Bastian Fox Phelan is a writer living in Mulubinba Newcastle on Awabakal land. Phelan’s debut memoir, HOW TO BE BETWEEN, was published by Giramondo in May 2022. Their writing has been published in the Guardian, Sydney Review of Books, The Suburban Review and Island magazine.
Newcastle Writers Festival would like to acknowledge the Awabakal and Worimi peoples, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which the festival takes place, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging and extend this respect to all First Nations people attending our festival.
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