Corrugated Lines 2021 A Festival of Words 30 JULY — 1 AUGUST ING AT OU R R BROOME B E L E L C A V T I T E N S T H F E GOOLARRI MEDIA ENTERPR ISES Corrugated Lines acknowledges Yawuru People, the traditional owners and custodians of Broome. We are privileged to share in the rich traditions of storytelling, practised from time immemorial, in this special country. Welcome to Friday 30th July Corrugated Lines 2021 FESTIVAL OPENING Corrugated Lines: A Festival of Words celebrates Broome and the wider region’s wealth of talent in authors, illustrators and storytellers, and showcases a stellar line-up of visiting literary guests. Corrugated Lines: A Festival of Words our program. We hope you enjoy Corrugated was conceived by Backroom Press Inc in Lines 2021, our tenth Festival of Words. 2012 as part of the National Year of Reading. Corrugated Lines is made possible thanks to With the support of Magabala Books, the community support, and is coordinated Broome Public Library and members of the entirely by a volunteer committee. community interested in storytelling and the Corrugated Lines 2021 is proudly supported written word, a grass-roots festival was born. by Backroom Press, Magabala Books, New chapters in the Corrugated Lines Goolarri Media, Kimberley Bookshop, Broome Festival story are added each year. This Public Library, Shire of Broome and the WA year we’re proud to welcome a wide range Department of Local Government, Sport and of storytellers, authors, poets, educators, Cultural Industries. Prologue Local ghost stories with researchers, filmmakers and playwrights to Celebrating our tenth Festival of Words, Goolarri Radio’s Matty J meet and mingle with lovers of words and and guests festival guests. Beginning with a Yawuru This program is current at time of printing. Please note that all events and festival activity are We put a call out for ghost stories from Welcome to Country, we’ll then look back subject to change. Please check event details online prior to attending and observe all health Broome locals — and we were inundated! over the past ten years of Corrugated Lines, advice and relevant restrictions for COVID 19. If you are feeling unwell, please stay home. Come and hear people share their and announce the winning final chapter of spookiest stories around the fire. Come Theft of a Pearl, before settling in for local along, bring your favourite ghost and enjoy ghost stories after dark. ONLINE COMPETITION a uniquely Broome storytelling event. Corrugated OnLines PEARL LUGGERS Theft of a Pearl — A serial novella 5:30–7:30pm In the lead-up to the Festival, nine authors were asked to write one Bar open to purchase drinks chapter each for a serial novella, Theft of a Pearl. We invite all writers Register via Eventbrite and would-be writers to read the first nine chapters and write the last chapter in around 1000 words to complete the story. Submit your entries by 5pm, Sunday, 25 July. The winner will be announced at the GOOLARRI MEDIA Festival opening on Friday, 30 July. Find early chapters, entry forms ENTERPR ISES and conditions on the Backroom Press website. PROGRAM OF EVENTS | FRIDAY 03 Saturday 31st July FESTIVAL HUB KIDS WORD GAMES PERFORMANCE ART Festival Hub at Goolarri Kids’ Storytime Backroom Press Bricolage Enjoy the festival vibe at Goolarri Media. Kids’ storytime with local larrikin and big — Giant Speed Scrabble A live projection art work of word-mapping Open Saturday from 9am, the Festival Hub kid Franque Batty. Settle into a bean bag Join Backroom Press and friends on the by visual artists Tomoko Yamada and will host a coffee cart and food trucks and enjoy Franque reading local titles from lawn at Goolarri for a game of Giant Speed Vanessa Margetts. Collaging words with throughout the day. With chill zones under Magabala Books and Backroom Press. Scrabble: a fast and furious version of their language of thread, picture, calligraphy, the shady tree and a reading corner for the Bringing the joy of books to the youngest everyone’s favourite word game, using abstract mark-making, motion graphic and kids, come for the morning sessions and audiences. All ages welcome. the biggest tiles you’ve ever seen! surrounding objects. stay into the evening. ‘Bricolage’ is Tomoko Yamada’s collaborative The Hub will also feature the Festival Book art work with Vanessa Margetts for the GOOLARRI — FESTIVAL HUB GOOLARRI — FESTIVAL HUB Stall with a great selection of books from Corrugated Lines Festival. It is part of 9:00–9:45am 9:00am–12:00pm Magabala Books, Backroom Press, and Tomoko’s ongoing project ‘Common authors at the festival. You might even be language of thread’, which leads to a Perth lucky enough to have your book signed by Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) GOOLARRI MEDIA the author. Pick up a festival program here ENTERPR ISES GOOLARRI MEDIA studio residency program from October ENTERPR ISES too. to December 2021. GOOLARRI — FESTIVAL HUB GOOLARRI — FESTIVAL HUB Festival Hub open all day Installation