Fat child, self-denying adolescent, hungry young woman. A body burgeoning uncontrolled into middle age. Kris Kneen (Fat Girl Dancing) has borne the usual indignities: the clothes that won’t fasten, the mirror that affronts, the stranger whose gaze judges and dismisses. Join Kris in conversation about this frank, beautiful and triumphant ode to self-respect. With Amy Lovat.

In writing one’s life, where do you begin and what – if anything – is concealed? Join memoirists Kris Kneen, William McInnes and Nova Weetman for an intimate exploration of putting their life on the page with Alan Close.

Join us for the Sydney launch of Fat Girl Dancing with Benjamin Law at Better Read Than Dead

Free event but bookings required. BOOK HERE

Join us for the Canberra launch of Fat Girl Dancing with Beejay Silcox at MUSE bookshop.

Join us for the Tasmanian launch of Fat Girl Dancing at Fuller’s Bookshop in conversation with Robbie Arnott.

WEDNESDAY 17 MAY | INSTORE EVENT | Avid Reader Bookshop 193 Boundary Street West End Phone 38463422 or email events@avidreader.com.au

6.00pm for 6.30pm | 60mins

Join Kris Kneen in conversation with Carody Culver for the launch of Fat Girl Dancing

Free event but bookings required BOOK HERE

Kris Kneen in conversation

Wed 3 May 2023 at 6:30pm

Carlton, Woi Wurrung Country, 309 Lygon St, Carlton, Victoria, 3053

Join us to hear Sarah Krasnostein and Kris Kneen in conversation.

Stella Prize-shortlisted author Kris Kneen examines their body through the lens of art and burlesque in Fat Girl Dancing.

This is the story of how Kris learned to look unblinkingly at their recalcitrant body, and ultimately found the courage to carry it to freedom. Fat Girl Dancing is a frank, beautiful and triumphant ode to self-respect from one of Australia’s most original and acclaimed writers.

Free, but bookings are essential. BOOK HERE

Krissy Kneen is the award-winning author of memoir—Affection—and fiction: An Uncertain Grace, Steeplechase, Triptych, The Adventures of Holly White and the Incredible Sex Machine, Wintering, as well as the Thomas Shapcott Award-winning poetry collection Eating My Grandmother. She has written and directed broadcast documentaries for SBS and ABC Television.

In her 2010 memoir, Affection, Krissy Kneen introduced readers to her unique family and the towering matriarchal figure of her grandmother. Stern, domineering, fiercely loving, Lotty Kneen—born Dragica—was always tight-lipped about her early life and family history. She rebuffed Krissy’s curiosity and forbade her from taking the trip back to the old country that might have satisfied it. When her grandmother died recently, Krissy finally felt at liberty to explore the questions that had nagged at her for so long.

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In The Three Burials of Lotty Kneen, Krissy Kneen sets out with a box containing her grandmother's ashes, intending to trace the old woman's early life in Slovenia and Egypt, and perhaps locate some remnants of family.

Krissy will be in conversation with fellow author Toni Jordan.

Please RSVP to ellen@brunswickbound.com.au. A Zoom link will be sent to you on the day of the event.

In The Three Burials of Lotty Kneen Krissy sets out with a box containing her grandmother’s ashes, intending to trace the old woman’s early life in Slovenia and Egypt, and perhaps locate some remnants of family.

Along the way she uncovers the extraordinary story of the colony of Slovene women who became the nannies of choice for the wealthy Italians of pre-war Alexandria —and identifies as best she can the places where Lotty’s restless, demanding spirit will be at peace.

Krissy will be joined in conversation by Transportation Press publisher and features reporter with ABC Hobart, Rachel Edwards. Join them in the Stables Room at the RACV Hotel.

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Join Krissy Kneen, in conversation with Beejay Silcox, for the launch of The Three Burials of Lotty Kneen.

In her 2010 memoir, Affection, Krissy Kneen introduced readers to her unique family and the towering matriarchal figure of her grandmother. Stern, domineering, fiercely loving, Lotty Kneen—born Dragica—was always tight-lipped about her early life and family history. She rebuffed Krissy’s curiosity and forbade her from taking the trip back to the old country that might have satisfied it.

When her grandmother died recently, Krissy finally felt at liberty to explore the questions that had nagged at her for so long. In The Three Burials of Lotty Kneen Krissy sets out with a box containing her grandmother’s ashes, intending to trace the old woman’s early life in Slovenia and Egypt, and perhaps locate some remnants of family. Along the way she uncovers the extraordinary story of the colony of Slovene women who became the nannies of choice for the wealthy Italians of pre-war Alexandria — and identifies as best she can the places where Lotty’s restless, demanding spirit will be at peace.

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Kristina Olsson is in conversation with Krissy Kneen

After her grandmother Lotty’s death, author Krissy Kneen set out to answer the questions Lottie refused to answer. Beginning with Lotty’s girlhood in Slovenia and Egypt, Krissy’s exploration revealed the extraordinary stories of more than one remarkable woman and an understanding of her grandmother’s restless spirit.

