The First Nations Australia Writers Network hosts our industry event where Blak writers have the opportunity to pitch works-in-progress to publishing industry experts. Coffee and breakfast is supplied – BYO ideas.  Representatives from Hachette, Text (Jane Pearson), Penguin Random House (Lou Ryan), University of Queensland Press (Aviva Tuffield) and Magabala (Rachel bin Salleh) publishers plus…

Hot property Claire G Coleman has emerged from the garret after penning her second novel, The Old Lie, and will share all the secrets of her success. Claire says, “Speculative fiction has always been used for to make political points, from War of the Worlds onwards.  It might be the strongest tool we have to…

For aspiring and aspired Indigenous writers, this workshop will explore the different elements and forms of writing memoir and why we are driven by this urge to express ourselves in this way. Participants are urged to bring along a short piece of their work for discussion. With Marie Munkara. Presented in partnership with Koorie Heritage…