Eleni Hale's guest appearances

Eleni Hale

Rhianna Patrick

Yarra Libraries Podcast

Alison Evans

Kurt Vonnegut

Laura Elizabeth

James Baldwin

Carmen Maria Machado

Lizzie Borden

Loyle Carner

Josephine Baker

Fiona Horne

Sam Raimi

Larry Cohen

Leife Shallcross

Hayley Mills

Tony Martin

Gurinder Chadha

OwlTail

Anna Spargo-Ryan

Yarra Libraries, the Ewing Trust and Fitzroy Legal Service are pleased to present Eleni Hale, author of Stone Girl, a powerful and moving novel about a young girl who becomes a ward of the state. Eleni is joined in conversation by Anna Spargo-Ryan, author of novels The Gulf and The Paper House. In 2016, Anna received the Horne prize, and award for long form non-fiction writing, for The Suicide Gene. Stone Girl is available at all good bookstores, as well as available to borrow via Yarra Libraries. Yarra Libraries RecommendsEleni Hale: Stone Girl Anna Spargo-Ryan: The GulfAnna Spargo-Ryan: The Paper House Anna Spargo-Ryan: The Suicide Gene (online)https://www.thehorneprize.com.au/2016-winnerPraise for Stone Girl: A heartbreaking novel of raw survival and hope, and the children society likes to forget. A stunning and unforgettable debut YA novel for mature readers.-	Justkidslit.comEleni Hale’s prose is stunning, her analogies fresh, her writing raw and uncensored. This is an honest story that doesn’t shy away from the harsh realities facing kids on the fringes. Very few writers are capable of telling this story.-	Hayley, goodreads.comHale has written a novel that is so much more than just a fantastic book. This is a book that gives a voice to the forgotten ones, the kind of book a child stuck in the system might pick up and feel some hope after reading it. And maybe, just maybe some real change will occur.-	L J Lacey, owner of Three Four Knock on the Door BookshopThis podcast is bought to you by Yarra Libraries, the Ewing Trust and Fitzroy Legal Service, as part of Fitzroy Writers Festival 2021. Fitzroy Legal Service is a community legal centre covering the Cities of Yarra and Darebin. It was established in 1972 and is one of the oldest legal centres in Australia. Fitzroy Legal Service provides criminal, family, family violence, and generalist legal services to socially and economically disadvantaged clients with a particular focus on people stigmatised and criminalised due to poverty, homelessness, childhood abuse, family violence, trauma, drug-use, mental health, contact with the criminal legal system and incarceration. Our theme is Add And by Broke For Free

Yarra Libraries, the Ewing Trust and Fitzroy Legal Service are pleased to present Eleni Hale, author of Stone Girl, a powerful and moving novel about a young girl who becomes a ward of the state. Eleni is joined in conversation by Anna Spargo-Ryan, author of novels The Gulf and The Paper House. In 2016, Anna received the Horne prize, and award for long form non-fiction writing, for The Suicide Gene. Stone Girl is available at all good bookstores, as well as available to borrow via Yarra Libraries. Yarra Libraries Recommends Eleni Hale: Stone Girl Anna Spargo-Ryan: The Gulf Anna Spargo-Ryan: The Paper House Anna Spargo-Ryan: The Suicide Gene (online) <a href="https://www.thehorneprize.com.au/2016-winner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thehorneprize.com.au/2016-winner</a> Praise for Stone Girl: A heartbreaking novel of raw survival and hope, and the children society likes to forget. A stunning and unforgettable debut YA novel for mature readers. -	<a href="http://Justkidslit.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Justkidslit.com</a> Eleni Hale’s prose is stunning, her analogies fresh, her writing raw and uncensored. This is an honest story that doesn’t shy away from the harsh realities facing kids on the fringes. Very few writers are capable of telling this story. -	Hayley, <a href="http://goodreads.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">goodreads.com</a> Hale has written a novel that is so much more than just a fantastic book. This is a book that gives a voice to the forgotten ones, the kind of book a child stuck in the system might pick up and feel some hope after reading it. And maybe, just maybe some real change will occur. -	L J Lacey, owner of Three Four Knock on the Door Bookshop This podcast is bought to you by Yarra Libraries, the Ewing Trust and Fitzroy Legal Service, as part of Fitzroy Writers Festival 2021. Fitzroy Legal Service is a community legal centre covering the Cities of Yarra and Darebin. It was established in 1972 and is one of the oldest legal centres in Australia. Fitzroy Legal Service provides criminal, family, family violence, and generalist legal services to socially and economically disadvantaged clients with a particular focus on people stigmatised and criminalised due to poverty, homelessness, childhood abuse, family violence, trauma, drug-use, mental health, contact with the criminal legal system and incarceration. Our theme is Add And by Broke For Free

Fitzroy Writers Festival: Eleni Hale and Anna Spargo-Ryan on Stone Girl

Australian author Eleni Hale talks to Rhi about her debut novel Stone Girl, the story of a young girl who becomes a ward of the state.

#OzYAY Extra!: Eleni Hale, Author of Stone Girl