So proud to have been a part of Write Your Heart Out with Trent Dalton at Museum of Brisbane.
This anthology contains so many beautiful love stories, and includes my piece ‘Love all the same’ ❤️
Write Your Heart Out
Queensland Regional Art Awards Ekphrasis project
I was honoured to be commissioned for this year’s Queensland Regional Art Awards Ekphrasis project by award-winning writer Cheryl Leavy, as part of Flying Arts Alliance’s touring exhibition, Perspective.
Commissioned poets include Stuart Barnes, Otis Carmichael, Cheryl Leavy, Steven Oliver and myself.
Check out the full catalogue for Perspective.
My poem ‘Distorted rainbows’ responds to Lincoln Austin’s ‘ I saw myself, in you, wondering, how did I get here’ – Winner of the ‘Art for Life’ Award. And my poem ‘Pixel-printed’ responds to Michelle Le Plastrier’s ‘Food-O-Matic + Pixel Printed Food’ – Winner of the Environmental Art Award.
The QRAA Ekphrasis project features work from poets who have lived and worked in urban, rural, regional and remote settings; work reflecting First Nations and LGBTQI+ communities; working artists and writers; published and unpublished writers; and poets who are emerging and well established.
Celestial Bodies special event
Shelf Lovers is hosting a special event to celebrate the release of Celestial Bodies, published by Tiny Owl Workshop, on Wednesday 9 October from 6pm.
The free event will include black out poetry and a panel discussion with contributing authors Aidan Demmers (they/he), Julian Palacios (he/him), Caity Webster (she/her), Treffery Webb (she/her) and myself.
Following the panel discussion, you’ll get the chance to meet and chat with us and have copies of Celestial Bodies signed.
Celestial Bodies will be available for purchase on the night or from Shelf Lovers instore or online.
ALL THE COLOURS OF THE RAINBOW out January 2025 with Hachette!
I’m thrilled to announce that my picture book All the Colours of the Rainbow, with illustrations by the amazing Sha’an d’Anthes, will be out on 29 January 2025 with Hachette Australia!
Huge thank you to my agent Danielle Binks for championing this book from the very beginning!
ABOUT ALL THE COLOURS OF THE RAINBOW
People are like rainbows – each colour is different, and you can choose to be any colour of the rainbow. A gentle look at gender diversity and acceptance by non-binary transgender poet Rae White, with illustrations from award-winning artist Sha’an d’Anthes.
Jem is a kid who sometimes loves wearing yellow dresses and sometimes loves wearing blue jeans. They feel like a girl when searching for bugs and lizards in the rain, and like a boy when running around under the sun. And when there’s a rainbow in the sky, they feel like a boy and a girl, like both and neither.
Some adults in Jem’s life only want to see in black and white, leaving Jem confused about what choices they have, until Mum helps them with a different and wonderful way of seeing the world.
Celestial Bodies launch at Avid Reader
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 12 2024 | INSTORE EVENT
6.00pm FOR A 6.30pm start | 60mins
Join me at Avid Reader for the launch of Celestial Bodies edited by Aidan Demmers, published by Tiny Owl Workshop.
ABOUT THE BOOK
What does it mean, to exist in a queer body? To love, to lust, to rebuild and rework and miss something intangible? In this anthology of Australian sci-fi, seven writers and three artists explore these questions through a series of weird and wonderful dimensions, times, and worlds.
Celestial Bodies includes works by Annalise Jensen, Konstanz Muller Hering, Julian Lawrence, Dawn Tasker, Caity Webster, Marlee Jane Ward, Aidan Demmers, Treffery Webb, Luca Masnata, and myself.
Write your heart out pop-up with Trent Dalton
Share the love in a one-day only pop-up writing event with Trent Dalton and a troupe of writers, including myself!
Join us in King George Square on Friday 6 September from 12pm-2pm to help us share and write love stories.
Whether it’s love lost or found, brief or everlasting, pour your heart out and share the love with us this Brisbane Festival, with thanks to Museum of Brisbane.
Red Dirt Poetry Festival 2024!
Get ready for an unforgettable experience at Red Dirt Poetry Festival 21-25 August in Mparntwe (Alice Springs)!
Join me for Moonrise Poetry, a Zine Making Workshop, and Late Night Love Inn.
Check out the full Red Dirt Poetry Festival Program.
Moonrise Poetry
Date: 21 August
Time: 6.30-9pm
Location: Earth Sanctuary
Zine Making Workshop
Date: 25 August
Time: 12.30-1.30pm
Location: The Roastery Cafe
Late Night Love Inn
Date: 25 August
Time: 9.15-11pm
Location: Araluen Arts Centre
Interview with Saffron Jones in Jacaranda Journal
Thank you Saffron Jones for interviewing me for the latest issue of Jacaranda. It was such a joy to chat to you about poetry, publishing and of course, Animal Crossing ❤️
You can purchase a copy of Jacaranda: Volume 11.1 – Exposed Roots on the Jacaranda website.
Make a zine workshop
Make your own zine with me on Saturday, 22 June from 1-3pm at Strathpine Library!
This workshop is an inclusive safe space to explore writing that says something about you, how you see yourself, and how you see the world.
What’s a zine? It’s a handmade magazine that can be as hi or low-tech as you like. You can share poetry, drawings and art, jokes, quotes, stories, thoughts – anything you like!
Ages 16+
Free. Bookings required.
Rainbow Poetry Open Mic
Calling all poets, spoken word lovers and creatives! Celebrate PRIDE Month on 19 June at Southport Library’s Rainbow Poetry Open Mic night, which I have the absolute honour of hosting!
Book your seat and sign up for the Open Mic on the night, first in, first to perform. You’ll have up to 3 minutes on the mic. We can’t wait to hear your poetry!
Rae White 