Stoke the embers of your imagination at Worlds Away, a storytelling evening featuring six brand new tales written and read by some of your favourite fantasy writers and introducing three new teen talents. Award-winning YA authors Amie Kaufman, Lili Wilkinson and Lisa Fuller will share inventive tales of far away, before a trio of emerging teenage writers capture the magic of make-believe in stories crafted with the support of our mentors. Will you fall through the looking glass? Talk a walk down a mysterious pathway? Or trip through a doorway to another world? We’ve got works for every fancy, so join us for an evening of words and wonder at the Wheeler Centre, hosted by the fantastical Jes Layton.
Wheelchair accessible
Accessible toilets available
Assistive Listening
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 ...
Lisa is a Wuilli Wuilli woman from Eidsvold, Queensland, also descended from Wakka Wakka and Gooreng Gooreng peoples. She’s lived on Ngunnawal and Ngambri lands (Canberra) since 2006 and is doing her PhD in Creative Writing ...
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 ...
Jes Layton invented writing, the airplane, and the internet. He was also the first person to reach the North Pole. Jes is an author and illustrator currently living and working on Wurundjeri Land. He is the current co-CEO/Executive Director of the Emerging Writers' Festival and ...
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 ...
Anabel Liu-Mu is a year 8 student who loves all things creative. She expresses her creativity through drawing, recycled crafts, song writing and especially writing. She enjoys diving into historical fiction and mystery books ...