Marian Keyes in conversation
Ian Potter Recital Hall, The Hedburg, 19-27 Campbell St, Hobart TAS 7000 Tickets on sale…
Book launch
Sky Country: Aunty Patsy Cameron and Lisa Kennedy
Fullers Bookshop, 131 Collins Street, Hobart, TAS 7000
Join Aunty Patsy and Lisa Kennedy in a conversation chaired by ex-Magabala Books CEO Anna Moulton. Sky Country is to be officially launched by Her Excellency the Honourable Barbara Baker AC, Governor of Tasmania.
An ancient story of creation that describes two Ancestral Beings who came down from the Milky Way to create the Trouwerner (Tasmanian) landscape.
Using some traditional language, this extraordinary children’s picture book, filled with stunning illustrations, retells a captivating Ancestral memory dating back to the Ice Age – a period of time when Trouwerner was joined to the Australian mainland. Join Aunty Patsy Cameron as she generously shares the creation story of Trouwerner Country and its people.
Aunty Patsy Cameron grew up on Flinders Island and can trace her Aboriginal heritage through her mother’s line to four Ancestral grandmothers; Pleenpereener, Wyerlooberer, Teekoolterme and Pollerelbrener. At the head of her family is Teekoolterme’s father, the revered Pairrebeenne/Trawlwoolway Clan leader, formidable warrior and seer, Mannalargenna. Patsy has a Master of Arts in Tasmanian Aboriginal History and an Honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of Tasmania. She was inducted onto the Tasmanian Women’s Honour roll in 2006 and was invested with an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2017 for distinguished service to Indigenous communities in Tasmania. Her first picture book, with Lisa Kennedy, was Sea Country.
Lisa Kennedy is a descendant of the Pairrebeenne/Trawlwoolway Clans. She can trace her Aboriginal heritage through her father’s line to Ancestral grandmother Woretermoeteryenner, eldest daughter of Mannalargenna. Lisa has illustrated many award-winning books for young people, including Sea Country and Respect, and is published both in Australia and internationally. Lisa feels blessed to have collaborated with Aunty Patsy Cameron on their second book.
Tickets are $10, and include drinks and light refreshments.
Please note: this event begins at 6pm.
