Podcast appearances and mentions of Fiona Wright

It goes without saying that due to misrepresentations of Autism in media and popular culture, many Autistic people miss out on seeing themselves, their unique experiences and their triumphs, platformed or seen. In the new anthology Someone Like Me, award-winning author Fiona Wright reflects on her experience of anorexia – with the unique perspective of an autism diagnosis in her mid-thirties, and the knowledge as many as half of all people with anorexia may be autistic.Edited by Clem Bastow and Jo Case, the collection of stories features twenty-five Autistic women and gender-diverse writers who share their personal stories and challenge these stereotypes. This groundbreaking anthology covers a wide range of topics, from relationships and spontaneous dance parties to the natural world, eating disorders, intense passions, and religion. We'll be interviewing another contributor - leading activist Khadija Gbla - so watch this space, and be sure to grab a copy. Just a disclaimer - Fiona's story includes discussion of anorexia, so listen with care. 

Michael Harden is passionate about bananas; the team discuss middle names; Dr. Jen describes the science behind a baby's cry; Fi Wright (not the other Fiona Wright) reviews Naomi Klein's Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World; and comedian Prue Blake talks TV and spoilers. With presenters Monique Sebire, Daniel Burt & Nat Harris, and guest presenter Jas Moore.Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/breakfasters/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Breakfasters3RRRFM/Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakfasters

Fiona Wright, Executive Group Manager, Climate Change and Energy at ACT Government, is a passionate advocate for women in STEM, a dedicated public servant and a tireless culture maker. She has been a trailblazer in her career since day one but continues to learn, develop and experiment in her pursuit of high performing, psychologically safe workplace cultures. In this episode we talk about: Increasing opportunities for women in STEM Recognising that no matter the structure or systems, it is people doing the work How Fiona became interested in culture The importance of psychological safety Public sector passion Everyday culture action Protecting time for personal development. --------------- Find out more about Colin www.colindellis.com --------- Incidental show music courtesy of Purple Planet--------- --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/culturemakers/message

“Being able to pay a certain type of attention requires time, and it's obviously helped by having more control over your time or how time feels, but then at the same time, paying a certain type of attention makes time feel different” – Jenny Odell. In this episode, Jenny Odell, the author of How to Do Nothing, explores the cultural forces that shape our understanding of time, challenges the notion that ‘time is money', and offers new possibilities for experiencing time beyond the world of work and profit. Shaking up the conversation about time in her latest book Saving Time, Odell deep dives into the intricate connection between time and power, revealing how a clock designed for profit is linked to ongoing social inequalities, the climate crisis and our growing sense of existential dread. In conversation with host Fiona Wright, one of the most exciting voices in contemporary culture shares her subversive and inspiring vision for how we can save time – and how time might save us. This event was supported by the Melbourne City Revitalisation Fund, a Victorian Government and City of Melbourne partnership.The event was recorded on Monday 22 May 2023 at the Wheeler Centre as part of World of Words. Featured music is Living in a Fantasy by Pulsed.Support the Wheeler Centre: https://www.wheelercentre.com/support-us/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're living in an attention economy, but some of us are paying a steeper price than others. Being disabled or chronically ill means navigating a world not designed for you and having no choice but to always pay attention. 2022 Sydney Writers' Festival Guest Curator Fiona Murphy asks: what if we flipped the equation and people with disability and chronic illness started charging for their expertise? In a series of funny, compelling and frank talks, four writers with disability and chronic illness share why society needs to start paying attention to the experts. Featuring El Gibbs (appearing live via video), Fiona Wright, Hannah Diviney and Michelle Law. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and follow our channel. Sydney Writers' Festival podcasts are available on all major podcast platforms.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode features poet Fiona Wright as an invited guest of the Dillwynia Poetry Club, a group set up by women prisoners to read, write and review poetry. The recording of the session was part of an experimental program to develop audiovisual resouces for an in house TV channel at the prison.

