Join author, editor and screenwriter Zahid Gamieldien in conversation with James McKenzie Watson as they discuss Zahid's debut novel, All the Missing Children.

All the Missing Children is a literary horror novel about the chain reaction within the community when two children vanish.

In this gripping tale of human frailty and the other-worldly, each of the characters must confront the mystery of what really happened to the missing children.

$5.00 + booking fee

Books will be available for purchase and signing on the night.

Non-alcoholic refreshments and nibbles on arrival.

Bookings required.

Enquiries: 8495 5028 or libraryprograms@northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au

Zahid Gamieldien is an author, screenwriter, editor and writing tutor. His short fiction has been published in literary journals including Overland, Meanjin, Kill Your Darlings, Island Magazine and many others. His work was listed for the Richell Prize and selected for inclusion in the ‘best of’ fortieth anniversary edition of The UTS Writers’ Anthology. His screenwriting has been listed for awards, and as an editor and writing tutor, he’s helped several authors get their work into print. Most recently, he received funding to undertake a residency at Varuna House and a major grant from Create NSW to write his next novel.

James McKenzie Watson writes fiction with a focus on health and rural Australia. His novel Denizen won the 2021 Penguin Literary Prize and was published by Penguin Random House in 2022. Denizen also received a 2021 Varuna Residential Fellowship and a 2021 KSP Residential Fellowship. James has written for The Guardian, Meanjin, Kill Your Darlings and the Newtown Review of Books. He has appeared at events including the Sydney Writers' Festival, Newcastle Writers Festival and BAD Crime Sydney. James co-hosts a podcast with fellow author Ashley Kalagian Blunt, James and Ashley Stay at Home, about writing, creativity and health.