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Madeleine Gray (Photo credit Zan Wimberley)
Fiona Kelly McGregor (Photo credit Jamie James)
Zoe Terakes (Photo credit Nick Walker)
Benjamin Law (Photo credit Aaron VIII)
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Writing Queer Sydney

The stories that make the city

Madeleine Gray (Photo credit Zan Wimberley)
Fiona Kelly McGregor (Photo credit Jamie James)
Zoe Terakes (Photo credit Nick Walker)
Benjamin Law (Photo credit Aaron VIII)
Friday 09 October 2026
7.30-8.30pm
Event Code: SL46
State Library of NSW, Library Auditorium
PanelAustralian FictionQueer
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Since the first Mardi Gras of 1978, and even well before then, Sydney has had a rich queer culture of connection, resistance and community.

In stories set on our familiar streets, these writers explore and share the oft-hidden queer side of Sydney. Madeleine Gray (Chosen Family), Fiona Kelly McGregor (The Trap) and Zoe Terakes (Eros) weave together the distant past, recent history and current day for a complex portrait of this city full of lust, danger and friendship.

Join Madeleine, Fiona and Zoe for a discussion of writing Sydney’s queer past and present. In conversation with host Benjamin Law.

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Location

State Library of NSW, Library Auditorium
Macquarie Street Wing, Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
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