Fiction, Memoir and the Boundaries of Art

Michelle de Kretser was born in Sri Lanka and now lives in Warrane/Sydney on unceded Gadigal land. An honorary associate of the English Department at the University of Sydney, she has won several awards for her fiction. Theory and Practice is her seventh novel. 

Georgina Godwin grew up in Zimbabwe, where she became well known for her work in the media as a radio and TV host, and a columnist and features writer. She is an experienced arts and culture interviewer, recording conversations with people in the creative industries for a diverse range of media outlets. For the online arm of Monocle magazine, Georgina anchors current affairs program The Globalist, and she is a frequent presenter of The Monocle Daily.