How do we process the beautiful, chaotic reality of being alive? Booker-shortlisted author Steve Toltz (A Rising of the Lights) and Zoe Terakes (Eros) cross the aisle between literary fiction and raw memoir to explore desire, identity, and the absurd. Join them as they discuss the mechanics of writing with unapologetic honesty, the strategic use of humor, and how to conjure characters you’ll never forget. Moderated by Amy Lovat.
A Rising of the Lights
From the Booker-shortlisted author, an audacious comic lament for a world that no longer knows itself.
07 May
2026
Rozelle, NSW
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