Your Summer Stories: Author Event - Zoe Terakes and Jessica Mansour-Nahra

Name: Your Summer Stories: Author Event - Zoe Terakes and Jessica Mansour-Nahra
Start: 2025-11-11T08:00:00+11:00
End: 2025-11-11T09:00:00+11:00
Location: Newcastle City Library, 15 Laman Street, Newcastle, NSW, 2300

Schedule

Tue Nov 11 2025 at 08:00 am to 09:00 am

UTC+11:00

Location

Newcastle City Library, 15 Laman Street, Newcastle, NSW, 2300 | Newcastle, NS

We’re thrilled to announce two debut Australian writers in the line-up of events as part of our annual Your Summer Stories Program for 2025/2026. Zoe Terakes and Jessica Mansour-Nahra are two exciting, fresh new voices on the literary scene and they will sit down with author Jessica Kirkness to discuss their latest releases.
Compulsive and claustrophobic, The Farm is a gothic ghost story asking confronting questions about women's bodies, what is expected of them and who is really in control. This is a remarkable eerie psychological thriller from a startling new Australian talent.
Eros is a sexy modern take on ancient Greek myths that embraces the history and endurance of queer love. Zoe has skilfully blended myth and modernity to illuminate the complex and enduring truth of trans lives, resisting a history of erasure and delivering a sexy, soul-touching book to read to your lover…or yourself.
Don't miss this opportunity to attend this in-conversation event and hear from two talented writers as they shake up the literary scene.
Books will be available for purchase through Maclean’s Booksellers and the authors will be signing copies.
Cost: Free
Bookings essential
If you have any access or inclusion needs, you will be able to advise us when booking.
Author bios:
Zoe Terakes is an actor and writer living and working on Gadigal land. They are a vocal advocate for trans rights within arts industries and on a global scale.
Jessica Mansour-Nahra was a communications consultant and writer in Brisbane, London and Sydney, before tree-changing to a tiny hazelnut orchard in Wiradjuri country, where she lives with her husband and their beloved dog.