Cate Kennedy is a regular contributor to local writing activities and an acclaimed author of poetry collections, a novel, a travel memoir and many short stories. We were delighted to host her on the evening of Friday 26 September at the Newstead Arts Hub. Cate shared her experience of the writing life with a full audience, as well as reading extracts of her work.
Cate regards fiction as a ‘perfect medium for creating empathy’ and believes that short stories offer ‘constraint’ to the creative mind. A short story, she explained, is the ‘perfect dive’, as an execution of an idea. Dark Roots, a collection of award-winning short stories published in 2006, offers some great examples of her skill.
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