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Byron Writers Festival 2021

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Below Deck: Sophie Hardcastle in conversation with Emily Brugman


Sophie Hardcastle talks with Emily Brugman about their novel Below Deck. They discuss writing techniques and processes, as well as the characters and themes of the book, including sexual violence, trauma, nature and renewal.

Below Deck is a heartbreakingly poetic and haunting story about the vagaries of consent, about who has the space to speak and who is believed.

Thanks to Delta Kay, Arakwal Bundjalung woman, for the Welcome to Country on this podcast.

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Below Deck is available to purchase online via The Book Room Collective.


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Sophie Hardcastle

Sophie Hardcastle is an author, artist, screenwriter and former Provost’s Scholar at the University of Oxford. Below Deck is their latest book.


Emily Brugman

Emily Brugman is a writer from the New South Wales south coast. She currently lives in Mullumbimby and works at Byron Writers Festival. Her novel, The Islands, was shortlisted for the Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award, and will be published by Allen & Unwin in 2022.


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