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Digging into the Lore

Sat 1 Jun 2024

sydney khoo + Amie Kaufman + Rhianna Patrick

Brisbane Square Library

Love YA / Free Event

1030

#Performances

#About the event

Duration: 60 minutes

These writers may make fantasy look effortless, but building a whole new world is anything but easy. Bringing their very different perspectives to research and worldbuilding, these authors talk about their mythic inspirations, and the invisible work that goes into writing that leaps off the page.

Supported by Griffith University

Event update: unfortunately C.S. Pacat is no longer able to attend the festival, however this panel will still go ahead with Amie Kaufman, sydney khoo and Rhianna Patrick.

#Artists

sydney khoo

sydney khoo (they/them) is a nonbinary and aromantic asexual writer, born on Dharawal Country (South Western Sydney), to Malaysian Chinese parents.

Though typically drinking bubble tea in Cabramatta, or reading fanfiction in a McDonald's carpark, they can occasionally be found writing poetry and stories at cafés with their dog Gizmo.

Follow them @sydneykhoo or visit sydneykhoo.com.

Amie Kaufman

Amie Kaufman is a New York Times, USA Today and internationally bestselling author of science fiction and fantasy. Her multi-award winning work has been translated into nearly thirty languages, and is in development for film and TV. Raised in Australia and occasionally Ireland, Amie has degrees in history, literature, law and conflict resolution, and is currently undertaking a PhD in Creative Writing. She lives by the sea in Melbourne with her family, and an extremely large personal library. Her latest book is the fantasy adventure The Isles of the Gods.

Rhianna Patrick

Rhianna Patrick is a freelance Torres Strait Islander journalist, broadcaster and audio content creator with 25 years' media experience. She's worked across news, tv documentaries, national radio programming and podcasts. She's written for Kill Your Darlings, NME Australia, The Australian Music Vault, Rotten Tomatoes and IndigenousX. Rhianna also curates one of Spotify Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander playlists, 'Original Storytellers'.