International Women's Day: Alexandra Collier and Katia Ariel
Location
St Kilda Library
About
The Truth about Memoirs with Alexandra Collier and Katia Ariel
What are the ethics of writing about those that you love, while also revealing your most personal and tender flaws? Alexandra and Katia will discuss their individual writing practice, and their raw and honest memoirs that deal with family, grief, betrayal, motherhood, sexuality, and desire.
Alexandra Collier Collier is an award-winning Melbourne writer who has written for theatre, screen and print. Her memoir Inconceivable: Heartbreak, Bad Dates and Finding Solo Motherhood about her journey to becoming a solo mum by choice was published by Hachette in 2023. She is currently a writer on the new ABC/BBC detective series Return to Paradise.
Katia Ariel is an author whose works have been published in a variety of literary journals, including Womankind, Archer and Antithesis. Her memoir, The Swift Dark Tide, chronicles the discovery of queerness later in life, as well as the history of desire and rebellion in her female line.
What are the ethics of writing about those that you love, while also revealing your most personal and tender flaws? Alexandra and Katia will discuss their individual writing practice, and their raw and honest memoirs that deal with family, grief, betrayal, motherhood, sexuality, and desire.
Alexandra Collier Collier is an award-winning Melbourne writer who has written for theatre, screen and print. Her memoir Inconceivable: Heartbreak, Bad Dates and Finding Solo Motherhood about her journey to becoming a solo mum by choice was published by Hachette in 2023. She is currently a writer on the new ABC/BBC detective series Return to Paradise.
Katia Ariel is an author whose works have been published in a variety of literary journals, including Womankind, Archer and Antithesis. Her memoir, The Swift Dark Tide, chronicles the discovery of queerness later in life, as well as the history of desire and rebellion in her female line.