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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Sunday2:30 pm — 3:30 pm
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One moment you're in the program, the next, you're the problem. In Australia, artists and writers are increasingly navigating unwritten rules and shifting red lines. We unpack how cultural institutions, media outrage and political pressure shape who gets silenced and who gets platformed.
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
Osman Faruqi
Speaker
Naarm (Melbourne), Australia
Osman Faruqi is an award-winning journalist, writer and editor. Osman is the co-founder and host of Lamestream Media, and a former editor at The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, and the ABC.
Appearing in: Fake News / Real Journalism, I Get My News from TikTok and The Line Keeps Moving
Eugenia Flynn
Speaker
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
Jan Fran
Speaker
Eora Nations (Sydney), Australia
Jan Fran is a multifaceted media personality and founder of Ette Media. She is a Walkley Award-winning journalist, television presenter and social commentator. Her international experience includes shooting and producing documentaries in countries such as Lebanon, France, Bangladesh and Uganda, and she is fluent in three languages.
Appearing in: I Get My News from TikTok and The Line Keeps Moving
Smriti Daniel
Moderator
Tarntanya (Adelaide), Australia
Smriti Daniel is an award-winning journalist whose longform features have appeared in 20+ publications across the US, UK, India, Sri Lanka and Australia. She writes at the intersection of science, culture, and environment, blending narrative depth with journalistic rigour.
Appearing in: Fake News / Real Journalism 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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