Writing the Tides: Narrative Non-fiction with Katia Ariel

Explore the cyclical human stories — love, birth, death — in this writing workshop with Katia Ariel, editor, poet, and author of the 2024 Stella Prize shortlisted "The Swift Dark Tide".

Part memoir, part love letter, "The Swift Dark Tide" is also a chronicle of life by the sea, journeying between Melbourne's Bayside and the Black Sea town of Odessa. Explore how "language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides" as described by Rita Mae Brown and showcased so beautifully in Katia's book.

‘Katia Ariel’s book is an open love letter to her own courage and desire.’ — 2024 Stella Prize Judges

‘Rich and raw, lyrical, philosophical but also deeply moving, "The Swift Dark Tide" is that rare thing: an unforgettable memoir.’ — Nigel Featherstone, author of "My Heart is a Little Wild Thing" and "Bodies of Men"