The Nib Presents - The Writer Laid Bare, Lee Kofman with Suzanne Leal
The Nib Presents - The Writer Laid Bare, Lee Kofman with Suzanne Leal
Tue, Aug 16, 6:00 PM
Waverley Library Theatrette • Bondi Junction, NSW
Free
The Nib Presents - Ellen van Neerven in conversation with Luke Patterson
Date and time
The Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award is Waverley Council’s celebration of the best in Australian writing.
About this event
The Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award is thrilled to partner with Red Room Poetry to present Ellen van Neerven, one of Australia’s most dynamic and acclaimed young storytellers, as they share their poetry and discuss their work and experience as the 2021 Red Room Fellowship recipient with poet Luke Patterson.
Door open at 6pm with free refreshments served. Talk to commence at 6.30pm.
Copies of Ellen's work will be available for sales and signing at the event, with thanks to Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award community partner, Gertrude & Alice Bookstore Café.
Ellen van Neerven is a multi-award-winning writer, editor and literary activist of Mununjali Yugambeh (South East Queensland) and Dutch heritage. Ellen has authored three published works, including their celebrated debut work Heat and Light (UQP), and poetry collection Throat (UQP), which swept the field at the 2021 NSW Premier's Literary Awards, winning Book of the Year, Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry and NSW Multicultural Award. Unlimited Futures, (Fremantle Press), is Ellen’s most recent editorial project, an anthology of speculative, visionary fiction from First Nations writers and Black writers, which was co-edited with Sudanese multilingual writer Rafeif Ismail.
Luke Patterson is a Gamilaroi poet, folklorist and musician living on Gadigal lands. His poetry has appeared in Cordite, Plumwood Mountain, Rabbit, Running Dog and The Suburban Review. He has also featured in the anthologies Active Aesthetics, Firefront: first nation’s poetry and power today and Best of Australian Poems 2021. Luke is currently a Wheeler Center Next Chapter fellow and Sydney Review of Books Juncture fellow for 2022. His research and creative pursuits are grounded in extensive work with First Nations and other community-based organisations across Australia.
Red Room Poetry is Australia's leading organisation for commissioning, creating, publishing and promoting poetry in meaningful ways. They aim to make poetry highly visible, vibrant, relevant and accessible, especially to those who face the greatest barriers to creative opportunities
