Yumna Kassab is a writer from Sydney. She is the author of The House of Youssef, Australiana and The Lovers. She has been listed for The Stella, QLD Literary Awards, Victorian Premier’s Literary Award and NSW Premier’s Award. Her writing has appeared in Meanjin, Sydney Review of Books, Sydney Morning Herald, Griffith Review, The Saturday Paper and Kill Your Darlings. Her next project is Politica. It is an imagined political history of the Arab World and will be released in November, 2023, through Ultimo Press.
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Thursday 22 June, 6pm
On Intergenerational Stories
In this conversation between father and daughter, the two writers discuss the intergenerational approach to their co-written book, The Shape of Dust.

Sunday 18 June, 4:30pm
Westside Writers Salon
Four exceptional writers from the West will share selections from their most recent work, live at Williamstown’s beautiful Town Hall.

Tuesday 20 June, 6pm AEST
On Collectivity
Leah Jing McIntosh and Hannah Wu will discuss the process of developing work for publication in LIMINAL’s two anthologies, Collisions and Against Disappearance.

Wednesday 14 June, 7pm
Opening Night: Truth Telling
Come set the stage for the landmark 20th Emerging Writers’ Festival!
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