This event is presented in partnership with City of Melbourne libraries.





Free & Lunch/Break
Lunch/Break: Writing Collaboratively
What does it mean to write with another person? How does this shape our individual work as well as our sense of community and belonging? 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.
Accessibility
Wheelchair, accessible toilets, quiet room
Friday 23 June, 12:30pm
Kathleen Syme Library
Multipurpose Room, 251 Faraday St, Carlton VIC 3053
Aaron Fa’Aoso
Aaron Fa’Aoso is a Torres Strait Islander film producer, director, screenwriter and actor. His debut memoir, called So Far, So Good, was released last year.
Arty Owens
Arty Owens (They/Them) is a queer chronically ill writer based in Naarm (Melbourne).
Michelle Scott Tucker
Michelle Scott Tucker is the author of Elizabeth Macarthur: A Life at the Edge of the World and the co-writer of Aaron Fa’Aoso’s memoir So Far, So Good.
Khalid Warsame
Khalid Warsame is a writer, editor, and producer who lives in Naarm.
Beau Windon
Beau Windon is a neurodivergent author of Wiradjuri heritage based in Naarm.
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