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Daydreaming of being back at TBF watching the Selling Out (Complimentary): a Literary Industry panel featuring Michael E...
24/08/2026

Daydreaming of being back at TBF watching the Selling Out (Complimentary): a Literary Industry panel featuring Michael Earp, Rae White, Monte Weir, Arlie Alizzi, and Savannah Hollis, photographed by Tran Sformr.

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1. Michael Earp Rae White Monte Arlie Alizzi and savannah on stage. There are also the words "Selling Out (Complimentary): a Literary Industry panel Ft. Michael Earp, Rae White, Monte Weir, Arlie Alizzi, and Savannah Hollis"
2. Monte on stage
3. Michael Earp on stage
4. Audience members
5. Arlie Alizzi on stage
6. Rae White on stage
7. Eli Sutherland Logan Trask and other audience members
8. Michael Earp Rae White Monte Arlie Alizzi and savannah on stage
9. savannah on stage
10. henrietta f talking with audience members in front of the Readers and Writers Against the Genocide AU banner
11. Monte on stage
12. Michael Earp on stage
13. Trans Book Festival programs and bookmarks
14. Arlie Alizzi on stage
15. Rae White on stage
16. Audience member checking out a book at the Hares & Hyenas bookselling table
17. Michael Earp on stage
18. Michael Earp Rae White Monte Arlie Alizzi and savannah on stage

Can't believe it's been two and a half months since Trans Book Festival 2026 came back to audiences for a second year! W...
30/06/2026

Can't believe it's been two and a half months since Trans Book Festival 2026 came back to audiences for a second year! We're still working on captioning all the video recordings of the panels across the weekend, but in the meantime thought we'd share some highlights from the panels starting with the Trans Femmes to the Front panel, photographed by the incredible Tran Sformr. We were so lucky to hear from Amao Leota Lu, Sasja Sÿdek, and Jack Nicholls in a conversation with chair Liz Duck-Chong about all things craft, identity, and what sisterhood can mean in today’s world. This panel was generously sponsored by the wonderful folks at Rhubarb Rhubarb Organics

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1. Liz Duck-Chong 🇵🇸 Amao Leota Lu Sasja Sÿdek Jack Nicholls on stage, alongside Expression Australia Auslan interpreter. There are also the words ""Trans Femmes to the Front, Ft. Liz Duck-Chong, Amao Leota Lu, Sasja Sÿdek, and Jack Nicholls""
2. Jack Nicholls on stage
3. Sasja Sÿdek on stage
4. Audience members
5. Amao Leota Lu on stage
6. Liz Duck-Chong 🇵🇸 on stage
7. Liz Duck-Chong 🇵🇸 and Amao Leota Lu on stage, with the videography screens covering the rest of the stage
8. Sasja Sÿdek on stage
9. Audience members
10. Liz Duck-Chong 🇵🇸 on stage
11. Sasja Sÿdek and Jack Nicholls on stage
12. Rhubarb Rhubarb Organics canvas bags
13. Amao Leota Lu on stage
14. Jack Nicholls on stage
15. Liz Duck-Chong 🇵🇸 Amao Leota Lu Sasja Sÿdek Jack Nicholls on stage, alongside Expression Australia Auslan interpreter

We were so stoked to run a full day of workshops this year for Trans Book Festival before the weekend of storytelling an...
11/05/2026

We were so stoked to run a full day of workshops this year for Trans Book Festival before the weekend of storytelling and panel events 😍 we didn't manage to get as many pics across the day as we would've liked, but here's a snapshot of the six workshops across writing and editing, fantasy and sci-fi worldbuilding, interactive literature, poetry, music-making, and literary speed-friending!

