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Words Are Eagles - Writing on the Nature & Language of Place

The Local Word - Regional Showcase for Writers and Readers

2022-11-19 15:30:00 2022-11-19 17:00:00 Australia/Melbourne Words Are Eagles - Writing on the Nature & Language of Place Gregory Day's writing explores the resurgence of the global nature writing movement and the need for ecological care and value of Indigenous knowledge and practices. Geelong Library and Heritage Centre (The Dome) -

Saturday, November 19
3:30pm - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2022-11-19 15:30:00 2022-11-19 17:00:00 Australia/Melbourne Words Are Eagles - Writing on the Nature & Language of Place Gregory Day's writing explores the resurgence of the global nature writing movement and the need for ecological care and value of Indigenous knowledge and practices. Geelong Library and Heritage Centre (The Dome) -

Gregory Day's writing explores the resurgence of the global nature writing movement and the need for ecological care and value of Indigenous knowledge and practices.

Grounded in the landscape of southwestern Victoria, and infused with the heightened sense of place and environmental literacy that have long been key to Gregory Day’s work, this collection of essays explores the nuances required to write about landscape, nature, language and history in Australia. Appearing in-conversation with writer David McCooey, Gregory Day will explore the resurgence of the global nature writing movement and the need for ecological care and value of Indigenous knowledge and practices.

Gregory Day is a writer and musician living on Wadawurrung tabayl in the Eastern Otways region of Victoria, Australia. Gregory has published five novels to date and has won many awards, including the Australian Literature Society Gold Medal. In 2019 Gregory’s most recent novel A Sand Archive was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award. In 2020 Gregory received the Patrick White Award for his ongoing body of work, and in 2021 he was awarded the Nature Conservancy Australia Nature Writing Prize for his essay The Watergaw. Gregory’s first book of essays, Words Are Eagles: Selected Writings on the Nature and Language of Place was published in July by Upswell Publishing.

David McCooey is a prize-winning poet, critic, and editor, who lives in Geelong. He is the author of four collections of poetry, and a forthcoming collection, The Book of Falling, to be published by Upswell. His work appeared in ten of the last eleven years of The Best Australian Poems series, and has been widely anthologised elsewhere. He is also a composer and sound artist. His most recent album is The Apartment (with Paul Hetherington). He is a Professor of Writing and Literature at Deakin University.

Tickets – $20/$10 for GRLC Members.

Audience questions welcomed. Book sales and book signings will be offered at the conclusion of the event.

Download the full program (A3 pdf)

Download the full program including presenter bios (A4 pdf)

Check out our other Local Word sessions - www.grlc.vic.gov.au/localword

Session sponsored by by principal sponsor Deakin University 

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Festivals | Author Talks |

TAGS: | recommended |

Geelong Library and Heritage Centre (The Dome)

Phone: (03) 4201 0600

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Geelong Library and Heritage Centre (The Dome)

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