A Sense of Style: Voice, and voices, in prose writing 

Where, exactly, does good prose begin? Is ‘voice’ a given or a choice? Many writers agree that literature begins at the sentence. If a piece of prose is an experience of another mind, then each sentences reveals the contours of a consciousness. 

We might even say that all characters, all narratives and all themes come from the sentence.

In this literary seminar, we’ll discuss the sentences of contemporary powerhouses Garielle Lutz, Lucia Berlin and Lesley Nneka Arimah. We’ll discuss, dissect, disagree and divert our gaze to the moment the pen hits the paper—just there, and not a step further. 

Open to all writers, at any stage of the process, and every reader. 

Raeden Richardson is the author of The Degenerates, which was nominated for the Miles Franklin Award, the ALS Gold Medal and the Voss Literary Prize. His stories have been printed in Meanjin, Strangely Enough and New Australian Fiction. His writing has appeared in The Age, Kill Your Darlings and Griffith Review. He is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. 

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