Interstellar authors Amie Kaufman and Lili Wilkinson take one giant leap into an unknown universe created by galactically good teen writers. Using a setting and premise crafted by talented teens, Amie and Lili will bring this cosmic creation to life in a special Spring Fling event. YOU, the audience, will be mission control and YOUR decisions will determine the characters' fate. Will they survive deep space? Discover a new planet? Meet their intergalactic demise? Only time will tell.
Spring Fling returned in 2023, and this year we went Above and Beyond. We looked further, delved deeper, and asked bigger questions with outstanding thinkers who are reshaping our world and envisioning extraordinary futures.
Spring Fling is supported by the Victorian State Government.
Assistive Listening
Accessible toilets available
Registered Assistance Animals welcome
Wheelchair accessible
The bookseller for this event is Readings.
Saskia de Leeuw Kyle (she/her) is a writer and aspiring journalist based in Melbourne. She loves to write and read fiction (especially YA romcoms). You can find her work on the website Rosie Respect. She was a member of the ...
Amie Kaufman is a New York Times and internationally bestselling author of science fiction and fantasy, whose award-winning work has been translated into nearly 30 languages. Amie has degrees in history, literature ...
Lili Wilkinson is the award-winning author of eighteen books for young people, including The Erasure Initiative and After the Lights Go Out. Lili has a PhD from the University of Melbourne, and is a passionate advocate for YA and ...
Sharon Zhang is an Asian-Australian, Melbourne-based poet and author. Her work has been published by Asian American Writer's Workshop, Voiceworks, Rust + Moth, and elsewhere. She is a mentee at Adroit and an editor at ...