Students of Flinders University will gather at the Wheatsheaf Hotel for a night of creative readings.
Joining them as well will be guest speaker Mark Tripodi, a playwright who has had his work featured at Adelaide Fringe.
The Speakeasy team have written up five things to expect at the event.
Speakeasy as a setting for creative reading.
Back in the 1920s, a speakeasy was an underground bar where its customers could ‘speak easy’ and freely in the times of tough prohibition laws without fear of being reported. The term has been re-appropriated and now our speakeasy is a place where writers can read aloud their creative works without fear of ridicule. It’s also a lot of fun being able to talk about your own work with people who are interested in what you want to write, instead of a friend or family member and watching as their eyes slowly glaze over, their head nodding periodically.
Young voices.
In a city as small as Adelaide, Speakeasy is a great way to connect with other aspiring authors, especially when you’re young and maybe don’t know anyone else who writes. Small writing communities – such as ours at Speakeasy Flinders – can help encourage writers to take that final step to be published, and offer a network of support and people to bounce ideas off of.
What do people read to us?
A lot of what people choose to read are short stories, segments from larger stories, or a few poems, but occasionally we have the chance to hear creative non-fiction, a scene from a play, or even a song.
We also sell a zine!
A zine is a type of hand-made portfolio crossed with a scrapbook, usually made by artists who want to creatively display a selection of their works. Ours features a collection of short stories, poems, flash fiction and even a bit of art, mostly submitted by the students of Flinders University. Many of those who submit also participate in the Speakeasy, having the chance to share their work both verbally and on paper. We sell it at our event for only a few dollars, and the profits help us continue as a club.
The special of the night – our guest speaker, Mark Tripodi.
At our events at The Wheaty we like to feature a prominent writer from the Adelaide community. Taking our stage this year is Mark Tripodi, a playwright whose play, 'Anteworld', featured at the Adelaide Fringe in early 2017. Hearing established writers at a small event like ours shows the aspiring creative minds of Adelaide that anything is possible.
