We are excited to showcase our local authors with a rich collection of content for our community. This page will feature videos from various projects, providing access to poetry readings, discussions, and event highlights. We aim to create an engaging platform where visitors can explore and connect with our literary work and events.
This episode features author and illustrator Claire Zorn. Claire is the author of three novels for young adults: The Sky So Heavy, The Protected and One Would Think the Deep. In 2019 Claire made her debut as an author/illustrator with No Place for an Octopus.
This episode features Kirli Saunders, a proud Gunai Woman and award-winning international writer of poetry, plays and picture books. She is a teacher, cultural consultant and artist. In 2020, Kirli was named the NSW Aboriginal Woman of the Year.
This episode features Joshua Lobb, Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Wollongong. His stories have appeared in The Bridport Prize Anthology, Best Australian Stories, Animal Studies Journal, Text and Southerly.
This episode features Isabella Luna, a queer writer and performing artist living on Dharawal Land in NSW, Australia. They hold a BCA (Hons) in Writing, with Minors in French and Theatre at the University of Wollongong.
Laura Brading is a South Coast-based bookseller and a former book publishing professional. In 2019 she co-founded WellRead, a curated book subscription service that handpicks the best new literary releases. In this episode, she offers us her reading recommendation.
Amy Molloy is a South Coast-based journalist, editor and content producer. She is the author of two memoirs, Wife Interrupted and The World is a Nice Place and the children’s book, How to Recycle Your Feelings. In this episode, she offers us her reading recommendation.
Each week in the middle of COVID-19, the South Coast Writers Centre invited one local writer or curator to speak on what reading they prescribe for these challenging times. Introduced by SCWC director Dr Sarah Nicholson, these bite-sized videos are warm, intelligent, and engaging.