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Join Maeve Marsden for a special Sydney Writers’ Festival edition of Queerstories. Fast becoming a national institution, Queerstories was born from a desire to hear the stories LGBTQI+ people want to tell: tales of lives well lived, battles fought, pride, prejudice, love, humour and everything in-between. There’s more to being queer than coming out. Featuring guests Alistair Baldwin, Krissy Kneen, Rebecca Starford, Alison Whittaker and Kaya Wilson.

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Australian literary sensations Krissy Kneen and Rick Morton take to the stage with Benjamin Law to reveal the personal quests that underpin their acclaimed new memoirs. A senior reporter for The Saturday Paper, Rick discusses his much-anticipated second book, My Year Of Living Vulnerably, which chronicles his 12-month journey to rediscover love after being diagnosed with PTSD. Award-winning author Krissy sheds light on The Three Burials of Lotty Kneen: Travels with My Grandmother’s Ashes, her moving meditation on identity and exile that pieces together her late grandmother’s early life in Slovenia and Egypt.

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In a world that has felt chaotic, uncertain and busier than ever, what simple acts help us find joy among it all? ABC Radio Sydney’s Sarah Macdonald asks a line-up of beloved writers how they capture moments of joy in their day – whether it’s starting their morning by reading in bed, pursuing a hobby without care or simply stealing five minutes to savour a coffee in the sun. The panel includes host of ABC’s The Drum and author Julia Baird; author, comedian and broadcaster Sami Shah; and author Krissy Kneen (The Three Burials of Lotty Kneen).

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Faced with the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, award-winning author Krissy Kneen (Affection, An Uncertain Grace and The Three Burials of Lotty Kneen: Travels with My Grandmother’s Ashes) was forced to rethink her writing practice and took an unexpected deep dive into the world of mushrooms. In this Curiosity Lecture, she makes the case for why mycologists are the cheeriest scientists and delves into how mycelium might become the saviour of our planet and humankind.

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An immersive multimedia experience in the planetarium dome.

Particle/Wave sees poets, musicians, sound and video artists joining forces with renowned scientists to interpret the theories of gravitational waves, which Stephen Hawking has called “a completely new way of looking at the universe.”

The 2017 Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded for the breakthroughs that led to the decisive detection of the gravitational waves that surround us all of the time.

Directed by Alicia Sometimes, Particle/Wave combines art and science into a compelling show that explores these elusive forces we cannot see.

MORE INFORMATION HERE

Join Benjamin Law and Krissy Kneen for a hilarious night of bookish chat at the Sydney launch of Wintering at Better Read than Dead in Newtown.

Krissy Kneen is the award-winning author of memoir Affection, and fiction: the Stella prize shortlisted novel An Uncertain Grace, Steeplechase, Triptych, The Adventures of Holly White and the Incredible Sex Machine, as well as the Thomas Shapcott Award-winning poetry collection Eating My Grandmother. She has written and directed broadcast documentaries for SBS and ABC Television.

Join Krissy Kneen, in-conversation with Benjamin Law, for a conversation about her latest novel Wintering!

About the Book

When Jessica’s partner disappears into the dark Tasmanian forest, there is of course the mystery of what happened to him—the deserted car, the enigmatic final image recorded on his phone. There is the strange circle of local women, widows of disappeared men, with their edgy fellowship and unhinged theories. And the forest itself: looming hugely over this tiny settlement on the remote tip of the island.

But for Jessica there is also the tight community in which she is still a stranger and Matthew was not. What secrets do they know about her own life, that she doesn’t. And why do they believe things that should not—cannot—be true. For her own sanity, Jessica needs to know two things. Who was Matthew? And who—or what—has he become?

Details and bookings Here

Come along to hear Krissy Kneen in conversation about her thrilling new novel. Wintering is set in the remote south of Tasmania and follows PhD student Jessica, whose abusive partner disappears into the wilderness. Bookings Here

When Jessica’s partner disappears into the dark Tasmanian forest, there is of course the question of what happened to him. Why the abandoned car and the creepy final image recorded on his phone? But, as Jessica gets to know the small community inhabiting a remote part of the island, there’s also the question of who he was, or is, or has become.

Joining Krissy Kneen in conversation about her latest novel, Wintering, is publisher, editor and broadcaster Rachel Edwards.

Join Krissy and Rachel at Fullers Bookshop.

Tickets HERE

Join us at Riverbend on Wednesday 26th September at 6.30pm as beloved local author Krissy Kneen  tells us about her beautiful new novel, Wintering.

From the Stella Prize shortlisted author comes this daring, original and exciting novel about abuse, complicity and delusion, set in the beautiful Tasmanian landscape.

Krissy Will be in conversation with Riverbed’s Suzy Wilson.

Tickets HERE

Join Krissy Kneen at Wild Readings held at Mu’ooz Eritrean restaurant at West End. Come at 6 or 6.30 to order food or wander in at 7pm for the readings. Support a local ethical business and literature in general.

