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#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
Our teenage years are rich territory that writers often draw upon for their work. Join Graham Akhurst and Melanie Saward as they discuss the parts of their childhoods they’ve mined for stories and how they hope their work will reach our deadly young ones.
Curated by Melanie Saward
#Artist
Graham Akhurst
Graham Akhurst is a Kokomini writer who grew up in Meanjin. He is a Lecturer of Indigenous Studies and Creative Writing at UTS. Graham began his writing journey in a hospital bed in 2011. He read and started journaling while passing the time between treatments for Endemic Burkett Lymphoma. As a Fulbright Scholar, Graham studied for an MFA in Fiction at Hunter College, NYC. He is a board member for the First Nations Artists and Writers Network and Varuna.
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