Image credit: Helen Nguyen Winnie Dunn is an author, editor and arts worker from Mount Druitt. Her debut novel is Dirt Poor Islanders, Australia’s first mainstream published work of fiction written by a Tongan-Australian. Winnie will undertake a two-week residency in February to begin research and writing for a new stage script in development. During this residency, Winnie will collaborate with an esteemed group of creatives and thought leaders to enrich the project’s foundation. Winnie Dunn is Tongan-Australian writer from Mount Druitt. She is the general manager of Sweatshop Literacy Movement and the editor of several critically acclaimed anthologies including Sweatshop Women (2019) and Another Australia (2022). Winnie’s debut novel is Dirt Poor Islanders (2024).
Image credit: Helen Nguyen Winnie Dunn is an author, editor and arts worker from Mount Druitt. Her debut novel is Dirt Poor Islanders, Australia’s first mainstream published work of fiction written by a Tongan-Australian. Winnie will undertake a two-week residency in February to begin research and writing for a new stage script in development. During this residency, Winnie will collaborate with an esteemed group of creatives and thought leaders to enrich the project’s foundation. Winnie Dunn is Tongan-Australian writer from Mount Druitt. She is the general manager of Sweatshop Literacy Movement and the editor of several critically acclaimed anthologies including Sweatshop Women (2019) and Another Australia (2022). Winnie’s debut novel is Dirt Poor Islanders (2024).