at the Festival Book Stall from 9:30am–12:30pm Hub 9:00am onwards, with performances occuring between events from 1:30pm–5:00pm GOOLARRI MEDIA ENTERPR ISES GOOLARRI MEDIA ENTERPR ISES 04 CORRUGATED LINES FESTIVAL 2021 PROGRAM OF EVENTS | SATURDAY 05 Saturday 31st July IN CONVERSATION WORKSHOP KIDS FILM Going Gonzo — What Introduction to Deadly Draw-off Goolarri Film Screenings, happens when the Book Illustration Brenton E McKenna and Kamsani Bin Salleh presented by Dot West journalist puts herself Do you have an idea for a children’s book? go head-to-head in a live draw-off hosted and Jodie Bell by Scott Wilson. Brenton is recognised as in the story? Using simple examples, local artist and Come and enjoy a set of short films, Australia’s first Indigenous graphic novelist bestselling children’s author Kerry Anne shot and produced in Broome by local Flip Prior is a Sydney-based ABC journalist. with his acclaimed ‘Ubby’s Underdogs’ Jordinson will show you how to bring Indigenous production company, Ramu In 2019, Flip did what few journalists series. Kamsani is an artist and illustrator, stories to life through the art of illustration. Productions, and meet the filmmakers have dared to do; she quit drinking — known for his large-scale public artworks Drawing materials provided. Bookings to chat afterwards about the process of very publicly — and wrote all about the and detailed illustration. Watch in awe required. Maximum 20 participants. creating a film. experience in a hit series for the ABC. Join as these talented artists showcase their this ‘In Conversation’ event between Flip skills. Overseen and judged by the always and the GP who helped her through — Dr SISTERS OF ST JOHN OF GOD entertaining Scott Wilson, with audience GOOLARRI – GIMME CLUB Chris Davis. Learn what it was like to share HERITAGE CENTRE participation. All ages welcome. 11:00–11:45am the ‘going sober’ journey with the country. 9:00–11:00am Numbers limited Register via Eventbrite GOOLARRI — FESTIVAL HUB BROOME CIRCLE GOOLARRI MEDIA Cost $25 including materials 10:00–11:00am ENTERPR ISES 9:00–10:00am Register via Eventbrite Numbers limited GOOLARRI MEDIA ENTERPR ISES CANCELLED Please keep an eye on the Corrugated Lines Facebook for a replacement event at this time and venue. 06 CORRUGATED LINES FESTIVAL 2021 PROGRAM OF EVENTS | SATURDAY 07 Saturday 31st July IN CONVERSATION WORKSHOP WORKSHOP AUTHOR PANEL The Daisy Utemorrah Tanya Ransom Michael McCall Alf Taylor and Robert Award — Writing Bindi — Lyric Writing — Drama Writing Isaacs with Daniel In 2018, Rachel Bin Salleh established the From generating ideas to giving you the So, you want to write drama? Think you Browning Magabala Books Daisy Utemorrah Award tools for better lyric writing, Tanya Ransom have a story to tell that would make an Join two respected Elders and seasoned to celebrate and grow First Nations junior shares her motivations behind songwriting excellent movie or play? Join Dr Michael storytellers as they talk about their new and Young Adult fiction. Gunai writer Kirli and shows how you can lift your writing McCall, head of Film and Theatre at the books and their stories of determination Saunders was the inaugural winner of the game: fine-tuning lyrics, sense-bound University of Notre Dame, as he unpacks and triumph. Renowned for his darkly Daisy Utemorrah Award in 2019, publishing imagery and creative discipline. This is a some fundamental tools for dramatic humorous poetry and prose, Alf Taylor her critically acclaimed junior verse novel workshop not only for songwriters but for writing to get you started. Stimulate has mentored and delighted a generation Bindi as a result. all creative writers. your imagination to turn your idea into of young poets. Alf is a Nyoongar writer a successful script! Together, Rachel and Kirli will discuss the living in Perth. Broome-based Dr Robert significance of the Daisy Utemorrah Award, LITTLE LOCAL Isaacs is well-known for his wide-ranging why writing for young readers matters and 1:00–2:30pm BROOME PUBLIC LIBRARY achievements that earned him the title the making of Kirli’s award-winning title Numbers limited 1:00–3:00pm of West Australian of the Year in 2015. He Bindi. Register via Eventbrite Register at the Library is an Aboriginal Elder from the Bibilmum Noongar language group. Facilitated by ABC Radio National Awaye! presenter GOOLARRI – FESTIVAL HUB Daniel Browning. 12:00–1:00pm Register via Eventbrite GOOLARRI — FESTIVAL HUB 2:00–3:00pm GOOLARRI MEDIA Register via Eventbrite ENTERPR ISES GOOLARRI MEDIA ENTERPR ISES 08 CORRUGATED LINES FESTIVAL 2021 PROGRAM OF EVENTS | SATURDAY 09 Saturday 31st July SHOWCASE AUTHOR PANEL LIVE MUSIC SPOKEN WORD OPEN MIC Goolarri Writers Kirli Saunders and Elfie Stephen Pigram Word of Mouth Script Readings Shiosaki with Daniel Acclaimed musician and songwriter, A spoken-word night featuring local This event is an opportunity to witness Browning Stephen Pigram, performs new music from Broome writers and festival guests.