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In this episode, a conversation recorded at the launch of Shapeshifting, a wide-ranging collection of nonfiction by First Nations writers co-edited by Jeanine Leane and Ellen van Neerven. With Evelyn Araluen and contributors. These lyric essays push the boundaries of nonfiction beyond the biographical or the academic, with pieces that experiment with form and embark on carefully crafting and re-crafting interventions that both challenge and expand existing genre structures.

In this exciting episode of Life on Mars, Alex have a great conversation with Simone van Neerven, founder of reBel.la, to explore how challenging the status quo can drive creativity and change. With a career that began at KLM and evolved into building her own brand, Simone shares her personal journey—from corporate life to embracing her rebellious spirit—and how it's helped her break barriers and inspire others.Through honest stories and sharp insights, Simone highlights the powerful role rebels play in driving innovation within companies. She emphasizes the value of building community, fostering collaboration, and embracing individuality to spark new ideas.This conversation goes beyond theory—it's a practical guide to finding and embracing your inner rebel, even in environments that resist change. Simone offers actionable advice for anyone looking to challenge corporate norms and create space for bold, fresh thinking.Whether you're feeling boxed in by traditional systems or just curious about how rebellion can fuel innovation, this episode is packed with inspiration and practical takeaways.Tune in, and discover how embracing your unique perspective can unlock new possibilities.Support the show

Date With A Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books and their journeys to publication. For the tenth episode of series two, Nick sits down with Dr. Mykaela Saunders, author of Always Will Be. They discuss the book, correcting the lack of representation of first nations culture in Australian storytelling, the value of short stories and more. BOOKS: Debut Feature: Always Will Be by Mykaela Saunders: https://www.uqp.com.au/books/always-will-be Other Books Mentioned: Heat and Light by Ellen van Neerven: https://bit.ly/3WGWQF0 The Kadaitcha Sung by Sam Watson: https://bit.ly/3SuKTQq Land of the Golden Clouds by Archie Weller: https://bit.ly/3ysZnZZ This All Come Back Now by Mykaela Saunders: https://www.uqp.com.au/books/this-all-come-back-now The Swan Book by Alexis Wright: https://bit.ly/3YpW40b PRODUCTION NOTES: Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest: Mykaela Saunders Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill' by Sakura Hz Production Code: 2:10 Episode Number: #23 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Sarah Valle (University of Queensland Press) © 2024 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings ‘Date With A Debut' is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.

On Episode 228 of Women’s World Football Show, we sit down with award-winning author Ellen van Neerven to discuss their fascinating book, “Personal Score: Sport, Culture, Identity.” Ellen takes us on a captivating journey through the intersection of sport, culture, and identity, offering unique insights into the role of women in football and the broader...

Evelyn Araluen, Madison Godfrey, Jill Jones and Ellen van Neerven with Jessica Alice | Join renowned Australian poets Evelyn Araluen, Madison Godfrey, Jill Jones and Ellen van Neerven with chair Jessica Alice for an exploration of poetry as a tool for resistance and social transformation. Event details: Wed 06 Mar, 5:00pm

With Sian Cain | Racism and sexism continue to plague Australian sporting codes despite multiple reviews, diversity policies and courageous outspoken sports people. Ellen van Neerven explains the impasse to Sian Cain. Event details: Tue 05 Mar, 5:00pm

Evelyn Araluen, Ali Cobby Eckermann, Jazz Money and Ellen van Neerven | In conjunction with the 18th Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, poets Evelyn Araluen, Jazz Money and Ellen van Neerven share their work and speak with Ali Cobby Eckermann about imagination, community and creating sanctuaries. Event details: Sun 03 Mar, 2:30pm

Robyn Davidson was just 27 when she trekked across the Australian desert. This epic journey was captured in her 1980 memoir Tracks, which became a national and international success. Her new book, Unfinished Woman, is her attempt to grapple with both her own life before and after Tracks, and with the story of her mother, who committed suicide when Robyn was only 11 years old. This week, Michael sits down with Robyn to discuss fear, loneliness and how she completed her self-proclaimed “impossible memoir”. Reading list:Tracks, Robyn Davidson, 1980Unfinished Woman, Robyn Davidson 2023See below for some of the First Nations Writers that Michael recommends reading:Tara June Winch, Melissa Lucashenko, Alexis Wright, Ally Cobby Eckerman, Tony Birch, Anita Heiss, Evelyn Araluen, Chelsea Watego, Kirli Saunders, Ellen van Neerven, Larissa Behrendt, Aileen Moreton Robinson, Jackie Huggins, Kim Scott, Jane Harrison, Nardi Simpson.You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Robyn DavidsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robyn Davidson was just 27 when she trekked across the Australian desert. This epic journey was captured in her 1980 memoir Tracks, which became a national and international success. Her new book, Unfinished Woman, is her attempt to grapple with both her own life before and after Tracks, and with the story of her mother, who committed suicide when Robyn was only 11 years old. This week, Michael sits down with Robyn to discuss fear, loneliness and how she completed her self-proclaimed “impossible memoir”.  Reading list: Tracks, Robyn Davidson, 1980 Unfinished Woman, Robyn Davidson 2023 See below for some of the First Nations Writers that Michael recommends reading: Tara June Winch, Melissa Lucashenko, Alexis Wright, Ally Cobby Eckerman, Tony Birch, Anita Heiss, Evelyn Araluen, Chelsea Watego, Kirli Saunders, Ellen van Neerven, Larissa Behrendt, Aileen Moreton Robinson, Jackie Huggins, Kim Scott, Jane Harrison, Nardi Simpson. You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books. Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and Twitter Guest: Robyn Davidson

An Australian writer of Aboriginal Mununjali Yugambeh and Dutch heritage, Ellen van Neerven has won various literary prizes for their works of fiction, poetry, drama and non-fiction. Their fable invites us to reflect on the relationship between humans and the lands we inhabit, giving us a bird's eye view on how we can better understand our connections with the natural world.

