About this Event
⚠️Please note: due to lift maintenance from April-June, this event on Level 1 is accessible only via 2 flights of stairs.
Bring your authentic self to our first ever Ask Me Anything event, moderated by a superstar drag queen. Join our panel of five talented YA authors as they answer your questions about growing up queer, writing young adult novels, and sharing their own favourite queer creators.
Each author's books will be available for purchase and signing after the session.
For YA readers and fans aged 15 – 35(ish) who are looking for connection, chatter and community. Bookings essential.
About the presenters
- Erin Gough has published many award-winning young adult works. Her newest book, Into the Mouth of the Wolf, won the Davitt Award for Young Adult Crime Fiction.
- Gary Lonesborough is a Yuin writer. His young adult novels, The Boy from the Mish, We Didn’t Think It Through, and I’m Not Really Here have been shortlisted for numerous awards.
- Jeremy Lachlan's debut novel, Jane Doe and the Cradle of All Worlds, was the 2019 Australian Book Industry Award winner for Book of the Year for Older Children.
- Sasha Vey is an Australian author who enjoys writing about the everyday dramas of teenagers experiencing the (often messy) transition into young adulthood.
- Will Kostakis' latest novel, We Could Be Something, won the 2024 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction.
- Carmen Geddit is Sydney Drag Royalty, a highly experienced performer and host, and one of Sydney’s best makeup artists. She was crowned DIVA Entertainer of the Year 2023.
Accessibility
This event will be held on Level 1. Due to lift maintenance from April-June, Level 1 is accessible only via 2 flights of stairs. A hearing loop is installed.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Stanton Library, Level 1, 234 Miller St, North Sydney, Australia
USD 0.00
