A showcase of four ground-breaking new books from the past twelve months from the nationally celebrated and critically acclaimed writers of the renowned Sweatshop Literacy Movement: Bugger by Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Stolen Man on Stolen Land by Tyree Barnette, Hailstones Fell Without Rain by Natalia Figueroa Barroso and Juicy by Sheree Joseph. In this urgent and timely dialogue, Mohammed, Tyree, Natalia and Sheree will unpack the complex intersections of race, class, gender and sexuality at the heart of each of their latest works. Dr Michael Mohammed Ahmad is the founding director of Sweatshop Literacy Movement and the author of three award-winning novels: The Tribe, The Lebs and The Other Half of You. He is also the editor of several critically acclaimed anthologies, including After Australia. Mohammed’s latest novel is Bugger. Tyree is a writer and member of the Sweatshop Literacy Movement living on the unceded lands of the Darug People in Sydney. His debut novel is Stolen Man on Stolen Land: Being African American in Australia. In it he explores the intersections of race, privilege, American geopolitics, fatherhood and finding belonging and community whether on the seat of a…
