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Archive Fever: All in the Family Sometimes the best stories are those closest to home

  • Carriageworks, Track 12 245 Wilson Street Eveleigh, NSW, 2015 Australia (map)

Every family has their secrets – but what happens when a writer dives into the family archive to uncover and share those stories with the world?

In this live episode of Archive Fever podcast, co-hosts Yves Rees and Clare Wright are joined by Lech Blaine and Anne-Marie Te Whiu to probe the promise and pitfalls of working with stories close to home. Why dig up the family skeletons? How do you navigate the minefield of the truth about loved ones and forebears? And what does journeying into family history do to the writer themself?