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1. and workshop participants
2. and worldbuilding workshop participants, including fellow TBF artist and 2025 TBF alum
3. Prose Pals: Literary speed-friending workshop participants
4. and workshop participants
5. .ortiz and workshop participants
6. and
7. Body Percussion & Call and Response workshop participants
8. and workshop participants
9. and literary speed-friending workshop participants
10. and workshop participants
11. Body Percussion & Call and Response workshop participants
12. Body Percussion & Call and Response workshop participants
13. Body Percussion & Call and Response workshop participants
14. Prose Pals: Literary speed-friending workshop participants
15. , Kater, and Dale

📷 Photo credit: Lapis Brown for images 1 and 7 - 14
📷 Photo credit: Logan Trask for images 4 and 5

Some Sunday snaps by from Trans Book Festival 2026 - more to come soon, plus some wrap ups of the various events throug...
09/05/2026

Some Sunday snaps by from Trans Book Festival 2026 - more to come soon, plus some wrap ups of the various events throughout the weekend, plus some exciting news 👀

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1. Trans Femmes to the Front panel with and (plus .oxss .nicholls.980 and Auslan interpreting by out of the shot)
2. Audience members
3. .oxss smiling
4. Trans Book Festival 2026 programs and bookmarks
5. talking on stage
6. singing on stage
7. Audience members
8. talking on stage (repping upcycled TBF merch)
9. .weir talking on stage
10. Audience members browsing books bookstall
11. TBF volunteers and audience members chatting
12. Audience member browsing
13. .ortiz and signing books
14. talking on stage
15. Audience members

It's been a big few weeks of rest and recovery since TBF 2026, and we have so many incredible photos and stories to shar...
04/05/2026

It's been a big few weeks of rest and recovery since TBF 2026, and we have so many incredible photos and stories to share from the weekend that was.

But in the meantime, are you keen to support more q***r artists? Check out bisexual playwright Walt Dyson's new show, 'All Bull' when it debuts at Stables, Meat Market this week!

Featuring an all-female, trans and non-binary cast, 'All Bull' is a surreal, tragicomedy that examines Australian toxic masculinity and drinking culture. Based in suburban Australia, All Bull follows Ben, a witless alcoholic whose four friends and coworkers transform, one by one, into 'Bulls' until only Ben remains.

Featuring cast members Eden Bren, Faun Xe, Emily Jenkins, Emily Farrell, Ashlynn Parigi and Louise Jameson as 'The Boys', All Bull asks how and why we collectively ignore the destructive and violent behaviours of monstrous men.

Grab your tickets on Eventbrite, or head over to 's page to grab the link! Tickets are selling fast.

Let’s hear it for the dolls! Our Trans Femmes to the Front panel was an authentic, heartfelt , thought provoking, and a...
19/04/2026

Let’s hear it for the dolls!
Our Trans Femmes to the Front panel was an authentic, heartfelt , thought provoking, and authentic discussion of what it means to be a trans femme writer.

This panel was presented by Rhubarb Rhubarb Organic Grocery, who not only serve their community by providing fresh, organic produce 7 days a week at Preston market, but also by generously supporting local artists and creatives.

Artists and collaborators: .oxss .nicholls.980

Image Description: Two images. Image one displays the TBF logo over a photo of the Trans Femmes to the Front panel along with the text “Trans Femmes to the Front.” Image two displays the TBF logo above an image of a Rhubarb Rhubarb Organics tote bag and a TBF 2026 program alongside the text “Presented by Rhubarb Rhubarb Organic Grocery.”

19/04/2026

So very lucky to have perform at !!!

What a way to spend the last day of our 2026 festival!

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Discussing and defining revolution, care and solidarity in and outside of writing with Hasib Hourani, Lay Maloney, Nevo ...
19/04/2026

Discussing and defining revolution, care and solidarity in and outside of writing with Hasib Hourani, Lay Maloney, Nevo Zisin, and moirra. , one of our last few conversations for

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How can you navigate an increasing risk averse publishing industry as a trans writer? 🤔We’re chatting about all things p...
19/04/2026

How can you navigate an increasing risk averse publishing industry as a trans writer? 🤔

We’re chatting about all things publishing process with editors Michael Earp, Savannah Hollis, Arlie Alizzi, Monte Weir and Rae White!

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weir

Chatting place, space, language & poetry on our last morning with Hasib Hourani, Ellen van Neerven, Jazz Money, Kaya O...
18/04/2026

Chatting place, space, language & poetry on our last morning with Hasib Hourani, Ellen van Neerven, Jazz Money, Kaya Ortiz, and Rae White!

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