We are delighted to announce Susanne Gervay OAM, award-winning Australian author, educator and passionate advocate for social justice and literacy, as a featured guest at Himalayan Literature Festival & Writers’ Workshop 2027.
A recipient of the Lifetime Social Justice Literature Award from the International Literacy Association and the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for her contribution to children’s literature, Susanne’s powerful writing engages with multiculturalism, disability, inclusion, peace, bullying and the rights of young people.
An internationally acclaimed speaker, she has addressed audiences from New York and Delhi to Istanbul, Singapore, Ubud and communities across Australia. She is also a literacy advocate, Room to Read ambassador and Patron of Monkey Baa Theatre.
We look forward to welcoming Susanne to Kathmandu for HLF-WWW 2027, May 29–June 6, under the theme:
“Nature Writing, Travel Writing & the Spirit: Writing the Earth, Mapping the Soul.”
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