Mythical Retellings

Mythical Retellings

  • 10 May 2026
  • 04:30pm - 05:30pm
  • Full $35.00 | Concession $30.00
  • The Capitol
  • 113 Swanston St, Melbourne
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What drives our fascination with the myths and legends of the past? What can they tell us about ourselves? And what happens when we reframe ancient tales through contemporary understandings of race, gender, sexuality and class?

In this fascinating panel discussion, writers Nikita Gill (Hekate: The Witch), Yann Martel (Son of Nobody) and Zoe Terakes (Eros) consider what draws them to archetypal tales of gods, goddesses, heroes and monsters – and how their work breathes new, often subversive life into old stories.

As Martel has written: 'The past is never done with: always the song continues.'

With Carody Culver.

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