EVENTS
23 MAY - SYDNEY, NSW
Sydney Writers Festival 2024
Australian fantasy heavyweight Garth Nix (The Old Kingdom series) takes to the stage with ascending local star Shelley Parker-Chan (The Radiant Emperor duology) and global sensation Samantha Shannon (The Roots of Chaos series) to explain how they create expansive universes for their epic stories, heroes and heroines.
25 MAY - SYDNEY, NSW
Sydney Writers Festival 2024
Samantha’s latest queer fantasy series, The Roots of Chaos, is a feat of feminist worldbuilding, reimagining the legend of Saint George and the Dragon to create a universe where princesses save themselves. Following smash-hit The Priory of the Orange Tree, the prequel, A Day of Fallen Night, is an engrossing saga about a world on the brink of war with dragons – and the women warriors who must protect humankind. Meet fantasy’s new mother of dragons, joined on stage by Shelley Parker-Chan.
26 MAY - SYDNEY, NSW
Sydney Writers Festival 2024
Step into the world of stolen fates and ruthless gambles with Shelley as they discuss their groundbreaking duology, and writing home grown fantasy fiction.
31 MAY - BRISBANE, QLD
Brisbane Writers Festival 2024
Delectable darkness is great fantasy’s secret ingredient. These authors examine the allure of the gothic, how its motifs give shape to our most unsettling impulses, and the friction between escapism and a good scare. Panelists: Naomi Novik, Angela Slatter and Kathleen Jennings. Moderated by Shelley Parker-Chan.
2 JUNE - BRISBANE, QLD
Brisbane Writers Festival 2024
Erudite essays, lyrical poetry, a queer reimagining of history and a unique take on the murder mystery provide very different contexts for these authors’ explorations of queerness. With authors Shelley Parker-Chan, Dennis Altman, Jarad Bruinstroop, Sam Elkin and Kris Kneen.
2 JUNE - BRISBANE, QLD
Brisbane Writers Festival 2024
Ancient tales are given modern twists in the hands of these enchanting authors, who draw upon mythic pasts to break new ground in genre writing. Imagining the what-ifs of history, these books place us in conversation with the past. With authors Shelley Parker-Chan, C.S. Pacat, Naomi Novik and Kathleen Jennings.