1st October 2025 - Publication of Silence is my Habitat: Ecobiographical Essays
Jessica’s collection of essays about deafness and different environments, Silence is my Habitat: Ecobiographical Essays, will be published by Upswell Publishing. You can preorder the book here.
2nd October 2025 - South Australian Launch of Silence is my Habitat: Ecobiographical Essays
Jessica's essays will be launched at the State Library of South Australia by life writing scholar Kylie Cardell. This event will be Auslan interpreted. Book here.
9th - 12th October 2025 - Brisbane Writers Festival
Jessica will be in conversation with Dr Amanda Niehaus and Dr Darryl Jones in a session on Human/Nature on 9th October from 1-2pm. Book here.
16th October 2025 - Queensland Launch of Silence is my Habitat: Ecobiographical Essays
Jessica's essays will be launched at Avid Reader bookstore by writer Ashley Hay. This event will be Auslan-interpreted. Book here.
1st - 2nd November - Blue Mountains Writers Festival
Jessica will be in several sessions as the Blue Mountains Writers Festival. For Jessica’s conversation with Christos Tsiolkas, Patrick Marlborough and Ali McGregor on the Spinning Around: The Kylie Playlist anthology on Saturday 1st November, book here.
Book here for Jessica’s conversation with Inga Simpson, Jane Rawson and Sarah Allely on ‘Read the Rainforest’ at Scenic World, Katoomba, on Sunday 2nd November.
Book here for Jessica’s conversation with Maxine Beneba Clarke, Ingrid Horrocks and S. Shakthidharan on ‘How to Write a Life’ on Sunday 2nd November.
