Amie Kaufman: Other Worlds
Sci-fi and Fantasy Symposium 2025 - 9 May 2025

Public Event: Amie Kaufman in conversation with Mette Jakobsen, with Q&A (all welcome!), folllowed by book signing
10:15am- 12:15pm

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’s the host of podcasts Amie Kaufman on Writing, and Pub Dates. Amie lives by the sea in Melbourne, Australia, with her family and an extremely large personal library. Her latest book is the fantasy adventure The Isles of the Gods.

Mette Jakobsen is a Lecturer in Creative Writing at the Writing and Society Research Centre, Western Sydney University. She has a PhD in Creative Writing and a Master’s in Creative Arts. Mette has enjoyed international success with her fiction writing. Four of Mette’s plays have been produced and broadcast on ABC Radio National in Australia, with two shortlisted for Prix Marulic and Prix Italia. In 2021 Mette started writing for young adults and her dystopian duology, The Tower Series, was published by HarperCollins, Australia.

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