2011 Going Down in History

Who: Jesse Blackadder
When: Sunday 16 October 2011, 10am – 4pm
Cost: Full price: $150; Member: $105; Conc Member: $90
Code: 11BLAC10

History is one place where you can plunder true stories, rework them as you like, and be safe from the repercussions.

Or can you?

If you’re interested in writing historic fiction, author Jesse Blackadder (The Raven’s Heart) will take you on an enjoyable jaunt through the trials and travails of working with history. Through hands-on exercises you will explore history as a rich source of stories; the perils and rewards of using real characters, events and settings; how ‘truth’ and fiction can mingle and enrich each other; and how language can be used to create a sense of time and place.

If you are already working on a project, please bring along a one-paragraph summary. Jesse will choose some of these summaries during the class for discussion about what opportunities and problems the projects might present, and how they could be solved.

Student Requirements

If you are working on a project, please bring a short summary which may be chosen for class discussion.

Food

Tea and coffee making facilities will be provided. Course participants are advised to bring their own lunch as there are no cafes within easy walking distance.

About the tutor

Jesse Blackadder really was born with that surname. When she finally had enough of people asking if she was related to Rowan Atkinson, she travelled to Scotland to find the origins of her surname. Her novel The Raven’s Heart (4th Estate, 2011) grew from there and won the Varuna HarperCollins Manuscript Development Award in 2009. Jesse’s previous novel After the Party (Hardie Grant Books 2005) made the Australian Book Review list of all time favourite Australian novels in 2010.

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