Event and Ticketing Details
Dates & Times
Monday 28 April
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
There has been an explosion of vibrant new writing talent in Australia of late, and since we opened our doors, the Wheeler Centre has been right at the heart of the 21st Century literary zeitgeist. Our first ever event was a Debut Monday, showcasing exciting new authors.
The Next Big Thing is the evolution of that event. We’ve broadened our horizons to present to you not only first time authors, but also those dedicated scribes with several books to their name. These are the names we believe should be on everyone’s lips, the authors we love, but who may have slipped under your radar. Join us to discover them before everyone else does!
If you plan on making a night out of it, the MOAT offers a pre-event package from 5pm to 6pm: $20 for a meal and a glass of wine. Bookings essential; call (03) 9094 7820 or email info@themoat.com.au.
Featuring
Xavier Toby
Xavier Toby is a writer and comedian with undergraduate degrees in Arts (English) and Mechanical Engineering, and a Masters from RMIT in Creative Writing.
He is a regular columnist for WA Today and MX, and has written for the Age, The Guardian, Lost at E Minor, The Huffington Post and The Punch.
Melinda Houston
After 20 years writing everything from local news to celebrity profiles and hundreds of book, film, food and bar reviews, Melinda Houston scored her own dream job - TV critic - in 2006. These days she contributes as a critic and columnist to most Fairfax newspapers and to radio 3AW and 2UE. She lives in Melbourne and Kat Jumps the Shark is her first novel.
Jenna Martin
Since finishing high school ten years ago, Jenna Martin has been a teacher in Sydney, a law student in Wollongong, an actor in London and a film producer in Los Angeles.
She has written several plays, screenplays, short stories and the occasional bad love letter. Driving Under the Influence is her first novel.
She currently divides her time between LA and Sydney. She can name off the top of her head every single film that has ever won Best Picture at the Academy Awards. You absolutely want her on your team for trivia nights.
Holly Childs
Holly Childs is a writer and artist based in Naarm. Her work, across fiction, poetry, visual art and performance focuses on the shifting mechanisms of storytelling in a world in which physical matter is constantly being reshaped, recontextualised, and rewritten by emerging crises and technologies.
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