Salon After D'Arc: Letters and Diaries

What secrets lie hidden in a letter or diary? These personal writings champion the raw and unfiltered, giving voice to the deepest thoughts and emotions as we try to make sense of the world.

Join us for Salon After D’Arc: Letters and Diaries with Jacinta Parsons, as we glimpse the private lives and minds of creatives. Hear everything from hilarious anecdotes to deeply moving confessions as storytellers Ra Chapman, Julie Peters, Elyssia Wilson-Heti and Koori Librarian Maxine Briggs revisit the moments that inspired, transformed and stirred them.

Throughout the evening, our guest storytellers will reveal the formative letters and diary entries of their lives, whether these words flowed from their own mind or those who inspire them.

There will also be an opportunity to get up close and personal with rare Library collection items from the Women Writers Fund, including a first edition of Virginia Woolf’s A Writer's Diary, and letters and diaries of Mirka Mora and Vali Myers.

Doors will open from 6.30pm. Cheese boxes are available for pre-purchase with a ticket (not available for purchase on the night). A cash bar will be available on the night.

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