OzAsia Festival’s Weekend of Words
OzAsia Festival’s writing and ideas program returns for another year of conversations between poets, novelists, journalists, playwrights, performers, and creatives from around the world.
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Saturday5:30 pm — 6:30 pm
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In a time of protest, pressure and polarisation, what can creative work actually do?
Artists and writers share how storytelling builds solidarity and becomes a blueprint for change.
Navigate the weekend with an interactive planner and venue maps
- Accessibility
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This venue is wheelchair accessible.
For more information regarding venue accessibility, please visit https://www.adelaidecc.com.au/attending/accessibility-facilities
- Age Suitability
- All ages
- Runtime
- 1 hour
Part of
A vibrant celebration of Asian and Asian Australian literature, writing, and ideas. Discover, engage, inspire. 7-9 November '25.
Discover OzAsia Festival's Weekend of Words
Speakers
Manisha Anjali
Speaker
Naarm (Melbourne), Australia
Fiji-born writer and researcher, Manisha is the author of Naag Mountain, published by Giramondo. She is the founder of Neptune, a research and learning platform for dreams, visions, and hallucinations. She is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne.
Appearing in: Art Will Save Us and Not Just Pretty Rhymes
Datsun Tran
Speaker
Peramangk Country (Adelaide), Australia
Datsun Tran is a Chinese Australian visual artist whose work primarily features the natural world, though the art is about us, the human story. His picture book Then and Now was released recently and received a Notable Award in the CBCA Awards in 2025.
Appearing in: Art Will Save Us
Sandhya Parappukkaran
Speaker
Meanjin (Brisbane), Australia
Sandhya Parappukkaran writes stories that encourage celebrating who you are, being bold and not shrinking down for anyone. Steeped in the theme of ‘embracing your cultural identity’, her stories feature scrumptious food and glimpses of nature inspired by her Kerala Indian heritage.
Appearing in: Art Will Save Us
Eugenia Flynn
Moderator
Boon Wurrung Country (Melbourne), Australia
Eugenia Flynn is a Chinese Malaysian, Larrakia, Tiwi and Muslim writer, creative and researcher. Her essays, short stories, poems and textual works have been published and exhibited widely. Her creative practice explores narratives of truth, grief and devastation, interwoven with explorations of race and gender.
Appearing in: Speaking in Tongues, Art Will Save Us and The Line Keeps Moving
Performance Location: Riverbank 2 + 3, Adelaide Convention Centre
View venue maps for directions to Riverbank 2 + 3
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