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OzAsia Festival's Weekend of Words

Writing for Young Readers

Session 9
Special Event Weekend of Words Talks
Space Theatre
Writing for young readers
1 date

Dates

  • Times

    • Sunday
      11:00 am — 12:00 pm

Prices

Admission

FREE

In a world of screens and apps, these authors are inspiring a love for reading in young minds, creating engaging and meaningful children’s literature that blends imagination and cultural heritage.


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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

Melanie La’Brooy

Speaker

Bunurong & Naarm, Melbourne, Australia 

Melanie La’Brooy writes funny, fantasy adventure novels for middle-grade readers. Her debut children’s novel, The Wintrish Girl, won the Aurealis Award for Best Children’s Fiction and the DANZ Children’s Book Award. Her new novel, The Lost History, is the sequel to The Wintrish Girl. 

Appearing in: Session 9 

Melanie La Brooy

Sandhya Parappukkaran

Speaker

Turrbal Country, Brisbane, Australia 

Sandhya Parappukkaran writes stories which are inspired by her childhood experiences traversing different cultures and are steeped in the theme of ‘embracing your cultural identity’. Scrumptious food and glimpses of nature inspired by her Kerala Indian heritage feature heavily when she sits down to write. 

Appearing in: Session 3, Session 9 

Author

Gabrielle Wang

Speaker

Wurundjeri Country, Melbourne, Australia 

Gabrielle Wang is an award-winning children’s author of more than twenty books. She is third-generation Chinese Australian. Gabrielle’s books are a blend of Eastern and Western culture with a touch of fantasy. Gabrielle was the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2022 and 2023. 

Appearing in: Session 9 

Gabrielle Wang

Smriti Daniel

Moderator

Kaurna Country, Adelaide, Australia 

Smriti Daniel has followed her diverse interests across a number of subjects ranging from the arts to science and health reportage. Her byline has appeared in The Guardian, ABC, and Reuters among others. She is currently the Digital Manager at CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency. 

Appearing in: Session 8, Session 9, Session 11 

Smriti Daniel

Performance Location: Space Theatre

Space Theatre

You can enter the Space Theatre by foot from North Ter­race, Ade­laide Rail­way Sta­tion, Ade­laide Oval, or King William Road. 

From North Ter­race, walk down the laneway along­side SkyC­i­ty Casi­no. From King William Road, you can walk over Fes­ti­val Plaza (there’s a lift and esca­la­tor down to the Dunstan Play­house lev­el) or along the Walk of Fame from Elder Park.

Directions via Google

Accessible drop off

There is an acces­si­ble drop off area locat­ed off Fes­ti­val Dri­ve under the River­bank Footbridge.

A des­ig­nat­ed dis­abil­i­ty drop off is also avail­able 45 min­utes before per­for­mances. To access this drop off area, turn onto Fes­ti­val Dri­ve from King William Road, pass the Fes­ti­val Plaza car park entrance and stay left, dri­ving through the EOS Hotel vis­i­tor drop off loop to arrive at the Dun­stan Play­house & Space Theatre access drop off. 

Taxi services

The best place to be dropped off by taxi is on King William Road at the Fes­ti­val The­atre or on North Terrace. There is also a drop off area locat­ed off low­er Fes­ti­val Dri­ve under­neath the River­bank Footbridge. 

Car parking

The nearest car park is the Convention Centre Riverbank Car Park

  • Open: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
  • Location: Festival Drive (adjacent Montefiore Road), Adelaide
  • Entry: Festival Dr via King William Rd (Height: 2.0m) | Festival Dr via Montefiore Rd (Height: 2.0m)

Once you've parked, the eastern lift will take you to the promenade level where it's a short walk to the theatre. 

Go to Adelaide Convention Centre website

Public transport

Accessible by many forms of public transport including trains, buses, the tram (stop at Railway Station) and a free bus service that operates on a loop throughout the city and North Adelaide with stops on the corner of King William Road and North Terrace.

Go to Adelaide Metro website

We want to make your vis­it as enjoy­able as pos­si­ble and offer many ways to assist if sup­port is required.

Accessible seating

Patrons using a wheel­chair and those unable to man­age stairs can be seat­ed in the bal­cony or on floor lev­el depend­ing on the venue configuration. 

Lifts

Stair-free seat­ing is avail­able at the upper bal­cony lev­el only. 

Toilets

Accessible toilets are available at all Adelaide Festival Centre venues.

Assistance animals

Every theatre and event/function area of Adelaide Festival Centre is assistance animal friendly. 

Audio assistance

Space Theatre has hearing loop facilities, limited to particular seats in the venues.

Audience members who require hearing assistance are now able to enjoy the show via the Beyerdynamic Hearing System. Please advise the oper­a­tor at the time of booking. 

Find out more about our access services

The Playhouse & Space Foyer Bar

The perfect meeting place for a pre-show drink or snack.

Located in the foyer of Dunstan Playhouse, The Playhouse & Space Foyer Bar offers a great selection of South Austra…

June 2021 Catering ACF21 Festival Theatre Foyer Claudio Raschella

Malt Shovel Taphouse Adelaide

Great beer, delicious food and river views

Celebrating all things craft beer and flavoursome, authentic food, the Taphouse is a destination that offers unique exp…

Malt Shovel Taphouse Adelaide

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