About
Across generations, Indigenous voices have carried language, memory, and connection to culture despite ongoing colonial violence. Today’s writers continue and reshape that work anew.
Through poetry, fiction, memoir, and experimental forms, these authors challenge dominant narratives and question the limits of “the master’s tools”. What does it mean to tell stories that refuse those tools, or remake them entirely? How do writers honour inheritance while imagining new futures?
Join Anishinaabe writer and artist Quill Christie-Peters, Yuwaalaraay storyteller, composer and singer/song-writer Nardi Simpson, and Anishinaabe writer Jesse Wente for a rich discussion of craft, sovereignty, and new creative horizons as the panel explores how contemporary Indigenous writing engages with grief, survival, and cultural continuity. Hear about the new modes of storytelling emerging as political work to push beyond convention, inviting readers to think differently about voice, form, and power. Moderated by award-winning Gunai writer and artist Kirli Saunders.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, and supported by the Canada Council for the Arts and Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF).
Published by House of Anansi Press
Published by Hachette Book Group
Published by Penguin Random House Canada
A profound and visionary collection of poetry and original artwork that explores personal narratives, First Nations wisdom and the many shapes of love, from one of Australia's most prolific young creatives.
Published by Allen & Unwin
Dates & Times
Tickets
Under 30 $79
Under 30 $79
Excludes Masterclasses.
Under 30 $15
2-Day Weekend and 1-Day Passes do not include Winter Garden Theatre events.
Venue
Emmanuel College Chapel, Room 319