Sam van Zweden is a freelance writer interested in experimental nonfiction, essays, mental health, body writing, food, and memory. Her collection of personal essays, Eating With My Mouth Open, won the 2019 KYD Unpublished Manuscript Award. Sam's writing has appeared in the Saturday Paper, Meanjin, The Big Issue, The Lifted Brow, Cordite and The Sydney Review of Books. In this interview Sam mentions Fiona Wright, Meera Atkinson and Kate Richards - all of whom have appeared on The Garret before. About The Garret Read the transcript of this interview at thegarretpodcast.com. The interview was recorded by Zoom, and we can't wait to start recording in person again soon. You can also follow The Garret on Twitter and Facebook, or follow our host Astrid Edwards on Twitter or Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Content warning for discussions of transphobia, homophobia, eating disorders & violence. Welcome back to Talking Queer, Talking Words’ summer special, here today with not one, but two incredible queer multi-hyphenates: Fiona Wright and Tea Uglow. Hailing from Sydney’s southwest, Fiona is a writer, editor, critic and tutor of creative writing and creative non-fiction. She hosts Six Degrees from the City, a podcast about writers and Western Sydney, holds a PhD in Literature and Creative Writing from Western Sydney University, and has authored four award-winning books – two collections of poetry, and two essay collections; all remarkable, challenging, and beautifully intimate.Tea is the Creative Director for Google’s Creative Lab in Sydney. Interested in the generative potential of intersections between technology and the arts, this self-described ‘atypical creative’ and fan of physics, reality, and doubt, has contributed world-altering talks to TED, the Sydney Writer’s festival, and the AIGA annual conference in Minneapolis. Most recently, Tea authored the beautiful book Loud and Proud, an anthology of speeches from the LGBTQIA+ community and our allies. Fortunately, Fiona and Tea are both currently based in Sydney, so we were able to meet in person to discuss creativity, vulnerability, and queer history.Settle in for the long haul – this one’s a journey worth taking.[One final note - since this episode was recorded, Leona's preference of pronoun leans more towards 'they' than 'she' - but they won't be offended if you occasionally forget!]

Fiona Wright's work resists classification in the best way. Through some magic combination of essay and poetry—by both zeroing in and staying open—she reveals the beauty, grief and absurdity that makes up our lives. In this episode we talk about her latest project, the recurring themes in her work, how she thinks about narrative, and … Continue reading "Ep 131. Fiona Wright: Beyond the narrative map"

Fiona Wright’s work resists classification in the best way. Through some magic combination of essay and poetry—by both zeroing in and staying open—she reveals the beauty, grief and absurdity that makes up our lives. In this episode we talk about her latest project, the recurring themes in her work, how she thinks about narrative, and … Continue reading "Ep 131. Fiona Wright: Beyond the narrative map"

In this episode of Everyday Conversations, preachers and teachers talk about the role of pedagogy in the Church. Fiona Wright is an experienced high school teacher, on the executive team of Penrith Anglican College. Luke Pereira is a trained primary school teacher and works as the Assistant Minister at Winmalee Presbyterian Church. David Ould is the Senior Associate minister at Parramatta Anglican Cathedral. Be sure to subscribe. Everyday Conversations is released every Friday, AEST.

In the first episode in a new season of The Rereaders, we speak to Fiona Wright about the author Leslie Jamison.

Poet, essayist, critic and memoirist Fiona Wright speaks of her approach to the intersection between essays and memoir, and how she uses the smallest details to explore the bigger, grander themes of family, belonging, and our social fabric. The WestWords Mini-Masterclasses are supported by the Cultural Fund Copyright Agency.

Jessica Friedmann, Fiona Wright and our walking, listening audience at A Walk in the Park, 28 October 2017 — Photo: Amita Kirpalani In the first of our Walk in the Park mini-series, writers and friends Jessica Friedmann and Fiona Wright come together for an intimate, ambling conversation about bodies, expectations and the pleasures and complexities of moving. Friedmann's recent book, Things That Helped, chronicles her postnatal depression through a series of essays which reference theory, pop culture and her personal experiences. She describes the many significant changes she faced at once, and how on the advice of a hospital psychologist, walking and narrating her steps formed part of her recovery – helping to focus her consciousness on ‘the immediacy of voice and breath'. Acute bodily awareness is a familiar subject for Wright, who in Small Acts of Disappearance describes vividly her encounters with anorexia. Join them for a sunlit lap of Princes Park. Support the Wheeler Centre: https://www.wheelercentre.com/support-us/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feel like you've just stepped out of a dystopian novel? We ask writers around the world how they're faring and can reading contagion lit help in times like these?

Feel like you've just stepped out of a dystopian novel? We ask writers around the world how they're faring and can reading contagion lit help in times like these?

