Literature Day Out - PRIDEFEST FREE EVENT
Queer stories and big ideas with Scott-Patrick Mitchell, Kaya Ortiz, Fiona Wilkes, Sam Elkins and Terri-Ann White. A day for readers, writers, poets and anyone who loves a good yarn.
When:
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Location:
State Library of Western Australia
25 Francis Street, Perth, 6000
Overview
11.00am – 1.00pm | Session 1
Scott-Patrick Mitchell in conversation with Kaya Ortiz (they/them) and Fi Wilkes
Poets Kaya Ortiz (Time. Memory. Mirror.) and Scott-Patrick Mitchell (Clean) join novelist Fi Wilkes (I Remember Everything) to explore memory, belonging and the stories we carry, from migration and coming out to addiction and the AIDS epidemic. Expect fearless honesty, big feelings and joy.
1.30pm – 3.30pm | Session 2
Terri-ann White in conversation with Sam Elkin and Scott-Patrick Mitchell
Upswell publisher Terri-ann White, talks with Sam Elkin (Detachable Penis: A Queer Legal Saga) and poet Scott-Patrick Mitchell about what makes a book worth making and how bold voices find their readers.
4.00pm – 5.20pm | Session 3
Author Readings
Close the day out loud. Every author from today's sessions takes the stage to read from their work, so you can hear the words in the voices that wrote them.
Scott-Patrick Mitchell in conversation with Kaya Ortiz (they/them) and Fi Wilkes
Poets Kaya Ortiz (Time. Memory. Mirror.) and Scott-Patrick Mitchell (Clean) join novelist Fi Wilkes (I Remember Everything) to explore memory, belonging and the stories we carry, from migration and coming out to addiction and the AIDS epidemic. Expect fearless honesty, big feelings and joy.
1.30pm – 3.30pm | Session 2
Terri-ann White in conversation with Sam Elkin and Scott-Patrick Mitchell
Upswell publisher Terri-ann White, talks with Sam Elkin (Detachable Penis: A Queer Legal Saga) and poet Scott-Patrick Mitchell about what makes a book worth making and how bold voices find their readers.
4.00pm – 5.20pm | Session 3
Author Readings
Close the day out loud. Every author from today's sessions takes the stage to read from their work, so you can hear the words in the voices that wrote them.
- Northbridge