Dream/Reality
Speculative fiction meets creative non-fiction in this night of readings at Centre for Stories. Witness writers as they trace the threshold between dreams and reality.
Featuring
- Melanie Hobbs
See more about Melanie Hobbs - Baran Rostamian
See more about Baran Rostamian - Anna Quercia-Thomas
See more about Anna Quercia-Thomas - Isabelle Biondi Saville
See more about Isabelle Biondi Saville
Sep 5, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Centre for Sories
Dream/Reality will deep-dive into the blurred lines of creative non-fiction and speculative fiction. The evening will include a night of readings and discussion with Centre for Stories alumni Anna Quercia-Thomas (facilitator), Melanie Hobbs, Baran Rostamian, and Isabelle Biondi Saville.
Witness writers as they trace the threshold between dreams and reality, reading from their own works and discussing how ‘the real world’ inspires stories and vise versa.
This event is in partnership with Emerging Writers’ Festival 2024.
TICKETS
Scroll down to RSVP your ticket. Spaces are strictly limited.
LOCATION AND TRANSPORT
The event will be held at Centre for Stories, Northbridge WA 6003. Centre for Stories is a wheelchair accessible venue. The Perth train station is a 10-minute walk from Centre for Stories. The closest Wilson parking is 2 minutes away at 8/6 Errichetti Place.
PHOTOGRAPHY CONSENT
This event may be photographed. By registering for a ticket, you confirm you are giving consent for any photos and recordings to be used by Centre for Stories materials and communications. If you do not wish to be photographed, you must contact us at info@centreforstories.com.
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Melanie Hobbs
Collapse BioMelanie Hobbs is a mother of two, a writer and an English teacher. Melanie was recently announced as one of the six winners of the 2022 Centre for Stories Writing Fellowships. During her Writing Fellowships, Melanie will be working on completing a manuscript for a short story collection.
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Baran Rostamian
Collapse BioBaran Rostamian is a writer and law student living on unceded Whadjuk Noongar Boodja. She is fascinated, dumbfounded and disgusted by the way and the why of things. Aside from her debut poetry collection Woven Frays, Baran’s writing has been published in The Tiger Moth Review, Singapore Review of Books, SBS Voices, Limina journal, Books+Publishing magazine and Australian Poetry Anthology Vol. 9, among others. You can follow @baran.com.au on Instagram.
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Anna Quercia-Thomas
Collapse BioAnna Quercia-Thomas is a queer Hispanic American writer and academic currently based in Western Australia. She writes poetry and speculative fiction about found family, queer romance, and connection in dark times. Her work is featured in New Words Press, SWAMP Journal, and in the upcoming issue of Overland.
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Isabelle Biondi Saville
Collapse BioIsabelle Biondi Saville is a tea-fuelled writer who is of Italian and Yamatji heritage. Her work has appeared in Three Can Keep a Secret, Ourselves: 100 micro memoirs, COZE, Queerlings, Powders Press and the little journal. When she's not writing, you will often find her crocheting or winding up her cat.
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