You are invited to join UTS Creative Writing alumnus Dr David Dyer in conversation with Dr Delia Falconer, Acting Head of Writing, to celebrate his new novel.

THIS KINGDOM OF DUST imagines a gripping alternate history of the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing. What does it mean to tell the story of space exploration, then and now?

What do fiction and science have to say to one another? And what is the ‘right stuff’ an author needs to draw upon to write a second novel?

David's book will be on sale at the event - courtesy of Gleebooks.

About David Dyer:

David Dyer grew up in a small, coastal town in New South Wales. After school, he pursued an eclectic career that included studying medicine, travelling the world in merchant ships, and working as a lawyer in Sydney and London. Upon his return to Australia, he decided to embrace his lifelong love of literature, and so became an English teacher and writer.

In 2013, he was awarded a doctorate in creative arts by UTS, and in 2016 published The Midnight Watch, a novel about the ship that witnessed the Titanic’s distress rockets but failed to respond. He then turned his attention to space, a fascination sparked in early childhood by the book You Will Go to the Moon, and later by the wonder and wisdom of Carl Sagan.

In 2019, David was lucky enough to meet moonwalkers Buzz Aldrin and Charlie Duke at a gala celebration of the Apollo 11 mission, where he was inspired anew by the vision and courage of those who dared to leave our small Earth and explore the depths of space.

David currently lives in Sydney, where he teaches, writes and makes cocktails.

About Delia Falconer:

Delia Falconer is the Walkley Award-winning author of The Service of Clouds, The Lost Thoughts of Soldiers, Sydney, and Signs and Wonders.

This event is part of the UTS FASStival 2024 program.