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Writers, academics and artists protest against the closure of UWAP – Open Letter
“It devalues our local writers and shows a lack of interest by the university in the literary culture of WA.” https://watoday.com.au/culture/books/dull-and-lifeless-backlash-grows-at-uwa-move-to-dump-print-publishing-20191122-p53d7m.html [UWAP authors Nadia Rhook and Annamaria Weldon] We, the undersigned, protest the decision by UWA to close University of Western Australia Publishing (UWAP). We protest for our wages and the wages of other writers. We protest for designers, printers, bookstores, IT professionals, and other associated industries. We protest for our historians, scientists, workers in politics, academics, and truth seekers. We protest for the emerging writers and academics UWAP consistently provides with first publication, and enables publication elsewhere through recognition, prizes, and events. We protest…
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Vahri McKenzie – Creative Practice in Academia
Vahri McKenzie is an arts and humanities lecturer and lives in Bunbury, a regional city two or three hours out of Perth. She is also a maker of performance and installation artist and short-fiction writer. Her research interests include artistic responses to science and technology, creativity, and dance. I wanted to include a writer living outside the Perth metro area and also someone who is a creative arts academic, and in Vahri I found both. Like all the interviews I’ve posted so far, this is a continuation of an unfinished conversation. How has living in Bunbury influenced your work? I think that living in Bunbury has enhanced the multi-disciplinary nature of…