Fiona Wright ponders the reasons people never seem to know she's queer. Fiona Wright is a writer, editor and critic. Her book of essays Small Acts of Disappearance won the 2016 Kibble Award and the Queensland Literary Award for non-fiction. Her poetry collections are Knuckled, which won the 2012 Dame Mary Gilmore Award, and Domestic Interior, which was shortlisted for the 2018 Prime Minister’s Literary Award. Her new essay collection is The World Was Whole. Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For Queerstories event dates, visit www.maevemarsden.com, and follow Queerstories on Facebook. The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased on Booktopia. To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter And for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on Twitter and Instagram.

Erin finds a great, great love. Soon after she decides to get married, she has dinner in Lakemba with her parents. By day, Erin Riley’s a social worker - having spent most of the last decade working in community aged care. By night, Erin’s a skivvy-wearing fanatic, a Scandinavian crime drama aficionado, Americana folk music-listener and a real kitchen top. A dedicated reader, wrestling fan, swimmer of laps and lover of food, in a former life Erin was an aspiring golfer, and once was an editor of UNSW’s student newspaper, Tharunka. She’s regained a love of writing after devouring Fiona Wright’s back catalogue, Alexander Chee’s short stories and finishing Rebecca Makkai’s The Great Believers in almost one bite. Queerstories is an award-winning national LGBTQI+ storytelling night created by Maeve Marsden, with regular events in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. For Queerstories event dates, visit www.maevemarsden.com, and follow Queerstories on Facebook. The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased on Booktopia. To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter And for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on Twitter and Instagram.

To celebrate the end of 2019, we've re-released our highest rating non-fiction interviews of the year: #3 is Kate Richards. Kate Richards is a memoirist, poet and most recently, a novelist.  Her first work, 2013's Madness: A Memoir, received the Adelaide Festival's Award for Literature and was shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards. Kate followed that stunning debut with 2014's Is There No Place For Me: Making Sense of Madness, which was shortlisted for the Human Rights Award.  In 2019 Kate moved from non-fiction to the world of fiction with her first novel, Fusion. Her work goes where few writers have ever gone. It is profound and honest, and represents not only a contribution to Australian literature, but a contribution to literature on mental health and identify. This episode comes with a content warning, as Kate's memoir and our discussion of it touches on trauma and mental illness. Related episodes: Sam Twyford-Moore, mentioned in this interview, spoke to The Garret about writing mania and chronic ill health. Fiona Wright, whose creative non-fiction works explore chronic ill health, also spoke about writing one's own story and how to represent illness on the page. About The Garret You can read the transcript of this interview at thegarretpodcast.com. You can also follow The Garret on Twitter and Facebook, or follow our host Astrid Edwards on Twitter or Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Once upon a time, the people of Sydney were in need of a good story. The Saturday Paper editor in chief, Erik Jensen, gathers Australia's brightest writers to retell today's events as fables. Recorded at ANTIDOTE 2019, this episode features Erik Jensen, Kate Holden, Fiona Wright, Wendy Harmer & Debra Adelaide. 

This episode, 'Domestic Spaces', was recorded live at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival on Saturday 26 October 2019. It features Fiona Wright, Megan K. Stack, Archana Pidathala and Fanny J. Poyk in conversation with Astrid Edwards. The domestic, the interior and the personal have traditionally been relegated to the realm of women's writing, which in recent years has been dismissed as too small to attract significant readership, critical acclaim and writing awards. Our panelists look beyond the censure and speak out in praise of the domestic. Fiona Wright is a writer, editor and critic from Sydney, Australia. Her book of essays Small Acts of Disappearance won the 2016 Kibble Award and the Queensland Literary Award for non-fiction. Her poetry collections are Knuckled and Domestic Interior. Her new essay collection is The World Was Whole. Megan K. Stack has traveled the world to chronicle war and political upheaval. A journalist and author, she was a finalist for The Pulitzer Prize for Iraq coverage and her first book, Every Man in This Village Is A Liar, was a finalist for the National Book Award in non-fiction.  Archana Pidathala is the author of Five Morsels of Love, a cookbook based on her grandmother's 1974 Telugu cookbook, Vanita Vanṭakālu. In 2017, Five Morsels of Love was shortlisted for the prestigious Art of Eating Prize, which recognizes excellence in food writing.  Fanny J. Poyk was born in the city of Bima in East Nusa Tenggara and has been writing short stories, novels, biographies, and motivational books and articles since the 1980s. One of her short stories was included in 20 Cerita Pendek Terbaik Kompas, and her book Narkoba Sayonara won Penerbit Erlangga's writing competition. About The Garret You can also follow The Garret on Twitter and Facebook, or follow our host Astrid Edwards on Twitter or Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fiona Wright was probably best known as a poet until she wrote her recent book, ‘Small Acts of Disappearance’, where she described her experience of living with an eating disorder. Fiona will be telling us about that experience of mental illness, and other experiences with depression and of anxiety. She’ll also explain how, although writingContinue reading "Fiona’s Story"

