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25/06/2018

Finally, we are delighted to welcome back Richard Falkner to the Hearth. Richard's poetry will explore childhood, puberty and all its loves and losses through the role the sea has played as a liminal space as he grew up on the beaches of Brighton and Glenelg.

Richard Falkner is an emerging Adelaide writer who holds a Bachelor of Creative Arts (Creative Writing) degree from Flinders University. Currently completing an Honours degree, Richard writes primarily short stories – many which contain historical elements and feature South Australian settings. In addition to short stories, Richard has a comedic novel simmering on the back burner which will be the first thing picked up once his academic ambitions are fulfilled. Richard is a regular contributor of poetry, short fiction, and non-fiction to Empire Times. His story Suspension of Thought won the magazine’s 2016 Creativity Competition fiction prize.

Finally, we are delighted to welcome back Richard Falkner to the Hearth. Richard’s poetry will explore childhood, puberty and all its loves and losses through the role the sea has played as a…

21/06/2018

There's just one week until The Sea! Adelaide is exploding with spoken word next week, and we hope you'll make some time to come and see us!
Because, just as a sneaky reminder, this is our last Hearth event of 2018! We will be back though, never fear.

21/06/2018

We are thrilled to introduce a very exciting debut reader to The Hearth, Margot McGovern. She is going to delight us with a reading from her own fictional island, Neverland.

Margot McGovern is a YA author based in Adelaide, Australia. Her contemporary YA manuscript, Neverland, was short-listed for the 2015 Text Prize and published by Penguin Random House Australia in April 2018. Margot holds a creative writing Ph.D. from Flinders University. She blogs at Lectito and her book reviews have appeared in a number of Australia’s leading literary publications.

We are thrilled to introduce a very exciting debut reader to The Hearth, Margot McGovern. She is going to delight us with a reading from her own fictional island, Neverland. Margot McGovern is a YA…

19/06/2018

We hope you're as excited as we are to see how former neuroscientist turned poet Ian Gibbins brings the sea, exploration, anatomy and mulit-media poetry together!

Ian Gibbins is a poet, electronic musician and video artist, having been an internationally-recognised neuroscientist and Professor of Anatomy. His poetry covers diverse styles and media, including electronic music, video, performance, art exhibitions, and public installations, and has been widely published in-print and on-line. For more info, see www.iangibbins.com.au.

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We hope you’re as excited as we are to see how former neuroscientist turned poet Ian Gibbins brings the sea, exploration, anatomy and mulit-media poetry together! Ian Gibbins is a poet, elect…

14/06/2018

We’re so delighted to welcome back one of The Hearth’s very first readers, Peter Beaglehole, to The Jade stage.

Peter Beaglehole is an South Australian playwright. His play Strata was a finalist in 2018 for the Jill Blewett Playwright’s Award and he is the recipient of a Carclew Fellowship to develop a new play Relaxed and Comfortable with the mentorship of Mary Anne Butler.

Peter will be sharing some of his recent poetry reflecting on nostalgia, fear and the sea.

We’re so delighted to welcome back one of The Hearth’s very first readers, Peter Beaglehole, to The Jade stage. Peter Beaglehole is an South Australian playwright. His play Strata was a…

10/06/2018

We are thrilled to introduce you to our first reader of The Sea, a newcomer to The Hearth stage, Caitlin Kelly.

Caitlin Kelly is a third-year university student, double majoring in English and Media and Writing. She began writing in early high school after joining an after school workshop. She has always been an avid reader of a range of genres – from fantasy to non-fiction, and her stories take inspiration from myths and fairy tales.

Caitlin will be taking us into the the depths of Scottish mythology as she brings to life the mysterious kelpie, the metamorphosing temptress of the sea!

We are thrilled to introduce you to our first reader of The Sea, a newcomer to The Hearth stage, Caitlin Kelly. Caitlin Kelly is a third-year university student, double majoring in English and Medi…

18/05/2018

Guys! There is still time to send us a pitch for our night of readings on "The Sea"! What a theme, right?!

