Collaborators
Our Sponsors and Collaborating Organizations
We gratefully acknowledge the support and collaboration of our institutional and academic partners. Their commitment to literary scholarship, research, teaching and creative practice helps bring together a diverse community of academics, researchers, writers and emerging scholars.
Charles Darwin University (CDU)Conference Host Charles Darwin University is a research-intensive university based in the Northern Territory, with a strong commitment to education, research, community engagement and regional development. As the host institution, CDU provides the academic and institutional foundation for the conference, bringing scholarly conversations to Darwin and connecting local, national and international research communities. |  |
Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL)ASAL is a leading professional association supporting the research, teaching and writing of Australian literature. Through its conferences, publications, public lectures and literary awards, the association promotes Australian literary scholarship and celebrates the diversity of Australian literary cultures. |  |
Australasian Universities Language and Literature Association (AULLA)AULLA promotes scholarship and research across the fields of language, literature and cultural studies. Its work encourages interdisciplinary academic exchange and strengthens connections among researchers and educators across Australia, New Zealand and the wider international academic community. Its associated scholarly journal, the Journal of Language, Literature and Culture, provides an important platform for research across these disciplines. |  |
Australian University Heads of English (AUHE)AUHE is the peak body bringing together English departments from more than 30 Australian universities, alongside major literary studies associations. It provides a national forum for discussion and advocacy concerning the present and future of literary studies, including curriculum, teaching, research and the broader role of English disciplines in higher education. |  |
Convention Working Committee
Dr Adelle Sefton-Rowston
Adelle is a senior lecturer in Literary Studies and Creative Writing at CDU. She specializes in contemporary Australian literature, particularly settler narratives of Australian identity politics, race relations, and reconciliation in poetry and prose.
Burdilla 2021 - Image courtesy and © Gary Lee
Acknowledgement of country
We acknowledge the Larrakia People, the Traditional Custodians of the land and waters of Garramilla/Darwin. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and acknowledge the continuing connection of Larrakia people to Country, culture, knowledge and community.
We extend our respects to all First Nations peoples and recognise their enduring contribution to the cultural, intellectual and creative life of this place.