A User’s Guide to a Pandemic - Media Package
A User’s Guide to a Pandemic is a unique digital collection of writing by young people in Australia sharing their experiences of living through the current surreal times of COVID19.
The works take many different approaches to exploring the pandemic: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, personal statements, and ephemeral observations about life in lockdown.
Released in September 2020, the online book is the result of a collaboration between youth writing centres Story Factory (Sydney), 100 Story Building (Melbourne), The Story Island (Tasmania) and StoryBoard (Byron Bay) aimed at amplifying the voices of young people during the uncertainty and disconnection of the pandemic.
Below is a media package including a blog, media release, story examples and list of media received by the book.
A User’s Guide to a Pandemic launched today
A User’s Guide to a Pandemic is a digital collection of writing by young Australians sharing their experiences of living through the current surreal times of COVID-19.
Media Release: Young Writers Share Pandemic Experiences
Media Release: Launched today - A User’s Guide to a Pandemic - a digital collection of writing by young Australians about life in the times of COVID-19.
Media quotes: A User’s Guide to a Pandemic
Media Quotes by young writers and publishers of A User’s Guide to a Pandemic.
Fiction: The Future Breakout
‘You have been sentenced for 15 years for creating a dangerous invention’ the Judge says as he strikes the hammer down.
Flash fiction: Little Penguins & Raining
The penguin pressed its face to the glass tank. Where did all the humans go? Why aren’t they pressing their fleshy faces to the tank as well?
Non-fiction: I Survived Online School!
‘More online school…I really hate it.’ I opened my eyes and stared at the usual old white ceiling.