The Great Escape – the rise and rise of romantasy
Event description
With Keshe Chow (The Girl with No Reflection) and Lisa Tirreno (Prince of Fortune).
Hosted by Melanie Ansley (Book of Theo Trilogy).
***Romantasy dress-ups encouraged!
Keshe Chow (she/her) is a #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of fantasy, romance and speculative fiction. Born in Malaysia, Keshe moved to Australia when she was two years old. She lives in Naarm (Melbourne) with her husband, two kids, one cat and way too many house plants.
Lisa Tirreno lives in Melbourne with her family and a soap opera of chickens. A recovering journalist, she has a degree in English literature and history, and is good at stabbing herself with embroidery needles. Her debut novel, Prince of Fortune, is out now with Simon & Schuster imprint Atheneum.
Melanie Ansley is an award-winning author and film producer of Chinese descent. Her first novel won Best YA at the IndieReader Discovery Awards, and her screenwriting includes work that has played on Netflix and won a student Emmy. She blends her background in film and fiction to tell cross-cultural, emotionally rich stories that entertain.
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