To close the Rose Scott Women Writers Festival, we welcome acclaimed actor and author Tasma Walton in conversation with Bronte Charles. Walton will discuss her heart-wrenching new novel I Am Nannertgarrook, based on the true story of her Boonwurrung ancestor who was kidnapped by sealers and enslaved far from her homeland. This intimate conversation will explore Walton’s creative process in bringing to life a profound tale of maternal love that endures against brutal odds, while reclaiming a too-often neglected perspective in Australia’s colonial history. A moving finale that celebrates Indigenous storytelling, ancestral connection, and the indomitable female spirit.

Tasma Walton is a proud Boonwurrung woman from the saltwater country of Melbourne and surrounding coastlines. Her work across both film and television has seen her nominated for multiple AACTA Awards. Tasma’s first novel, Heartless, was nominated for an ABIA Award for General Fiction, and the first book in her children's series Nerra: Deep Time Traveller was longlisted for the DANZ Children's Book Award.

Bronte Charles is a proud Bundjalung and Mununjali woman. She is a digital producer and journalist at NITV and has been in the industry for five years and reported on the referendum on the Voice to Parliament. She grew up all over—on Country in Beaudesert, Alice Springs, Canberra and for most of her adolescence, in Waterloo/Redfern.