7pm - 9pm Thursday 20 May (Click here to book your tickets)

Continuing the annual presence of the SWF in Blacktown, Max Webber Library and the Arts Centre present three events :

Max Webber Library 6.30pm - 7.30pm Tuesday 18 May 2010

An Evening with Judy Nunn

Join Judy Nunn, one of Australia's best loved writers, as she talks about her new novel Maralinga and her visit to the remote South Australian desert township to research the book.

Blacktown Arts Centre 7pm - 9pm Thursday 20 May (Click here to book your tickets)

Indigenous Writing Across Genres and Audiences

(Performance, poetry and non-fiction, genre fiction and children's literature.)

7pm Thursday 20 May

An international Indigenous panel in conversation: What are the challenges and opportunities of being an Indigenous writer in a culture dominated by non-Indigenous experience and stories?

Panel: Dr Anita Heiss (participating chair), Richard Van Camp, Boori Monty Pryor, Cathy Craigie and Leanne Tobin.

Goomeda Darug - Spirit of the Darug

8pm Thursday 20 May

For the first time Darug poets come together to present a poetry reading, reflecting on loss, love and belonging. The Darug are the original inhabitants of Western Sydney. Poets: Robyn Caughlan, Stacey Et Al, Leanne Tobin, Chris Tobin, Greg Smith, Larraine Sullivan, Karen Maber and Dianne Ussher.