Metamorphosis
ABOUT THE SHOW
Mariana Enríquez, Catherine Chidgey, Shaun Micallef & Kris Kneen in conversation with Laura Jean McKay
In these transformative fictional tales, bodies are not what they seem. They become tapestries, weapons, symbols, fantasies, portals; they represent beginnings and endings, reckonings and renewals. Join these four incredible writers as they discuss the surreal, the virtual and the corporeal in their vivid and enthralling works.
PART OF BRISBANE WRITERS FESTIVAL
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mariana Enríquez was born in Argentina in 1973. She is the author of the novel Our Share of Night and the collections of short fiction, Things We Lost in Fire, A Sunny Place for Shady People and The Dangers of Smoking in Bed. Her most recent book is the travelogue Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave.
Catherine Chidgey is “one of New Zealand’s greatest living writers” (Radio NZ), shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award and twice longlisted for the Women’s Prize. She is the only writer to have won the Acorn Prize for Fiction twice, New Zealand’s most prestigious literary prize.
Shaun Micallef is a sometime author but mainly puts food on the table by debasing himself on television. This is very undignified and he feels much shame, so every now and then he writes a book so that people think he’s clever. This seldom fools anyone. His new book is De’ath Takes a Holiday.
Kris Kneen is the award-winning author of fiction, poetry and non-fiction. They have been shortlisted for many awards including the prestigious Stella Prize. Their poetry collection Eating My Grandmother won the Thomas Shapcott Prize. Their latest book Rite of Spring is published by Transit Lounge
Laura Jean McKay is the author of The Animals in That Country (Scribe 2020) – winner of the prestigious Arthur C Clarke Award, The Victorian Prize for Literature, the ABIA Small Publishers Adult Book of the Year and co-winner of the Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 2021. Laura is also the author of Holiday in Cambodia (Black Inc., 2013). Her latest collection is Gunflower (Scribe 2023).
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mariana Enríquez was born in Argentina in 1973. She is the author of the novel Our Share of Night and the collections of short fiction, Things We Lost in Fire, A Sunny Place for Shady People and The Dangers of Smoking in Bed. Her most recent book is the travelogue Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave.
Catherine Chidgey is “one of New Zealand’s greatest living writers” (Radio NZ), shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award and twice longlisted for the Women’s Prize. She is the only writer to have won the Acorn Prize for Fiction twice, New Zealand’s most prestigious literary prize.
Shaun Micallef is a sometime author but mainly puts food on the table by debasing himself on television. This is very undignified and he feels much shame, so every now and then he writes a book so that people think he’s clever. This seldom fools anyone. His new book is De’ath Takes a Holiday.
Kris Kneen is the award-winning author of fiction, poetry and non-fiction. They have been shortlisted for many awards including the prestigious Stella Prize. Their poetry collection Eating My Grandmother won the Thomas Shapcott Prize. Their latest book Rite of Spring is published by Transit Lounge
Laura Jean McKay is the author of The Animals in That Country (Scribe 2020) – winner of the prestigious Arthur C Clarke Award, The Victorian Prize for Literature, the ABIA Small Publishers Adult Book of the Year and co-winner of the Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 2021. Laura is also the author of Holiday in Cambodia (Black Inc., 2013). Her latest collection is Gunflower (Scribe 2023).
