#Performances
#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
A stunning debut by local author Sara El Sayed, Muddy People is a hilarious, heartwarming memoir of growing up and becoming yourself in an Egyptian Muslim family in Queensland – no bikinis allowed! Hear how the author found affirmation and friendship in the world of books, gaining the courage needed to write the truth about her own family.
Sara El Sayed in conversation with Winnie Dunn
#Artists
Sara El Sayed
Sara El Sayed is a writer based in Meanjin (Brisbane). In 2020 she received a Queensland Writers Fellowship, and was shortlisted for the Queensland Premier's Young Publishers and Writers Award. Her debut memoir, Muddy People, is out now.
Winnie Dunn
Winnie Dunn is the General Manager of Sweatshop Literacy Movement and the editor of several critically acclaimed anthologies, including Another Australia (Affirm Press, 2022). She is a writer of Tongan descent from Mount Druitt and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Sydney University. Her work has been published in The Guardian, HuffPost Australia, Griffith Review, Meanjin and SBS Voices. In 2022, she was a finalist for Western Sydney University's Breakthrough Alumni Award. Winnie is currently completing her debut novel, Dirt Poor Islanders (Hachette, 2024), which has been assisted by the Australia Council for the Arts.
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