Parramatta Literary Salon Omar Sakr in conversation with Chris Andrews

Join Omar Sakr in conversation with Chris Andrews for the November session of Parramatta Literary Salon Arts & Cultural Exchange presents Parramatta Literary Salon, a new literary event showcasing writers' body of work. In November, we will feature award winning poet and writer Omar Sakr in conversation with Chris Andrews. The in-depth conversation will be followed by a Q&A with the audience. Yasir Elgamil and Hassan Izieldin will perform some of their poetry work before the conversation. About Omar Sakr Omar Sakr is the author of four poetry collections, and a novel. His second collection, The Lost Arabs (UQP, 2019) won the 2020 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Poetry. His poems have featured in the Academy of American Poets Poem-a-Day series, Prairie Schooner, POETRY, Poetry London, and the Australian Book Review, among numerous other journals and anthologies around the world. In 2023 he received POETRY's Bess Hokin Prize for Poetry, and in 2024, the Copyright Agency's Non-Fiction Fellowship. His latest book is The Nightmare Sequence (Nightboat Books, 2025) which has been released in Australia, the UK, and the US, with an Italian edition forthcoming. Royalties from the sales of this book will be donated to Palestinian relief efforts. He lives on Dharug land with his wife and two children. About Chris Andrews Chris Andrews, who lives on Gadigal-Wangal land, writes poems and translates prose fiction. He's an adjunct associate professor at Western Sydney University. His most recent collection of poems is The Oblong Plot (Puncher & Wattmann, 2024). His most recent translations are of Five by César Aira, I Don't Care by Ágota Kristóf, and You Glow in the Dark by Liliana Colanzi (all published by New Directions). About Yasir Elgamil About Hassan Izieldin This event is curated by acclaimed writer Yumna Kassab in collaboration with Arts & Cultural Exchange. Our local bookstore Dymocks Parramatta will have books for sale available on the night at Arts & Cultural Exchange. Event Details When: Wednesday 21st November 2026 | 2pm to 4pm Where: Arts & Cultural Exchange, Parramatta Tickets: $10. Free for First Nations or people experiencing financial hardship. Please feel free to email: [email protected] Lights refreshments will be provided. This project has been supported through Creative Australia, Create NSW and Multicultural NSW.