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Izzy Roberts-Orr

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@izasmiz

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About

Izzy Roberts-Orr is a poet and arts worker based on Wurundjeri Country in regional Victoria. Her debut collection, Raw Salt (Vagabond, 2024) was the recipient of a Wheeler Centre Hot Desk Fellowship, Marten Bequest Scholarship and longlisted for the Colorado Prize for Poetry. She is Creative Producer for Red Room Poetry.

Past Events

The Next Big Thing

Hot Desk Edition (September)

Rebecca Butterworth, Emilie Collyer, Lian Low, Izzy Roberts-Orr, Emma Marie Jones, Jessica Yu

Past event

21 Sep

Emerging Writers’ Festival Programme Launch: Everything’s … Fine

Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa, Julie Koh, Khalid Warsame, Izzy Roberts-Orr, Maurial Spearim

Past event

9 May

Emerging Writers’ Festival Programme Launch: Not Another Slide Night

Izzy Roberts-Orr, Eugenia Flynn, Andy Butler, Manisha Anjali, Linh Nguyễn, Magan Magan

Past event

15 May

Emerging Writers’ Festival Programme Launch: The Awkward Stage

Izzy Roberts-Orr, Aïsha Trambas, Vidya Rajan, Kat Clarke, Ahmed Yussuf, Sumudu Samarawickrama

Past event

15 May

Poetry Month Gala

Tony Birch, Evelyn Araluen, Simon Ortiz, PiO, Walter Kadiki, Thuy On, Grace Tame, David Stavanger, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Vidya Rajan, Ren Alessandra, Izzy Roberts-Orr

Past event

4 Aug

Broadly Speaking

Joelle Taylor: Othered Poems

Joelle Taylor, Izzy Roberts-Orr

Past event

9 Mar

Victorian Poetry Month Gala 2022

Joelistics, Bebe Backhouse, Jonathan Dunk, Laniyuk, Mia Nie, Maria Takolander, Izzy Roberts-Orr, Anthea Yang

Past event

4 Aug

Victorian Poetry Month Gala 2023

Susie Anderson, Manisha Anjali, Emilie Zoey Baker, Andrea Goldsmith, Eloise Grills, Maya Hodge, Kevin Jared Hosein, Andy Jackson, Erik Jensen, Evelyn Ida Morris, Izzy Roberts-Orr, Jason Steger, Jessica Wilkinson

Past event

17 Aug
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