Join Benjamin Law as he talks to fellow writers 𝗛𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗻 and 𝗥𝗼𝘇 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗺𝘆 about identity and the inspiration behind their writing.
𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝘄 is a celebrated author and journalist, and the editor of 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙐𝙥 𝙌𝙪𝙚𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙖. He is a columnist for Fairfax’s Good Weekend magazine, co-host of ABC RN’s weekly national pop culture show, Stop Everything, and frequently appears on the TV shows Q&A, The Drum and The Project. Benjamin’s memoir, The Family Law, about growing up gay and Asian in Australia, was adapted for SBS TV.
𝗥𝗼𝘇 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗺𝘆 is a Melbourne-based writer, PhD candidate, editor at Archer Magazine and is in the process of completing a memoir about gender diversity, Jewish identity, and mental illness. Roz describes their experience attending a Modern Orthodox Jewish school as a queer and non-binary person in their essay ‘Binary School’ which appeared in the anthology 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙐𝙥 𝙌𝙪𝙚𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙖.
𝗛𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗻 migrated from South Africa to Australia in 1989. After a career as a law lecturer and researcher, Hayley studied acting, and wrote and produced a play about asylum seekers. In 2005, Hayley moved to her girlfriend’s cattle farm in the Australian bush and completed an MFA (Creative Writing). Hayley’s short-stories and essays have been published internationally. 𝙐𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 is her debut memoir.
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