Event #47

This Writing Life

Fri 9 Oct 2026

Susan Orlean + Andrew Pippos + Carody Culver

Powerhouse Theatre

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#Performances

Fri 9 Oct 2026 - 4:30pm

Powerhouse Theatre

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#About the event

Duration: 60 minutes

This Writing Life

Susan Orlean (Joyride), Richard Flanagan (Question 7), Charlotte Wood (The Writer’s Room), Andrew Pippos (The Transformations).
Chair: Carody Culver
4:30–5:30pm, Friday 9 October, Powerhouse Theatre

What does it mean to capture a life in words – and how do the stories we tell about ourselves shape the way we see the world? Susan Orlean’s exuberant memoir of finding her creative calling, Richard Flanagan’s exceptional blend of history and autofiction, Andrew Pippos’ intimate novel of endings and beginnings, and Charlotte Wood’s indispensable compilation of conversations with other authors all reveal, in striking and compelling ways, how we narrate and understand the writer’s work.

#Artists

Susan Orlean

Susan Orlean is the bestselling author of eight books including Joyride, The Library Book, and the Orchid Thief, which was made into the Oscar-winning film “Adaptation”. She has been a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine since 1992. She lives in Los Angeles.

Andrew Pippos

Andrew Pippos is a Sydney author. His debut novel, Lucky's, won The Readings Prize for Australian Fiction, and was shortlisted for the 2021 Miles Franklin award and the Prime Minister's Literary Award.

Carody Culver

Carody Culver is the editor of Griffith Review. She's also a writer and a literary interviewer. Her work has appeared in Australian Book Review, Meanjin, Sydney Review of Books, Kill Your Darlings, Books+Publishing and more, and she's been a contributing editor for Peppermint magazine. Her chapbook, The Morgue I Think the Deader It Gets, was published by Cordite in 2022. You can find her on Substack at acriticalcondition.substack.com.