Chair: Rick Morton
\nShannon Burns\u2019 haunting memoir,\xa0Childhood, details the poverty, neglect and domestic dysfunction the author faced while growing up in suburban South Australia. Moving between first and third person perspectives, the memoir provides a window into the series of traumatic familial relationships that contributed to his turbulent childhood. Burns reflects on his experiences, what it means to \u2019make it out\u2019 and the hope that can be found in literature.
\nEvent details: Tue 07 Mar, 10:45am on the West Stage