Adelaide Festival: The Risks & Rewards of Writing an Unauthorised Biography with Ann-Marie Priest
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.
Date: Wednesday 8 March
Time: 3:45pm
Venue: West Stage, Pioneer Women's Memorial Garden, Adelaide
Price: This is a free event.