Next month I’ll be appearing at Newcastle Writers Festival with fellow Kanganoulipians Ryan O’Neill (Their Brilliant Careers) and Jane Rawson (From the Wreck). Our panel, to be chaired by Geordie Williamson, will discuss whether or not experimentation in Australian literature is dead. Hope to see some familiar faces there! Details 7 April 2018 1.30pm–2.30pm Hunter Room, Newcastle […]

I’m pleased to be heading to Newcastle for the National Young Writers’ Festival this year. Details of my sessions are as follows. Baby Shower Friday 29 September, 6.30pm–7.45pm We’re having a BAAAABY! Actually, lots of babies. Come and celebrate with everyone who has birthed a paper baby into the world this year. The baby shower […]

I’m pleased to be heading to the OzAsia Festival in Adelaide in October. These are my sessions. Growing up Asian in Australia Ten years on from Alice Pung’s collection on the experiences of Asian Australians, what’s changed? In partnership with National Young Writers’ Festival, the founders of a bold new literary magazine Pencilled In continue the conversation with […]

I’m looking forward to appearing at the Brisbane Writers Festival at the following sessions. Pencilled In Discover perspectives from Asian Australians and the use of writing to explore the boundaries of dominant Australian identity. With Yen-Rong Wong, Melanie Cheng and Benjamin Law. Saturday 9 September, 1pm, QAG Lecture Theatre Wit and Weird Kevin Kwan, Julie […]

I’m looking forward to participating this week in the Cutting Edge Litfest Master Class program in Hobart, which is associated with this year’s AATE/ALEA National Conference – Cutting Edge: margin to mainstream. Details of my sessions are below. You can download the full program here. * The current and future state of Australian women’s writing, publishing and editing: its challenges and […]