About this Event
MIGRATION AND MATRIARCHS | Peter Polites and Winnie Dunn in conversation // Saturday 2 November // 3:30pm - 4:30pm // Venue: The Carrington Hotel // Part of the 2024 Blue Mountains Writers' Festival
“I will tell you why you should draft my story. Because migrant stories are broken,” writes Peter Polites, channelling his mother, in his stunning third novel, God Forgets About the Poor, set between Western Sydney and the Greek peasant village where she was born.
Meanwhile, the protagonist in Winnie Dunn’s debut, Dirt Poor Islanders, lost her mother at a young age, and finding her way means pushing against the constraints of tradition, family and self until she becomes whole in her own right.
Greece and Tonga may be oceans apart, but these authors share an incredible skill for writing about class, migration, identity and familial bonds in heartfelt, humourous and elegant prose.
Peter Polites is the author of two queer noirs, Down the Hume and The Pillars, the latter of which won the 2020 NSW Premier's Multicultural Literary Award. He also won the 2020 Woollahra Digital Literature Prize for Fiction.
Winnie Dunn is the general manager of Sweatshop Literacy Movement and the editor of several critically acclaimed anthologies including Sweatshop Women and Another Australia.
Please note that this venue is licensed and entry is for over 18’s only.
/ A Blue Mountains Writers' Festival Event /
Join us on beautiful Dharug and Gundungurra country for a weekend of joyful, thought-provoking and thrilling opportunities to connect with the written word. Set against the stunning backdrop of the Blue Mountains, this unique literary festival brings together the country’s greatest minds and most exciting new talent. 1-3 November, 2024.
/ Ticketing /
Adult $20.00 // Concession $17.50 // Under 30's $15.00 // Disability Support Pension $10.00 // Mob Tix $10.00
To take full advantage of all the events on offer, we recommend purchasing a weekend or day pass. Subject to availability, single tickets for this event will be available from 10 September.
/ Accessibility /
This venue is wheelchair accessible, but please visit our Accessibility page or email [email protected] if you have any other accessibility requirements. Blue Mountains Writers’ Festival will have Auslan interpreters available for the Festival and will schedule them into sessions on request. Please complete the Auslan request question at checkout.
Head to bluemountainswritersfestival.com.au for more information about the festival, individual events and accessibility.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Carrington Hotel, 15-47 Katoomba Street, Katoomba, Australia
AUD 5.86 to AUD 21.43