Kate Richards is a memoirist, poet and most recently, a novelist. In 2019 Kate moved from non-fiction to the world of fiction with her first novel, Fusion. Her first work, 2013's Madness: A Memoir, received the Adelaide Festival's Award for Literature and was shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards. Kate followed that stunning debut with 2014's Is There No Place For Me: Making Sense of Madness, which was shortlisted for the Human Rights Award.  Her work goes where few writers have ever gone. It is profound and honest, and represents not only a contribution to Australian literature, but a contribution to literature on mental health and identify. This episode comes with a content warning, as Kate's memoir and our discussion of it touches on trauma and mental illness. Related episodes: Sam Twyford-Moore, mentioned in this interview, spoke to The Garret about writing mania and chronic ill health. Fiona Wright, whose creative non-fiction works explore chronic ill health, also spoke about writing one's own story and how to represent illness on the page.  About The Garret In 2019 The Garret is a finalist in the Australian Podcast Awards in the Literature, Arts and Music category. You can read the transcript of this interview at thegarretpodcast.com. You can also follow The Garret on Twitter and Facebook, or follow our host Astrid Edwards on Twitter or Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A wonderful interview with Fiona Wright who is going through treatment for cancer a third time

Fiona Wright is a writer, poet and critic from South Sydney. While attending university at the age of 19, a malicious version of anorexia struck. One that would define her life today. She is now an essayist and poet — reflecting on her experiences. Her book of essays, Small Acts of Disappearance, won the 2016 Queensland Literary Award for non-fiction, and her poetry collection, Knuckled, won the 2012 Dame Gilmore Award. Fiona joins Joey on Out of the Box to discuss growing up, her experience in hospital, and living in Sri Lanka. Producers: Bre Jones and Nicole De Palo

Acclaimed writer Fiona Wright discusses her new non-fiction book, 'The World Was Whole', which explores Fiona's lived experience of chronic illness. She explores our relationship to the spaces we inhabit – not only the physical world, but also our physical bodies. This book has been longlisted for The Stella Prize in 2019. (Broadcast on 29 January, 2019)

The Stella Prize is an annual literary award celebrating Australian Women writers. Now in its seventh year, the Stella is an important and influential award marking great Australian writing.The Stella Prize announced their long list this week sparking the discussion around what is important in Australian writing today.Louise Swinn is the Chair of the Stella judges panel and she joined Andrew Pople on Final Draft to discuss the task of sorting through the mountain of submissions and what themes and issues have emerged in the successful twelve. The 2019 Stella Prize longlist:● Little Gods by Jenny Ackland (Allen & Unwin) ● Man Out of Time by Stephanie Bishop (Hachette Australia) ● Bluebottle by Belinda Castles (Allen & Unwin) ● The Bridge by Enza Gandolfo (Scribe) ● The Arsonist: A Mind on Fire by Chloe Hooper (Penguin Random House) ● The Death of Noah Glass by Gail Jones (Text Publishing) ● Pink Mountain on Locust Island by Jamie Marina Lau (Brow Books) ● The Erratics by Vicki Laveau-Harvie (Finch Publishing) ● Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee (Allen & Unwin) ● Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko (UQP) ● Axiomatic by Maria Tumarkin (Brow Books) ● The World Was Whole by Fiona Wright (Giramondo Publishing)

