Vincent unzips and bares grief’s spiraling need for sense-making

In 1983, when Erin Vincent was fourteen, her parents were hit by a tow truck while crossing the road. Her mother died instantly. Her father died in hospital one month later. Fourteen Ways of Looking, ...

Join us for a conversation about a new novel set in Mildura, written by Miles Franklin-shortlisted author Michael Winkler, interviewed by Donata Carrazza.

Imagine a travelling fair in a small provincial town, complete with all of the expected food stalls and amusements. And there, amid the festivities, stands a small unassuming structure with a sign …

At fourteen I decided I would be as hard as a stone and burn as bright as the sun. At fourteen. Australian writer Erin Vincent remembers being fourteen with a sucker punch to the gut intensity that…

Do you remember when you were 14? Did you feel a little awkward, maybe like you weren't a good fit for the world?

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