AustLit

The series is presented by Johanna Featherstone, on behalf of the Writing and Society Research Group in the College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences at the University of Western Sydney. The Wordshed project was also the first to link the Red Room Company with both HEAT magazine and the University of Western Sydney.

EPISODE 1 (5 April 2006): Sonya Hartnett, 'The Fascination of the Feral'; Gil Teague, 'On Plants'; Ashley Hay, 'Writing about People through Plants'; Delia Falconer, 'The Lost Thoughts of Soldiers'; Anna Kerdijk Nicholson re-invents Captain Cook; David Malouf, 'In the House of Writing, 1 of 6.'

EPISODE 2 (12 April 2006): Brian and Darran Jordan, Eclectica Press, 'Creating Graphic Novels, Comics and Short Stories'; Elspeth Probyn, 'On Blush, Shame and Silence'; David Malouf, 'In the House of Writing, 2 of 6'; Jane Gibian, 'Vietnam Poems'; Dave Teh, 'Framing Text'; Peter Goldsworthy, 'Poems, Prescriptions and Writing about Death.'

EPISODE 3 (19 April 2006): Andrew Reimer and Catherine Rey discuss his translation of her novel, The Spruiker's Tale; Elizabeth Knox and Sara Knox, 'On Fantasy, Hallucination and Migraine'; Kate Fagen, 'On Lighthouses and Vertigo'; David Malouf, 'In the House of Writing, 3 of 6'; Ben Ellis, 'French Slang for the Australian Stage'; Merlinda Bobis, 'Filipino Poetry that Punches.'

EPISODE 4 (26 April 2006): Brian Castro, 'Writing in Fragments'; Alan Wearne performs 'Eagle Rock', 'On the Road to Gundagai', and 'I Go to Rio', from his collection of poems The Australian Popular Song Book; Ivor Indyk summarises his lecture on shyness; Anna Poletti, 'Zines, Secrets and Autobiography'; David Malouf, 'In the House of Writing, 4 of 6'; Jason Poulos, 'Comic Books and Cliches.'

EPISODE 5 (3 May 2006): John Tranter, '"Breathless" Women'; Carol George, 'The Women's Weekly "Great Read"'; Joanne Burns, 'Tableau Vivant'; The Mixmasters, 'Rap about the Western Suburbs'; Sam Wagan Watson, 'Fame, Family and Writing Circuit'; David Malouf, 'In the House of Writing, 5 of 6.'

EPISODE 6 (10 May 2006): Luke Davies, 'Dreams and Meaning'; Jonathon Kneebone, 'The Language of Advertising'; Alexia Moses, 'A Film Critic Talks to a Video'; David Malouf, 'In the House of Writing, 6 of 6'; Toby Fitch, 'Reading in the Dark Room'; Christos Tsiolkas reads from his novel Dead Europe.

For further details see the Red Room Company website.