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SUMMARY:Perth Storyfest 2025
DESCRIPTION:Step into a world of stories\, poetry\, and literary magic at Perth Storyfest 2025! Join us for an extraordinary day celebrating the power of storytelling and the vibrant voices of our inclusive writing community in Boorloo (Perth).\n\n \n\n\nBUY TICKETS\n \n \nEvent Highlights: \n\nKeynote Address by award-winning writer Sara Saleh.\nCelebrated WA-based authors including Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes\, Josephine Wilson\, and Kaya Ortiz.\nImmersive workshops on poetry\, storytelling\, and creative writing.\nEngaging panel discussions with literary experts and industry professionals.\nPoetry readings and live book launches.\nExclusive conversations with authors on craft\, culture\, and community.\n\nBooking & Access: \n\nAll-day pass: $35 – Grants access to all panels\, readings\, book launches\, and workshops.\nWorkshops have limited capacity (30 participants per session\, first-come\, first-served).\n\nBe part of this unforgettable literary festival and immerse yourself in a day of words\, wisdom\, and creativity! \nVIEW PROGRAM \nAccessibility\nWe’re committed to making Perth Storyfest as welcoming and accessible as possible. For detailed venue info\, parking\, transport\, accessible facilities\, and more\, please check our full accessibility guide below. \nACCESSIBILITY INFO \nVenue Map\n\nVenues:\nAlexander Lecture Theatre (G57) and Arts Lecture Room 4 (G60) are in the Arts Building (106) on the ground floor. Alexander LT is opposite Patricia Crawford Court; Arts LT4 is a short walk away near the carpark (marked by pink and purple crosses). \nParking:\nLot #5 (circled in light blue) is the closest and is accessible via Hackett Drive. \nPublic Transport:\nBuses 23\, 950\, and 995 stop outside UWA on Mounts Bay Road (shown in dark green). More info is available at Transperth’s Journey Planner. \nCafé:\nReid Library café (marked in orange) is a very short walk from the Arts Building. \nToilets:\nMale facilities are on the Arts Building’s ground floor near Alexander LT; female toilets are on the first floor above (with stair and lift access\, the lift is marked in blue). Gender-neutral toilets are on the first floor of Reid Library. \nSchedule\n\nEvent Schedule\n\n\nTime\nEvent\n\n\n\n\n9:00 AM –\n9:30 AM\nAcknowledgement of Country & Director’s Welcome from Prema Arasu\n\n\n9:30 AM –\n9:50 AM\nKeynote: by Sara M Saleh\n\n\n9:50 AM –\n10:20 AM\nPanel One: Memory\, Resilience and Language\nSara M Saleh\, Samiha Olwan and Rafief Ismail in conversation with Rashida Murphy\n\n\n10:30 AM –\n11:20 AM\nPanel Two: Literary Awards\nYirga Gelaw Woldeyes\, Josephine Wilson and Kaya Ortiz in conversation with Seth Malacari\n\n\n11:30 AM –\n12:20 PM\nPanel Three: Alternate Worlds\nPrema Arasu\, Liana Christensen and Kathryn Gledhill Tucker in conversation with Luisa Mitchell\n\n\n12:20 PM –\n1:45 PM\nRituals Anthology Launch\nSara M Saleh and others\nLunch provided\n\n\n2:00 PM –\n2:45 PM\nPanel Four: Home and the Critical Imagination\nMohammed Morsi\, Cindy Solonec\, and Samiha Olwan in conversation with Marziya Mohammedali\n\n\n3:00 PM –\n3:45 PM\nPanel Five: Poetry and Vulnerability\nJoel Evans\, Baran Rostamian and Asha Rajan in conversation with Jo-ann Lim\n\n\n5:00 PM –\n6:30 PM\nBook Launch: Past & Parallel Lives by Kaya Ortiz\nSponsored by UWA Publishing\n\n\n\n\nWorkshops & Readings\n\nWorkshops & Readings\n\n\nTime\nWorkshop / Reading\n\n\n\n\n10:30 AM –\n11:30 AM\nSlam Poetry Workshop with Manveen Kohli\n\n\n11:30 AM –\n12:30 PM\nEssay Writing Workshop with Daniel Juckes\n\n\n2:00 PM –\n3:00 PM\nWorldbuilding Workshop with Judith Huang\n\n\n3:00 PM –\n3:45 PM\nIt’s OK to be a CryBaby\nMabel Gibson in conversation with Linda Martin\n\n\n4:00 PM –\n4:45 PM\nPoetry Readings\nAndrew Sutherland and Ana Brawls facilitated by Lakshmi Kanchi
URL:https://thewriterscollective.com.au/event/perth-storyfest-2025/
LOCATION:University of Western Australia Arts Building\, 35 Stirling Hwy\, Crawley\, WA\, 6009\, Australia
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SUMMARY:The Writers’ Collective: Official Launch
DESCRIPTION:BOOK NOW\n\n\n\nCome along and celebrate our launch with us. There will be performances by WA’s finest writers and poets speaking truth to power\, including Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa\, Hannah Magar\, Seth Malacari\, Luoyong Chen and Luisa Mitchell. This will be followed by a thoughtful\, lively panel discussion on one of the key issues for WA writers. Our Patron is Nygina woman Dr Cindy Solonec\, writer and historian.  We are honoured to have her with us tonight. \nDrinks at bar prices. All proceeds go to the Blue Room Theatre. \nThe Writers’ Collective is gratefully supported by the Blue Room Theatre\, The Wetlands Centre\, and Rabble Books.
URL:https://thewriterscollective.com.au/event/twc-official-launch/
LOCATION:The Blue Room Theatre\, 53 James Street\, Northbridge\, WA\, 6003\, Australia
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