Ayesha Inoon

Aug 6, 2024 | act.gov.au | Ayesha Inoon

Local crime writer Chris Hammer has nailed it with this award win. 06 August 2024 The 2024 ACT Book of the Year has been awarded to Chris Hammer’s gripping crime thriller, The Seven. Chris will receive $10,000 as the author of the 2024 ACT Book of the Year. Chris is no stranger to the award – his non-fiction book The River was named ACT Book of the Year in 2011. 2024 ACT Book of the Year finalistsThe ACT Book of the Year Award showcases the excellence of local authors.

Jun 14, 2024 | futurewomen.com | Bri Lee |Melanie Joosten |Alice Monfries |Ayesha Inoon

A couple of years ago when I started telling people that my next book was a novel, the responses were… mixed. It was not what they were expecting. There was a little suspicion or perhaps a touch of doubt. Who does she think she is? When my debut memoir, Eggshell Skull, came out in 2018 it announced me to the world as a non-fiction author. I followed it up with Beauty and Who Gets to Be Smart, both of which are hard-hitting, issues-based investigations and personal, argumentative works.

Jun 8, 2024 | cmtedd.act.gov.au | Ayesha Inoon

Released 06/08/2024 The 2024 ACT Book of the Year has been awarded to Chris Hammer’s gripping crime thriller, The Seven. Award winning crime fiction author Chris will receive $10,000 as the author of the 2024 ACT Book of the Year. The judges have also awarded two highly commended and three shortlisted works from local authors. This year’s finalists include a diverse range of genres, crime fiction, poetry, short stories, non-fiction and children’s historic fiction.

May 20, 2024 | futurewomen.com | Melanie Joosten |Alice Monfries |Ayesha Inoon

In writing my most recent book, Like Fire-Hearted Suns, I came to understand that the women who fought for our right to vote truly understood the value of persistence when pursuing their goals. Depending on what country they were in, it took years or decades before women could vote on the same terms as men – and shamefully even longer in Australia for First Nations people. Much of what these women learnt to do involved coming back again and again, and turning up even when it seemed impossible.

May 2, 2024 | futurewomen.com | Alice Monfries |Ayesha Inoon |Emily Brooks

How does someone become a good presenter? It’s a question I’ve spent my entire career in television trying to answer – after all, good presenters are many things. They’re authentic, articulate and charismatic. They know what they want to say and how to say it effectively, with the ability to breeze past setbacks as though they were planned.