Event #8
Kate Foster: Your Voice. Your Choice.
Powerhouse Theatre
Lower Secondary / Schools Program
#Performances
#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
Kate Foster: Your Voice. Your Choice.
Schools Program: Lower Secondary
11:45am–12:45pm, Thursday 8 October 2026
Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse
Join award-winning author Kate Foster as she shares what navigating everyday life as an autistic person is like and how her childhood informed the creation of her new verse novel, A River I Must Be. Touching on both the struggles and the glimmers, Kate discusses how a single voice has the power to change many lives.
#Artist
Kate Foster
Kate Foster is an award-winning children's author living on the Gold Coast with her husband, three sons, and second-hand dogs. Kate is one of the few autistic authors currently published in Australia. Her novels star neurodivergent characters in positive, authentic stories.
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