A final novel reading and discussion with international writer Thecla Uzozie (pt ii)

Friday 27th 6pm-8pm in The Hidden Theatre: A final novel reading and discussion with international writer Thecla Uzozie (pt ii) Join us in The Hidden Theatre as our virtual writer in residency Thecla Uzozie zooms in from Abjua, Nigeria to read the writing she's been doing during her virtual writer's residency with Kickstart Arts this November. As part of the City of Literature initiative, this is a great opportunity for Hobart's writing community to gather together and connect with writers in our sibling Cities of Literature and to support artists in their creative progress. Thecla Uzozie is a Nigerian children’s book author, actor, screenwriter, filmmaker and educator. She is very passionate about African stories, preserving indigenous languages and exploring the wonderfully complicated business of being human. Her directorial debut, Nne (Mother), explores postpartum psychosis and the experiences of families navigating maternal mental health. She is currently a writer in residence working with Kickstart Arts where she is working on a book exploring grief, memory and the curious ways love survives absence through writing. She believes stories can help us make sense of the things we feel and also believes that laughter has an important place in conversations about grief. After all, if we can cry about someone we love, surely we can laugh about them too. When she's not writing, reading or watching a movie, Thecla is mostly sleeping because she definitely deserves some more sleep.