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Melbourne writers' festival roundup: seven things we learned

Written By Unknown on Monday, September 3, 2018 | 12:31 AM

Magda Szubanski is flawless, bubble baths are trite, it’s cool to be buried in a cardboard box, and everyone has an opinion on the MWF

Ronan Farrow is so articulate, ambitious and self-possessed at barely 30 years old that he came across as almost slick in his keynote address on the #MeToo movement, which his reporting in the New Yorker helped to spark.

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This @MelbWritersFest is also the first writers festival where I haven't been on a panel about "diversity" and could just talk about my writing, my collaborative work, the writers I love—all the good stuff, and not just how I present. That's thanks to @mariekehardy.

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