Maura Pierlot - Living a creative life as a philosophy

Maura Pierlot is an international award-winning author, playwright and filmmaker who creates across art forms for children and adults. Her work typically has an existential bent, exploring the nature of self, belonging, identity and ethics– perhaps not surprising for someone with a Ph.D.in philosophy. 

Maura is actively embedded in community initiatives, running The Book Bench Project in Canberra, working with Books in Homes Australia, serving as an ACT Branch Ambassador for Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) and reviewing children’s books for the CBCA online magazine, ReadingTime. 

When she is not doing writerly things, Maura enjoys spending time with family and local wildlife at their avocado farm in Jamberoo, NSW.

In this episode of Not the Plot she shares an insight into what sustains her as a creator, influences and challenges as a writer, and living her creative life as a philosophy. She also chats with host Teena Raffa-Mulligan about how her new picture book The Family Zoo took shape. 

Maura's tips for aspiring authors: 

 * Walk your own path.

* Back your work in the face of rejection.

* Write what you need to write.

Maura's website is: maura pierlot – Author and Playwright

Thank you for listening.

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