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25th June
6pm - 9pm
Fringe Common Rooms
Afternoon of Stories
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6:30pm - 7:30pm
Writing for love or writing for money.
Explore the divide between writing for personal fulfillment and turning words into a career. Panelists discuss the realities of professional writing, the pressures of monetisation, and when to keep writing as a passion rather than a profession.
Hosted by Mama Alto, with Alison Evans and Chenai Mupotsa-Russell.
Panel: Write or Wrong: Living through Capitalism
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8pm - 9pm
An evening of intimate
and powerful storytelling.
Experience deeply personal narratives that connect, inspire, and celebrate the many ways we tell and share queer stories.
Hosted by Maiah Stewardson, and featuring Nevo Zisin, Katerina Gibson, Artemis Munoz, Bebe Oliver and Troy Hunter.
Sharing Our
Stories
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Auslan available via ticketing options.
Varied ticket options available.
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A jazz singer and cabaret artiste, Mama Alto is also a writer - recipient of a Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas fellowship, and published by National Gallery of Victoria, Archer Magazine and Hachette Books. As playwright she has had pieces developed with MTC’s Cybec Electric and Antipodes Theatre Company.
Alison Evans is an award-winning writer living on Wurundjeri Land. Most recently, they edited the collection 'Avast! Pirate Stories by Transgender Authors' with Michael Earp.
Chenai Mupotsa-Russell (She/Her) is the Founder and Co-director of Rainbow Muse Clinic, an art therapist, child psychotherapist, neurodiversity researcher and consultant, yoga teacher and Chief Shenanigans officer.
Maiah Stewardson is an actor and writer working on Wurundjeri Land. They work across stage, screen and audio books, and enjoy writing prose and screenplays. Their latest screenwriting project, 'The Half', is currently in development. Maiah's acting credits include My First Summer, A View from the Bridge, Girl Asleep, First Day and more.
Nevo Zisin is a white Ashkenazi Jewish settler living on unceded Wurundjeri Land. They are a storyteller, TEDx speaker, poet and workshop facilitator.
Nevo’s work explores collective healing, liberation, mutual aid, and transgender divinity. Their greatest accomplishments in life are their friendships.
Artemis Muñoz (they/them) is a performer and writer living and working on Wurundjeri land. They were the 2023 recipient of the Stella Young Award and work as much in access for the arts as they do in the creative. Artemis regularly works across theatre, cabaret, music, online video and more.
Bebe Oliver is a Bardi Jawi award-winning author, poet and illustrator. His highly celebrated and widely published work explores love, loss, identity, the intersection of Aboriginal and gay existence, and the rich tapestry of place and Country, making him a compelling and transformative voice in contemporary literature.
Troy Hunter is a crime writer. His debut YA novel Gus and the Missing Boy was published in 2024 and shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Best Debut Crime Fiction Award. A sequel Gus and the Burning Stones is due out July 2025. He co-hosts the Queer Writes Sessions podcast.
Katerina Gibson is a Naarm-based writer and bookseller. Her work appears in Granta, Overland, and more. She won the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize (Pacific) and the 2023 Christina Stead Prize. Her debut collection Women I Know earned her a Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelist title.
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