Feb 4, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Centre for Stories

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The SFF (Science Fiction, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction) Collective is a group that meets regularly to discuss topics relating to SFF books and share book recommendations across the genre.

This meeting of the SFF Collective will discuss fairy-tales in all their forms. What do we define as ‘fairy-tale’ – what are some examples?  How have tropes from faery influenced other genres? Why are fairy-tale adaptations so popular today? And lastly does Australia have any fairy-tales of our own?

Authors to consider for this session include but are not limited to J R R Tolkien, The Brothers Grimms, Hans Christian Anderson, Kate Forsyth, Neil Gaiman, Kate DiCamillo and Carmel Bird.

Although this is a free event, RSVP is essential.

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  Prema Arasu

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  Prema Arasu is a PhD candidate in Creative Writing at the University of Western Australia. Their research is practice-led with a focus on gender in fantasy, science fiction and speculative fiction. They hold a BA (Hons) in English and Cultural Studies from UWA and a Master of Letters in Modern and Contemporary Literature and Culture from the University of St. Andrews. Prema has both academic and creative publications in the areas of fantasy literature and speculative fiction, queer and feminist postmodernism, the body, performance art, and diaspora studies. They are currently involved in a number of projects aimed at making the WA arts scene more diverse and inclusive.

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