The sea conjures up so many images and stories, of creatures and voyages, depths and surfaces, wide expanses, borders and ships. We're especially keen to include pieces that speak to your personal experience of the sea, of journeys, of oceanic mythology, sea creatures, and anything to do with mermaids/mermen/merfolk tbh. ;)

Writers, send us your sea stories! Poets, we want to bathe in your oceans of thoughts and words and tales! Performers, take us on a journey far and wide!

Pitches close *June 1st* so please get in touch asap. We're so keen for your wordy goodness! [email protected]

All our love,
The Hearth babes.

Calling all writers, artists, performers, creative types, thinkers, and anyone with something to contribute! We are inviting you to submit a 250-word pitch for The Hearth’s next night of readings o…

04/05/2018

Dear Hearth friends, as the weather becomes wilder and we find ourselves tossing out the sunscreen for cosy scarves and blankets, it also means that our mid-year winter reading event is on its way!

Calling all writers, artists, performers, creative types, thinkers, and anyone with something to contribute! We are inviting you to submit a 250-word pitch for The Hearth’s next night of readings on the 28th June on the theme of:

The Sea

For some, the sea is a place of rejuvenation, conjuring memories of family holidays and beachside relaxation. But the sea too can be dangerous. It is a place of borders, an unimaginatively vast and often hostile force that swells and shifts and keeps us from one another. It is a place to be crossed, to be conquered, to be devoured by. Below its murky depths lies a world we can hardly imagine, one of prehistoric creatures and fantastical beasts and wonders. What does the sea mean to you?

We welcome very wide interpretations on the theme and encourage experimental forms of performance/writing/life narrative/creative nonfiction/fiction/poetry, etc.

We suggest writing to these prompts:

Tides of change, what's hidden below the surface, storms and swells, creatures of the deep, travel and adventure, family holidays, distance and voyages, the beach, summer, displacement and immigration, refugees, borders and boundaries, mermaids/mermen, bodies of water, pirates, sea monsters, drowning, swimming, the shore as a liminal space, climate change, naval exploration.

Each reader will have a 10-12 minute slot to present both a reading and some commentary on their piece.
Please email us a 250-word pitch (a rough outline of what you want to present), and 50-word bio (feel free to include a link to your blog or website if you have one) by 1st June. Email [email protected] with “The Sea Pitch” in the subject line, and your pitch and bio in the body of the email (no Word doc attachments please!).

Please feel free to send any questions our way, we’d love to hear from you.
Alicia, Emma, Lauren & Melanie
—The Hearth Collective.

Calling all writers, artists, performers, creative types, thinkers, and anyone with something to contribute! We are inviting you to submit a 250-word pitch for The Hearth’s next night of readings o…

31/03/2018

Thank you so much to Blenheim Music and Camping Festival for inviting us to host a mini Hearth event in the beautiful Clare Valley this weekend. What an excellent festival, and thank you to our wonderful readers!

12/03/2018

Oh my! The photos are in from The Hearth's Fringe show - a night of readings on the theme of "Masquerade"!

To all who came along in this most busy of seasons and gave their ears and their voices and their presence: thank you! We were so glad to share this special night of ideas, performance and conversation with you. We can't wait to see you at the next Hearth night!

Very special thanks go to Julia Sophie Lyn for taking such special photographs, we couldn't be luckier to have a fresh, talented star like you on our team. Go check out Julia's music, she has a stunning voice and is a lovely human, too. :)

Until next time, Hearth fam!

A magical night of hidden identities, clever tricks, surprises, secrets and more!
Thanks so much to the wonderful Julia Henning for taking such beautiful photographs! Julia is a talented singer who performs as Hen and you can find out about her music and photography skillz here: https://www.facebook.com/julia.henning.7

05/03/2018

We hope everyone is getting *keen as* for tonight's readings at The Hearth!

We are SO excited to have the amazing Katie Keys : poet on stage tonight to perform some epic spoken word poetry that incorporates a projection of memes! Her piece, which explores the constructed world of social media is both a humorous and serious look at identity, insecurity and life online. SO RELEVANT. We absolutely can't wait to see Katie perform tonight, and we can't wait to see your lovely faces, either.

Doors open at 6pm, The Jade TONIGHT!

See you there. :)

We are incredibly stoked to be able to invite the innovative, prolific Katie Keys to The Hearth’s stage this Fringe! Katie is Adelaideian writer and all-round arts powerhouse. One of Australi…