Writing Animals: A workshop
Description
Join chicken enthusiast and humourist Fiona Scott-Norman for a backyard writing workshop on the complexities and opportunities of bringing animals to life on the page. How do we write animals? What do we notice about them? And what does it reveal about us?
IMPORTANT BOOKING INFORMATION
Please arrive 10 minutes early – you’ll receive the home address in the week before the event
Transport
Train: West Footscray station (900m), Footscray station (2.3km), Tottenham (2 km)
Bus: Route 220 stops nearby on Barkly St, and 216 on Essex St
Bike: Bike parking outside the bookshop at 542 Barkly St
Taxi/Rideshare: Can drop off directly in front
Car: Street parking in the area, and there is a carpark next to the post office at 528 Barkly St
This is not a conventional workshop venue. You’ll be entering a private home and backyard that houses a brood of chooks. Access to the space is limited, and the venue is not wheelchair accessible. Please attend with care, awareness, and responsibility for your own comfort and safety.
Toilet facilities inside premises.
Carer Tickets
A support person accompanying a person with disability is entitled to free entry.
Please select one Carer / Support Person – Free ticket with the purchase of a paid ticket. A valid Victorian Carer Card or Australian Companion Card must be presented at entry.
One free support ticket per eligible attendee.
We’re committed to creating an inclusive experience for everyone. Please let us know any accessibility needs when registering for this event or send us a message.
Lineup
Fiona Scott-Norman
Fiona is a Westie, humourist, chicken enthusiast, performer and writer, who specialises in using a warm, light tone to make a serious point. Exhibit A is This Chicken Life: Stories of chickens and the Australians who love them, a collaboration with photographer Ilana Rose published by Pan Macmillan. Her satiric personal column in The Big Issue magazine ran from 2006 to 2024, and her third book about not fitting in at school, Hard Knocks with Affirm Press, came out in 2022. Her first publication was a smarty pants two-sided look at giving up smoking, 50 Reasons to Quit Smoking/50 Reasons to Keep Smoking. A one-time theatre and comedy critic and arts writer for the Age, FSN also teaches creative nonfiction writing at RMIT and is a long-time broadcaster with 3RRR. Fiona lives in Footscray with her flock of beloved bantams and accordingly has strong opinions about foxes.
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