About the event

Cymera is very excited to not only welcome bestselling Australian author Trudi Canavan, but also fellow bestselling Australian author Maria Lewis, who will be chatting with Trudi about her latest book Maker’s Curse, the much-awaited conclusion to her Millennium’s Rule series.

With a Brave New Words reading from M. E. Rodman

Chaired by Maria Lewis

About the speakers

Trudi Canavan published her first story in 1999 and it received an Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Short Story. Her debut series, the Black Magician trilogy, made her an international success, and all three volumes of her Age of the Five trilogy were Sunday Times bestsellers. Trudi Canavan lives with her partner in Melbourne, Australia, and spends her time writing, painting and weaving.

Maria Lewis is an author, screenwriter, and journalist from Australia. Her best-selling novels have been published globally, including Who's Afraid? which is currently being adapted for television. Her fourth novel The Witch Who Courted Death won the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel. She's the host of the limited podcast series Josie & The Podcats about the 2001 cult film and also known for her work as a presenter on nightly news program The Feed on SBS Viceland.