Event promotion tile for the Trans Book Festival featuring Rae White. Rae, with short pink hair and glasses, is wearing a colourful shirt with a jellyfish pattern and a black choker, standing against a vibrant graffiti wall. Event details are displayed on blue boxes: Trans Book Festival, The Wheeler Centre, Naarm, 8 Feb 2025. The background features a split pastel design in yellow and pink. Event promotion tile for 'The Last Word.' The title is displayed in bold, pink-and-blue bubble letters at the top. Below are photos of four poets: Shastra Deo, Maddy Dale, Rae White, and Svetlana Sterlin. Text at the bottom of the image reads: 'An Afternoon of Curated Poetry by Blue Bottle x The Braddyton.' Event details are highlighted on the right: 'Can You Keep A Secret, 18 Jan, 3–5 PM

Upcoming events!

Join me at The Last Word, a curated poetry showcase by Blue Bottle Journal and The Braddyton, on Sat 18 January from 3PM at Can You Keep A Secret in Woolloongabba. 

Listen to readings from Maddy Dale, Svetlana Sterlin, Shastra Deo and myself, and bid farewell to Shastra, Bronwyn Bradley, and Aoife Hilton as they embark on new journeys. Let’s celebrate with poetry and raise a toast to our departing friends!

More info and tickets.

Event promotion tile for 'The Last Word.' The title is displayed in bold, pink-and-blue bubble letters at the top. Below are photos of four poets: Shastra Deo, Maddy Dale, Rae White, and Svetlana Sterlin. Text at the bottom of the image reads: 'An Afternoon of Curated Poetry by Blue Bottle x The Braddyton.' Event details are highlighted on the right: 'Can You Keep A Secret, 18 Jan, 3–5 PM.'

I’m also a video/virtual panelist at Trans Book Festival on 8 February, held at the Wheeler Centre! I’ll be reading my poetry from Nothing To Hide: Voices of Trans and Gender Diverse Australia.

The Trans Book Festival is a day to celebrate the talents, courage and creativity of trans and gender diverse authors.

More info and tickets.

Event promotion tile for the Trans Book Festival featuring Rae White. Rae, with short pink hair and glasses, is wearing a colourful shirt with a jellyfish pattern and a black choker, standing against a vibrant graffiti wall. Event details are displayed on blue boxes: Trans Book Festival, The Wheeler Centre, Naarm, 8 Feb 2025. The background features a split pastel design in yellow and pink.

Trans Book Festival includes an all-star line-up from across so-called Australia including Alison Evans, Clare O’Hanlon, Dylin Hardcastle, Erin Riley, Hasib Hourani, Jasper Peach, Kaya Wilson, Kris Kneen, Liz Sutherland, Madison Moffat, Michael Earp, Mx Sly, Nevo Zisin, Noah Riseman, Orlando Silver, P.Eldridge of Sissy Anarchy (UK), Quinn Eades, Sam Elkin, Shelley Parker-Chan, Son Vivienne, Yves ReesErnest Price + more.