MATIA (UWAP, 2024)
Wonderful news - I will be appearing at the Big Day of Books Perth 2025! This is a whole day of author panels and interviews live recorded at the ABC studios in East Perth that will be broadcast on ABC Radio later in the year. There is a studio audience
I have long admired the Centre for Stories and their important role in the community, so I'm truly delighted to be in conversation about Matia with writer and critic Nadia Heisler as we speak about identity, heritage and storytelling. We will also be enjoying some Greek food and
Thank you to Elephant Page Publishing and Pia Connell for this beautiful review of Matia. Book Review: Matia by Emily Tsokos Purtill — Elephant PageEmily Tsokos Purtill, a Greek-Australian author from Perth, explores the dynamics of family, womanhood and culture in her 2024 debut novel, Matia , released by UWA Publishing.&
My essay, Know Thyself, which was a winner of the 2024 Griffith Review Emerging Voices Competition, is published and available now. Know Thyself is a meditation on confronting genetic fate through science and mythology, with particular reference to the oracle at Delphi (the Pythia). It took many years of thinking,
I'm really looking forward to discussing Half Truth with author Nadia Mahjouri at The Lane Bookshop on Thursday 15 May 2025. It promises to be a very interesting conversation. You can purchase tickets here: 🌻 Nadia Mahjouri in conversation with Emily Tsokos PurtillThe Lane Bookshop presents Nadia