Zeynab Gamieldien

Zeynab Gamieldien is the author of Learned Behaviours (2025) and The Scope of Permissibility (2023), published by Ultimo Press.

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Zeynab Gamieldien

Zeynab Gamieldien is a writer living on Bidjigal land. Her work has been shortlisted for the Rachel Funari Prize for Fiction and won the WestWords/Ultimo Prize in 2022. Her debut novel, The Scope of Permissibility, was published by Ultimo Press in 2023. Her second novel, Learned Behaviours, was published by Ultimo Press in 2025

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The Thrill of It: Samuel Elliott, Zeynab Gamieldien, and Kate Mildenhall

DATE March 29 TIME 11:30 am WHEREUniversity of Newcastle NUspace X207 Book now

From the Margins to the Mainstream

DATE March 29 TIME 1:00 pm WHEREUniversity of Newcastle NUspace X320 Book now

BY THE ARTIST

A book cover featuring the silhouette of a young man in a jacket, behind textured glass. The title "learned behaviours" is in pale blue lettering at the top with the author's name at the bottom.

Learned Behaviours

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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