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Our 2022 program
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15
Sep
Panels & talks
Refugee Journeys
Christine Cummins shares stories and understanding from her five years as a Torture and Trauma Counsellor on Christmas Island.
16
Sep
Panels & talks
A World of Possibility
Yves Rees talks to Jeff Sparrow and Scott Ludlam about climate change, capitalism, and the power of people just like you and me to change the tide of history.
17
Sep
Panels & talks
Creating Culture: Perspectives on Identity & Belonging
Gabrielle Wang, Gary Lonesborough and Eliza Hull discuss the importance of diversity and representation in writing for children and young people, with Yves Rees.
17
Sep
Panels & talks
Truth and Storytelling
Patti Miller and Lee Kofman talk to Eliza Henry-Jones about creativity, memory and truth in storytelling.
17
Sep
Panels & talks
Storytelling: The Essentials
Michelle de Kretser, Keir Wilkins and Amal Awad get at the heart of what’s essential to storytelling, with Margaret Hickey.
18
Sep
Panels & talks
Haunting Stories
Jason Steger talks to Nardi Simpson, Eliza Henry-Jones and Jock Serong about historical trauma and the spirit of place in their novels.
18
Sep
Panels & talks
Notes from a Transition
Matthew Ruby talks to Yves Rees about their journey of transition and re-becoming, beyond the gender binary.
18
Sep
Panels & talks
Shades of Noir
Jock Serong talks to Margaret Hickey and T.R. Napper about the ways and whys of their novels being described as noir fiction.
18
Sep
Panels & talks
Book of the Festival: Scary Monsters
Jason Steger talks to Michelle de Kretser about her surprising double-sided novel, Scary Monsters.
Panels & talks
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