GREEK WRITERS FESTIVAL FREE SESSIONS 

Greek Writers Festival makes its debut tomorrow night with five big days of events including seven free sessions (listed below). Why not come along to one of these? To secure your spot please register your interest using the event link.

Sat 1 June 11.15am| The Word and the Image
Lucy Van (Chair) Bella Li & Stavros Messinis
A discussion about the relationship between the written word and the image in
avant-garde poetry https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=505474

Sun 2 June 10am| Is there a "Greek Australian" literary canon?
Dean Kalimniou (Chair), Christos Fifis, Tina Giannoukos, Konstandina Dounis
Discussion about the work of Greek authors and its place within the broader Australian literary landscape. https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=505560&

Sun 2 June 3pm| Πες τα Χρυσόστομε! Open Mic (Greek Language)
Dimitris Troaditis (MC) https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=507375&

Sun 2 June 4.45pm| Translation: Lost and Found  
Vrasidas Karalis (Chair), George Mouratidis, Ouyang Yu, Dean Kalimniou
Panel discussion about the art, aesthetics, and ethics of translation with poet-translators
https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=505587&

Sun 2 June 6pm| Intergenerational Greek-English poetry reading  
Vrasidas Karalis (MC), Dina Amanatides, Stavros Messinis, Dimitris Troaditis, Τina Giannoukos, Dean Kalimniou, George Mouratidis
Join seven unique "Greek-Australian" poetic voices as they explore and enrich our understanding of a migrant generation, and celebrate the experiences, struggles, memory and language of a changing community in the antipodes. In English and Greek language. https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=505594&

Sat 8 June 4.15pm| Speak Poet!: Open Mic
Dimitris Troaditis (MC)
Take advantage of this five minute opportunity to grab the microphone and share your work whether it be poems, songs, stories, anecdotes, visions, nightmares, anything. Just rock up and sign up and do your own thing, freak freely, and let it all hang out! 
Note: You must turn up to the event to sign up for your spot. https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=505629&

Sat 8 June 5.30pm| Book Launch: Tom Petsinis’ Steles / Dimitris Troaditis’ Λοξές Ματιές
Dr. Thanasis Spilias (Presenter), Tom Petsinis, George Mouratidis, Dean Kalimniou, Dimitris Troaditis
Celebrate with us as we, in true bilingual fashion, launch the latest poetry collections of two unique voices in Australian literature: Steles by acclaimed poet and novelist Tom Petsinis, and Λοξές Ματιές (Sideward Glances) by journalist, social activist and Greek language poet, Dimitris Troaditis. Proceedings and readings will naturally and seamlessly oscillate between English and Greek, as the poets' work intertwines and reflects the richness and complexity of "Greek" literature in Australia. https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=505634&