Conversations from Byron
Female Desire
In this explorative conversation, authors Jessie Cole and Nikki Gemmell sit down with Zacharey Jane for an intimate and at times brutally honest chat about female desire in all its guises – from the purely physical to the more nuanced, deeper yearnings for personal growth, connection and fulfilment. Both Jessie and Nikki share how their writing practices have served to process lived experience and interrogate the impact of trauma, ultimately giving voice to the niggles of self-doubt that so-often pervade the female psyche.
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About the authors
Jessie Cole
Jessie Cole is the author of four books. Her latest memoir, Desire, was released in August, 2022.
Nikki Gemmell
Nikki Gemmell’s latest books are the non-fiction Dissolve, and the psychological thriller The Ripping Tree. She also pens a column for The Weekend Australian Magazine.
Zacharey Jane
Zacharey Jane is a writer, teacher and whale-lover. She is tour manager for Writers on the Road, and the author of two works of fiction and sundry short stories and articles.
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