review, Meanjin, Kill Your Darlings and The Big Issue fiction edition. She has won the Josephine Ulrick Prize for Literature, the Margaret River Short Story Competition, the Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize and the Fair Australia Prize for Fiction. In 2018 Laura’s first collection of short stories, Trick of the Light, was a finalist in the Queensland Literary Awards. Laura's latest short story collection, Ordinary Matter, was shortlisted for the 2021 USQ Steele Rudd Award for a Short Story Collection and the Queensland Premier's Award for a work of State Significance.
(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.
Photo: Trenton Porter
How to Connect to 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.
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?
Yes! You will have access to the live stream for seven days after the event. Please keep in mind that you won't be able to use the chat feature and ask questions to the presenter.
What am I allowed to say in the group chat?
The group chat is a fantastic way to interact and collaborate with other online participants, the QWC, and the presenter. Please be courteous and respectful in the group chat when addressing others.
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What's the refund policy?
This event is refundable up to 7 days before the event. Eventbrite's fee is nonrefundable.
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