More information about the event on their Facebook page HERE

The restaurant website is HERE

Writing  like Crazy - the all-too-high's and far-too-lows of writing about mental illness.

Writing and mental illness make excellent bedfellows, for better or worse. Sam Twyford-Moore’s The Rapids, is creative and courageous, an extraordinary personal memoir peppered with film and literary criticism, as well as family history. Sam is joined by Brisbane journalist and writer Andrew Stafford whose next book will detail his own struggle with mental illness and Krissy Kneen who has written about her struggles with depression in her memoir Affection. The panel will be chaired by Chloe Cooper, a writer who has also been frank about her own mental health issues.

Sam Twyford-Moore’s own story, unflinching, shocking and sometimes blackly comic, gives the book an edge, not always comfortable but full of insight. Smart, lively and well-researched, The Rapids manages to be a wild ride and introspective at once, exploring a condition that touches thousands of people, directly or indirectly.

Tickets HERE

After playing to a packed house at Brisbane Comedy Festival, Queerstories returns with a stellar line up of stars and strangers.

Join host Maeve Marsden and some of Queensland’s finest LGBTQI+ storytellers for an evening of unexpected tales, of lives well lived and battles fought, of pride, prejudice, love and humour. Featuring Artistic Director of Briefs Factory and always fabulous Fez Fa-anana, actor Steven Oliver (ABC TV’s Black Comedy), musician and radio presenter Eddie Ayres, author Krissy Kneenand photographer Ali Choudhry.

Now running regularly in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, Queerstories brings together storytellers from all walks of (queer) life. Funny, moving, surprising and engaging, the stories are shared on the event’s popular podcast, which now boasts over 60 incredible episodes.

Queerstories at Brisbane Powerhouse is also a launch for the Queerstories book, published by Hachette and edited by Maeve Marsden,

Tickets HERE

Krissy Kneen will join a panel including Nevo Zisin, and Jay Carmichael to discuss the role of community, gender and identity in society. Chaired by Laura Roberts

Tickets HERE

Krissy Kneen will be in conversation with Fiona Stager about her recently released novel Wintering.

When Jessica’s partner disappears into the dark Tasmanian forest, there is of course the mystery of what happened to him—the deserted car, the enigmatic final image recorded on his phone. There is the strange circle of local women, widows of disappeared men, with their edgy fellowship and unhinged theories. And the forest itself: looming hugely over this tiny settlement on the remote tip of the island.
But for Jessica there is also the tight community in which she is still a stranger and Matthew was not. What secrets do they know about her own life, that she doesn’t. And why do they believe things that should not—cannot—be true. For her own sanity, Jessica needs to know two things. Who was Matthew? And who—or what—has he become?

Tickets HERE

Kristina Olsson and Ashley Hay are in-conversation with author, Krissy Kneen discussing her new novel, Wintering.

When Jessica’s partner disappears into the dark Tasmanian forest, there is of course the mystery of what happened to him - the deserted car, the enigmatic final image recorded on his phone. There is the strange circle of local women, widows of disappeared men, with their edgy fellowship and unhinged theories. And the forest itself: looming hugely over this tiny settlement on the remote tip of the island.
But for Jessica there is also the tight community in which she is still a stranger and Matthew was not. What secrets do they know about her own life, that she doesn’t. And why do they believe things that should not—cannot—be true. For her own sanity, Jessica needs to know two things. Who was Matthew? And who - or what - has he become?

Krissy Kneen is the award-winning author of memoir, Affection and fiction: An Uncertain Grace, Steeplechase, Triptych, The Adventures of Holly White and the Incredible Sex Machine, as well as the Thomas Shapcott Award-winning poetry collection Eating My Grandmother. She has written and directed broadcast documentaries for SBS and ABC Television.

Tickets HERE

In a world where women’s bodies are constantly politicised, MWF hosts a night of naturist spoken word performances and discussions in response to famous feminist texts in the hallowed library from Maude Davey, Krissy Kneen, Miss Jane Doe, Leisa Prowd and Frankie Valentine. Shed your clothes at the door.

18+ women only event. Audience and performers will be naked.

Please note: To support the creative integrity of this event, clothing is not permitted once in the designated space which has a capacity of only 30 people. The Literary Body is attributed for ‘women only’ as it is important to us that MWF events feel safe for all attendees. However, we are also proudly inclusive which means anyone who is female-identifying is welcome to attend.

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One can’t always rely on late-night furtive Googling to find out how to be a better lover. Nayuka Gorrie, Krissy Kneen, Fiona Patten and William Yang will reveal the books that set them on a path to a more pleasurable intimate life. With Maureen Matthews.

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Written in the final weeks before her death, Cory Taylor’s Dying: A Memoir was named by Barack Obama as one of his favourites of 2017. This warm-hearted, personal tribute includes readings and reflections on Taylor performed by writers and friends.

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