Listen to Renee’s research and reflections on the Christmas Island boat tragedy at the State Library of WA https://soundcloud.com/statelibrarywa/renee-pettitt-schipp-oral-history-and-the-christmas-island-boat-tragedy
Check out the Fremantle Press podcast ‘Love to Read Local’ where Bron Bateman talks to Renee and fellow poet Caitlin Maling about all things poetry.
Catch Renee alongside Jenny Gaunt and Ashley Schipp at this year’s Denmark Festival of Voice.
Renee’s debut poetry collection ‘The Sky Runs Right Through Us’ (UWA Publishing) was launched in Fremantle on Saturday 17th February, on a beautiful afternoon in the gardens of St Pauls, Beaconsfield. Order your very own copy here: https://uwap.uwa.edu.au/products/the-sky-runs-right-through-us Or ask your local … Continued
Book your tickets now for 22 Pillars! (High Tide – Fremantle Festival) http://www.hightidefremantle.com/artists/22_pillars/ S Art Space | PSAS, 22 Pakenham St3 & 4 Nov | Fri & Sat | 6pm | Free | Bookings essential22 PILLARS is a spoken word performance event that … Continued
‘After Your Mother’s Fall’ shortlisted for the Ros Spencer Poetry Prize. Read the judges report here: https://wapoets.wordpress.com/2017-ros-spencer-poetry-prize-winners/
‘My Father Comes to the Island’ shortlisted for the Grieve Poetry Prize http://www.hunterwriterscentre.org/grieve-project.html
This week Adelaide artist Jen Lush (from the band Cat Dog Bird) released a solo album that turns the words of amazing poets like Kevin Brophy, Cate Kennedy and Ali Cobby Eckermann into songs. Early in the bitter battle at … Continued
Renee’s manuscript ‘Returning to Land’ was shortlisted for the Dorothy Hewett Prize for an Unpublished Manuscript. http://uwap.uwa.edu.au/pages/the-dorothy-hewett-award-for-an-unpublished-manuscript