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Migrant Stories - Online Panel Discussion

A Word for Word National Non-Fiction Festival preview event
2020-10-22 19:30:00 2020-10-22 20:30:00 Australia/Melbourne Migrant Stories - Online Panel Discussion Join us for this special preview event ahead of the 2020 Word for Word National Non-Fiction Festival. Virtual Event

Thursday, October 22
7:30pm - 8:30pm

Add to Calendar 2020-10-22 19:30:00 2020-10-22 20:30:00 Australia/Melbourne Migrant Stories - Online Panel Discussion Join us for this special preview event ahead of the 2020 Word for Word National Non-Fiction Festival. Virtual Event

Join us for this special preview event ahead of the 2020 Word for Word National Non-Fiction Festival.

This year’s festival theme is Life, Changing and in this event we'll discuss multiculturalism in Australia, the heartbreaking choice to start a new life, the struggles in adapting to a new home and the ties that bind to a homeland.

Author Christopher Raja has written an affecting portrait of one family's search for home, Into the Suburbs. Olympia Panagiotopoulos has written an evocative exploration of the ties that bind in her memoir of food, family and Greece, Beneath the Fig Leaves. Chris and Olympia will be joined on the panel by Panel Moderator Harriet Gaffney, award winning writer, scholar and arts administrator.

TAGS: | Festivals | Author Talks |

Geelong Library and Heritage Centre (The Dome)

Phone: (03) 4201 0600
Branch manager
Katherine O’Neill
Hours

Geelong Library and Heritage Centre (The Dome)

We're closed Tuesday January 26 due to Australia Day Public Holiday
Mon, Jan 18 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jan 19 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jan 20 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jan 21 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Jan 22 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Sat, Jan 23 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jan 24 10:00AM to 5:00PM
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