Health Humanities seminar + Health Poetry Prize awards

This event, presented both online and on campus, combines a seminar by Emma Adams; a panel of key speakers on creativity and health; and then the award of the 2026 University of Canberra Health Poetry Prize.

For on-campus participants: There is paid parking on campus; the University is also on many bus routes. The venue, Building 2, is shown on the campus map: https://www.canberra.edu.au/maps (come up the stairs inside the building, and Room 6 will be clearly marked).

For online participants: the zoom link is https://zoom.us/j/93660363620 (any problems? email jen.webb@canberra.edu.au)

The program is:

2:15: Welcome to Country

2:30: Keynote presentation by Emma Adams, ‘Reciprocity and Resilience: Trauma Management whilst Caring for our Mother Earth’

3:30 Coffee break

3:45: Panel discussion on health, wellness and creative practice

4:30: Health Poetry Prize award: winner and runner-up will read their winning poems.

5:15: Drinks and nibbles