QSA Talks: in conversation with Melissa Lucashenko

Join us for a special QSA Talk, in conversation with Melissa Lucashenko during NAIDOC Week 2024.

In this enlightening discussion, we'll journey into the heart of Indigenous narratives, exploring themes of resilience, empowerment, and truth-telling, to celebrate the theme of NAIDOC Week 2024, 'Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud & Proud'.

Don't miss this opportunity to engage with one of Australia's foremost voices in Indigenous literature.

About Melissa

Melissa Lucashenko is a Goorie (Aboriginal) author of Bundjalung and European heritage. Her first novel was published in 1997 and since then her work has received acclaim and many literary awards. Killing Darcy won the Royal Blind Society Award and was shortlisted for an Aurealis Award.

Her sixth novel, Too Much Lip, won the 2019 Miles Franklin Literary Award and the Queensland Premier’s Award for a work of State Significance. It was also shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Fiction, the Stella Prize, two Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards, two Queensland Literary Awards and two NSW Premier’s Literary Awards.

Melissa is a Walkley Award winner for Long Form Journalism, and a founding member of human rights organisation Sisters Inside. She writes about ordinary Australians and the extraordinary lives they lead. Her latest book is Edenglassie.