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OzAsia Festival's Weekend of Words

The Fantasy Realm

Session 16
Special Event Weekend of Words Talks
Children's Artspace
The fantasy realm
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    • Sunday
      4:00 pm — 5:00 pm

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FREE

Fantastical worlds and imaginary beings; discover how fantasy authors weave their cultural heritage into narratives, captivating readers and celebrating the breadth of fantasy literature.


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Beverley Jason Sami on Stage

OzAsia Festival's Weekend of Words: A vibrant celebration of Asian and Asian Australian literature, writing, and ideas. Curated by Sami Shah. Discover, engage, inspire.

Discover Weekend of Words

Vajra Chandrasekera

Speaker

Colombo, Sri Lanka 

Vajra Chandrasekera is from Colombo, Sri Lanka and is online at vajra.me. His debut novel, The Saint of Bright Doors, won the Nebula, Locus, and Crawford awards, and was a New York Times Notable Book of 2023. His second novel Rakesfall is out now. 

Appearing in: Session 2, Session 16, Opening Night Gala 

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Anton Hur

Speaker

Seoul, South Korea 

Anton Hur is the author of Toward Eternity and No One Told Me Not To. As a translator, he was double longlisted and shortlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize. Anton resides in Seoul. 

Appearing in: Session 10, Session 16, Opening Night Gala 

Anton Hur

sydney khoo

Speaker

Dharawal Country, Sydney, Australia 

sydney khoo is a nonbinary and aromantic asexual writer, born on Dharawal Country, 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 at cafés with their dog Gizmo. 

Appearing in: Session 2, Session 16, Opening Night Gala

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Shelley Parker-Chan

Moderator

Wurundjeri Country, Naarm, Australia 

Shelley Parker-Chan is the author of award-winning epic fantasy novels in which murderous queers make extremely bad life decisions. Their bestselling series, The Radiant Emperor, has been translated into 15 languages. They live in Melbourne, Australia. 

Appearing in: Session 2, Session 12, Session 16

Shelley Parker Chan photo by Harvard Wang

Performance Location: Children's Artspace

A colourful gallery space, featuring exhibition 'Kaleidoscope' written on the back wall.

Children's Artspace is located in the Dunstan Playhouse/Space Theatre complex. Learn more here.

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