Join three of the country’s most talented storytellers, André Dao (Anam), Nam Le (The Boat) and Maria Tumarkin (Axiomatic and Traumascapes), as they come together for an illuminating conversation about their crafts and careers. They reflect on the common themes of their works, which have lent singular insight into questions of inheritance, memory and the role of the past in our present, and discuss how they have explored these through various forms of storytelling, including essays, short stories and longer pieces of fiction.
Proudly supported by the Faculty of Arts, The University of Melbourne
20% early-bird discount until 11.59pm, Thursday 6 April
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Community tickets for First Nations peoples
Convenient public transport and parking options
Coffee, bars and dining options nearby
Readings bookshops available plus book signings
Over 80% of our 2022 guests felt MWF helped them gain new insights about the world, held their interest and were inclusive, well-produced and topical! (With more than 70% keen to attend again!)
20% early-bird discount until 11.59pm, Thursday 6 April
Flexible refund policy
Community tickets for First Nations peoples
Convenient public transport and parking options
Coffee, bars and dining options nearby
Readings bookshops available plus book signings
Over 80% of our 2022 guests felt MWF helped them gain new insights about the world, held their interest and were inclusive, well-produced and topical! (With more than 70% keen to attend again!)
André Dao is a writer, editor, researcher, and artist. His debut novel, Anam, won the 2021 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript. Anam will be published in May 2023 by Penguin Random House A...
Nam Le's first book, The Boat, received the Australian Prime Minister's Literary Award, the Melbourne Prize (Best Writing Award), the Dylan Thomas Prize, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award and the PEN/Malamud Award, among oth...
Maria Tumarkin writes books, essays, reviews, and pieces for performance and radio; she collaborates with sound and visual artists and has had her work carved into dockside tiles. She is the author of four books of ideas...
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