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Melissa Leong - Guts

A Queenscliffe Literary Festival Event

2025-10-18 16:30:00 2025-10-18 17:30:00 Australia/Melbourne Melissa Leong - Guts A Queenscliffe Literary Festival event, supported by Geelong Regional Libraries. Queenscliff Town Hall, 50 Learmonth Street Queenscliff VIC 3225 -

Saturday, October 18
4:30pm - 5:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-10-18 16:30:00 2025-10-18 17:30:00 Australia/Melbourne Melissa Leong - Guts A Queenscliffe Literary Festival event, supported by Geelong Regional Libraries. Queenscliff Town Hall, 50 Learmonth Street Queenscliff VIC 3225 -

A Queenscliffe Literary Festival event, supported by Geelong Regional Libraries.

Hear the first female judge on MasterChef Australia, Gold Logie nominated TV personality and fashion icon Melissa Leong talk about her debut book Guts: A Memoir of Food, Failure, and Taking Impossible Chances. A fearless insight into Melissa's experiences of racism, mental health, and the joy that food has played in her daily life and in her soaring career.

Melissa will be joined in conversation with Jaclyn Crupi.

About the author:

Melissa Leong is a Gold Logie-nominated TV personality, food writer, broadcaster and the first female judge on MasterChef Australia and Dessert Masters. A proud first-generation Singaporean Australian, she’s known for her sharp palate, fearless voice, and fashion icon status. Melissa has explored food from every angle, from living on an abattoir in Tasmania to chasing banh mi in Vietnam and consulting across the food media landscape. In her powerful memoir Guts: A memoir of food, failure and taking impossible chances, she dives into identity, racism, mental health, and the joy of food, encouraging readers to live boldly and authentically.

Tickets:

Tickets on sale Friday 12 September.  Please note this is a Queenscliffe Literary Festival event, supported by Geelong Regional Libraries. Bookings can be made directly with Queenscliffe Literary Festival via the "Register" button on this page, or via queenscliffeliteraryfestival.com.au

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Festivals | Author Talks |

TAGS: | recommended |

Queenscliff Library

Phone: (03) 4201 0663

Hours

Queenscliff Library

We're closed Friday September 26 due to Day before AFL GF
Mon, Sep 22 1:30PM to 5:00PM
Tue, Sep 23 1:30PM to 5:00PM
Wed, Sep 24 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Thu, Sep 25 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Fri, Sep 26 Closed
(Day before AFL GF)
Sat, Sep 27 9:30AM to 12:00PM
Sun, Sep 28 Closed

Tel: (03) 4201 0663

About the Library

The Queenscliff Library is housed in a beautiful heritage building, built in 1887, and services the Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale communities, as well as holidaymakers. Located in the main street of this picturesque coastal village, the branch is a small but much-loved community space. Located next to the Visitor Information Centre and Queenscliffe Historical Museum, the library features public access PCs, free WiFi, study spaces and a large reading room. Regular Preschool Story Time sessions are held here. 

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