Gods, Magic and Monsters

Sat 1 Jun 2024

Naomi Novik + sydney khoo + Vanessa Len + Ron Serdiuk

The Edge Auditorium, slq

Regular Program

1109

#Performances

#About the event

Duration: 60 minutes

Supernatural forces and the call to adventure take colourful new forms in these spectacular fantasies. From high seas and magical kingdoms to not-quite-recognisable suburbs of Sydney, these spellbinding stories open doors to other worlds.

Event update: unfortunately, Amie Kaufman is no longer able to attend the festival. However, Vanessa Len will be now be appearing as a panellist in this event.

#Artists

Naomi Novik

Naomi Novik is the New York Times bestselling author of The Scholomance series, the award-winning novels Uprooted and Spinning Silver, and the nine-volume Temeraire series. She is a founder of the Organization for Transformative Works and the Archive of Our Own. Her upcoming anthology Buried Deep and Other Stories will be available September 2024.

sydney khoo

sydney khoo (they/them) is a nonbinary and aromantic asexual writer, born on Dharawal Country (South Western Sydney), to Malaysian Chinese parents.

Though typically drinking bubble tea in Cabramatta, or reading fanfiction in a McDonald's carpark, they can occasionally be found writing poetry and stories at cafés with their dog Gizmo.

Follow them @sydneykhoo or visit sydneykhoo.com.

Vanessa Len

Vanessa Len is an internationally bestselling Australian author and educational editor. Her first novel, Only a Monster, won the 2022 Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Novel and has been translated into nine languages. The sequel, Never a Hero, is out now.