IN CONVERSATION

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WORDS FOR LUCY
Marion Halligan In Conversation With Sally Pryor

FRIDAY 12 AUGUST 2022

Free event

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Visions Theatre, National Museum of Australia, Lawson Crescent Acton, ACT

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One morning, Lucy Halligan lay on her bed and went to sleep. Soon after, her heart stopped. Her mother — prominent writer Marion Halligan — forced hers to keep beating. An illuminating ‘in conversation’ with The Canberra Times’ Sally Pryor.

Marion Halligan AM is an Australian writer and novelist. She has written twenty-three books, including six works of non-fiction and five short story collections, and one play. She has also served as chair of the Literature Board of the Australia Council and the Australian National Word Festival. She was appointed Member of the Order of Australia (AM), General Division, in 2006 for services to literature and for her work in promoting Australian writing.

A born-and-bred Canberran, Sally Pryor is features editor at The Canberra Times, where she sifts through large piles of books every week. She has worked there for more than a decade.

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