GINSIGHTS AUTHOR EVENT: Samantha Faulkner Thursday 7th August 2025
On Thursday 7 August from 6 - 8 pm, Big River Distilling Co and paperchain bookstore will host Ginsights with guest author Samantha Faulkner. Samantha is a Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal woman, from Badu and Moa Islands in the Torres Strait and the Yadhaigana and Wuthathi peoples of Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. She is the proud author of Life Blong Ali Drummond: A Life in the Torres Strait, (Aboriginal Studies Press, July 2007) and editor of Pamle: Torres Strait Islanders in Canberra (2018). Samantha was the inaugural Torres Strait Islander curator for the 2023 Brisbane Writers Festival and Editor of Growing Up Torres Strait Islander in Australia edition published by Black Inc (2024).
Samantha’s poetry and short stories are published nationally and internationally. She is a member of the ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Network and former Director MARION (ACT Writers) and Treasurer, Us Mob Writing Group and First Nations Australia Writers Network (FNAWN).
Samantha has said: “Our culture is all about colour and vibrancy and the food we eat is from the ocean – dugongs, turtles, crabs, fish, and so on. It’s this way of life that I think perhaps is distinct from the Aboriginal way of life and that comes out in my poetry and stories.” We look forward to a rich and illuminating conversation about what drives her own writing, and her showcasing of the diversity of Torres Strait Islander stories.
The signature cocktail for Samantha’s visit, A Citrus Spritz featuring Big River Mandarin Gin full of warm flavours and colours to evoke the Torres Strait tropical vibe in the depths of a Canberra winter, will be available for purchase, alongside our usual menu of cocktails and no-alcohol options.
All are welcome to join this informal reader/writer conversation co-hosted by Canberra Writers Festival and Marion - ACT Writers at Big River, 1 Dairy Road, Fyshwick. Use Entry 2 off Dairy Road and park in carpark P4.
Bookings required: tickets are $10 per person
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