Authors and Guests

Dominic Smith

Writer

Dominic Smith is the author of six novels, including The Last Painting of Sara de Vos, which was a

New York Times bestseller, a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, and a best book of the

year at Amazon, Slate, the San Francisco Chronicle and Kirkus Reviews. His writing has appeared in

The Atlantic, Texas Monthly, the Chicago Tribune, the New York Times and The Australian, among

other publications. He grew up in Sydney, Australia and now lives in Seattle, Washington.

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Jen Cowley

Jen has worked in politics, communication, retail, adult education and in business, but it’s with storytelling and in community development that she feels most at home.

Gail Holmes

Unable to get back to sleep one night, Gail started writing short stories about living in Shanghai. As this writing habit continued to grow, she attended short courses at the City College of Literature in London and then later studied the Melbourne University’s Master of Creative Writing, Editing and Publishing programme

Camille Bianchi

Camille Bianchi is an independent journalist and producer based in Sydney.

Hattie Archibald

Hattie is an emerging director, producer and writer originally from Scone, NSW who graduated from AFTRS in 2019 with a Master of Arts: Screen in Directing.

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