Can writing about women's real lives effect social change? Join the panel as they discuss how their work challenges stereotypes about women's nonfiction writing, and the power of the personal in illustrating wider points about social, political and cultural phenomena. With Anne Summers, Siv Parker, Fiona Wright and chair Zoya Patel.Listen to all of the sessions from the Feminist Writers Festival 2018 Melbourne and Sydney go to www.writes4women.com OR www.feministwritersfestival.comOR SUBSCRIBE to writes4festivals in Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. #fwf18 #feminism #writing #journalism #equality #activism #nonfiction #podcasts #podcasting #annesummers #sivparker #fionawright #zoyapatel SHOWNOTES:Writes4Festivals and Writes4WomenWeb - www.writes4women.comFacebook - @writes4womenTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcastFeminist Writers FestivalWeb - www.feministwritersfestival.comFacebook / Twitter - @feministwritersfestANNE SUMMERS - @SummersAnneSIV PARKER - @SivParkerFIONA WRIGHT - @WritesFionaZOYA PATEL. @zoyajpatel

You did what with your salad spinner? Kate Evans and Cassie McCullagh continue their bookish conversation with poet Fiona Wright and historian Kimberley Knight, and writers Stephanie Bishop and Moreno Giovannoni share the bookshelves that shaped them

Kate and Cassie are joined by essayist Fiona Wright and historian Kimberley Knight as they discuss Anna Burns' Irish novel Milkman, Esi Edugyan's story of slavery and escape Washington Black and a Finnish novel of claustrophobic decay, The Summer House. Oh, and there are saints and tears in the mix too.

Fiona Wright was probably best known as a poet until she wrote her recent book, 'Small Acts of Disappearance', where she described her experiences of living with an eating disorder. Fiona will be telling us about that experience of mental illness, and other experiences with depression and of anxiety. She'll also explain how, although writing about her mental illness came relatively late, it brought a lot of good things to her life. If this episode leaves you needing to talk to someone, you can always call Lifeline on 13 11 14 in Australia, or the eating disorder & body image support line, run by the Butterfly Foundation, on 1 800 33 46 73. You can find Fiona's Book of essays, 'Small Acts of Disappearance', here: https://giramondopublishing.com/product/small-acts-of-disappearance/ Black Dog Institute's Being Well Podcast is presented by Jan Orman. This episode was produced and introduced by Zacha Rosen. Additional production by Liza Culleney. Author photo by Matthew Tinker. Music: Old Regrets — Lee Rosevere http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_3/12_Old_Regrets Puzzle Pieces — Lee Rosevere http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_2/Lee_Rosevere_-_Music_for_Podcasts_2_-_10_Puzzle_Pieces Introducing the Pre Roll — Lee Rosevere http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_5/Lee_Rosevere_-_Music_For_Podcasts_5_-_01_Introducing_the_Pre-roll Everywhere — Lee Rosevere http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_5/Lee_Rosevere_-_Music_For_Podcasts_5_-_06_Everywhere Sad Marimba Planet — Lee Rosevere http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_for_Podcasts_4/Lee_Rosevere_-_Music_for_Podcasts_4_-_02_Sad_Marimba_Planet All the Answers — Lee Rosevere http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_5/Lee_Rosevere_-_Music_For_Podcasts_5_-_02_All_the_Answers Under Suspicion — Lee Rosevere http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_2/Lee_Rosevere_-_Music_for_Podcasts_2_-_05_Under_Suspicion

Four incredible creative women share stories about the power of insight, inspiration and resilience. Featuring playwright and star of Black Comedy Nakkiah Lui, 2016 Stella Prize shortlistee Fiona Wright, 2016 Stella Prize winner Charlotte Wood, and performance artist and poet Candy Royalle, and hosted by Julia Zemiro.

This week our host Amy Mullins speaks with four very interesting people Ben Eltham joins us for his weekly segment on federal politics, today discussing the intersection of Australian politics with US politics.Author, poet and essayist Fiona Wright speaks with us about her essay in the Lifted Brow - There's No Dirt In My Food.German film director Lars Kraume calls in to talk with Amy about his film The People vs Fritz Bauer, the true story of the the German Jewish attorney general behind the capture of Adolf EichmannChief economist of the Australia Institute Dr. Richard Dennis has a chat with Amy about his essay in the Monthly looking at the SA government's proposed nuclear waste dump - The Big Dump.

