Quick notes on the Melbourne Writers Festival #1

Featuring Emma Straub and Gabrielle Zevin

Claire Keegan, Bernadine Evaristo, Emma Straub, Gabrielle Zevin

I saw three brilliant sessions at this year’s MWF, which wrapped up yesterday. But the post-festival glow can be fragile. Leaving a rousing session gives me the feeling of trying to carry a too-full glass of juice across uneven ground without spilling a drop. I thought it might benefit me — and, I hope, you — if I downloaded my thoughts now that I’ve slept on them, which I will do in two separate posts: Emma Straub & Gabrielle Zevin, followed by Claire Keegan & Bernadine Evaristo.

These drops of festival juice are not just for subscribers who are writers but for any reader who wonders how stories are made.