Emily Maguire’s novel Rapture, the soaring story of the girl who became pope, is drawn from a mix of history, legend and myth. Author Gail Jones’ prolific recent literary output includes One Another, a literary mystery connected to the life of Joseph Conrad, and Salonika Burning, an historical fiction set in Macedonia in 1917 featuring Stella (Miles) Franklin. Her new book is The Name of the Sister, a literary crime thriller. They talk about writing literary fiction with author Hayley Scrivenor.

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This lecture invites participants inside the creative process by exploring the often invisible work of receptivity — the open, porous state through which ideas are seeded and developed. Using examples from her own writing, as well as drawing on the work of a range of writers and artists, Emily will show how a deep attentiveness to art, language, history, news and popular culture is vital to both initial inspiration and cultivating complexity and depth in creative work.

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In a stirring, sensual and stunningly inventive take on the legend of Pope Joan, Emily Maguire's Rapture is a deeply spiritual and transgressive story from an award-winning writer. With Chris Hanley.

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Explore the richness of the past and contemporary resonances with masterful storytellers Tom Keneally (Fanatic Heart), Emily Maguire (Rapture) and Jock Serong (Cherrywood) in conversation with Jill Eddington.

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How do we define womanhood and what role does gender play in the recent works of three inimitable writers? Acclaimed authors Nikki Gemmell (Wing) and Emily Maguire (Rapture) join Indian graphic storyteller and feminist activist Ita Mehrotra (Uprooted) to explore the shape of gender and identity. With Professor Mary Spongberg.

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