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.
Forget the starving artist. Can you sustain a creative life without losing your voice or your values? Let’s talk survival and success.
This venue is wheelchair accessible.
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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 WordsTarntanya (Adelaide), Australia
Hossein Asgari studied physics and creative writing. His debut novel, Only Sound Remains, was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award and the Victorian Premier Literary Awards in 2024. His second novel, Desolation, was published in 2025. He works as a researcher at UniSA Creative.
Appearing in: Thriving as a Writer
Eora Nations (Sydney), Australia
Yumna Kassab is a writer based in Sydney. She is the author of The House of Youssef, Australiana, The Lovers, and Politica. The Theory of Everything is her latest book, and it is available from Ultimo Press. She is the inaugural Parramatta Laureate in Literature.
Appearing in: Thriving as a Writer and Guilty Pleasures
Boorloo (Perth), Australia
Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa OAM is a writer, performer, producer, and cultural leader based in Boorloo. Her debut novel Fully Sikh: hot chips and turmeric stains (Upswell Publishing) was released in February 2025.
Appearing in: Thriving as a Writer and What Will People Say?
Meanjin (Brisbane), Australia
Siang Lu is the Miles Franklin-winning author of Ghost Cities and ABIA-winning author of The Whitewash. He is the co-creator of The Beige Index and the creator of #sillybookstagram. Siang is based in Brisbane, Australia, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Appearing in: Thriving as a Writer and Some of My Best Friends Are Made Up
Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country, Canberra, Australia
Qin Qin is a writer committed to living consciously for a more peaceful and sustainable world. As a former unfulfilled overachiever, her memoir Model Minority Gone Rogue (The Age Book of the Year shortlist 2025) explores choosing love over fear.
Appearing in: Thriving as a Writer, What Will People Say? and Guilty Pleasures
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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.
Plan your literary weekend at OzAsia Festival's Weekend of Words with our interactive planner and venue maps.
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