Siang Lu: Where You'll Find Me

What events are you most looking forward to at the festival?

1. I’m looking forward to the in-conversation for A Man of Two Faces with Viet Thanh Nguyen, who seems to only write incredible books.
2. The short story workshop is a must-attend for creatives looking to learn from the best: Laura Jean McKay, master of the short form and author of the absurdly good Gunflower. Wait. VTN… LJM… am I really just into authors with three initials in their name?
3. Sadly, I must now break that pattern for my third recommendation, the announcement of – and Q&A with – 2024's Stella Prize winner. The Stella shortlist features a stunning lineup of literary talents, some of whom, whoa, have three names. The pattern survives! 

What's your favourite ghost story? 

Does a tweet count? Jennifer Down — whom everyone should follow on Instagram — screenshotted this tweet by ‘guooey’, then I screenshotted the screenshot, and oh yeah that Twitter/X account doesn’t exist anymore, which is spookily apt because what follows is now the ghost of a tweet:

Ohhhhhj [sic] so the childhood self doesn’t disappear forever they come back as a ghost when you are struggling to break into adulthood and sit with you during your lunch break so you’re not alone. Alright