The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Yasmin Smith is an editor, writer and poet of South Sea Islander, Kabi Kabi, Northern Cheyenne and English heritage. Today Yasmin joins Andrew as the series editor of UQP's First Nations Classics The First Nations Classics series gathers prominent Indigenous voices who continuously, as they have always done, revive the literary landscape of this continent. The First Nations Classics includes: Unbranded by Herb Wharton, introduced by Kev Carmody Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Nugi Garimara (Doris Pilkington), introduced by Tara June Winch Blood by Tony Birch, introduced by Larissa Behrendt Heat and Light by Ellen van Neerven, introduced by Alison Whittaker Don't Take Your Love to Town by Ruby Langford Gibini, introduced by Nardi Simpson The Window Seat by Archie Weller, introduced by Ernie Dingo Purple Threads by Jeanine Leane, introduced by Evelyn Araluen Holocaust Island by Graeme Dixon, introduced by Ali Cobby Eckermann Final Draft is produced and presented by Andrew Pople Want more great conversations with Australian authors? Discover this and many more conversations on Final Draft every week from 2ser. Get in touch with Andrew and Final Draft. We love to hear about what you're reading! Twitter - https://twitter.com/finaldraft2ser  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/finaldraft2ser/  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/finaldraft2ser/ 

Ellen van Neerven is an award-winning writer of Mununjali Yugambeh and Dutch heritage. They write fiction, poetry, plays and non-fiction. Ellen's first book, Heat and Light, was the recipient of the David Unaipon Award, the Dobbie Literary Award and the NSW Premier's Literary Awards Indigenous Writers Prize. They have written two poetry collections: Comfort Food, which was shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards Kenneth Slessor Prize, and Throat, which was shortlisted in 2021 for the Queensland Literary Awards and the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, and won the Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry, the Multicultural NSW Award and Book of the Year in the NSW Premier's Literary Awards. Read the transcript for this interview here.  About The Garret: Writers and the publishing industry Follow The Garret on Twitter and Instagram, or follow our host Astrid Edwards on Twitter or Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Poets include: Natalie Harkin, Colin Kinchela, Tyberius Larking, Luke Patterson, Latoya Aroha Rule and Ellen van Neerven Join Dominic Guerrera and Alison Whittaker as they share everything that queer and trans First Nations poetry has to offer. Local and interstate poets from the NANGAMAY dream MANA gather DJURALI grow anthology will perform and yarn over their explosive and nourishing work. Poets include: Natalie Harkin, Colin Kinchela, Tyberius Larking, Luke Patterson, Latoya Aroha Rule and Ellen van Neerven. Presented by Writers SA in partnership with BLACKBOOKS and Australian Poetry. Event details: Sun 05 Mar, 2:30pm on the North Stage

In deze Innovatie Wasstraat aflevering duiken we in de vraag: Oh jee, een rebel in je team! Maar is dat wel zo'n ramp? Volgens innovatie expert Simone van Neerven kan die rebel juist de sleutel zijn tot succesvol innoveren. Veel mensen herkennen zich als een rebel. Ze voelen zich ongehoord of ondergewaardeerd. Ze stoten hun neus of vervelen zich, elke keer weer. Veel organisaties willen innovatief zijn, maar medewerkers moeten wel zich conformeren om dingen op een bepaalde manier te doen, en daar geen vragen over te stellen. Maar als je de juiste omgeving voor je rebellen creëert, gebeurt er magie.  Leer in deze podcast meer over rebellen in jouw organisatie en hoe je daarmee omgaat. Show notes Boek Simone van Neerven; Oh no! we have a rebel in our team: https://www.rebella.la/shop/ Boek Kim Spinder: Het Kleine Innovatieboek Word Vriend van de Show Wil je deze podcast steunen, zodat wij de Innovatie Wasstraat kunnen blijven maken? Word dan vriend van de show via www.vriendvandeshow.nl/innovatiewasstraat.  

In de eindejaarsuitzending van de Recruitment Tech Monthly werd er uitgebreid teruggeblikt op 2022 én vooruitgeblikt op 2023, met gasten Liesbet De Rouck (Hireslim), Luuk van Neerven (Joboti) en Brian Hickey (Huisartsenhulp).

The 2022 Emerging Writers Festival is set to run from June 15th-25th; our host Nick chats with Festival Artistic Director and co-CEO Ruby-Rose Pivet-Marsh and 2022 Ambassador Jeanine Leane about what patrons can look forward to. EVENTS MENTIONED Full Festival Schedule: https://bit.ly/3MSFkWQ 4 x 4 Rules for Writing: https://bit.ly/3GmgD2L   EXPLORE BOOKS MENTIONED Whisper Songs by Tony Birch https://bit.ly/3wSQ13q One Hundred Days by Alice Pung https://bit.ly/3uSwqPq Ellen Van Neerven Collection https://bit.ly/3wLZcFt Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen https://bit.ly/352d3sO TAKE CARE by Eunice Andrada https://bit.ly/3JXz3YL The Mother Wound by Amani Haydar https://bit.ly/2SH5sgI Unlimited Futures by Rafeif Ismail, Ellen van Neerven https://bit.ly/3wNu7Bo   FOLLOW Emerging Writers' Festival on Twitter | https://twitter.com/EmergingWriters Emerging Writers' Festival on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/emergingwriters/ Emerging Writers' Festival on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/EmergingWritersFestival/   CREDITS  Guests: Ruby-Rose Pivet-Marsh, Jeanine Leane Host & Producer: Nick Wasiliev Published on: 27 May 2022 Season: 2 Episode: 31 © 2022 BooktopiaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Al trabajo comunitario y solidario" Una serie de programas en camino hacia los 50 años de existencia de la Parroquia de San Pablo, en mayo de 2023, durante muchos años polo de desarrollo del sector. En este episodio conoceremos sobre la iniciativa de la obra "Monumento al trabajo comunitario y solidario", sus retos en la elaboración, su significado/simbolismo y remembranzas del día de su inauguración en 2021, además la historia vida y trayectoria de su creador Yino Márquez. Bajo la conducción de Humberto Van Neerven, quien junto al Padre Cirilo Swinne, hace parte de los Religiosos Camilos. ° ° "En Barranquilla, Colombia, los Religiosos Camilos están presentes desde el año 1970. Inicialmente con una Comunidad de religiosos italianos, pertenecientes a la Delegación Colombiana de la Provincia Italiana Lombardo-Véneta. Desde el 1977 la Comunidad es conformada por religiosos holandeses, pertenecientes hoy en día a la Provincia Alemana de la Orden." Más información en: https://religiososcamilosbq.co/ "El monumento presenta todo un resumen de todo un proceso de una comunidad en construcción , un monumento que no solo habla del pasado sino que , así deseo, nos marque un futuro próximo de una sociedad unida, solidaria , una comunidad sana." - Cirilo Swinne ° ° El monumento esta ubicado en la plazoleta Paloquemao de la Biblioteca popular del barrio La Paz Bibliopaz, en la carrera 13 # 100-75

