My first year art history subject, ARHT1001 Style and Substance: Introducing Art History, discussed “women artists’ as a ‘theme’ in…
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I immediately bought a copy of Prophet Song and joined the line to get it signed. When I finally reached Lynch, he glanced at my name and quipped that it was an amalgam of his mother’s and ex-wife’s names. This was a small moment, but one that became the highlight of my night.
I couldn’t help but notice the undeniable creativity and joy in the very space we occupied. Pillars were lit with the soft glow of multi-colour, emulating the house on the cover of The House That Joy Built.
“On this panel you have three women who are standing up to the Crown, standing up to the law, [and] standing up to the church. That’s beautiful, that’s what we share as writers.”
When pressed if he was going to write anything more after Question 7, Flanagan said “not books, no” and that since writing it, he had been overcome by a stillness.
Cohen highlights how so many of the books people claim fall into this category, including her own, are in fact, works of autofiction. She emphasises that the pervasion of these stories in contemporary literary fiction is perhaps more telling of the general state of women’s mental health rather than a simple aesthetic or fad.
The Sydney Writers Festival hosted a panel which was facilitated by Hamish Macdonald, and featured Alisa Sopova, John Lyons, Anastasia Taylor-Lind and Julian Borger.
“In London, there’s been profound changes to the law as a consequence of Prima Facie. Having been a lawyer, I never thought I’d have that effect from writing a play, but it’s been the other way around.”
