From Here to There

From Here To There is an intensive look at a writer’s project, from where they came up with the idea, to how they developed it and where it has gone to since. This is the nitty gritty of their process, encompassing the art of the project, the craft of its creation and the business involved in finding its audiences.

Hollow Fields  – Comics                    
Saturday 30th May 11 to 12pm
Madeleine Rosca’s whimsically wicked tale of a young girl at a sinister boarding school for mad scientists grew from a webcomic to a publishing deal with Seven Seas Manga. Along the way she won honourable mentions in Japan's First International Manga Awards and won the best New OEL Manga Award for 2007.
In conversation with Michelle Baginski

Furious Horses – Web                        
Saturday 30th May 12.30 to 1.30pm
In an effort to re-start his stagnant writing process Christopher Currie decided to write a short story a day for a year on his blog www.furioushorses.com
365 days, 365 stories: tearing the everyday limb from limb.
In conversation with Beth Proudley

Chris’s appearance at the 2009 Emerging Writers’ Festival is fully supported by the Queensland Writers Centre

1999 – Comedy                                  
Sunday 31st May 12.30 to 1.30pm
Developed from his childhood diaries and memories of school year bullying, Sammy J’s new show combines combines music and theatre into a complete narrative comedy show. Sammy describes 1999 as “The Wonder Years meets Wolf Creek”.
In conversation with Michelle Nussey

The Librarians – Television series      
Saturday 30th May 1.30 to 2.30pm
Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope’s ABC comedy series, developed and written in their home office at the bottom of the garden, tells the story of Frances O'Brien, a devoutly Catholic and blithely racist head librarian.
In conversation with Beth Martin

Windmill baby – Theatre                        
Saturday 30th May 3 to 4pm
With the poetry of a campfire storyteller and the comedy of a great yarn, comes David Milroys’ tale set on an abandoned cattle station in the surreal Kimberley landscape of azure skies and red dirt. Winner of the 2003 Patrick White Award, it was commended by the judging panel as 'hard as quartz, sadly poignant and hilarious all on the one page'.
In conversation with David Ryding

Into White Silence – Young adult fiction                       
Sunday 31st May 11am to 12pm
Written after a residency in Antarctica, Anthony Eaton’s book combines historical events with fictional elements. He interlaces of history and the present through two young men's journeys of cowardice and courage
In conversation with Andrew McDonald

what marion drew never told me about light - Poetry                      
Sunday 31st May 1.45 to 2.45pm
Nathan Shepherdson’s second collection is a perceptive exploration of light and the imagery of renowned photographer Marian Drew. This long poem is brimming with his trademark experimentation and symbolism. With this release he leads us toward the light, but it is not at the end of a tunnel.
In conversation with Alice White

Nathan’s appearance at the 2009 Emerging Writers’ Festival is fully supported by the Queensland Writers Centre

Doctor Who – Computer Game Storylining      
Sunday 31st May 3 to 4pm
In late 2005 Paul Callaghan found himself unsuccessfully pitching to the BBC for the new Doctor Who computer game. Eventually, he worked with them on developing the game – and what followed was a writer’s dream in aligning with the revamped TV show, and a nightmare of restrictions due to the differing viewpoints of the BBC.
In conversation with Daniel Ducrou