Nicolette Stasko

Nicolette Stasko was born in the US of Polish and Hungarian ancestry and immigrated to Australia in 1979. Her first collection of poetry Abundance won the Anne Elder Award in 1993 and was shortlisted for the Dame Mary Gilmore Award, the New South Wales Premier’s Prize and the National Book Awards. She has since published three volumes of poetry and a best selling non-fiction Oyster. Her poetry is widely anthologised and she has appeared at many events both in Australia and overseas. She is also a reviewer, editor, essayist and teacher, recently completing her PhD at the University of Sydney in Australian Studies. Her first fiction The Invention of Everyday Life was released in 2007. Nicolette lives in Sydney.

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Harold Park Hotel

Enjoy the Harold Park Hotel's two-for-one special meal offer on Monday night. Parking is available in surrounding streets, especially Wigram Road.  Buses (370, 433) stop near the Hotel. Or walk down from Glebe Point Road (alight at the Library) or from Parramatta Road (alight Officeworks or Sydney Uni gate). The Hotel has good disabled access (lift and toilet); ground floor bar staff will direct you to the lift. For details on the hotel’s food and wine menus and other great events, please see: www.haroldparkhotel.com.au or call 9660 4745.