Sydney Launch of Gold Digger at Better Read than Dead Bookstore
27 Sept 2025, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Better Read Than Dead, 265 King St, Newtown NSW 2042, Australia
Join us with Lisa Collyer to celebrate the release of Gold Digger! Lisa Collyer will be joined by Willo Drummond and Magdalena Ball.
Gold Digger challenges the enduring myths of domesticity by portraying women as breadwinners, unearthing the realities of labour, aspiration, and social mobility. Collyer deftly reveals how women's work - often overlooked or undervalued - has always been present, from the kitchen to the corridors of power. Motifs of unfair play and erasure echo throughout, reaching even the highest tiers of government, including Parliament House.
The collection features The Grape Picker[s], shortlisted for the Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize (2025).
Perth Launch of Gold Digger at Astral Weeks Bar
Tuesday, October 28 · 6 - 9pm AWST
Astral Weeks Bar
66 Roe Street #Shop 12/60 Northbridge, WA 6003 (Chinatown behind the food court and opposite Hawkers Hut)
Join Lisa Collyer to celebrate the release of Gold Digger; launched by Bron Bateman & Scott-Patrick Mitchell, plus Alan Fyfe & Kerry Greer.
Gold Digger challenges the enduring myths of domesticity by portraying women as breadwinners, unearthing the realities of labour, aspiration, and social mobility. Collyer deftly reveals how women’s work—often overlooked or undervalued—has always been present, from the kitchen to the corridors of power. Motifs of unfair play and erasure echo throughout, reaching even the highest tiers of government, including Parliament House.
The collection features ‘The Grape Picker[s]’, shortlisted for the Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize (2025).
$29.99inc. GST
Join us in the groovy ambience of Astral Weeks Bar as Gold Digger is co-launched by Dr Bron Bateman and Scott-Patrick Mitchell. Alan Fyfe will be hosting the evening and there will be poetry readings from Kerry Greer.
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