Professional Development for Teachers
YA Fiction
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Heritage Collections Learning Room, State Library of Queensland
6005
#Performances
#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
Join Randa Abdel-Fattah as she presents a series of ideas on engaging students with stories in a meaningful way, highlighting the importance of YA fiction.
Randa has used her writing, in all its forms, to express her views about racism, multiculturalism, human rights, the occupation of Palestine and asylum seekers. From her bestselling novel Does My Head Look Big In This to her most recent book When Michael Met Mina (Pan Macmillan), Randa’s works continuously create accessible pathways for readers to meaningfully discuss difficult and urgent social issues.
#Artist
Randa Abdel-Fattah
Randa Abdel-Fattah is a Palestinian Egyptian Muslim writer, academic, anti-racism and Palestine advocate, former lawyer and the multi-award-winning author of 13 books published in over 20 countries. She is the series editor of the forthcoming new children’s book series Our Stories (2022, Pan Macmillan). Her first picture story book, 11 Words for Love, illustrated by Maxine Beneba Clarke, is due for release in 2022 (Hachette). Randa is also a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Sociology at Macquarie University where she researches Islamophobia, race, social justice movements and youth identities. Randa lives in Sydney with her husband and four children.
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