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The AFTS Conference is on its way!
It’s been wonderful working with some fantastic storytellers in the lead up to the Australian Fairy tale Society’s National Conference.
June
Behind the scenes we yarn.
As we talk, we’re looking for significant moments in our storytelling journeys – and the moments we became entranced by fairy tales and folk tales.
Looking at lineage and diaspora, digging into the past, but seeing it with the eyes of the present, and a sense of the ever present Australian landscape; we are inspired by the mysterious, and hear more clearly perhaps, the songs of homelands, motherlands, and storylands.
I cannot tell you SPOILERS – for we prepare panels, and storytelling for you.
Our conversations will go live, October 1st, 2022, and the stories we unearthed will be shared.
Talking to our families, and communities, we bring them on this journey with us too. Remembering grandmothers…
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Reflections on Working with June
I would say that my first introduction to June was serendipitous, as it was a time when I needed to feel that there are opportunities for writing on diaspora experiences that are not necessarily academic or literary.
Working with June for WQ’s Diaspora edition was very special for me, as she encouraged personal and intimate storytelling.
After this first experience, we have continued to work on another diaspora-focused project that just highlights her beautiful approach to the way we share stories. June is highly organised and very present. I am looking forward to working with her on more projects in the future.
Tree Planting
A memorable day.
Let's take our souls
for a day in the bush
And gather our planters
in the open spaces
so they can 'dig'
Let's bring water and trowels
as signs of care
And when we're done
listen to
the saplings sing
By June Perkins
A planting day with Men of the Trees Queensland and Habitat Brisbane.
Many thanks to all planters and to the Scouts who put on a sausage sizzle for us afterwards.
Remembering Mr Richard St Barbe Barker.
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