
Dates
-
Times
-
Saturday3:30 pm — 4:30 pm
-
Accessibility
Prices
Admission
Today’s writers speak in many languages, sometimes all at once. These writers navigate the space where translation isn’t just technical, it’s deeply personal.
Navigate the weekend with an interactive planner and venue maps
- Accessibility
-
This venue is wheelchair accessible.
- Age Suitability
- All ages
- Runtime
- 1 hour
Part of
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
Eugenia Flynn
Speaker
Boon Wurrung Country (Melbourne), Australia
Eugenia Flynn is a Chinese Malaysian, Larrakia, Tiwi and Muslim writer, creative and researcher. Her essays, short stories, poems and textual works have been published and exhibited widely. Her creative practice explores narratives of truth, grief and devastation, interwoven with explorations of race and gender.
Appearing in: Speaking in Tongues, Art Will Save Us and The Line Keeps Moving

Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar
Speaker
Chandil, India
Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar has written the novels The Mysterious Ailment of Rupi Baskey and My Father's Garden, and the short story collection, The Adivasi Will Not Dance. He has won a Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar and has been shortlisted twice for the JCB Prize for Literature and The Hindu Prize.
Appearing in: Speaking in Tongues

Malachi Edwin Vethamani
Speaker
Seremban, Malaysia
Malachi Edwin Vethamani is a Malaysian poet, writer, editor, critic, bibliographer, and Emeritus Professor at the University of Nottingham. He has published five volumes of poems and two collections of short stories. He is the Founding Editor of Men Matters Online Journal (2020).
Appearing in: Speaking in Tongues and The Poetic Line Workshop

Beni Sumer Yanthan
Speaker
Kohima, Nagaland India
Beni Sumer Yanthan is the pen name of Yanbeni Yanthan. She is an Assistant Professor at Nagaland University. Her works encompassing poetry, essays, reviews, and short stories, have been published in various journals, e-zines, newspapers, and forums.
Appearing in: Speaking in Tongues

Mridula Nath Chakraborty
Moderator
Naarm (Melbourne), Australia
Mridula researches and teaches Indigenous, multicultural and postcolonial literatures, with an emphasis on diasporic writings of South Asia around the world (including in Asia, Africa and the Americas), Asian literatures in translation and culinary cultures.
Appearing in: Speaking in Tongues and Art Will Save Us

Performance Location: Gilbert Suite, Adelaide Convention Centre

No results were found
Plan Your Literary Weekend
Plan your literary weekend at OzAsia Festival's Weekend of Words with our interactive planner and venue maps.

Which Jellicle Cat Are You, Based on Your Zodiac
This month, CATS returns to Adelaide as the musical celebrates its 40th Australian anniversary at Her Majesty’s Theatre. So, as the Jellicle Ball approaches, we’ve matched each zodiac sign to its perfect feline counterpart - so, which Jellicle cat are you?

Foundation Impact Stories: A chorus of support
Our Heart of the Arts regular giving program makes it simple to continue your support in a way that's both meaningful and sustainable. By setting up a recurring gift, you help bring long-term arts programs and projects to life.

Foundation Impact Stories: Leaving a legacy of love for the arts
As mother and daughter, Marjorie and Catherine Fitz-Gerald share a passion for the arts. Through their bequests to Adelaide Festival Centre, they hope to inspire future generations to experience the same wonder the theatre has brought to their lives.

The First 50 Podcast — Episode 12: Jo Peoples & Helen Trepa
In episode 12, Jo Peoples and Helen Trepa from our Exhibition and Collections team chat to host Libby O'Donovan about the Performing Arts Collection.

The First 50 Podcast — Episode 11: Matt Gilbertson
In episode 11, Matt Gilbertson chats to host Libby O'Donovan about the inspiration behind his alter-ego 'Hans'.

The First 50 Podcast — Episode 10: Eddie Perfect
In episode 10, Eddie Perfect chats to host Libby O'Donovan about his affinity with Adelaide Festival Centre and his experience as a former Artistic Director of Adelaide Cabaret Festival.

The First 50 Podcast — Episode 9: Annette Shun Wah
In episode 9 of The First 50, host Libby O'Donovan talks to OzAsia Festival Artistic Director, Annette Shun Wah.

Foundation Impact Stories: Be a champion for the future of South Australian artists
Your support will enable us to nurture emerging creative talent, helping to provide the right pathways and year round, hands-on comprehensive performance and industry experiences within all aspects of South Australia’s premier performing arts centre.

Foundation Impact Stories: Inspire a lifelong appreciation for the arts
With your support, we can remove barriers and share the arts with every corner of our community through our Arts for All and community engagement programs, champion the next generation of artists, and push boundaries through the creation of new works.

Foundation Impact Stories: Songlines 2022 Reconciliation Generation
Alberton Primary School took part in centrED's Songlines program. Students spend a day working with First Nations songwriters to get a greater understanding of their culture.

Watch now: The Long Walk
OzAsia Festival 2022 - on demand: A drone, three dancers, and a musician all come together in a spectacular live filmmaking performance.
