Lara Zembekis

Books, plants, crafts. Uni Melb grad dip psychology student. RMIT BA Creative Writing alumna. RMIT PWE alumna.

[Lara Zembekis @LZembekis]

@PSIasiapacific @ituc @FESonline @CICTAR_Tax Hi How can I attend this weeks events as a Melbourne worker?

[Lara Zembekis @LZembekis]

@flynnlaura_ Nice surprise🐵to see you in class today. Good to see those em-dashes have finally come in handy—remember P Modra would say better em-dashes than hyphens.

[Lara Zembekis @LZembekis]

@becblakeney She's just a baby goth.😋

[Lara Zembekis @LZembekis]

Penny is the queen of making grammar fun (oops, I wrote grammer yet again). She even makes you think you can be an editor, no matter how many times you get everything wrong.

[Prof Jane Munro @DrJaneMunro]

Who knew studying grammar and editing as an adult would be so much fun?!
Tuesdays are for tricky words. @pennymodra @RMIT_PWE

[Lara Zembekis @LZembekis]

What a fantastic achievement, Sonja. I know this manuscript has legs and good on you for making it 'real'.🏆

[Lara Zembekis @LZembekis]

The problem is I'd be more likely to write 'minuses' - consecutive books far less interesting that the original.

[brigette forte @brigette_forte]

This actually sounds amazing, what do people think about this?

[Lara Zembekis @LZembekis]

Had a great day - went to the creek and there was only one other person there. Finally, the covid crowds have gone back to their malls/cafes/gyms/jobs and it's just me and the trees again. Solitude at last.😊
In fairness, the birds weren't too happy to see me.

[Lara Zembekis @LZembekis]

I mean the world's burning, but I just finished reading The Beautiful and the Damned and I'm still under a cloud of fiction-induced ennui.

[Lara Zembekis @LZembekis]

Idk, I've got nothing to say, so I thought I'd say it here.

[Lara Zembekis @LZembekis]

https://t.co/BRgwJV4aj3
Just watched Maria Tumarkin give a beautifully illuminating address - my heart is heavy with joy and despair.

[Lara Zembekis @LZembekis]

So beautiful Erica - obviously you still need some kind of homework task now that the semester has ended.😋

[Erica Frances @EricaFrances4]

All of @hollyblack's covers are stunning, but I wanted to try my hand at redesigning my favourite book of hers, The Darkest Part of the Forest 💚 (made with Canva)

[Lara Zembekis @LZembekis]

Thank-you so much Eden 🥰- it was such a good launch, everyone performed well and I can't wait to read your piece.

[Eden Taylor @EdenMTaylor]

@LZembekis Your reading was so beautiful Lara. Feel very lucky that I got to experience it. Can’t wait for my copy of the anthology to come so I can relive it ❤️

[Lara Zembekis @LZembekis]

You are never dopey Katrina - you look gorgeous as always and under that pretty face is a clever brain.🥰

[Lara Zembekis @LZembekis]

I love how you've got this strange aurora borealis effect on the walls and your cute little face poking our from behind the anthologies. No such thing as too excited.

[Martina Hoffmann @indeliblehuman]

Spot the dork in the corner who is way too excited about this anthology 😅🤓

[Lara Zembekis @LZembekis]

@saturdaynightgf Thank-you Grace❤️- I think I drank a whole bottle of Rescue Remedy to prepare myself for it.

[Lara Zembekis @LZembekis]

Thanks for a great launch everyone - it was an honour to read my piece. Btw this photo is so funny - my video was off, but my mother's video was on - bottom row, second from the left. She always was the show-pony of the family.😜

[Lorna Hendry @lornahendry]

Book launch, 2020 style. Big love to all the graduating @RMIT_PWE students for their great work on this 'Spiral' anthology, @danielle_binks for the inspiring speech, @joshmdurham for the cover and @9fragments for the pitch perfect tribute to Ania Walwicz.

[Lara Zembekis @LZembekis]

Here's a version of the Spiral launch photo with me in it - for mum. She told me off when I showed her what had happened.

[Lara Zembekis @LZembekis]

@AshleaSpierings Gotta love mums!

[Lara Zembekis @LZembekis]

Then again how does that explain not being able to write when I'm busy?

[Lara Zembekis @LZembekis]

Is this what my problem is?

[Joyce Carol Oates @JoyceCarolOates]

my experience has been that the less time you have, the better use you make of that time.
too much time is the nemesis of the writer.