Posts by John Tague
The New (Female) Disruptors
As the digital revolution continues to unleash radical change on industries, economies, politics and institutions, what future will this disruption shape? Is the brave new world one of decentralisation, anti-elitism and individual freedom – or surveillance, monopoly and control? And what does it mean in particular for women? Join Yassmin Abdel Magied, Eileen Ormsby and Jenny…
Read MoreImagination, innovation and the art of the possible
What role does the creative, the imaginary play in technological and scientific development? Can imagination help us navigate disruption? As we struggle to reconcile the new realities of our hyper-connected world, the futures invoked by Orwell and Huxley loom large. But literary imaginings go way beyond utopias and dystopias to foreshadow breakthrough inventions and their…
Read MoreLightning Talk: The New Disruptors
Digital disruption is viewed with suspicion. We are better connected than ever but feel on edge. What are the ethical, moral and social consequences of our enmeshed online world? With tech revolutions rocking the foundations of society, how can we allay these fears? Is the enjoyment in your life slipping away under a morass of…
Read MoreScience in the City: The New Disruptors
As the digital revolution keeps unleashing radical change on industries, economies, politics and institution – and on our lives. What future will this disruption shape? What upheavals are to come? evolution is being driven by technological rather than biological forces: within a century, we may meet our first ‘non-biological offspring’. Is the brave new world…
Read MoreAn orchard for my father – 2019 Nature Writing Prize
Recently at the State Library of Victoria, Jenny Sinclair and Sue Castrique claimed top honours as joint winners of The Nature Conservancy’s 2019 Nature Writing Prize. Gregory Day, Hayley Katzen and Deborah Wardle were also shortlisted. With the support of the McLean Foundation, Griffith Review is delighted to publish the winning essays online. In ‘An…
Read MoreOn the margins of the good swamp – 2019 Nature Writing Prize
Recently at the State Library of Victoria, Jenny Sinclair and Sue Castrique claimed top honours as joint winners of The Nature Conservancy’s 2019 Nature Writing Prize. Gregory Day, Hayley Katzen and Deborah Wardle were also shortlisted. With the support of the McLean Foundation, Griffith Review is delighted to publish the winning essays online. In ‘On…
Read More2019 Nature Writing Prize winners
Griffith Review is delighted present the dual winners of The Nature Conservancy Australia’s fifth biennial Nature Writing Prize. In ‘An orchard for my father’, Jenny Sinclair inspects the intersections of climate, history, family and home. As she explores the features of the land she calls home, Sinclair reflects on the environmental changes she has seen…
Read MoreOnline exclusive fiction
To coincide with Queensland’s Labour Day long weekend, Griffith Review has published two pieces of fiction, exclusively online – and both with a disruptive edge. The first, ‘Cows come home’ by award-winning writer Annie Zaidi, takes the form of a series of Twitter exchanges. Flit between direct messages and public threads in this quirky –…
Read More2019 Griffith Review Contributors Circle Varuna Residency winners
Griffith Review is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2019 Contributors Circle Residencies. Congratulations to Meera Atkinson, Adele Dumont, Tim Dunlop, Jane Gleeson-White and Fiona Murphy, who will all take up week-long writing residencies at Varuna, The National Writers’ House this year. Made possible by the generosity of the Graeme Wood Foundation, these residencies…
Read MoreIn conversation – Bowral
Join editor Ashley Hay and Cameron Muir in conversation at Creative & Co in Bowral to discuss Griffith Review 63: Writing the Country and their respective contributions to the edition. When: 6 pm, Friday 10 March Where: Creative & Co Concept Store, 325 Bong Bong St, Bowral Tickets: Free (RSVP to michaela@creativeandco.com essential)
Read MoreSydney Writers Festival
Griffith Review 64: The New Disruptors The digital revolution continues to unleash change on industries, economies, politics and institutions – and remake personal lives. What shape will the future take in the wake of this disruption? Will the brave new worlds of Facebook, Amazon, Google and Uber create decentralised, anti-elite utopias where all individuals are…
Read MoreJudges – The Novella Project VII
Griffith Review is thrilled to announce the industry judges for The Novella Project VII! In partnership with Ashley Hay and the Griffith Review editorial team, the winners of this year’s novella competition will be selected by Maxine Beneba Clarke, Matthew Condon and Aviva Tuffield. Maxine Beneba Clarke is an Australian writer and poet of Afro-Caribbean descent.…
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