Writing Nature: Facts of Life - Andrew Darby

How do we translate troves of scientific data through our own experiences of the natural world into prose that seizes a reader?  In this workshop  Andrew will talk about some of his favourite writing touchstones, and the ways his own work has resonated with others. You are invited to bring your own literary work to share, and be appreciated.

Andrew Darby is a former daily news journalist who writes on threatened species from his home on the side of kunanyi.  His first book, Harpoon (2009) charted commercial whaling to its continuation in the Antarctic by Japan. The second, Flight Lines, (2020) followed the global  journeys of long distance migratory shorebirds. It won the Tasmanian Premier’s Prize for Non-Fiction and was short-listed for the Prime Minister’s Literary Award.  His third book, The Ancients, (2025) is about Tasmania’s fire-endangered tree treasury. It was long-listed for the Moran-Nib Literary Award. His publisher is Allen & Unwin.

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