AWW23: The Risks & Rewards of Writing an Unauthorised Biography - Ann-Marie Priest

Chair: Kerryn Goldsworthy

When Ann-Marie Priest set out to write the first biography of renowned but notoriously elusive Australian poet Gwen Harwood, the Harwood estate declined to authorise her project. In this conversation with writer and critic Kerryn Goldsworthy, Priest canvasses both the challenges and the freedoms of writing without the approval of the literary executor and reveals the unexpected conclusion of her biographer’s journey in cordiality and friendship. This session is followed by the announcement of the recipient of the 2023 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship.

Event details: Wed 08 Mar, 3:45pm on the West Stage