In My Grandmother's House - A Clarence Valley Intergenerational Writers' Project

invitation to the launch of In My Grandmother's house: an anthology of writing from across the ages.

Project Summary

20 young and older writers joined together to undertake a contemporary creative writing and performance project which included a 2 day intensive workshop with nationally renowned authors Sarah Armstrong and Alan Close. Writers developed skills and shared stories in the spirit of intergenerational exchange and understanding, and submitted a piece of writing for the anthology based on the theme In My Grandmother’s House. The launch of the anthology included a reader’s theatre style performance by Grafton Theatre Company at the Grafton Regional Gallery. Excerpts from every story were performed to an enthusiastic audience. Copies of In My Grandmother’s House: an anthology of writing from across the ages, were distributed and the anthology is housed in the Clarence Valley Council Regional Library Collection.

Photos

    • invitation to the launch of In My Grandmother's house: an anthology of writing from across the ages.

      invitation to the launch of In My Grandmother's house: an anthology of writing from across the ages.

    • Performance by Grafton Theatre Company at the launch of the anthology

      Performance by Grafton Theatre Company at the launch of the anthology

    • sharing stories

      sharing stories

    • The writers

      The writers

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Project Information

Council
Clarence Valley Council
Cultural Officer
Sarah Ford
Programs Projects and Partnerships
Division B
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Northern Rivers Regional MUSEUM DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
The Clarence Valley Indigenous Art Award (CVIAA)
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