Guest artist PAOLA BALLA joins Jillian Knipe for this special edition of ART FICTIONS | Culture Exchange which is part of the UK/Australia Season, a partnership between the British Council and the Australian Government's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Paola and I discuss colonisation in a place widely known as Australia, and its corresponding cost to herself, her family and her extensively long ancestral lineage, via poet Ellen van Neerven's 'Comfort Food' published in 2016. We dive into Ellen's magically rich text as she describes the simplest of dishes alongside racist cruelty. All with the upper hand of calm reflection and a delicious dollop of sensuality. Paola is extremely generous in sharing her stories of Indigenous hardship which she relays with clarity, humour and warmth . Our conversation expands on Paola's art practice which includes sculptural installation, curation and academia. We hear of the nature of bush dying and the shocking reality of forced encampment of her people, which continued into recent history. Paola shares her take on the mythological Mok Mok with her wild hair and no underwear, as she serves up well meaning treats in track pants and stilettos.    PAOLA BALLA paolaballa.art instagram paola_balla EXHIBITIONS  'Treaty' 2021 'Wilam Biik' 2021 WORKS 'Banner Time' 2021 'Murrup (Ghost) Weaving in Rosie Kuka Lar (Grandmother's Camp)' 2021 'Unconditional Love Space' 2020 BOOKS & WRITERS Ellen van Neerven 'Comfort Food'  ARTISTS Vernon Ah Kee Madeleine Kelly 'Spectra of Birds' 2014-2015      

For our 2021 Festival, an all-star line-up of guests came together to deliver a speech on the Festival theme, Within Reach. Speakers celebrated the power of writing to generate empathy, imagination and action. “People say the system is flawed. But what if it's actually working?” says award-winning writer, editor and literary activist Ellen van Neerven in this stirring highlight. Why, since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody, are things only worse? What is justice without accountability? Please note, there is discussion of Indigenous deaths in custody in this podcast episode.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ali Murphy-Oates has been named as one of nine Sidney Myer Creative Fellows, alongside writer Ellen van Neerven, musician Eric Avery, and painter Tjungkara Ken.

A conversation between anthology curator Ellen van Neerven and Flock contributors Cassie Lynch, Melanie Saward, and Adam Thompson.

Welcome to a talk about an innovation program that created a 1 Billion dollars cost saving. My guest today is Simone Van Neerven, Innovation Catalyst, Founder reBella. We will discuss: - What are the biggest obstacles to innovation success? - Most leaders are not satisfied with their innovation results. How could companies innovate better? - What do leaders need to know in order to be more successful? Thanks for watching Invincible innovation LIVE A Show About The Future Of People With Tech I'm Adi Mazor Kario, #1 Product Innovation & Value Creation Expert, Invincible Innovation. I'd love to hear your feedback and thoughts in the comments below! If you want to know more about me and my work: https://www.invincibleinnovation.com/​ Invincible Innovation on Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xtwPt9 Innovating Through Chaos Book: https://amzn.to/3gAVLbu Adi's LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3vuAplA Hope you'll enjoy the talk! #leadership #innovation #innovationecosystem #startup #startupnation #innovation #leadership #management #invincibleinnovation #openinnovation #cocreation #opportunities #valuecreation #success Invincible Innovation Innovation Ecosystems Digital Transformation Startups what is digital transformation in business d digital transformation strategy innovation digital transformation series episode what is innovation digital transformation digital transformation trends innovation ecosystem startup philosophy business building how to innovate Digital Transformation and Innovation Secrets | Invincible Innovation Digital Transformation and Innovation Secrets

‘Guwayu' is a Wiradjuri word meaning ‘still and yet and for all times'. Guwayu – For All Times is a groundbreaking collection of 63 poems from 36 First Nations poets in 12 First Nations languages. Commissioned by Red Room Poetry, this collection – 16 years in the making – is an exquisite expression of living First Nations culture, with the diversity of languages represented unprecedented in publishing. Hear from the remarkable poets and contributors to the anthology, Ellen van Neerven, Nardi Simpson, Kirli Saunders and Joel Davison, in conversation with ABC Radio National's Daniel Browning. Presented in partnership with Red Room Poetry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After an encounter at their 30th birthday, Ellen considers friendship, connection and the colonial construct of gender.Ellen van Neerven is an award-winning writer, editor and educator of Mununjali Yugambeh and Dutch heritage with strong ancestral ties to South East Queensland. They write fiction, poetry and non-fiction, and play football on unceded Turrbal and Yuggera land. van Neerven's books, Heat and Light, Comfort Food and most recently Throat have won countless awards. They are the editor of three collections, including the recent Homeland Calling and are co-editing an upcoming collection of speculative fiction Unlimited Futures with Sudanese multilingual writer Rafeif Ismail.Queerstories an award-winning LGBTQI+ storytelling project directed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For more information, visit www.queerstories.com.au and follow Queerstories on Facebook.The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on Booktopia.To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetterAnd for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow Maeve Marsden on Twitter and Instagram. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Woensdag 12 mei vond de Recruitment Tech Monthly weer plaats, met uiteraard het laatste nieuws op gebied van recruitment en technologie. Eerste Nederlandse virtuele banenbeurs In de live-uitzending stonden we onder meer stil bij: Luuk van Neerven over de ontvangen investering voor JobotiMarieke Wehner van Sollicitatiedokter vertelt meer over de eerste landelijke, virtuele banenbeursRecruitment Tech Survey 2021 nu gratis te downloadenOutmatch en Harver bundelen hun krachtenLars Boom van Personio over het openen van een Benelux-kantoor in AmsterdamActonomy en traicie integreren in Carerix ATSEqualture strijdt met certificaten tegen discriminatie op de arbeidsmarktGratis aanmelden voor Demo_Day 2021En nog veel meer..

