Jane Camens is the Executive Director of the New Writing Partnership (Asia Pacific). She has spent almost 20 years in Asia and founded Hong Kong’s international literary festival with Nury Vittachi and Shirley Geok-lin Lim. Her short fiction has been broadcast on the BBC World

I recall the above because that conference was truly one of the most forceful reminders of the great and glorious power of writing. This morning as I sat and listened with rapt attention to the Nobel Peace Prize winner, freedom-fighter and now Senior Minister and Minister for

Born in 1965. Of Indian origin. Has lived in Hong Kong since 1993. Has six books of poetry. She has read and performed in universities, literary festivals, cafes, collaborated with visual artists and edited a poetry anthology. Her poetry has been featured in anthologies and

Carolyn van Langenberg’s latest novel, blue moon, is the final novel in the fish lips trilogy. Set in the hinterland of Byron Bay in Australia and Penang in Malaysia, the fish lips trilogy — fish lips, the teetotaller’s wake and blue moon — embraces Australia’s uneasy

Sunday 6 November
Trades Hall Bar
54 Victoria Street (Corner of Lygon Street)
Carlton South
Victoria
Australia

10.30am Welcome to the Country, Joy Murphy, Wurundjeri Elder.

11am Session 1: Whose voices are heard?
Readings and discussion, exploring who is, and who isn’t being