Tanya Heaslip

Tanya grew up in Mparntwe during the 1960s and 70s. Her first love was the ancient land of the Arrente people, where she spent her childhood. Tanya’s since published three memoirs with Allen&Unwin about her love of this place – Alice to Prague (2019), An Alice Girl (2020) and Beyond Alice (2021). Tanya was also Vice President and President of the NTWC between 2018-22, and has participated in previous NT Writers Festivals, the first being ‘Eye of the Storm’ in 2009.

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