Yassmin Abdel-Magied is a Sudanese-Australian writer, broadcaster, and award-winning social advocate. One of the 2020 LinkedIn Changemakers, Yassmin is a globally sought-after advisor on issues of social justice, focused on race, gender and faith. She has travelled to 24 countries delivering keynotes on inclusive leadership, tackling unconscious bias and achieving substantive change. Yassmin has published a memoir and two fiction novels with Penguin Random House and has several screenwriting projects in development. Her social and current affairs commentary has appeared in TIME, The Guardian and Teen Vogue and she is a regular on the BBC, Aljazeera, TRT and Monocle 24.
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Monday 20 June
6.30-8pm AEST
Writers’ Night School: Intro to Narrative Audio
** SOLD OUT **
Explore how to find a good story for audio, as well as the specifics of writing audio stories, getting the most out of your interviews and what to do with a pile of tape.

Thursday 23 June
12.30-1.30pm AEST
Lunchtime Literature: Writing Country
First Nations writers come together to talk about writing Country.

Saturday 18 June
4.15-5.15pm AEST
Critics’ Corner
These writers look at the role of the critic, how to engage with works thoroughly and thoughtfully, and the implications and impacts of cultural criticism.

Saturday 18 June
11am-12pm AEST
Whenever, Wherever: Emerging in Any Context
What happens when you are only just beginning to dip your toes into the wild waters of the literary world, only to find you’ve already aged-out of opportunities or are located far away from where the action seems to be?
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