Willo Drummond is a queer poet who writes from Dharug and Gundungurra country in the NSW Blue Mountains. Willo was shortlisted for the Val Vallis Award in 2022, placed second in the 2021 Tom Collins Poetry Prize, and her debut poetry collection MOON WRASSE is out with Puncher & Wattmann in March 2023. She teaches creative writing at Macquarie University.
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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