This month, our multi-generational line-up share outrageous, funny, and jaw-dropping tales of dramatic action.
Our performer line up:
Team 20s: Vish Pillai is a young Indian woman who embarked on an exciting journey to Australia at 18 to pursue her dreams in chemical engineering. However, destiny had other plans for her. Today, she is a proud business owner, running a delightful bakery in Elwood. She's truly passionate about her work and believes in spreading joy through her acts of service. Interacting with people is her happy place, and she loves creating wonderful memories through her delectable treats.
Team 30s: Ellen Mahoney is a fierce and fearless woman in her thirties. As a writer and comedian, Ellen has honed her craft to combine wit, satire, and a keen feminist perspective into her work. Her life's journey has shaped her unique viewpoint, surrounded by the strength and resilience of women.
Team 40s: Iolanthe Gabrie is a sought-after digital marketing authority, business mentor, speaker and author with a focus on the startup space. Iolanthe shares her passion and expertise for business via her social media agency Ruby Assembly and on her podcast, Sell Less. Mean More.
Team 50s: Gayelene Carbis is an award-winning Australian/Irish/Cornish/Chinese writer of poetry, prose and plays. Her first book of poetry Anecdotal Evidence (Five Islands Press) was awarded Finalist in the 2019 International Book Awards for Poetry. Recent awards/shortlistings include: first prize in the My Brother Jack Poetry Award; finalist in the Bruce Dawe Poetry Prize; and finalist in the Woorilla Poetry Awards (Commended).
Team 60s: Donna Ward has been a social worker, psychotherapist, editor and publisher. She advocates for single women without children, and she is published in the Griffith Review, Westerly, Southerly and Island Magazines, Huffington Post, and The Big Issue. Her memoir is, She I Dare Not Name: A Spinster’s Meditations on Life.
Team 70s: Jane Sullivan came to Australia from England in 1979 and worked for the Age as a reporter, feature writer and editor of various sections, including the books pages. Jane won the inaugural Australian Human Rights Award for journalism. She has previously published two novels, The White Star (Penguin Australia) and Little People (Scribe Publications), which was shortlisted for the Encore Award for a second novel. Jane's first non-fiction book, “Storytime”, was published by Ventura Press. Jane currently writes ‘Turning Pages’, a Saturday column on books and writing, for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.
Generation Women is an award-winning cross-generational storytelling night founded in New York in 2017, Sydney in 2018, and Melbourne in 2020. Each month, six women of note read an original piece on a theme. Of those women, one is in her 20s, her 30s, her 40s, her 50s, her 60s, and her 70s+.
Hosted by Rebecca Lister. Produced by Donna Logue, Hopepunk Productions. Created by Georgia Clark.