Join exhibition curator Freja Carmichael along with artist and publication designer Jenna Lee and award-winning, contributing poet Ellen van Neerven for a live panel discussion, celebrating the launch of exhibition publication long water: fibre stories. long water: fibre stories illuminates spiritual, ancestral, and physical connections to water through fibre practices of artists from Yuwaalaraay (North West NSW), Quandamooka (Moreton Bay, South East QLD), Kuku Yalanji (Far North QLD), Zenadh Kes (Torres Strait Islands, QLD), Yurruwi (Milingimbi Island, NT), and surrounding homelands. Together this group—Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, spanning different generations and ancestries—share an inseparable relationship to water, be it the vast sea, inland waterways, or expansive river systems. Collectively, long water celebrates the stories of regeneration and continuation of important cultural traditions, and the strong women and vital water places that sustain them. The country, and wide range of environments, practices, and knowledge represented speak to both deep time and contemporary experiences—bringing into focus the importance of water to our cultural health and our capacity for resilience.

Content warning for discussions of racism & violence. Welcome to Talking Queer – a summer special of Talking Words. This is the first of two exciting features of writers whose ideas, opinions and perspectives attempt to make queer sense of the world, exploring the complex and shifting spectrum of human sexuality- and gender-diversity through literature. Our first is with award-winning writer of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, Ellen van Neerven. Ellen, of Mununjali Yugambeh (South East Queensland) and Dutch heritage, has authored three gorgeous and galvanising books – their first, Heat and Light, is a work of fiction which earned Ellen the David Unaipon Award, the Dobbie Literary Award and the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Indigenous Writers Prize. Comfort Food, Ellen’s first poetry collection was shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Kenneth Slessor Prize and highly commended for the 2016 Wesley Michel Wright Prize. Throat, their second poetry collection, is hot off the presses, having been released at the end of March this year, and boldly and dauntlessly delves into the complexities of love, language, and land. Throat was shortlisted for the 2020 Queensland Judith Wright Calanthe Award for a poetry collection, and was awarded the inaugural UQP Quentin Bryce Award.Leona had the honour of speaking to Ellen on August 26th of this year, recording their conversation remotely to account for pandemic travel restrictions.[One final note - since this episode was recorded, Leona's preference of pronoun leans more towards 'they' than 'she' - but they won't be offended if you occasionally forget!]

Six of Australia’s most clear-eyed, insightful writers—2020 Stella Prize–winner Jess Hill; actor and screenwriter Michelle Law; writer and founding editor of Liminal magazine Leah Jing McIntosh; award-winning novelist Favel Parrett; Queensland Literary Award–winning poet Ellen van Neerven; and award-winning poet and scholar Alison Whittaker—deliver addresses that explore, interrogate and challenge what holds our attention, what fails to, and why. Join us for an unmissable gala event hosted by Jamila Rizvi. Funded by the Victorian Government through Women Victoria Content Warning: Contains discussions about family violence. Recorded for MWF Digital in 2020. Support MWF: https://mwf.com.au/donate/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Six of Australia’s most clear-eyed, insightful writers—2020 Stella Prize–winner Jess Hill; actor and screenwriter Michelle Law; writer and founding editor of Liminal magazine Leah Jing McIntosh; award-winning novelist Favel Parrett; Queensland Literary Award–winning poet Ellen van Neerven; and award-winning poet and scholar Alison Whittaker—deliver addresses that explore, interrogate and challenge what holds our attention, what fails to, and why. Join us for an unmissable gala event hosted by Jamila Rizvi. Funded by the Victorian Government through Women VictoriaContent Warning: Contains discussions about family violence.Recorded for MWF Digital in 2020.

Both searing yet beautiful, the poetry and prose of Ellen van Neerven traces the continuing dispossession and violence that are our country's uneasy inheritance. Exploring love, language and land, Ellen shines a light on Australia's unreconciled past and precarious present with humour and heart. Ellen speaks with Dr Jeanine Leane about their powerful new poetry collection, Throat. Present Tense. Our Uneasy Inheritance was part of the Write Around the Murray program for 2020 Recorded 13/09/2020

Leilani Tamu reviews Homeland Calling: Words from a New Generation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voices edited by Ellen van Neerven. This collection is published by Desert Pea Media.

In our final ACCA Book Club, Ellen van Neerven discusses 'Throat', their newly published poetry collection, which explores love, language and land, and shines a light on Australia’s unreconciled past and precarious present with humour and heart. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Ellen van Neerven is an award-winning writer of Mununjali Yugambeh (South East Queensland) and Dutch heritage. They write fiction, poetry, plays and non-fiction. Ellen’s first book, Heat and Light, was the recipient of the David Unaipon Award, the Dobbie Literary Award and the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Indigenous Writers Prize. Ellen’s second book, a collection of poetry, Comfort Food, was shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Kenneth Slessor Prize and highly commended for the 2016 Wesley Michel Wright Prize. Throat is Ellen’s highly anticipated second poetry collection. Further information: https://acca.melbourne/program/acca-book-club-ellen-van-neerven/

Jamila Rizvi and Astrid Edwards consider rage, who gets to be openly angry and who is expected to hide their anger away. Chapter 1: Jamila puts the word 'rageful' to good use, and Jamila and Astrid consider the last time they were truly angry.  Chapter 2: Jamila considers Layla F. Saad's Me and White Supremacy: How to recognise your privilege, combat racism and change the world. Chapter 3: Astrid surprises herself and Jamila by bringing more poetry to the podcast, this time Throat by Ellen van Neerven.  Recommendations: Jamila recommends Rebecca Traister’s Good and Mad: The revolutionary power of women's anger. Astrid recommends White Rage: The unspoken truth of our racial divide by Carol Anderson. Join us on Thursday for an interview on rage with rising star Cole Brown. CHAT WITH US Join our discussion using hashtag #AnonymousWasAWomanPod and don't forget to follow Jamila (on Instagram and Twitter) and Astrid (also on Instagram and Twitter) to continue the conversation. This podcast is brought to you by Future Women. The podcast is produced by Bad Producer Productions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kindred, Kirli Saunders' debut poetry collection, is a pleasure to lose yourself in. Kirli has a keen eye for observation, humour and big themes that surround Love, Connection & Loss in an engaging style, complemented by evocative and poignant imagery. Kindred talks to identity, culture, community and the role of Earth as healer. It has the ability to grab hold of the personal in the universal and reflect this back to the reader. In this Conversations from Byron podcast, Ellen van Neerven chats with Kirli Saunders about the moments that inspired Kindred, about her role in the Poetry in First Languages project, and about her own personal journey to reclaim language.

