#Performances
#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
The wonders of the natural world and ourresponsibility for its preservation animate these eclectic and thoughtful books, with their meditations on rivers, eco-tourism and the biosphere.
#Artists
Simon Cleary
Simon Cleary's work includes Everything is Water (finalist in the 2025 Qld Premiers Award for a Work of State Significance) and the novels The War Artist, Closer to Stone and The Comfort of Figs. His work has featured in artistic and musical collaborations and also includes poetry and shorter fiction.
Amanda Niehaus
Amanda Niehaus is a scientist, writer, and co-founder of the magazine Science Write Now, which publishes creative writing inspired by science. Her acclaimed first novel, The Breeding Season (A&U, 2019) is based on the unusual reproductive lives of northern quolls.











