The Moment of the Essay with Daniel Juckes

The personal essay form is in vogue: writers like Vanessa Berry, Anwen Crawford, Eloise Grills, and Eda Gunaydin have invigorated essay writing, and are using their work to think through issues like: the ways we connect and do not connect with one another; memory; the body; the nonhuman; and the act of writing itself. This workshop will open one window onto the essay as it is currently practised, and focus on ways of writing in the form which develop both an intimate relationship with the reader, and also allow the writer to think through the things which concern them.

Daniel Juckes is a writer from Perth, Western Australia. He is a lecturer in Creative Writing at UWA, Editor at Westerly Magazine, and holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Curtin University. His creative and critical work has been published in journals such as Axon, Kalliope X, Life Writing, M/C Journal, Meanjin, TEXT, and Westerly. His book, The Moment of the Essay, will be released this year by UWA Publishing.

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Members and WUWA members $50 + eventbrite ticketing fee.

Non-members $62.00 + eventbrite ticketing fee.

Parking at ECU is free on weekends. Carparks 14 & 8 are closest to the house - you can park in any bay, regardless of ECU signage.

Light refreshments will be available (tea, coffee, biscuits). If you have special dietary requirements we respectfully request for you to bring your own snacks. Unfortunately, it is not possible to cater for all needs. Thank you for your understanding.

Please do not attend the session if you are unwell, have tested positive to COVID-19, are awaiting a test result, or are still recovering from infection.

Please send any enquiries to [email protected]

Host or Publisher Peter Cowan Writers Centre Inc.