During Melbourne Writers Festival, we spoke to two writers making significant waves with their literature this year.Charlotte Wood picked up the Stella prize for The Natural Way of Things, while Fiona Wright won the Kibble Literary Award for her memoir Small Acts of Disappearance.Books available to purchase: www.readings.com.auAlso mentioned: www.archermagazine.com.au

In this episode of Australian Book Review's States of Poetry podcast, Fiona Wright reads her poem 'Potts Point' which features in the New South Wales anthology. All the States of Poetry anthologies will be available to read on the ABR website. You can read the anthologies here: https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/poetry/states-of-poetry

In this episode of Australian Book Review's States of Poetry podcast, Fiona Wright reads her poem 'Smith's Lake' which features in the New South Wales anthology. All the States of Poetry anthologies will be available to read on the ABR website. You can read the anthologies here: https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/poetry/states-of-poetry

In this episode of Australian Book Review's States of Poetry podcast, Fiona Wright reads her poem 'Crisis Poem' which features in the New South Wales anthology. All the States of Poetry anthologies will be available to read on the ABR website. You can read the anthologies here: https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/poetry/states-of-poetry

In this episode of Australian Book Review's States of Poetry podcast, Fiona Wright reads her poem 'Set Piece' which features in the New South Wales anthology. All the States of Poetry anthologies will be available to read on the ABR website. You can read the anthologies here: https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/poetry/states-of-poetry

In this episode of Australian Book Review's States of Poetry podcast, Fiona Wright reads her poem 'After Mutability' which features in the New South Wales anthology. All the States of Poetry anthologies will be available to read on the ABR website. You can read the anthologies here: https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/poetry/states-of-poetry

In this episode of the Australian Book Review's States of Poetry Podcast, state editor Elizabeth Allen introduces the New South Wales poets: Fiona Wright, David Malouf, Kate Middleton, Pam Brown, Susie Anderson, and Toby Fitch. All the States of Poetry anthologies will be available to read on the ABR website. You can read the anthologies here: https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/poetry/states-of-poetry

For this show, we go on two different journeys across Asia with two restless women bitten by the travel bug. Kim Barker did 'The Taliban Shuffle' as Afghanistan and Pakistan correspondent for the Chicago Tribune for eight years from 2001. She lived a high-pressure life chasing suicide bombings and rigged elections. She spoke to Neda Vanovac about bluffing her way through and never losing her fear. Steph Liong brings us the story of Australian writer Carolyn Shine, who thought moving continents would be easier than moving suburbs, and went from Bondi to Vietnam. We also take another peek into the world of the Rereaders, who are talking about the exclusion of indigenous poets in Australian anthologies. Kim Barker, The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan, published by Scribe Publications, produced by Neda Vanovac. Carolyn Shine, Single White Female in Hanoi, published by Transit Lounge Publishing, prduced by Stephanie Liong. The Rereaders, featuring Sam Twyford-Moore, Rebecca Giggs, and Fiona Wright, produced by Jessica Minshall.

About a month ago, Final Draft had a lovely opportunity to record the winner and highly commended poets of the Blake Poetry Prize. There is something quite magic about poetry read aloud, but particularly of a poet reading their own work – phrases and words well considered by tongue and by pen. And tonight we get to hear them over the airwaves. We hear Sydney based poet, Fiona Wright reading her poem The Fox Man. And we speak with poets Robert Adamson and Todd Turner – as well as listen to their Blake entries. Also later tonight – The Rereaders are back and taking on literary magazines. Blake Poetry Prize 2011 – www.blakeprize.com.au Winner: Via Negativa, The Divine Dark by Robert Adamson Highly Commended: The Fox Man by Fiona Wright and Fieldwork by Todd Turner The Rereaders featuring Sam Twyford-Moore, Rebecca Giggs and Fiona Wright – produced by Jessica Minshall.

This week we’re dedicating the first part of the show to poetry. Sydney-based poet Rob Wilson has spent the last few years working on a book of poetry called 6am in the Universe by poet Benjamin Frater, and he recently talked to Final Draft’s Madeleine James about the process of writing and editing the book. And before we go this evening, a look at a brand new project – The Rereaders is a literary and cultural podcast featuring Sam Twyford-Moore, Rebecca Giggs and Fiona Wright. Rob Wilson, 6am in the Universe by Benjamin Frater published by Grand Parade Poets - interview by Madeleine James The Rereaders - Sam Twyford-Moore, Rebecca Giggs and Fiona Wright. For more info go to: www.therereaders.com

Paul Clarke chaired this discussion with Fiona Wright, Heike Roms, Richard Layzell and Tom Marshman. They talked about ways in which performance remains present and how live works are remembered.The podcast is introduced by Alison Hutcheson and was produced by Woods Noble Media