Benjamin Law on Reni Eddo-Lodge

Benjamin Law on Reni Eddo-Lodge

Funnily enough, one of the most profound reading experiences I’ve had was just the other month. In an expansion of her 2014 blog post that went viral, British writer Reni Eddo-Lodge has written an elegant treatise with one of the best titles — Why I’m No Longer...
Hoa Pham on Merlinda Bobis

Hoa Pham on Merlinda Bobis

Writers from the Boundless festival choose the author who has most inspired their writing and reading

 I first heard and saw Merlinda Bobis at the Melbourne Writers’ Festival where she invoked the spirit of the white turtle. She cast magic with her story: the white...
A Message from Bankstown Arts Centre

A Message from Bankstown Arts Centre

Bankstown Arts Centre is a major cultural hub in south west Sydney supporting artists and the cultural needs of our 350,000 residents in what is now the largest LGA in NSW, with over 120 languages in our communities. We are very excited to co-present Boundless in...
Where to eat in Bankstown

Where to eat in Bankstown

Boundless may be the name of our inaugural festival celebrating diversity in writing, but it’s also a fair way to describe the dining options in Bankstown, where the festival is being held. Two cuisines dominate this busy suburb and we’ve rounded up some of the best...
Speaker Spotlight: Sarah Ayoub

Speaker Spotlight: Sarah Ayoub

Sarah Ayoub, author of The Yearbook Committee and Hate Is Such a Strong Word talks To WestWords about why she started writing. I started writing to make sense of my identity. Living in Western Sydney and growing up in a home where our Lebanese traditions and customs...