Welcome to the Filtered Events series, a place where we curate all the latest and greatest trends, insights and innovations from industry events. This week we’re proud to bring you the lo-down from Sydney Writers’ Festival 2016.
In a week long extravaganza of ideas and literature, Sydney Writers’ Festival 2016 brought together an exhilarating array of authors, writers and word nerds to download their vast and varied talents to a captivated audience.
As Jemma Birrell, artistic director of the Sydney Writers’ Festival said, “A good festival, like a good book, should bring real-life benefits – joy, solace and a new understanding of the world.”
Here’s a collection of our favourite teachings and learnings from SWF 2016:
On modern journalism:
'Churnalism' for online is news which is updated, with no development and no depth ~ AndrewJFowler #sydneywritersfestival
— Debra Jopson (@DebraJopson) May 22, 2016
@AndrewJFowler says The Times only update their website three times a day not 24/7. #sydneywritersfestival
— Miss Feathery (@miss_feathery) May 22, 2016
@Kate_McClymont: news stories are now published when it suits the reader – before work, at lunch and travelling home #sydneywritersfestival
— Miss Feathery (@miss_feathery) May 21, 2016
"News is better off because of Facebook and Twitter." – @halcrawford. Discuss. #sydneywritersfestival
— Lorna Hankin (@lorna_hankin) May 22, 2016
Here's what makes a story shareable #sydneywritersfestival @halcrawford pic.twitter.com/6R3TM8GnmQ
— Gary Nunn????️???????????? (@GaryNunn1) May 22, 2016
Attributes of a #sharedstory says Hal Crawford @SydWritersFest #sydneywritersfestival. pic.twitter.com/loY175NqUR
— Maria Salvador (@MariaESalvador) May 22, 2016
On creativity and innovation:
Innovation often makes things cleaner and simpler, so it's not often seen as creative, says @tomux #nswwc #sydneywritersfestival
— NSW Writers' Santa (@writingNSW) May 20, 2016
"A comfort with uncertainty or doubt is essential to creativity," @tomux talking up Doubt at #sydneywritersfestival pic.twitter.com/bPu4jssc4k
— Jess Scully (@jessaroo) May 21, 2016
Everything that is good about the world is inspired by what we don't know about the world, says @tomux at #sydneywritersfestival
— Edwina Throsby (@edwinat) May 21, 2016
On podcasting:
Non-radio people can make more interesting podcasts because they have a different approach says @StarleeKine #sydneywritersfestival
— Catherine Zengerer (@Catherine_Zen) May 21, 2016
Interesting idea about stories & the medium we tell them in: smaller stories can thrive in podcasts #sydneywritersfestival
— CMOAustralia (@CMOAustralia) May 21, 2016
This American Life stories used to be like good dinner party stories, but now they are much more complex #sydneywritersfestival
— English Department (@MQEnglish) May 20, 2016
On storytelling:
https://twitter.com/charlottereepr/status/734302016831291392?lang=en
"The world is filled with impossible lives. #Fiction reminds us they exist." – #HanyaYanagihara at #sydneywritersfestival
— Sydney Writers' Fest (@SydWritersFest) May 22, 2016
"Art builds from the inherent messiness of the human experience." – @AnnaESmaill @SydWritersFest #sydneywritersfestival
— Filtered Media (@filteredmedia) May 20, 2016
