South Coast Writers Centre and the Centre for Canadian-Australian Studies, University of Wollongong hosted a visit from Richard Van Camp, a proud member of the Dogrib (Tlicho) Nation from Fort Smith, NWT, Canada during May.
Richard gave a reading for babies, toddlers, and their families that was presented with Wollongong Central Library
He spoke at a panel at International House, University of Wollongong, that was sponsored by Davis Projects for Peace and appeared at Celebrating the Voice 10: Indigenous Writers Night, along with John Muk Muk Burke, James Wilson-Miller, Aunty Barbara Nicholson and the Wollongong launch of Tripping Over Feathers: Scenes in the life of Joy Janaka Wiradjuri Williams by Peter Read.
He then headed off to appear on a panel discussion at Blacktown Blacktown Arts Centre supported by the Western Sydney Young People’s Literature Project and an event on the Wharf with Boori Monty Prior and Anita Heiss.
If you missed seeing Richard in person, you can listen to him in this podcast conversation with Richard Fidler, thanks to ABC Radio
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2010/05/20/2904868.htm
Thanks again to the Centre for Canadian-Australian Studies, the Association for for Canadian Studies in Australia and New Zealand, International House and Davis Projects for Peace for supporting this visit.
