FRIDAY 2 AUGUST | INSTORE EVENT
6pm for a 6.30pm start | 60 mins
Join us for a panel discussion of Is This Working?
ABOUT THE BOOK
We’re told to write what you know. Sometimes what you know best is the odd job, dead shift or long nine-to-five. Is This Working? brings together the stranger experiences of our working lives, exploring the absurd and sinister we find along the way. From part-timing where there’s intrigue in every grease stain, to the jobs that nibble at your human form, to working closely with death in the bush, each of these twelve tales feel so distinct to their author’s experiences – though some may stray from complete honesty. With Is This Working? we hope you’ll question the narratives we all create and live about our labour in the weird wide world of work.
ABOUT THE EDITOR
Rory Hawkins is an editor and emerging writer currently studying creative writing at QUT. In 2023, he was a co-president for QUT’s Literary Salon as well as working in copyediting and editorial for ScratchThat Magazine. He has also been shortlisted twice for the Allen & Prize in 2022 and 2023, with his short story ‘Slowly Sinking In’ and memoir ‘Amber Lights,’ respectively.
The anthology’s contributing authors are based across Australia, independent creatives all, including QUT students and alumni. They are Troy Henderson, Tia Shang, Konstanz Marie, Lindsay Bamfield, Elizabeth Rowland, Athena Law, Elaine Chennatt, Lilian Martin, Em Readman, Susie Walsh, Thomas Hammlyn-Harris, Angharad Lodwick and Helena Pantsis.
