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Felicity Castagna

@FelicityCastagn

Writer. Teacher. Critic. Author of Small Indiscretions, The Incredible Here and Now, No More Boats and Girls in Boys Cars.

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Joined August 2012
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Big night last night! It was such a joy to see so many real live people come out to celebrate our authors and the stories that explore who we are as a nation.
The Wheeler Centre (@wheelercentre) profile pictureThe Wheeler Centre@wheelercentre3 Feb 2022
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The #VPLA2022 Prize for Writing for Young Adults goes to @FelicityCastagn ‘Girls in Boys’ Cars’ (@MacmillanAus). bit.ly/3rfEniU
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Hell yes @eda__gunaydin! So well deserved for such a piercing, captivating collection.
The Wheeler Centre (@wheelercentre) profile pictureThe Wheeler Centre@wheelercentre2 Feb 2023
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The Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Non-Fiction goes to @eda__gunaydin for 'Root & Branch: Essays on inheritance' (@newsouthpub). #VPLA2023 bit.ly/40k1t7M
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Congratulations @lilymandarin ! This was one of my favourites last year
AusGov Office for the Arts (@AusGovArts) profile pictureAusGov Office for the Arts@AusGovArts13 Dec 2022
Congratulations to Leanne Hall who has won the #PMLitAwards for Young Adult Literature for her novel ‘The Gaps’ 🎉 @text_publishing
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It's got girls! It's got cars! It's got girls inside cars!
#LoveOzYA (@LoveOzYA) profile picture#LoveOzYA@LoveOzYA22 Oct 2022
Felicity Castagna's (@FelicityCastagn) GIRLS IN BOYS' CARS is coming to the stage in 2023!! Tickets are already available from October 19th to November 3rd bit.ly/3N0lVEw
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Yes! What @rgibli says and so much more. Couldn't be more proud of @Azdastyari!
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Woo hoo!
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This is such a great thread on plotting novels, tension and pace something I still find really hard!
Kat Lewis (@katjolewis) profile pictureKat Lewis@katjolewis5 Sep 2022
Earlier this year, I took a job as a narrative designer at a video game company. Here are three things I learned while writing video games that made me a better novelist 🧵 (1/14)
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So excited for @hajerhajer20 on this well deserved listing! @EmergingWriters
Hajer (@hajerhajer20) profile pictureHajer@hajerhajer205 Sep 2022
The big news I was keeping to myself! Out of 700 applications I made the longlist of 20 writers! This is huge and I am so grateful and motivated to get this thing done!
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Hell yes Rebecca Lim! I’m thrilled that Tiger Daughter has won the CBCA Older Readers Book of the  Year. This was absolutely one of my favourite books last year. Brave. Complex. Beautiful writing. 🎉
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Clare Snow@wickednoise19 Aug 2022
congrats @FelicityCastagn for winning Honour Book in @TheCBCA Awards for the epic roadtrip that is Girls in Boys Cars. read it now! or read it again! ofceilingwax.wordpress.com/2…
on the road on fire

on the road on fire

“Being out there on the road made me realise that people are always playing with your story, inventing you, changing who you are to suit them.”I love Girls in Boy’s Cars by Felici…

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#LoveOzYA@LoveOzYA19 Aug 2022
And a heart congratulations to Felicity Castagna and Steven Herrick for being awarded Honours 😍🙌✨ @TheCBCA #LoveOzYA
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Woo hoo! Can't wait until this tomorrow!
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I'll be running a book club on @pauldallarosa's brilliant work @ArtGalleryofNSW on Monday. Everyone welcome. Come if you've read it or you just want to hear about it or you just want to eat all the wine and cheese at the bar. tinyurl.com/2dsdbjtj
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Thanks for sharing!
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Vale Frank Moorhouse who once took me out for a martini and suggested that I write a book. What a loss to Oz lit. 'The world is either infinitely amusing or infinitely annoying.' -FM
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Me again!
Writing NSW (@writingNSW) profile pictureWriting NSW@writingNSW22 Jun 2022
"The best communities are the ones that recognise they are a small part of a really large ecosystem that they can never control." Read @FelicityCastagn's new essay for Writing NSW here: bit.ly/3y0EZwA
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'Be kind because kindness is not for pussies, it’s the hardest, most critical stance, it’s a social and political act. It’s fierce as fuck.' Thanks to @writingNSW for letting me use so many naughty words for their Writing and Community series.
Writing NSW (@writingNSW) profile pictureWriting NSW@writingNSW20 Jun 2022
As part of our 30th anniversary celebrations, Writing NSW has commissioned a series of essays from writers close to the organisation on the theme of writing and community. Read the seventh essay in our series from award-winning author @FelicityCastagn bit.ly/3y0EZwA
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Smart, funny and unafraid to make a deeply critical argument. This why @birdpham should be on everyone's reading list.
Sydney Review of Books (@SydReviewBooks) profile pictureSydney Review of Books@SydReviewBooks14 Jun 2022
'To get to what Western Sydney means now, we need to begin in the past, like what happens when two Sheilas meet on stolen land.' In collaboration with @Utp___, we're thrilled to launch a new series, Radical Acccessibility, with this essay by @birdpham. sydneyreviewofbooks.com/essa…
Western Sydney is dead, long live Western Sydney! | Sydney Review of Books

Western Sydney is dead, long live Western Sydney! | Sydney Review of Books

To get to what Western Sydney means now, we need to begin in the past, like what happens when two Sheilas meet on stolen land.

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Thanks to @MehreenFaruqi for her inspiring speech in support of staff and students @westernsydneyu today.#educationisafundamentalhumanright @Greens
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Griffith Asia Inst@GAIGriffith29 May 2022
Today for our "All A Part" series, @FelicityCastagn shares her views in her article " Deep listening: Putting communities at the forefront of making meaningful art" 👉 ow.ly/ngml50Jk2HO @QAGOMA @Asialink_au
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Van Rad@Vanrad1920 May 2022
Another fabulous session at @SydWritersFest listening to the brilliant @theherringlass in discussion with @FelicityCastagn about #DaisyandWoolf. Insights into creating art, race, class, mother guilt and who is allowed a voice. @HachetteAus
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