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#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
Contested social obligations are unpicked in startling and original ways in these gripping novels. From an environmental chase thriller to a dystopian near future and a disintegrating marriage, these stories remind us that you can’t choose your family – but you can pick your battles.
Venue update: please note this event will now be held in Auditorium 2.
#Artist
Jen Bowden
Jen is a journalist, editor and writer originally from North East England. She runs a podcast – Northern Voices – that explores Northern UK writers, publishing and stories. She teaches writing, editing and journalism at Curtin University, where she's also doing her PhD in Creative Writing researching accent and class bias in UK fiction. Her journalism has appeared in the Guardian, the Scotsman, the List and, recently, The Bookseller, among others. She also hosts the Readers & Writers Podcast for Arts Margaret River. She lives in Brisbane/Meanjin with her husband.
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