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SUMMARY:Anna Woods - LIT
LOCATION:Biyal-a Armstrong Creek Library\nBiyal-a Armstrong Creek Library
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DESCRIPTION:Join award-winning local novelist\, editor and literary judge 
 Alison Wong and debut novelist Anna Woods as they discuss the reality of w
 riting and publishing in Australia today..\nhttps://grlc.libnet.info/event
 /17354939
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><em>LIT</em> is a tense\, twist-driven lit
 erary thriller about love\, control and the dangerous power of a secret th
 at won&rsquo\;t stay hidden\, described as a &ldquo\;heart-pounding master
 piece&rdquo\; by Better Reading. Join debut novelist Anna Woods in convers
 ation with novelist\, editor and literary judge Alison Wong as they discus
 s the long journey of realising a novel. They will unpack sources of inspi
 ration\, the transformation of real life into fiction\, and what makes a s
 tory gripping for readers and publishers alike. Exploring the role of writ
 ing community\, practising craft\, professional organisations\, and the st
 ate of the industry in the age of AI\, they will uncover what it takes for
  a novel to be published in Australia today.</p>\n<p><strong>About the spe
 akers</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Anna Woods</strong> is an award-winning wri
 ter from Tamaki Makaurau\, Auckland\, whose short fiction has been publish
 ed in a range of journals and anthologies. The recipient of various awards
 \, residences and mentorships\, she has won the Sargeson Prize and been sh
 ortlisted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize. <em>LIT</em> is her firs
 t novel.</p>\n<p>Novelist\, poet and essayist <strong>Alison Wong</strong>
  was a judge for the NZ$65\,000 Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction at 
 the 2026 Ockham NZ Book Awards. Her novel <em>As the Earth Turns Silver</e
 m> won the 2010 NZ Post Book Award\, in Australia was shortlisted for the 
 Prime Minister&rsquo\;s Literary Awards\, and recently was included in the
  Academy of NZ Literature&rsquo\;s 100 greatest works of fiction of the So
 uthern Hemisphere. She coedited the landmark anthology <em>A Clear Dawn: N
 ew Asian Voices from Aotearoa New Zealand</em>. She lives on Wadawurrung c
 ountry in Geelong.</p>\n<p><strong>This is a free event\, but registration
 s are required.</strong></p>\n<p><strong><img src="https://static.libnet.i
 nfo/frontend-images/editor/grlc/LIT_book_cover.jpg" width="200" height="30
 6" alt="" /></strong></p>\n<p><em>If you have any access requirements to s
 upport your participation in this event\, please email us at&nbsp\;<a href
 ="mailto:events@grlc.vic.gov.au"><span style="color: #0000ff\;">events@grl
 c.vic.gov.au</span></a>&nbsp\;at least two weeks prior to the event date (
 or you can check out our&nbsp\;<span style="color: #0000ff\;"><a href="htt
 ps://www.grlc.vic.gov.au/glhc/accessibilityatthedome" style="color: #0000f
 f\;">accessibility information here</a></span>).</em></p>\n<p><em>Anna Woo
 ds image credit: Phil Nitchie<br />Alison Wong image credit: Laura Snellin
 g</em><em></em></p>\nhttps://grlc.libnet.info/event/17354939
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