In Your Suburb - Anita Heiss
Garden City Library
In Your Suburb / Free event
#Performances
#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
Anita Heiss is one of Australia's most prolific and well-known authors. Join her as she talks about her latest works, including her memoir Am I Black Enough For You: 10 Years On and the epic love story Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray.
Anita Heiss in conversation with Megan McGrath
Event Sponsor
#Artists
Anita Heiss
Anita Heiss is an internationally published, award-winning author of 25 books across genres. She's a proud member of the Wiradyuri Nation, a Lifetime Ambassador for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, and Professor of Communications at the University of Queensland.
Anita adapted her novel Tiddas for the stage and it premiered at La Boite as part of the 2022 Brisbane Festival, and was featured in the Sydney Festival, 2024.
Anita is Publisher at Large for the First Nations imprint Bundyi (Simon & Schuster, Australia). She enjoys running, eating chocolate and being a creative disruptor.
Megan McGrath
Megan McGrath has written for The New York Times, Overland, Griffith Review, and Meanjin, among others. She grew up on Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island), as the daughter of an oyster farmer. Now, she manages a commercial construction company in Brisbane. Her short story collection, All Hands, is published by Spineless Wonders.
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