Darwin
Darwin – Wednesday August 13 2025
Library & Archives NT
L2, Danala 54 Cavenagh St, Darwin City NT
Tickets here: https://www.darwinfestival.org.au/events/stella-day-out/
We are thrilled to partner with Darwin Festival for Stella Day Out in August. Make sure you reserve your spot so you don’t miss out!
Mirandi Riwoe
5:30pm – 6:30pm
Hear from Mirandi Riwoe shortlisted for the Stella Prize in 2021 for her book Stone Sky Gold Mountain. Moderated by Jess Ong. Reserve your ticket by clicking the link above!
Mirandi Riwoe’s Stone Sky Gold Mountain won the inaugural ARA Historical Novel Prize and the Queensland Literary Award and was shortlisted for the Stella Prize and longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award. Her novella The Fish Girl won Seizure’s Viva la Novella and was shortlisted for the Stella Prize. Sunbirds was shortlisted for the Barbara Jefferis Award, while The Burnished Sun is a collection of her short stories and novellas. Mirandi has also written three crime novels set in 1860s London under the name MJ Tjia, which feature a Eurasian courtesan sleuth. Mirandi has a PhD in Creative Writing and Literary Studies (QUT). Her novel A Short History of Longans will be out in early 2026.
Jess Ong presents the Territory-wide Afternoons program on ABC Radio Darwin, and loves to agitate and advocate through conversation.
Jess was part of the creative team behind the much-loved community storytelling event, SPUN Stories. She’s also created live, immersive audio works in a sushi train restaurant, a gym complete with bodybuilders, and the working baggage carousel of an international airport.
Community, curiosity, creativity and care are at the heart of everything Jess does: from being a mother to traversing the spectrum of life on air. She has a lifelong love of radio, and relishes the privilege it brings of peering into people’s lives and keeping them company, sharing a moment never to be repeated.
Jess has a love for intimate and obscure stories. She’s passionate about harnessing and unpacking the joy and complexities that come with the human condition in bold and surprising ways.
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