Melissa Lucashenko: From Meanjin to Edenglassie

Meanjin, the traditional place name of modern day Brisbane, was briefly known as Edenglassie, a portmanteau of Edinburgh and Glasgow. Melissa Lucashenko’s novel of the same name oscillates between 1800s Edenglassie and modern-day Brisbane, to examine the lives of the land’s Indigenous people then and now. This is a rare opportunity to hear from one of Australia’s great contemporary authors. In conversation with Tam Zimet.

Supported by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body.

Categories: Fiction

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Brilliant Fiction

From international luminaries to local heroes, the programme is packed with stellar fiction. Here’s a taste of some of the brilliant writers coming to our stages this year…

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