I went to Darwin Writers’ Festival in 2014 to sit on a couple of (humid) panels with Jen Jewel Brown, Bernard Zuel, Mark Mordue and Mark Smith (of Music NT). I also did a three-hour workshop for a group on music writing – that ultimately developed into my Guardian masterclass. We talked about music criticism on Rock Words, which was recorded by the festival (below). Being a three-day event in Darwin, the writers who attended (included John van Tiggelen, Omar Musa, Clare Scobie and Christos Tsiolkas) really bonded over amazing sunsets and swims in the hotel pool.
Jen Jewel Brown and Mark Mordue
Jen Jewel Brown and me