Wij denken dat alles mogelijk is als we een nieuwe luchtvaartmaatschappij beginnen, maar is dat ook wel zo? Simone van Neerven, founder of reBella en ex head of innovation van Vueling, vertelt ons of we ze zien vliegen of dat we goed bezig zijn.

Right now, as we each experience isolation differently, food is a comfort for many. These times are also a reminder of how much food is a vehicle for connecting with family, friends and culture. In Talking Writing: Food, we consider the use of food to convey history, community, identity, love and memory. It can also raise complex questions of class, gender equality, our relationship with nature, and ethics. Recorded online on Thursday 16 July, hear from a panel who experience and write about food in fascinating and varied ways. Chaired by author Debra Adelaide and featuring writer and researcher Donna Lee Brien, poet Ellen van Neerven and food writer Richard Cornish.

Ellen shares poems from their most recent collection Throat, along with insights as to their creative process and inspiration for the work. Ellen van Neerven is an award-winning writer, editor and educator of Mununjali Yugambeh and Dutch heritage with strong ancestral ties to South East queensland. They write fiction, poetry and non-fiction, and play football on unceded Turrbal and Yuggera land. van Neerven’s book, Heat and Light, Comfort Food and most recently Throat have won countless awards. They are the editor of three collections, including the recent Homeland Calling and are co-editing an upcoming collection of speculative fiction Unlimited Futures with Sudanese multilingual writer Rafeif Ismail. Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For Queerstories event dates, visit www.maevemarsden.com, and follow Queerstories on Facebook. The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on Booktopia. To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter And for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Acknowledgement of country News headlines with Cait Kelly Liam Kane and Shan Windscript speak to Priya about campaigns against wage theft at Australian universities. Liam is a PhD candidate in History at UNSW, and an active National Tertiary Education Union member. Shan is PhD student and tutor in History at the University of Melbourne, as well as a member of the NTEU Casuals Network and Branch Committee. Unlimited Futures: Speculative, Visionary Blak+Black Fiction is the title of an upcoming anthology for young adults co-curated with Djed Press and edited by Rafeif Ismail and Ellen van Neerven. The project is a chance for First Nations writers and Afro-Black writers to share their stories about visionary past, present and possible futures. Hella and Rafeif from Djed Press join us to talk about the anthology and how it was born. SongsMo’Ju, Birds (Produced by Trials) - Rider in the Rain 2020

Mid-August, 2020. Some thoughts on energy, podcasting, poetry, the news, and why I dropped out of journalism school. Show notes The Poetry Gods Ocean Vuong ‘Extraordinary Voices for Extraordinary Times' Ep 1. with Ellen van Neerven and Eunice Andrada If You Are Over Staying Woke by Morgan Parker Self-Portrait as Kendrick Lamar, Laughing to the … Continue reading "Ep 125. Letter from Melbourne"

Mid-August, 2020. Some thoughts on energy, podcasting, poetry, the news, and why I dropped out of journalism school. Show notes The Poetry Gods Ocean Vuong ‘Extraordinary Voices for Extraordinary Times’ Ep 1. with Ellen van Neerven and Eunice Andrada If You Are Over Staying Woke by Morgan Parker Self-Portrait as Kendrick Lamar, Laughing to the … Continue reading "Ep 125. Letter from Melbourne"

Ellen van Neerven is an award-winning writer, editor and educator of Mununjali Yugambeh and Dutch heritage with strong ancestral ties to south east queensland. They write fiction, poetry and non-fiction. van Neerven’s first book, Heat and Light was the recipient of the David Unaipon Award, the Dobbie Literary Award and the New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards Indigenous Writers Prize. Their poetry collection Comfort Food was shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Kenneth Slessor Prize and Highly Commended for the 2016 Wesley Michel Wright Prize. The following poems, read by Leonie Whyman, are from van Neerven’s collection, Throat, which was released in 2020 and was recipient of the inaugural Quentin Bryce Award. Ellen van Neerven’s poems Politicians Having Long Showers on Stolen Land, White Excellence and All That is Loved are read by Leonie Whyman. Throat is now available to purchase at Readings: https://www.readings.com.au/products/31315625/throat

With entries now open for the third year of The Next Chapter, the Wheeler Centre's writers' scheme, join three recipients and their mentors – Arthur Bolkas and Arnold Zable, Meleika Gesa-Fatafehi and Ellen van Neerven, and Jean Bachoura and Maria Tumarkin – to discuss the varied forms support for emerging writers can take, and the unique qualities of writing mentorships. Hosted by Veronica Sullivan. Veronica Sullivan, Maria Tumarkin and Jean Bachoura Presented annually, The Next Chapter gives ten outstanding emerging writers the time and space to write, and a 12-month mentorship with an experienced writer. Through these mentorships, tomorrow's great voices are steered and supported by today's literary icons. Presented in partnership with the Emerging Writers' Festival.Support the Wheeler Centre: https://www.wheelercentre.com/support-us/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ellen van Neerven is an award-winning poet and writer of Mununjali Yugambeh and Dutch heritage. They write fiction, poetry, plays and non-fiction. Ellen's first book, Heat and Light, was the recipient of the David Unaipon Award, the Dobbie Literary Award and the NSW Premier's Literary Awards Indigenous Writers Prize. Ellen's second book, a collection of poetry, Comfort Food, was shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards Kenneth Slessor Prize and highly commended for the 2016 Wesley Michel Wright Prize. Throat is Ellen's third word and her second poetry collection. Ellen mentions working on Ali Cobby Eckermann's Ruby Moonlight, and you can listen to Ali discuss Ruby Moonlight here. And apologies for the sound quality, we recorded this interview remotely on 25 May 2020. ​About The Garret Read the transcript of this interview at thegarretpodcast.com. You can also follow The Garret on Twitter and Facebook, or follow our host Astrid Edwards on Twitter or Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mitch Albom on writing a serialised novel, Munanjali author Ellen van Neerven has a hotline with Yankunytjatjara poet Ali Cobby Eckermann and Canadian author Zalika Reid-Benta's debut novel.

