‘We come together so we might bring care and community towards an unknown future, one that might be better.’
Read More“It is always important to write with urgency about the things that matter, because even slow burns are created with fire and leave a mark.”
Read More‘I cannot think of a heavier question than what language might be under occupation and I do not have an answer although I think it is important to talk about and go on saying.’
Read More‘Australia is not real. Nor am I. Put differently, we are both fictions—made-up, imagined.’
Read More‘When we can’t write we can read.’
Read More‘My prophets found futures / by watching the birds.‘
Read MoreTara Kenny surveys the Liminal Festival, capturing minor details and hefty conversations.
Read MoreGlimpses of the Liminal Festival, captured by Kim Lam.
Read MoreSketches of the Liminal Festival by Viet-My Bui.
Read MorePhotographs from the Opening Night of the Liminal Festival.
Read MorePhotographs from the Liminal Festival, 2024.
Read MoreSonia Nair captures the Liminal Festival in real time.
Read MoreReadings from Manisha Anjali, Evelyn Araluen, Andrew Brooks, Brian Castro, Bella Li, Cher Tan, and Michael Sun.
Read MoreEvelyn Araluen, Hasib Hourani and Mykaela Saunders as they discuss the careful craft of ripping the empire’s language to shreds.
Read MoreBella Li and Lucy Van think through histories, poetics and how to wield language on one’s own terms.
Read MoreJessica Au, Brian Castro and André Dao consider the novel, the nation, and the boundaries that shape them. Hosted by Lynda Ng.
Read MoreEda Gunaydin, Michael Sun and Cher Tan examine the possibilities of literary criticism, as well as the roles and responsibilities of the critic.
Read MorePoets Andrew Brooks and Elena Gomez consider writing friendship and futurity, comradely love and joyous passion.
Read MorePoets Jenny Zhang and Panda Wong discuss their poetics of disgust, of abjection, and of grief.
Read MoreFriends Jillian Tamaki and Lee Lai draw on their years-long artistic practices to think through the pleasures, pains and processes of comics making.
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