It was a fabulous experience to prepare a conversation for the AFTS 2022 conference in Brisbane. Inspired by the Flesh to Fossil theme, Lauren and I discussed the idea of ancestry as fossil and thinking of our audience not just ourselves from the very beginning, our discussions began. Through the course of our preparations, weContinue reading “Ancestry as Fossil”
Diaspora Fairy Tales
It was brilliant to present with Sharon Orapeling (Botswana) and Roselle Tenefrancia (Philippines) at the recent annual Australian Fairy Tale Conference hosted this year in Brisbane. Many more thoughts on this conference to come, but this is a summary highlight of our presentation. We began by acknowledging the many nations, of Indigenous Australia before itContinue reading “Diaspora Fairy Tales”
On the Eve!
Originally posted on Ripple Poetry :
After months of mostly zoom meetings, a couple of weeks ago we gathered in a cafe to reflect upon and celebrate that we are about to host a national conference in Brisbane – in person. We realised that we had almost reached our goals and felt that it was timely…
The AFTS Conference is on its way!
Originally posted on Ripple Poetry :
It’s been wonderful working with some fantastic storytellers in the lead up to the Australian Fairy tale Society’s National Conference. June Behind the scenes we yarn. As we talk, we’re looking for significant moments in our storytelling journeys – and the moments we became entranced by fairy tales and folk…
Reflections on Working with June
I would say that my first introduction to June was serendipitous, as it was a time when I needed to feel that there are opportunities for writing on diaspora experiences that are not necessarily academic or literary. Working with June for WQ’s Diaspora edition was very special for me, as she encouraged personal and intimateContinue reading “Reflections on Working with June”
June Paisa Perkins 