Read3r'z Re-Vu are back with their virtual festival 2.0

Join s as we host our international special guest authors live streaming for us from The U.S: Xiran Jay Zhao, J.Elle, Romina Garber and Karuna Riazi as we discuss the importance of amplifying own voices stories, diversity and inclusion in literature and their creative writing process applied to their amazing published works to date.

Free virtual event however ticket booking is essential. Please note you will receive access to this virtual panel 24 hours prior to the event.

*The viewers will have a chance to ask our special guest questions, this is just a friendly reminder our virtual festival and network is a safe place - all comments and questions are to be respectful, any form of abuse and disrespect will not be tolerated.

*We encourage you to take photos/screenshots of our panel - please tag us on social media - IG: @read3rz_revu Twitter: @Read3rZ

*With special thanks to our festival partner: Abbeys/Galaxy Bookshop, you can access books by our special guests through this website here: https://www.abbeys.com.au/abbeys/event-1.do which will also be shared at our panel's chat.

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Xiran Jay Zhao (they/ them) is a first-generation immigrant to Canada from small-town China (which, for China, means a town of 4 million people). A recent graduate from Vancouver's Simon Fraser University, they wrote sci-fi and fantasy books while they probably should've been studying more biochemical pathways. You can find them on Twitter @XiranJayZhao for memes, Instagram as xiranjayzhao for cosplays and very extra outfits, and YouTube as Xiran Jay Zhao for videos about Chinese history and culture. Iron Widow is their first novel, and an instant #1 New York Times bestseller.

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J. Elle is the author of the instant New York Times and Indie bestseller Wings of Ebony, a YA novel about a Black teen who must lean into her ancestor’s magic to protect her inner-city community from drugs, violence, and crime. Ms. magazine calls it “the debut fantasy we need right now.” She also wrote its sequel, Ashes of Gold. Elle is a former educator and first-generation college student with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s in educational administration and human development. When she’s not writing, Elle can be found mentoring aspiring writers, binging reality TV, loving on her three littles, or cooking up something true to her Louisiana roots.

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Karuna Riazi is a born and raised New Yorker, with a loving, large extended family and the rather trying experience of being the eldest sibling in her particular clan. Besides pursuing a BA in English literature from Hofstra University, she is an online diversity advocate, blogger, and publishing intern. Karuna is fond of tea, baking new delectable treats for friends and family to relish, Korean dramas, and writing about tough girls forging their own paths toward their destinies. She is the author of The Gauntlet and The Battle.

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Romina Garber is a New York Times and international bestselling author. Originally from Argentina, she landed her first writing gig as a teen—a weekly column for the Miami Herald that was later nationally syndicated—and she hasn’t stopped writing since. Her books include Lobizona and the Zodiac quartet. Romina is a graduate of Harvard College and a Virgo to the core.