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Some of My Best Friends Are Made Up

Session 5
Special Event Talks
Gilbert Suite, Adelaide Convention Centre
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Dates

  • Times

    • Saturday
      2:00 pm — 3:00 pm

Accessibility

Prices

Admission

FREE

What makes a character unforgettable? The voice? The contradictions? The secret they won’t admit, even to you?

Dive deep into the craft of character-building: how writers conjure people from nothing, give them flaws, families, desires and let them walk off the page.

Accessibility

This venue is wheelchair accessible.

For more information regarding venue accessibility, please visit https://www.adelaidecc.com.au/attending/accessibility-facilities

Age Suitability
All ages
Runtime
1 hour

Part of

Beverley Jason Sami on Stage

A vibrant celebration of Asian and Asian Australian literature, writing, and ideas. Discover, engage, inspire. 7-9 November '25.

Discover OzAsia Festival's Weekend of Words

Speakers

Shankari Chandran

Speaker

Eora Nations (Sydney), Australia

Shankari Chandran is the author of Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens, Song of the Sun God, The Barrier, Safe Haven and Unfinished Business. In 2023, she won the Miles Franklin Literary Award 2023 for Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens.

Appearing in: Some of My Best Friends Are Made Up

Shankari Chandran

Steve MinOn

Speaker

Meanjin (Brisbane), Australia

Steve MinOn was an internationally awarded advertising copywriter and a restaurateur before becoming a writer of fiction. His debut novel First Name Second Name (UQP 2025) won the Glendower Award for an Emerging Queensland Writer in the 2023 Queensland Literary Awards.

Appearing in: Some of My Best Friends Are Made Up and Guilty Pleasures

Steve Min On

Mirandi Riwoe

Speaker

Meanjin (Brisbane), Australia

Mirandi Riwoe is the author of Stone Sky Gold Mountain, Sunbirds, and the novella The Fish Girl and The Burnished Sun. Mirandi has a PhD in Creative Writing and Literary Studies. Her novel A Short History of Longans will be out in 2026.

Appearing in: Some of My Best Friends Are Made Up and Guilty Pleasures

Mirandi Riwoe

Siang Lu

Moderator

Meanjin (Brisbane), Australia

Siang Lu is the Miles Franklin-winning author of Ghost Cities and ABIA-winning author of The Whitewash. He is the co-creator of The Beige Index and the creator of #sillybookstagram. Siang is based in Brisbane, Australia, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Appearing in: Thriving as a Writer and Some of My Best Friends Are Made Up

Siang Lu

Performance Location: Gilbert Suite, Adelaide Convention Centre

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