Mununjali author Ellen van Neerven's new collection Throat, just out from UQP, has incredible breadth. The book moves from themes of love, sexuality and gender to ideas like ecopoetry, queer elders and the exchange of power between writer and reader. In this conversation we touch on all those ideas, always returning to the question of … Continue reading "Ep 120. Ellen van Neerven: Love poems, comfort and writing ‘Throat'"

Mununjali author Ellen van Neerven’s new collection Throat, just out from UQP, has incredible breadth. The book moves from themes of love, sexuality and gender to ideas like ecopoetry, queer elders and the exchange of power between writer and reader. In this conversation we touch on all those ideas, always returning to the question of … Continue reading "Ep 120. Ellen van Neerven: Love poems, comfort and writing ‘Throat’"

Mitch Albom on writing a serialised novel, Munanjali author Ellen van Neerven has a hotline with Yankunytjatjara poet Ali Cobby Eckermann and Canadian author Zalika Reid-Benta's debut novel.

not in Aus, matebad things don't happen hereour beaches are openthey are not places where bloodied mattresses burn Ellen van Neerven writes fiction, poetry, plays and non-fiction. An award-winning Mununjali Yugambeh writer and editor, their highly celebrated books include the experimental fiction collection, Heat and Light, and a book of poems, Comfort Food. This month, they released their second poetry collection, Throat, which explores love, language and land, and interrogates the colonial impulse. Maxine Beneba Clarke, left, and Ellen van Neerven Maxine Beneba Clarke is also a critically acclaimed writer and poet, whose work – including her award-winning 2016 poetry collection, Carrying the World – is known for its intensity and inventiveness, and for speaking truth to power. Both writers bring humour and heart to critical questions of who we are, where we come from and the burden of Australia's unreconciled history. Speaking from their respective homes during the COVID-19 restrictions of May 2020, these two poetic powerhouses discuss their shared passion for the form, and consider ways in which poetry can help us process what's happening in the world today. Introduced with a Welcome to Country from Parbin-Ata Carolyn Briggs. Presented in partnership with Australian Poetry with the support of the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund. Support the Wheeler Centre: https://www.wheelercentre.com/support-us/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The explosive second poetry collection from acclaimed Mununjali Yugambeh writer Ellen van Neerven, Throat, explores love, language and land. The winner of the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Indigenous Writers’ Prize, Ellen has been described by Maxine Beneba Clarke (The Hate Race) as a young writer who “best represents all that Australian literature was, is, and will surely be, in the decades to come”. Hear Ellen talk with Tessa Rose about their irreverent and powerful anthology, which casts a light on our country’s unreconciled past and precarious present. Supported by Australian Poetry.

The writer Ellen van Neerven speaks about their uncompromising new poetry collection Throat.

Ellen van Neerven shares a deeply personal story about finding your voice - the subtext of their new award-winning poetry collection Throat. And storyteller Jim Everett brings us The Word from Cape Barren Island, a remote community in Bass Strait.

Ellen van Neerven shares a deeply personal story about finding your voice - the subtext of their new award-winning poetry collection Throat. And storyteller Jim Everett brings us The Word from Cape Barren Island, a remote community in Bass Strait.

Verandering is misschien wel de enige constante in het leven, en juist met verandering hebben bijna alle organisaties moeite. Hoe krijg je mensen enthousiast om in beweging te komen en nieuwe manieren van werken te blijven leren? We spreken Simone van Neerven over haar succesvolle innovatieaanpak bij KLM, Vueling en Chanel.

Join Our Facebook Group Community here: http://bit.ly/sfe-community 01:50 - Introduction and being Head of Innovation at Vueling 03:51 - Resiliency in Spain 09:10 - Taking risks and learning from mistakes 15:45 - Being rebellious in a hierarchical company & Founding your own company 18:10 - Winning two Innovation Awards at KLM 46:52 - Education, internship and first job 51:30 - Starting at KLM & First leadership role 56:12 - Leadership philosophy 01:00:00 - Being a female leader 01:08:57 - Creating your own job position at KLM 01:13:50 - Recruited by Vueling and Chanel 01:22:27 - Leaving Vueling 01:26:00 - Bonding with your team 01:32:28 - Being form a small town 01:38:15 - Exploring other opportunities & closing advises for start-ups and scale-ups We bring inspiring startups and world-class founders on 1 stage to pitch for our Innovation Funding Award. Be part of our next event full of inspiration and great ideas! Get a FREE VIP Ticket for our next event: http://www.startupfundingevent.com

In this minisode from FWF 2018 Sydney, Erin Gough talks about the books that shaped her feminism and writing.Erin's picks:Mrs Dalloway, Virginia WoolfFingersmith, Sarah WatersThe Monkey’s Mask, Dorothy PorterLooking For Alibrandi, Melina Marchetta Finding Nevo, Nevo Zisin& Ellen van Neerven ‘whose writing speaks to her female Indigenous experience, to deep-seated racism, to colonisation, and to queerness’.Feminist Writers FestivalWeb: feministwritersfestival.comFacebook: @feministwritersfestInsta / Twitter: @FemWritersFestErin GoughWeb: www.eringough.comTwitter: @ErinOnFridaysShout OutsKel Butler from Listen Up Podcasting for editing and pod mentoring.Women Victoria for funding support, UTS Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion for event hosting and partnering.

Tyson Yunkaporta and Claire G. Coleman at the Wheeler Centre Claire G. Coleman believes speculative fiction is a powerful political tool. ‘It's a genre in which there's great scope for Aboriginal literature … It's able to sneak politics into places people don't expect to see it.' Coleman's revelatory 2017 debut novel, Terra Nullius, depicted an alternative Australia – a continent of either the distant past or the distant future – with an entire, brutal ‘future history' constructed in meticulous detail. The novel received local and international critical acclaim and was shortlisted for the Stella Prize. Every Aboriginal piece of literature is apocalyptic, because Aboriginal people are a post-apocalyptic people. With Coleman's new book, The Old Lie, she returns to themes of invasion, dispossession and apocalypse. Again, it's a novel of startling and alarming twists. And again, it's an outstanding contribution to the growing body of superb speculative fiction from Aboriginal authors, also including Alexis Wright and Ellen van Neerven. For this conversation, Coleman is joined by Tyson Yunkaporta, author of Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World. The pair discuss craft, creativity and Indigenous imaginations. Does speculative fiction have in-built critical mechanisms that especially serve Indigenous authors?Support the Wheeler Centre: https://www.wheelercentre.com/support-us/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ellen van Neerven, writer of poetry and fiction, reveals their Desert Island Books in conversation with librarian and host, Natalie Mason.

