Jumaana Abdu’s debut novel Translations follows the lives of Aliyah and her daughter Sakina as they retreat to rural NSW in search of a new life. Their lives intertwine with those of the locals as bushfires rage around them and a reckoning approaches.
Jumaana Abdu is a Dal Stivens Award winner and an alumnus of The Wheeler Centre’s Next Chapter program.
Non-alcoholic beverages and complimentary snacks courtesy of ASRC Catering will be provided.
Translations
Winner, 2025 SMH Best Young Australian Novelists
Shortlisted, Stella Prize
Shortlisted, Readings New Australian Fiction Prize
Shortlisted, NSW Premier's Literary Awards
Shortlisted, MUD Literary Prize
Longlisted, Voss Literary Prize
'Jumaana Abdu is extraordinary and I will read everything she writes.'
HANNAH KENT
'Translations is a joy to read.'
Stella judges' report
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