Literature Day Out - Authors and poets in conversation and reading from their works - PRIDEFEST 2026 - Pride WA

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10.30am DOORS OPEN

11.00am – 1.00pm | Session 1

Scott-Patrick Mitchell in conversation with Kaya Ortiz (they/them) and Fi Wilkes

Two poets and a novelist walk into a session about memory, belonging and the stories we carry. Kaya Ortiz, whose award-winning debut Time. Memory. Mirror. Past & Parallel Lives is a poetic return to self after migration, religion and coming out, joins Fi Wilkes, whose novel I Remember Everything follows a found family of queer friends through the AIDS epidemic, and Scott-Patrick Mitchell, whose debut collection Clean tackled methamphetamine addiction head on. Expect fearless honesty, big feelings and a bit of joy.

1.30pm – 3.30pm | Session 2

Terri-ann White in conversation with Sam Elkin and Scott-Patrick Mitchell

Terri-ann White has published around 450 books, founded the beloved Arcane Bookshop and championed writing that stretches how stories are told. Here she sits down with two writers who do exactly that. Sam Elkin's Detachable Penis: A Queer Legal Saga turns a lawyer's eye and a comedian's timing on queer life, and Scott-Patrick Mitchell brings fresh poems fizzing with prize-winning energy. What makes a book worth making, and how do bold voices find their readers?

4.00pm – 5.20pm | Session 3

Author Readings

Close the day out loud. Every author from today's sessions takes the stage to read from their work, so you can hear the words in the voices that wrote them.

Terri-ann White (she / her) was Director and Publisher at UWA Publishing from 2006 until…