Simone van Neerven is the Head of Innovation at Vueling (https://www.vueling.com/en), an airline company originally from Spain. In this podcast, Simone talks about what innovating in this regulated industry means, but also how to drive innovation. We also discuss topics like women in tech and what it means to be a leader in a competitive […]

Simone van Neerven is the Head of Innovation at Vueling, an airline company originally from Spain. In this podcast, Simone talks about what innovating in this regulated industry means, but also how to drive innovation. We also discuss topics like women in tech and what it means to be a leader in a competitive space.

Francesca Rendle-Short, Michele Lee and Rajith Savanadasa join Mel Cranenburgh to talk about The Near and The Far, Volume II: more stories from the Asia-Pacific region.Spanning fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from the Asia-Pacific’s finest writers — including Christos Tsiolkas, Alice Pung, Norman Erikson Pasaribu, Han Yujoo, Ellen van Neerven, and Ali Cobby Eckermann — the collection, edited by David Carlin and Francesca Rendle-Short, invites readers on a unique and unforgettable journey. https://scribepublications.com.au/books-authors/books/the-near-and-the-far-vol-iiDr Alexandra Dane then joins Mel to discuss the ramifications of the decision of the judges of this year’s Vogel Literary Award to withhold the $20,000 prize and coveted book deal with publishing giant Allen & Unwin. Australia's most prestigious award for an unpublished manuscript, the award has helped kickstart the careers of many great authors. It is only the third time in the Vogel's almost 40-year history that a winner hasn't been chosen.

On this week's episode, I speak to the Head of Innovation, Simone van Neerven, at Vueling Airlines (Iberia). Simone is Six Sigma Black Belt and with over 17 years Travel Experience at KLM, now she is disrupting the Spanish company. These are some of the topics we discussed: - Learn what we define as Innovation - Learn what is the catalyser for innovation and how to implement it. - Learn how a Leadership based on Trust is the way to attract talent. - Learn why you SHOULD FALL IN LOVE WITH A PROBLEM and NOT A SOLUTION. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/growth-mindset-on/message

Writer and poet Ellen van Neerven reflects on team sport friendships, new cities and personal geographies. Ellen van Neerven is a writer of Mununjali Yugambeh and Dutch heritage. Her first book, Heat and Light (UQP, 2014), was the recipient of the David Unaipon Award, the Dobbie Literary Award and the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Indigenous Writers Prize. Heat and Light was also shortlisted for The Stella Prize, the Queensland Literary Award for State Significance, and the Readings Prize. Ellen’s second book, a collection of poetry, Comfort Food (UQP, 2016) was shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Kenneth Slessor Prize and Highly Commended for the 2016 Wesley Michel Wright Prize. Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For Queerstories event dates, visit www.maevemarsden.com, and follow Queerstories on Facebook. The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on Booktopia. To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter And for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on Twitter and Instagram.  

Simone discusses the fundamentals of trust and handling the three horizons in the airline industry and life. Here’s more about the three horizons: https://www.thnk.org/insights/the-three-horizons/ Simone mentions the book the Culture Map by Aaron Meyer. Clips from Aretha Franklin's "Think" used under fair use policy.

These powerful new voices are reshaping the landscape and literature of Australia and influencing how we see ourselves as a community. Hear excerpts of their work and a discussion of what it is to find your voice. With Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Julie Koh, Peter Polites, Ellen van Neerven, and Benjamin Law (convenvor). Presented by NSW Writers’ Centre. Audio Credits Introduced by Shelia Pham Recorded and Produced by Zacha Rosen

Pete (@mr_van_w) get disappointed about the racist backlash after the HSC English exam. John (@jfcatto) asks us to look beyond the bare necessaties for 1:1 tech in the classroom. Pete then recounts a positive twitter chat he had about GBL and Gamification. Finally, he warns against teacher nostalgia idolising the students of past.   Pete: Indigenous poet Ellen van Neerven abused by year 12 English students - Michael McGowan https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/oct/17/ellen-van-neerven-indigenous-poet-abused-hsc-english-students   John: Some blog post that he claims exists but has no proof of.    Pete: The Danger of Teacher Nostalgia - Jennifer Gonzalez  https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/teacher-nostalgia/

In this episode, guest host Hannah Donnelly explores Indigenous speculative futures with Claire G Coleman, author of the recently released 'Terra Nullius', and Maddee Clark, who is writing their PhD on Indigenous speculative fiction and futurism. Hannah Donnelly is a writer, DJ and the creator of Sovereign Trax. Her work experiments with future tense, speculative fiction and Indigenous responses to climate change through stories of cultural flows and water systems. Sovereign Trax is an online space promoting First Nations music through energising decolonization conversations and community in music. Hannah is currently working at Next Wave as an associate producer. Claire G Coleman is a writer from Western Australia. She identifies with the South Coast Noongar people. Her family are associated with the area around Ravensthorpe and Hopetoun. Claire grew up in a Forestry’s settlement in the middle of a tree plantation – where her dad worked, not far out of Perth. She wrote her black&write! fellowship-winning manuscript Terra Nullius while travelling around Australia in a caravan. Maddee Clark is a Yugambeh freelance writer living in the Kulin Nation. They are a Ph.D student researching Indigenous speculative fiction and futurism. Links to works discussed and recommended Claire G Coleman's 'Terra Nullius', published with Hachette https://www.hachette.com.au/claire-coleman/terra-nullius Maddee Clark's 'Coded Devices', published on the Next Wave website http://2016.nextwave.org.au/essays/coded-devices/ A review of Hannah Donnelly's 'Sovereign Apocalypse' by Ellen van Neerven in the Lifted Brow https://www.theliftedbrow.com/liftedbrow/sovereign-apocalypse-zine-two-a-review-by-ellen Claire recommends Follow the Rabbit Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington Garimara https://readingaustralia.com.au/essays/follow-the-rabbit-proof-fence/ The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith by Thomas Keneally https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/432556.The_Chant_of_Jimmie_Blacksmith Benang by Kim Scott https://www.fremantlepress.com.au/products/benang-from-the-heart Maddee recommends Fiona Foley https://www.mca.com.au/collection/artist/foley-fiona/ The Tribe http://www.tribeworld.com/ The Swan Book by Alexis Wright http://giramondopublishing.com/product/the-swan-book/ Heat and Light by Ellen van Neerven http://giramondopublishing.com/product/the-swan-book/ Nicole Watson http://rightnow.org.au/interview-3/interview-with-nicole-watson/

The indigenous poet, Ellen van Neerven, talks about her collection, 'Comfort Food'.Agatha Christie disappeared for 11 days in 1926. 'On the Blue Train' is Kristel Thornell's novel of what may have happened.

