Aaron Fa’Aoso is a Torres Strait Islander film producer, director, screenwriter and actor. His debut memoir So Far, So Good, was released last year. Aaron is known for his roles in Black Comedy, East West 101, The Straits, and as the presenter of Strait to the Plate. Aaron is the Managing Director of media production company Lone Star, with outputs including documentary series Blue Water Empire: the history of the Torres Strait Islands. Aaron is a board member of SBS and of Screen Queensland, and is appointed to the Queensland Government’s Path to Truth and Treaty Independent Interim Body.
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Friday 23 June, 12:30pm
Lunch/Break: Writing Collaboratively
Hear from writers as they discuss the ins and outs of working with one another, how it informs their practice, and how you can implement it into your own.
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Wednesday 21 June, 12:30pm
Lunch/Break: Multipractice Storytelling
Storytelling traverses many different artforms and often those forms are in conversation with one another. Hear from artists working across genre, form and format about how different approaches to storytelling make up their practices. Learn about the different ways, places, and times that storytelling can occur and how diversifying your practice and strengthening your skills […]

Monday 19 June, 10am-4pm
Masterclass: Genre Fiction
Join this group of remarkable writers for a day of everything genre fiction.

Saturday 17 June, 3pm
Yumna Kassab: The Physical Act of Writing
In this Keynote, Yumna Kassab will explore the rituals, tools, routines and environmental conditions that assist in a sustainable creative practice.

Thursday 15 June, 5:30pm
Writing Without Compromise
This workshop will unpack the complications of navigating language and identity in a hostile literary environment
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