Sydney Writers Festival
Luring the Imps - Secondary School Days
Discover the strange characters and wonderful worlds waiting in the shadows with award-winning author Zana Fraillon. Zana leads students in a workshop on wrangling guardians, portals, gatekeepers and more into fantastic tales of epic proportions – and offers her insights into the art of writing along the way. Students leave with a whole class of characters they can write about back at school.
Friday, Apr 30: Seymour Centre, Chippendale
Monday, May 3: The Concourse, Chatswood
Tuesday, May 4: Riverside Theatres, Parramatta
Book Tickets: https://admin.swf.org.au/secondary-school-days-booking-form/
This Is Going To Hurt
Grief hits hard – especially when you’re young. From travelling across a hostile country after the death of your mother to literally navigating the afterlife in search of your dad, there are many ways to deal with loss. In their work, authors Leanne Hall (The Gaps), Zana Fraillon (The Lost Soul Atlas) and Cath Moore (Metal Fish, Falling Snow) show teens handling painful realities with humour, ingenuity and the help of their friends. They sit down with Youth Curator Neva Mikulic to discuss grief, friendship and simply coping.
Saturday, May 1, 2021
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
245 Wilson Street
Eveleigh
Book Tickets: https://www.swf.org.au/writers/zana-fraillon/
YA Gala: Protect Them At All Costs!
Each of us – including your favourite YA authors – has a treasured protagonist, antagonist or side character who we firmly believe should have nothing bad ever happen to them. Join Zana Fraillon (The Lost Atlas), Garth Nix (The Left-Handed Booksellers of London), Will Kostakis (Rebel Gods), Gary Lonesborough (The Boy from the Mish), Jenna Guillaume (You Were Made for Me) and Leanne Hall (The Gaps) as they share which characters they would protect at all costs from malevolent authors and literary harm. Hosted by Amelia Lush.
Saturday, May 1, 2021
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Carriageworks, Track 12
245 Wilson Street
Eveleigh
Book Tickets: https://www.swf.org.au/writers/zana-fraillon/
