fbpx

Kris Kneen

Kris Kneen is the award-winning author of fiction, poetry and non-fiction. Their latest book is Fat Girl Dancing.

Bottom

Kris Kneen

Kris Kneen is the award-winning author of fiction, poetry and non-fiction. They have been shortlisted for many awards including the prestigious Stella Prize. Their poetry collection Eating My Grandmother won the Thomas Shapcott Prize. Their latest book Fat Girl Dancing was shortlisted for the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award, The Queensland Premier’s Literary Award for a work of state significance and the South Australian Literary Award.

Festival Events

Kink in the Tale: Live Storytelling for Grown-ups

DATE April 5 TIME 6:00 pm WHERECivic Playhouse Book now

Things We Don’t Speak About: The Body as Taboo

DATE April 6 TIME 10:00 am WHEREUniversity of Newcastle NUspace X321 Book now

Journeys of the Self

DATE April 5 TIME 3:00 pm WHEREUniversity of Newcastle NUspace X207 Book now

BY THE ARTIST

Fat Girl Dancing

Newcastle Writers Festival would like to acknowledge the Awabakal and Worimi peoples, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which the festival takes place, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging and extend this respect to all First Nations people attending our festival.

Enter The Site
X

SIGN UP TO THE NEWSLETTER