Tuesday 14 August at 7:30pm
Library Meeting Room
Ground Floor
Reid Library Building
The University of Western Australia
A/Professor Brenda Walker
Why Write a Novel?
Writing a novel seems like a strange thing to do: solitary, immensely time-consuming, often consuming of the self and relationships. The visible rewards are slight and the very things that measure success - media exposure and awards - are likely to be a problem for the novelist, who must protect personal time and space and who may find attention uncomfortable. Nevertheless we do write novels and this talk explores some of the reasons why.
About the Speaker
Brenda Walker studied at the University of New England and completed a doctorate on the work of Samuel Beckett at the Australian National University. She accepted a teaching position at the University of Western Australia in 1984 and is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Social and Cultural Studies. As well as creative writing, her areas of research interest include gender studies, Australian literature and late modernism. Walker served as the Reviews Editor Advisor for Westerly from 1989 to 1999. Her work has been published in numerous Australian and international journals. Her novels include The Wing of Night (2005), Poe’s Cat (1999), One More River (1993) and Crush (1991).
Please note that the ground floor entrance to the Library, nearest to the carpark, will be open from 7.30pm - 7.45pm.
Members: Free Non-members: $5.00 donation
