Independent Publishing Conference 2018

‘Finding the writers’ panel discusion

This panel discussion, to be led by Djed Press founder Hella Ibrahim, and featuring Sophie Black and Rebecca Lim, will introduce and explore the philanthropic and volunteer efforts of non-publishers who are helping the industry discover and develop new voices – the Wheeler Centre’s Next Chapter initiative and the volunteer-driven Voices from the Intersection project.

To be held Friday 23 November 2018 as part of the Independent Publishing Conference
The Wheeler Centre
11.45am

Appearing in ‘Finding the writers’:

Rebecca Lim is a Melbourne writer and illustrator and the author of eighteen books, including The Astrologer’s Daughter (A KirkusBest Book of 2015 and CBCA Notable Book for Older Readers) and the bestselling ‘Mercy’ series. Her work has been shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Award, INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award, Aurealis Award and Davitt Award, and longlisted for the Gold Inky Award and the David Gemmell Legend Award. Her novels have been translated into German, French, Turkish, Portuguese and Polish. She is a co-founder of the Voices from the Intersection initiative and a co-editor, with Ambelin Kwaymullina, of Meet Me at the Intersection, a groundbreaking anthology of YA #OwnVoice memoir, poetry and fiction.

 

Sophie Black is Head of Publishing at the Wheeler Centre where she has worked on projects such as the new national writers scheme The Next Chapter, The Messenger podcast (Grand Trophy and two Gold Medals, New York Festivals Radio Awards 2017; UNAA Media Award for Best Radio Documentary; Walkley Award for Radio/Audio Feature; Australian Human Rights Commission Media Award) and the ABC Radio National program Talkfest. Previously she was Editor in Chief at Private Media, where she headed up titles such as Crikey, Women’s Agenda, Daily Reviewand SmartCompany. In 2013 she delivered the Adelaide Festival of Ideas as Director. She sits on the advisory board for Melbourne University’s Centre for Advancing Journalism and the human rights publication Right Now. Sophie is the former editor of Crikeyand regularly appears on ABC local radio and television, most recently as a regular panellist on ABC TV’s Screen Time.

 

Hella Ibrahim (chair) is an Egyptian-Australian Muslim editor with a passion for activism through writing and publishing. She works as a project editor at an education publishing company on weekdays, and is the founder and editorial director of Djed Press, an online publication that provides a paid platform for creators of colour.

 

 

 

This panel discussion is part of the Independent Publishing Conference (22 – 24 November 2018). You can book one-day or multi-day tickets to conference here. Find the full Friday here. Find a link to the full conference program here.