A celebration of Antigone Kefala (1931–2022):

We are pleased to welcome you to join us on Sunday 17 August at Gleebooks, 2.30 for 3pm,  for a celebration of the work of the late Antigone Kefala, one of Australia’s most important writers in poetry, fiction and the journal form.

The event marks this year’s publication of the two commemorative volumes by Giramondo, Antigone Kefala’s collected Poetry and Fiction, which are also available in a limited edition boxed set. It will include presentations by Ivor Indyk, Mireille Juchau, Brigitta Olubas, Lauren Aimee Curtis, Anna Couani, Vrasidas Karalis, Nikos Papastergiadis and Alexander Wells.

Born in Romania, displaced in the aftermath of war to Greece then New Zealand, Kefala migrated to Australia in the late 1950s, where she began in earnest her prolific yet long under-recognised literary career. In 2022, Kefala was honoured with the Patrick White Literary Award. 

As Stavros Messinis writes, ‘Antigone Kefala is no longer a footnote in Australian literary history. She is a central figure – an artist who shaped a language of exile, of resilience, of grace.’

We hope you will join us to honour her vision and her legacy.

This event is free, but please register via this link.