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