In the Belly of the Trojan Horse
Ahmed Yussuf writes on consumption and the Australian literary scene in this essay from GDS#40.
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Ahmed Yussuf writes on consumption and the Australian literary scene in this essay from GDS#40.
Continue readingDo writing events perpetuate the myth of the divinely inspired author? Antony Scholefield considers.
Continue readingAfter releasing a collection of essays on the struggles and scrapes of the working artist, musician Cam Gilmour writes about what it’s like to pour your vanities and faceplants into print. The idea to write about my experiences as an…
Continue readingIt should be obvious that a quote about writing that has its origin in a comedy movie starring Billy Crystal wasn’t meant to be taken seriously.
Continue readingWe dug up this brilliant interview with Helen Garner from the seventh issue of Going Down Swinging, published in Autumn 1986. GDS: Why did you want to be a writer? HELEN GARNER: Well I didn’t want to be. I turned…
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