Make Nice Un-Conference was like opening a string of emoji-packed texts and baby animal themed GIFS that my best friend has sent me after an existential crisis, to remind me that I am (a) not alone, (b) worthy and (c)…
Having never been to Create or Die before, I got to enjoy the full impact of seeing the place, enhanced by the absence of expectations. Murals danced across the soaring walls, in a variety of styles and sizes. Quartered in…
It’s midwinter and time to get into the winter festivities. There are festivals coming out of our ears this month, haunted tours, and so much more including partying with dinosaurs. Check out our top picks for July, grab your coat…
This Won’t End Well: Secrets of Great Short Storytelling featured three, quite different authors, offering insights into their writing processes, and what makes a good short story. The session began with each author reading the opening to a story of…
I went to a workshop on ‘How to Make Love Last’ three weeks after a break-up. I was in the throes of a long-term relationship when I agreed to cover a course at The School of Life in Sydney, an…
The Sydney Writers’ Festival, an annual event that draws together novelists, playwrights, lyricists, memoirists and artists working in a number of other cutting-edge literary disciplines, will take place this year from May 22-28. The beating heart of the festival is…
WIN A DOUBLE PASS TO STORY CLUB’S JUNE EDITION! Enter now: http://theplusones.com/melbourne/StoryClubGiveaway On the first Monday of every month at Giant Dwarf in Redfern you should attend Story Club – a novel approach to story time for adults. Story Club…
All About Women, now in its 5th year, graced Sydney Opera House again this year as a prelude to Women’s Day. Talks included a variety of topics, from the environment, to consent, disability, history, violence and women’s place in society today….
Who would have thought that meditation/mindfulness and photography can go together hand-in-hand? On Saturday, the School of Life held a workshop entitled ‘Photography as Therapy’ in the Learning Centre of the Royal Botanical Gardens. The three-hour workshop started with the…
TEDxHaymarket premiered this February with an introspective take on our modern-day existence. Through the stellar array of speakers on the night, the talks encompassed a diverse range of social facets, addressing everything from technology, the arts, identity, and more. Alpha…