Events
As I know about events I am participating in, I’ll post information about them here 🥳
🌸upcoming events.
'I play myself' work-in-progress showing.
I am excited to be sharing a work-in-progress showing of the performance work I have been developing at The Street as part of my residency.
🎭 Resident Street work-in-progress studio showing
📆 Saturday 7 December, 2024
⏰ 3pm - 5pm
📍 The Street Theatre, 15 Childers St, Canberra ACT 2601
Come along, see what I have been up to and give your feedback on the work as it continues to develop.
🌸selected past events.
SpringOUT Literary events
I was excited to facilitate two free literary events during SpringOUT in 2024, Queer Reads, an open conversation about queer texts and Come & Write, an open writing session
Growing Up Torres Strait Islander in Australia
I had the pleasure of launching the wonderful Sam Faulkner's edited collection of stories about growing up Torres Strait Islander in Australia.
A Bold Critique
I was recently in conversation with Dr Michelle Potter, AM as part of the 2024 Bold Festival where we discussed arts criticism and dance writing.
ACT HUB Forum / The Importance of Queer Stories
In conjunction with the upcoming season of Queers, Everyman Theatre and ACTHub presented a conversation between 3 queer Canberra storytellers: myself; Dylan Van Den Berg, writer of Whitefella Yella Tree; and Kaya Wilson, author of As Beautiful As Any Other.
Headland Writers Festival 2023
I facilitated a panel with the wonderful Erin Riley and Matilda Bosely and taught a workshop on pathways into publishing.
Up-cycled fashion and the ethics of what we wear
I was part of an afternoon about fashion with a conscience, speaking at the Sustaining Our Future North Canberra Sustainability Festival.
Canberra Outlet Centre Inspire
I had a wonderful time on a panel alongside the ever inspiring Evie Kay and Dani Harmer and facilitated by the lovely Gerard Wilton and Tracey Davis.
Canberra Writers Festival 2022
I enjoyed being on a panel alongside participating chair Linda Jaivin, Diana Reid and Jo Dyer.
IDAHOBIT Day at Book Cow
On the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) last month I was very lucky to speak at an event put on by the Book Cow in Kingston alongside the incredible Jenni from A Gender Agenda. Together with a group of readers, we talked about the stories we love, those we hope to read, and those we wished were better.
Newcastle Writers Festival 2022
I was on a panel alongside the wonderful I’ll be on a panel called Family Ties with Krissy Kneen and Mimi Kwa.
BOLD Festival 2022
As part of the BOLD annual conference I was lucky to give a talk on writing and dance and what the two art forms can learn from one another.
Victorian Association for the Teaching of English (VATE) State Conference
I spoke on a panel discussing the use of memory: diaries, blogs and autofiction.
HerCanberra’s Sustainable Fashion Swap
I sat on a panel discussion, Consumer to Conscious: How can we build a sustainable wardrobe, alongside Taylor Pitsilos and Debby Harrington at the HerCanberra Sustainable Fashion Swap.
Recycling Discovery Hub
I participated in an online conversation about textile waste alongside designer and sustainability advocate Kelli Donovan.