Ellen van Neerven: Writer-in-Residence in July

Ellen van Neerven

July brings our third writer-in-residence to Booranga and we are honoured to welcome award-winning author Ellen van Neerven to Wagga Wagga. Ellen will be in residence from 8 until 14 July and will deliver the ASAL Patrons Lecture at the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery on Friday 13 July as well as conduct a writing workshop on Saturday 14 July at Booranga.

Ellen van Neerven is a writer of Mununjali Yugambeh and Dutch heritage. Her first book, Heat and Light (UQP, 2014), was the recipient of the David Unaipon Award, the Dobbie Literary Award and the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Indigenous Writers Prize. Heat and Light was also shortlisted for The Stella Prize, the Queensland Literary Award for State Significance, and the Readings Prize. Ellen was named as a Sydney Morning Herald‘s Best Young Australian Novelist in 2015. 

Ellen’s second book, a collection of poetry, Comfort Food (UQP, 2016) was shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Kenneth Slessor Prize and Highly Commended for the 2016 Wesley Michel Wright Prize.

Until 2016 Ellen was the Managing Editor of black&write! Indigenous Writing and Editing Project at State Library of Queensland. She received the 2017 Queensland Writers Centre Johnno Award and the 2015 Express Media Award for Outstanding Contribution by a Young Person in Literary Arts. She currently lives and works in Melbourne.
https://ellenvanneervencurrie.wordpress.com/

Patrons Lectures are hosted by ASAL with funding from the Copyright Agency. These lectures support emerging and distinguished Australian writers to travel to locations around Australia to present a public talk or lecture on a topic of his or her choosing for a broader public.

By bringing Australian writers into a wide range of communities, Patrons Lectures aim to stimulate broad interest in Australian writing and facilitate deeper understanding between writers, the academy, secondary teachers and the reading public.

Ellen's events are as follows:

Our 'members only' event is a Meet-the-Writer soirée to welcome Ellen to Booranga. This is being held on Tuesday 10 July, 6pm at Booranga. 

To register your attendance please RSVP booranga@csu.edu.au

Also available to 2018 financial members is a limited number of one-on-one consultations with Ellen. 

To submit a piece of writing for consideration for one of these consultations please email booranga@csu.edu.au

ASAL Patrons Lecture:

When: Friday 13 July, 6pm to 8pm

Where: Wagga Wagga Art Gallery

Baylis St. Wagga Wagga

Cost: Free, bookings essential as seating is limited. RSVP

Writing Workshop

When: Saturday 14 July, 2pm to 4pm

Where: Booranga Writers’ Centre, Mambarra Drive, Wagga Wagga

Cost: Free for members, a $10 donation is requested from non-members. RSVP

Booranga Writers' Centre is supported by the  NSW Government through Create NSW.

Booranga Writers' Centre gratefully acknowledges the financial and in-kind support provided by Create NSW, Wagga Wagga City Council and Charles Sturt University.