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Sunday2:30 pm — 3:30 pm
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Prices
Admission
An electrifying panel on how poets and rappers use their voices to tackle social issues and express personal experiences, from the page to the stage with powerful words.
- Accessibility
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This venue is wheelchair accessible.
Complete the Accessible Seating Form and you will be contacted to process your booking.
- Runtime
- 1 hour
Part of
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 WordsSara M. Saleh
Speaker
Bidjigal Country, Sydney, Australia
Sara M. Saleh is a writer, human rights lawyer, and the daughter of Palestinian, Lebanese, and Egyptian migrants. Her first novel Songs for the Dead and the Living and first poetry collection The Flirtation of Girls were both released in 2023.
Appearing in: Session 4, Session 14, Opening Night Gala
Grace Yee
Speaker
Wurundjeri Country, Melbourne, Australia
Grace Yee is a poet and writer. She is the author of Chinese Fish, winner of the Victorian Prize for Literature, and the Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry, Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.
Appearing in: Session 14
Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa
Moderator
Noongar Country, Perth, Australia
Sukhjit is a writer, performer, producer, and cultural leader based in Boorloo. Sukhjit is the Executive Director of The Blue Room Theatre and her debut novel will be released in 2025 with Upswell Publishing.
Appearing in: Session 3, Session 14, Closing Night Debate
Performance Location: Children's Artspace
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OzAsia Festival wins inaugural Creative Australia Award
We're proud to announce that OzAsia Festival has been awarded a Creative Australia Asia Pacific Arts Award.