home salon writing writers university of adelaide contact Salon Events... The new season of winter readings began on the 4th June 2007 at the Crown & Sceptre , 308 King William Street. Details of the readers: Hazel Rowley Hazel is an award-winning Hazel Rowley biographer and essayist. Her biography of Christina Stead won the National Book Award for nonfiction as well as being a New York Times Notable Book. Her latest book, Tęte-a-Tęte: Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, which she moved to Paris to write, was among the Washington Post's Best Books of 2005 and has been translated into 12 languages. Hazel was brought up in England and Australia, she now lives in New York. Her website is at www.hazelrowley.com Janet Harrow Jan Harrow Jan Harrow has worked as a baton-twirling teacher, a babysitter, a waitress, a bartender, a home-ec teacher, an editor, brochure designer, fundraiser, high school English teacher and University Lecturer. She moved to Adelaide in 2001 to complete her first novel. She is now the convenor of the M.A. programme in Creative Writing at the University of Adelaide. She finished her novel. rob walker rob walker rob is a South Australian writer and educator. He teaches music and drama in a state primary school in the southern metropolitan area of Adelaide and lives on a small farm in the Adelaide Hills. His website is here. Jan Owen says: "rob walker combines sharp perception, compassion and humour to create crisp intersections of time and place. Airy shortcuts, sensuous imagery, and a warm sympathy combine in poems that range from insect life to human relationships, from landscape to love." rob's books will be available at a special price of $18.00 on the night. Rebekah Clarkson Rebekah Clarkson Rebekah is a writer living in the Adelaide hills with her husband and two children. She has worked as a policy officer in Aboriginal Affairs, in public relations and as a freelance journalist. Her short stories and one poem have been published in journals, magazines, newspapers and anthologies. She has an MA in creative writing and is a past winner and runner up of the HQ short story competition. Emma Carmody Emma Carmody Emma is a second year PhD candidate in creative writing and French at the University of Adelaide. In addition to writing and translating poetry, which is the focus of her PhD, she is currently working on a series of papers on translingual creative writing - otherwise known as creative writing in a second language. Kristel Thornell Kristel Thornell Kristel lives in the United States, via Australia, Italy, Mexico and Canada. She graduated from The University of Sydney and The University of New Brunswick, Canada, and is now working on a PhD in Creative Writing at The University of Adelaide. She won an Australian Society of Authors Mentorship and has published reviews, fiction and poetry. On a good day, she speaks French, Italian, Spanish and English. In Hindi, she can only say: "My room has no fan," "A bucket full of water," "The car is not Japanese," and "The girl is crazy". She is writing a novel. Chelsea Avard Chelsea is currently writing a novel as part of her PhD in Creative Writing at The University of Adelaide. In 2004 she was co-editor of The Body: an anthology. Her short stories have been published in The Sleepers Almanac 2005: The Deathbed Challenge and On Edge in 2005. She lives in Adelaide with her husband Tim and their son Harper. Kami Kami Before discovering words kami worked in a sawmill, was a storeman and owned a bookshop. He's even had Derryn Hinch hang up in disgust on him! Kami is now a house dad and is currently trying to balance parenthood, freelance writing and his life long dream – professional lounger. Oh yeah, he's been published here and there too. Top