Hi folks, this is our first official episode for Qouch – Queers on a Couch. This episode we introduce you to queer bats, we interviewed the very famous Ellen Van Neerven (her new book Comfort Food is going back to the printers for a second edition after only 2 months!). We also introduce some of … Continue reading Episode 1 – The one where we interviewed Ellen Van Neerven

Hi folks, this is our first official episode for Qouch – Queers on a Couch. This episode we introduce you to queer bats, we interviewed the very famous Ellen Van Neerven (her new book Comfort Food is going back to the printers for a second edition after only 2 months!). We also introduce some of … Continue reading Episode 1 – The one where we interviewed Ellen Van Neerven

In this episode of Australian Book Review's States of Poetry podcast, Ellen van Neerven reads her poem 'Roo tails' which features in the Queensland anthology. All the States of Poetry anthologies will be available to read on the ABR website. You can read the anthologies here: https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/poetry/states-of-poetry

In this episode of Australian Book Review's States of Poetry podcast, Ellen van Neerven reads her poem 'Buffalo Milk' which features in the Queensland anthology. All the States of Poetry anthologies will be available to read on the ABR website. You can read the anthologies here: https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/poetry/states-of-poetry

In this episode of Australian Book Review's States of Poetry podcast, Ellen van Neerven reads her poem 'Bricks and Lightning' which features in the Queensland anthology. All the States of Poetry anthologies will be available to read on the ABR website. You can read the anthologies here: https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/poetry/states-of-poetry

In this episode of Australian Book Review's States of Poetry podcast, Ellen van Neerven reads her poem 'Chips' which features in the Queensland anthology. All the States of Poetry anthologies will be available to read on the ABR website. You can read the anthologies here: https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/poetry/states-of-poetry

In this episode of Australian Book Review's States of Poetry podcast, Ellen van Neerven reads her poem 'Love and Tradition' which features in the Queensland anthology. All the States of Poetry anthologies will be available to read on the ABR website. You can read the anthologies here: https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/poetry/states-of-poetry

In this episode of the Australian Book Review's States of Poetry Podcast, state editor Felicity Plunkett introduces the Queensland poets: Nathan Shepherdson, Ellen van Neerven, Lionel Forgarty, MTC Cronin, Sarah Holland-Batt, and Stuart Barnes. All the States of Poetry anthologies will be available to read on the ABR website. You can read the anthologies here: https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/poetry/states-of-poetry

Samira Farah, Justin Wolfers and Rebecca Slater discuss Heat and Light by Ellen van Neerven, alongside their picks from the Sydney Writers' Festival program.

Sep. 5, 2015. Contemporary fiction writers Tony Birch and Ellen Van Neerven, along with social historian Bruce Pascoe introduce readings and understanding into the diversity of stories that make modern Australia -- both fact and fiction -- at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Speaker Biography: Tony Birch is the Aboriginal Australian author of the short story collection “Father's Day” and the novels “Shadowboxing” and “Blood,” which was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award and the Melbourne Prize for Literature. Both his fiction and nonfiction works have been featured in Australian and international literary magazines and anthologies. His recent collection of short stories, “The Promise” (University of Queensland Press), delivers 12 tales with a sensitive and humorous take on life, including the stories of a trio of amateur thieves left in charge of a baby moments before a heist, a group of boys competing in the final of a marbles tournament and two young friends obsessed with the mystery of a submerged car in their local swimming hole. Birch is currently the inaugural Bruce McGuinness Research Fellow within the Moondani Balluk Centre at Victoria University in Australia. He will be releasing another novel, “Ghost River,” in October 2015. Speaker Biography: Ellen van Neerven is a young award-winning Aboriginal Australian writer from the Yugambeh people of South East Queensland. Her recently published debut novel, “Heat and Light," received the David Unaipon Award and was shortlisted for the Stella Prize, the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards and the Dobbie Literary Award. Her work has appeared in various publications, including McSweeney’s, Review of Australian Fiction, The Lifted Brow, Meanjin, Ora Nui and Mascara Literary Review. Neerven lives in Brisbane and is the senior editor of the Black&Write! project at the State Library of Queensland, which supports and promotes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers and editors. Speaker Biography: Australian Bruce Pascoe is a Yuin, Bunurong and Tasmanian who has written more than 25 books of fiction, nonfiction and poetry. He has widely varied experience from his work as a teacher, farmer, fisherman, barman, fencing contractor, Aboriginal language researcher, archaeological site worker, lecturer and editor. Some of his works include the short story collections “Nightjar” and “Ocean” and the historical nonfiction books “Cape Otway: Coast of Secrets” and “Convincing Ground.” In 2013 Pascoe received the Australian Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction for “Fog a Dox” (Magabala Books). His most recent nonfiction work, “Dark Emu: Black Seeds: Agriculture or Accident?” describes in depth the land management and agricultural practices of the Australian Aborigines and includes excerpts from early explorers’ diaries that demonstrate the extent to which modern retellings of early Aboriginal history understate the sophistication of these systems. Pascoe is a member of the Wathaurong Aboriginal Cooperative of southern Victoria. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6961

How to escape high school? It’s all Ellen wants to do. And she’s found a way. She can escape the school yard, the classroom, the daily teases and taunts. She’s found a place where she can be herself. iTunes Best Podcasts of 2015 Season One, 'High School' celebrates the good, the bad and the ugly of those complicated years, told by Australia’s best emerging and early-career writers. sbs.com.au/truestories Confidence Game is written and read by Ellen van Neerven. Music & Sound Design: James Cecil Executive Producer: Kylie Boltin Producer: Megan Gibbon Illustrator: Stella Leuna True Stories is commissioned and produced by Australia's multicultural broadcaster, SBS.