Millennial Dystopias
ABOUT THE SHOW
Fiona Wright, Jess Ho, Alex Cothren & Max Easton in conversation with Maeve Marsden
Modern life is a lot. Between the housing crisis, the intergenerational wealth crisis and the climate crisis, it sure feels like we’re running out of options – but surely that means we should get creative instead of giving up? These nimble and quick-witted works of fiction capture different ways of pushing back against the follies of contemporary Australia, from class warfare to anarchist collectives, from radical plans to dystopian acts.
PART OF BRISBANE WRITERS FESTIVAL
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Fiona Wright is a writer and critic. Her debut novel is Kill Your Boomers. Her book of essays Small Acts of Disappearance won the 2016 Kibble Award and was shortlisted for the 2016 Stella Prize. Her poetry collections are Knuckled and Domestic Interior.
Jess Ho is a Melbourne-based author. They like snacks, making podcasts about identity politics and swearing.
Alex Cothren is a lecturer in creative writing at Flinders University, on Kaurna Yerta. He has won the Carmel Bird, Griffith Review Emerging Voices and Peter Carey awards for short fiction. His story collection, Playing Nice Was Getting Me Nowhere, is out through Pink Shorts Press.
Max Easton is a writer from south-west Sydney. Now, Autonomy is his third novel with Giramondo, sharing characters and plot threads with The Magpie Wing (longlisted for the 2022 Miles Franklin Literary Award) and its acclaimed follow-up, Paradise Estate.
Maeve Marsden is a writer, theatremaker and the Creative Director of Varuna the National Writers’ House and the Blue Mountains Writers’ Festival. She is best known for producing Queerstories, a national storytelling project that has brought more than 500 LGBTQIA+ writers to stages around the country.
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18 months and under free on the knee; all other ages must hold a valid ticket
Contains simulated violence
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Fiona Wright is a writer and critic. Her debut novel is Kill Your Boomers. Her book of essays Small Acts of Disappearance won the 2016 Kibble Award and was shortlisted for the 2016 Stella Prize. Her poetry collections are Knuckled and Domestic Interior.
Jess Ho is a Melbourne-based author. They like snacks, making podcasts about identity politics and swearing.
Alex Cothren is a lecturer in creative writing at Flinders University, on Kaurna Yerta. He has won the Carmel Bird, Griffith Review Emerging Voices and Peter Carey awards for short fiction. His story collection, Playing Nice Was Getting Me Nowhere, is out through Pink Shorts Press.
Max Easton is a writer from south-west Sydney. Now, Autonomy is his third novel with Giramondo, sharing characters and plot threads with The Magpie Wing (longlisted for the 2022 Miles Franklin Literary Award) and its acclaimed follow-up, Paradise Estate.
Maeve Marsden is a writer, theatremaker and the Creative Director of Varuna the National Writers’ House and the Blue Mountains Writers’ Festival. She is best known for producing Queerstories, a national storytelling project that has brought more than 500 LGBTQIA+ writers to stages around the country.
