First Friday, our monthly conversation with an industry professional, is a chance for our community to learn more about the writing and publishing industry. This October, we invited you to our online event with John Morrissey, judge for the 2024 Boundless Mentorship for Indigenous Writers.

Watch the Zoom recording here.

Catch up on our First Friday Zoom recording as Writing NSW CEO Sophie Groom chats with John about judging the upcoming 2024 Boundless Mentorship for Indigenous Writers, as well as his writing career since winning the 2020 Boundless Mentorship, including his new collection of stories, Firelight.

Explore the rest of our conversations with other First Friday guests on our YouTube channel.

John Morrissey is a Melbourne writer of Kalkadoon descent. His work has been published in Overland, Voiceworks, Meanjin and the anthology This All Come Back Now. He was the winner of the 2020 Boundless Mentorship and the runner-up for the 2018 Nakata Brophy Prize. His collection of stories, Firelight, was released in 2023. John is the judge of the upcoming 2024 Boundless Mentorship for Indigenous Writers.

This event has already taken place.

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