# Event Details

- **Event Name**: QUEERSTORIES | Maeve Marsden with Bob Brown, George Kemp, Zoe Terakes, Bobuq Sayed, and Chloe Mills
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 31 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sat, 31 Oct, 2026 at 08:30 pm (+11:00)
- **Event Description**: Vulnerable and fierce, hilarious and heartbreaking, Queerstories celebrates the culture and creativity of the LGBTQI+ community, one true story at a time. Hosted by Festival director Maeve Marsden, who has curated this national storytelling project for more than ten years, listen to unexpected stories from some of our greatest LGBTQI+ authors: tales of pride, prejudice, resilience and resistance.

Queerstories is a beloved favourite of the Festival circuit, and has brought more than 700 writers to the stage, from Brisbane to Byron Bay, Mudgee to Murwillumba, Adelaide to Albury, the Blue Mountains and beyond.

KEY INFO
Date: Saturday, 31 October 2026
Time: 7:00-8:30pm
Venue: Grand Dining Room, The Carrington Hotel
Tickets & More Info: https://www.bluemountainswritersfestival.com.au/events/queer-stories

Bob Brown is an acclaimed author, philosopher and environmental activist. His earlier books include Wild Rivers, Lake Pedder, Tarkine Trails, The Greens, Memo for a Saner World, Earth, In Balfour St., Optimism, Green Nomads (1 and 2), Four Days on Islay and Thera. Bob's latest book, Defiance, Stories From Nature and its Defenders was released in October 2025.

George Kemp's critically acclaimed debut novel Soft Serve was published in February by UQP. George has had a successful career as an actor and his award-winning play, Shack, has been performed frequently around the country and internationally.

Chloe Mills is a Magandjin based arts worker, poet, essayist and former festival manager. Her poetry and essays have been published widely and she is the mother of two sons.

Bobuq Sayed is an organiser, theatremaker, and author of the Afghan diaspora. They co-edited the anthology Nothing to Hide: Voices from Trans and Gender Diverse Australia, and they wrote the chapbook of essays A Brief History of Australian Terror, and the novel No God but Us.

Zoe Terakes has worked extensively as an actor on screen and stage. Their first book, Eros, is a collection of Greek Myths retold through a Queer lens. Zoe's first play, Hermaphroditus, premiered at the Trans Theatre Festival in 2026 and is also being adapted as a feature film.

Maeve Marsden is the Creative Director of Varuna, the National Writers’ House and the Blue Mountains Writers’ Festival.

This event is part of the 2026 Blue Mountains Writers Festival, head to bluemountainswritersfestival.com.au for more information.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/katoomba/queerstories-maeve-marsden-with-bob-brown-george-kemp-zoe-terakes-bobuq-sayed-and-chloe-mills/200030767770227
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Festivals, Theatre, Entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Katoomba 
- **state**: NS
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: The Carrington Hotel
- **lat**: -33.713041492094
- **long**: 150.31075295506
- **full address**: The Carrington Hotel, 15 Katoomba St, Katoomba NSW 2780, Australia, Katoomba 

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is QUEERSTORIES | Maeve Marsden with Bob Brown, George Kemp, Zoe Terakes, Bobuq Sayed, and Chloe Mills being held?
  - **A:** QUEERSTORIES | Maeve Marsden with Bob Brown, George Kemp, Zoe Terakes, Bobuq Sayed, and Chloe Mills takes place on Sat, 31 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Sat, 31 Oct, 2026 at 08:30 pm at The Carrington Hotel, 15 Katoomba St, Katoomba NSW 2780, Australia, Katoomba .
- **Q**: Who is organizing QUEERSTORIES | Maeve Marsden with Bob Brown, George Kemp, Zoe Terakes, Bobuq Sayed, and Chloe Mills?
  - **A:** QUEERSTORIES | Maeve Marsden with Bob Brown, George Kemp, Zoe Terakes, Bobuq Sayed, and Chloe Mills is organized by Blue Mountains Writers' Festival.

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