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Join us at the Aurora Spiegeltent for Writers on the Reef: a lively conversation bringing together acclaimed writers, marine scientists, and Sea Country knowledge to explore the Great Barrier Reef through science, storytelling, and imagination.Presented by JCU’s Roderick Centre for Australian Literature and Creative Writing as part of NAFA, this special event brings together Writers on the Reef alumni from JCU’s one-of-a-kind writers’ residency—Manisha Anjali, Lucy Christopher, Paul Hardisty, and Mia-Francesca Jones—in conversation with marine scientists Katharina Fabricius and Lawrence Scheele, and Wulgurukaba Traditional Custodian and Ranger Troy Johnson.
Moderated by Tenille McDermott.
Come and spend a Saturday lunchtime at the Spiegeltent exploring what happens when literature, science, and Sea Country come together to tell the stories we need now.
📅 Saturday 3 October 2026
⏰ 12:00–1:30 pm
📍 Aurora Spiegeltent, Strand Park, Townsville
📚Book-signing and sales hosted by Mary Who?
🎏 North Australian Festival of the Arts
🎟 Tickets under $20
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The Strand Park, Townsville,QLD,Australia
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