Patrons Lecture Dates

5-7pm, 3 December, Hartley Concert Room, University of Adelaide (and online) MC Nicholas Jose with an introduction to the ASAL Patrons Readings by Mandy Treagus. Readings by Matthew Hooton, Kim Kruger, Rachael Mead, Jennifer Mills, Lucy Treloar and Tara June Winch, with sonic art by acclaimed acoustic...

AMANDA LOHREY, ‘GRAND DESIGNS: WRITING THE DOMESTIC DWELLING IN THE NOVEL.’ The Association for the Study of Australian Literature, Copyright Australia Cultural Fund, and ANU School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics present the 2021 ASAL Patrons Lecture by Miles Franklin award-winning writer, Amanda...

About Patrons Lectures: Patrons Lectures are hosted by ASAL with funding from the Copyright Agency. These lectures – of which there will be at least two per year – support emerging and distinguished Australian writers to travel to locations around Australia to present a public talk...

Event: ASAL Patrons Lecture: Brian Castro6:30pm 14 March 2019, Io Myers Studio, UNSWPlease see the mini conference website for details: https://sam.arts.unsw.edu.au/events/featured/new-australian-modernities-2019-mini-conference/ ...

6-8pm, Friday 13 July 2018, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Baylis Street, Wagga Wagga, NSWEllen van Neerven is Mununjali from the Yugambeh language group of South East Queensland on her mother’s side. Her first book, Heat and Light (UQP, 2014), was the recipient of the David Unaipon Award,...

Thursday 2 November 6.30 pm: ASAL Patrons’ Lecture, Kate Forsyth, followed by conversation with Kelly Gardiner, Donkey Wheelhouse, 673 Bourke St, Melbourne. Kate Forsyth wrote her first novel at the age of seven, and is now an internationally bestselling and award-winning author of almost forty books, ranging...

5 – 6pm, Tuesday 17 October, Law School Foyer, Level 2, Sydney Law School, Eastern Avenue, the University of Sydney In his ASAL Patron’s Lecture, Omar Musa will combine readings from his own work with his thoughts about his writing process, such key themes as migration, belonging...