Rachel Edwards, Ben Walter
A Tasmanian writing collective that maintains it does not exist was awarded ‘Best project by/for Young People in Tasmania’ at the national Express Media Awards in Melbourne last night.
The group, formerly known Under the Fat Man has has recently changed its name to Having Doubts After the Fact, a change in keeping with the participants’ desire to evade the milieu of contemporary Tasmanian, and by default, Australian literature.
Co-founder of the group, Ben Walter said “we were bemused and delighted that a national organisation chose to recognise the efforts of a literary collective that does not exist.”
The collective meets irregularly and casually in various Hobart locales including South Hobart and Moonah to discuss Tasmanian writing and incumbent, related issues including the use of the word ‘collective’ in lieu of ‘co-op’.
Express Media is the peak body in Australia supporting the writing and career facilitation of young writers.
Expat Tasmanian author, Tadhg Muller, said he had been observing the development of the group from afar “there is more than a passion for Tasmanian literature at play here, there is a desire to challenge and renew the island’s literary conventions”
Under The Fat Man was the only non existent Tasmanian collective recognised by the national awards.
Ben Walter
https://www.facebook.com/groups/268836673259371/
http://expressmedia.org.au/express_media/
Rachel Edwards
http://paigelovesbooks.blogspot.com/
https://twitter.com/paigelovesbooks
www.edgeradio.org.au
