Platform launch

Youth, VCE and Community Education

VU College
Victoria University

publishers of

PLATFORM “Age to Youth/Youth to Age”

Wish to let you know that:

*Edition 7 PLATFORM will be launched

THURSDAY 14th October
3.30pm

At the new restaurant at FOOTSCRAY NICHOLSON (VENU)

Wine and finger food

RSVP(essential): bruno.lettieri@vu.edu.au

0422 29 86 43

Pieces and poems by:

Michael McGirr
Robert Pascoe
Hannie Rayson
Paul Mitchell
Alice Pung
Michael Hyde
Sherryl Clark
VCAL students
Work Ed Students
Paul Kinna
Christine Kowal
Tom Petsinis
Barry Garner
Brian Doyle
PWE students and more

Email: bruno.lettieri@vu.edu.au
0422 29 86 43

Cheers

Bruno Lettieri on behalf of Maree Wheelens, Martina Michael, Megan Green, Susanna Bryceson (editorial team)



The Essence of Platform

Platform’s theme is Age to Youth/Youth to Age. The publication initially grew from a desire to give a voice to young folk—many whom rarely had their voice heard—who are entering post-secondary education and TAFE

Platform also reaches a wider audience—those who would read its youth offerings—and tells stories ‘back to youth’ of the insight and wisdom gained through experience. Platform promotes the worthiness of persisting with education.

Platform aims to create an interesting ‘orchestra’ if one-third of its writers were those who made writing their life and livelihood: Hannie Rayson; Helen Garner; Michael McGirr; Paul Mitchell; Martin Flanagan, and many more. Those who love to write, and predominantly do for the sheer love of it encompass another ‘orchestral’ third The remaining third are the first-timers and, perhaps, those ‘raw’ to it. The third-third-third formula gives Platform a unique voice.

Platform distributes itself through wide corridors of Melbourne’s west and jumps into all kinds of other quadrants too. It likes border crossing.