Find your people at the Pride Youth Book Chat

Calling all LGBTQIA+ youth aged 16–25!

Join Fogarty Literary Award winner Francis Raven for a relaxed evening at AH Bracks Library + Creative Space on 18 November from 6.00–8.00 pm.

Francis will be in-conversation, chatting all things books: the ones we love, the ones that reflect us and the ones we wish already existed. Bring a book and join in on some ‘social reading’ while you enjoy delicious snacks. This is a cozy space to connect.

RSVP for your free space on the City of Melville website: https://www.melvillecity.com.au/things-to-do/events/whats-on/pride-youth-book-chat-with-francis-raven

About Francis Raven

Francis Raven is a youth worker and craftsperson with a passion for protecting queer kids.
In their spare time, they enjoy spending far too much on their hobbies. One that has stuck with them throughout their life is writing. In their earlier years, they wrote poetry they are loath to revisit. In their early adulthood, they wrote mildly better poetry, with some grave exceptions. Now they focus on writing YA fiction through a queer lens. They write stories they wished they’d had growing up, and hope that by doing so they can help younger queer folks see themselves represented.

Their debut novel, Glimmers in the Sea Glass, is born out of their own queer experience and their family’s experience of small-town Western Australia.