Oct 30, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Centre for Stories

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Join Rashida Murphy as she launches Centre for Stories’ first solo publication, Wave after Wave: Writers from the Indian Ocean.

Wave After Wave is a collection of poetry and short stories developed by ten emerging writers of Indian Ocean heritage beyond the west coast of Australia. Wave After Wave explores forms of belonging, place, and the identities of our contributors.

Thank you to our contributors: Raphael Farmer, Belinda Hermawan, Patrick Gunasekera, Rashil D’cruz, Sarah Marchant, Priya Kahlon, Simeon Neo, Priyadarshini Chidambaranathan, Michael Joboy, Raihanaty A Jalil and edited by Robert Wood.

Copies of the book will be available to purchase on the evening.

Drinks and nibbles provided.

RSVP to this event is essential. For further questions, email [email protected]

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  Rashida Murphy

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  Rashida Murphy lives and works on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation. She runs workshops on writing and aspects of culture, race, and identity, and mentors emerging writers. Rashida is the author of a novel, The Historian’s Daughter, which was shortlisted in the Dundee International Book Prize and published by UWA Publishing. She has also been shortlisted for both the Carmel Bird Literary Award and the NSW Premier’s Literary Award for her collection of short stories titled, The Bonesetter’s Fee & Other Stories. Rashida’s prose and poetry is widely anthologised and more information is available at her website : https://rashidawritenow.com/  

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