Anita Heiss: Living Legend
ABOUT THE SHOW
Name any literary genre and there’s a good chance Anita Heiss has published a book in it. Reflecting on her astounding career, Heiss discusses the different approaches required to craft rom-coms, historical fiction, non-fiction and children’s books, and how she works across these disparate forms while maintaining her singular voice.
PART OF BRISBANE WRITERS FESTIVAL
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Anita Heiss is an internationally published, award-winning author of over two books. Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray won the 2022 NSW Premier’s Literary Prize for Indigenous Writing and was shortlisted for the 2021 HNSA ARA Historical Novel. In 2023, she became Publisher-At-Large for Bundyi Publishing, an S&S imprint. Her latest historical novel is Dirrayawadha.
Nicole Abadee is an interviewer, facilitator and journalist who writes for Good Weekend Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Spectrum and Australian Book Review. Following her first career as a barrister, Nicole moved into the literary world, and she has for many years been a regular interviewer at writers’ festivals including Sydney Writers’ Festival, Adelaide Writers’ Week and Canberra Writers’ Festival and other literary events. Nicole has been a literary judge, podcaster and a guest on ABC Radio to discuss books. She was the curator of the Woollahra Writers’ Festival 2025 and is a board member of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.
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18 months and under free on the knee; all other ages must hold a vaild ticket
Contains adult themes
Contains coarse language
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Anita Heiss is an internationally published, award-winning author of over two books. Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray won the 2022 NSW Premier’s Literary Prize for Indigenous Writing and was shortlisted for the 2021 HNSA ARA Historical Novel. In 2023, she became Publisher-At-Large for Bundyi Publishing, an S&S imprint. Her latest historical novel is Dirrayawadha.
Nicole Abadee is an interviewer, facilitator and journalist who writes for Good Weekend Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Spectrum and Australian Book Review. Following her first career as a barrister, Nicole moved into the literary world, and she has for many years been a regular interviewer at writers’ festivals including Sydney Writers’ Festival, Adelaide Writers’ Week and Canberra Writers’ Festival and other literary events. Nicole has been a literary judge, podcaster and a guest on ABC Radio to discuss books. She was the curator of the Woollahra Writers’ Festival 2025 and is a board member of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.
