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Audio & Video Interviews
Audio, Video and Live Interviews
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20 May 2023: Live talk at the Addi Road Writer's Festival.
6 May 2023: Interview on The Writing Wall podcast.
24 April 2023: Interview on Not Ideal, But We're Going With It podcast.
19 April 2023: Live panel talk at The Lock-Up.
1 April 2023: Live panel talk at the Newcastle Writers Festival.
15 November 2022: Live online interview with San Francisco Public Library.
20 0ctober 2022: Interview on ABC Radio National.
8 September 2022: Live talk at History Illuminated 2022.
2 August 2022: Interview on ABC Radio Newcastle.
25 March 2022: Interviewed on 2NUR FM.
18 March 2022: Host of an author panel at the Write Here! festival.
14 March 2022: Podcast interview with Survivor Stories.
7 March 2022: Eighth episode of Broken Chains released.
7 March 2022: Podcast interview with Talking Inclusion.
28 February 2022: Seventh episode of Broken Chains released.
27 February 2022: Host of Jailbreak Radio on 2SER 107.3 (YouTube link).
21 February 2022: Sixth episode of Broken Chains released.
19 February 2022: Live author talk at Broken Chains art celebration.
14 February 2022: Fifth episode of Broken Chains released.
29 January 2022: Live interview at Port Macquarie library.
13 December 2021: Interview on ABC Radio National's Earshot.
5 December 2021: Podcast interview on Talking Time with Lukas and Alicia.
28 September 2021: Fourth episode of Broken Chains released.
27 September 2021: Podcast interview with Radio A and A.
21 September 2021: Third episode of Broken Chains released.
14 September 2021: Second podcast episode of Broken Chains released.
07 September 2021: First podcast episode of Broken Chains released.
26 March 2021: Live author panel interview at the Write Here! festival.
10 March 2021: Podcast interview with The Exiled Voice.
15 February 2021: Video interview with Murray Bridge Library.
6 February 2021: Podcast interview with West Coast Radio.
28 December 2020: Interview with Prison Pipeline on KBOO FM.
24 November 2020: Video interview with Nelson Public Libraries.
15 October 2020: Podcast interview with Felony Inc.
30 September 2020: Podcast interview with Bare Books.
9 September 2020: Live online author talk with Port Macquarie Hastings library.
3 September 2020: July webinar portions aired on 4ZZZ radio Brisbane.
1 September 2020: Author video talk published by Hawkesbury Library Service.
30 Jul 2020: Interviewed for Part 2: Towards a World Without Prisons webinar.
12 June 2020: Podcast interview with Grow Where You’re Planted.
4 April 2020: Live talk at the Newcastle Writer's Festival (cancelled due to COVID).
11 November 2019: Interviewed on 2NUR FM regarding the prison system.
4 June 2018: Interviewed by ABC Radio Melbourne regarding prison pen-pals.
Printed Publications and Citations
Print Interviews & Published Works
26 May 2023: Interview with Vice magazine about Paper Chained.
15 May 2023: Issue Ten of Paper Chained released.
5 May 2023: Interview with author Hayley Walsh.
4 May 2023: Academic article published on the need for Medicare in prisons.
19 April 2023: Coverage of my art on The Conversation.
17 April 2023: Coverage of my art on Art/s and Theology Australia
13 April 2023: Interview in The Newcastle Herald regarding Loud Sky.
1 March 2023: Issue Nine of Paper Chained published.
1 December 2022: Issue Eight of Paper Chained published.
17 November 2022: Interview with Australian Doctor.
14 October 2022: Interview appearing in several regional NSW newspapers.
7 October 2022: Interview with The Sydney Morning Herald regarding art.
6 September 2022: Brief on the need for Medicare in prison published by University of Newcastle.
1 September 2022: Issue Seven of Paper Chained published.
27 July 2022: Article about the need for medicare in prisons published by Eureka Street.
2 June 2022: Interview with Sydney Criminal Lawyers regarding Paper Chained.
1 June 2022: Issue Six of Paper Chained published.
13 April 2022: Interview in Thrive magazine, Autumn 2022 Issue (Page 24).
3 February 2022: Article published in Issue 46 of The Movement.
19 January 2022: Issue Five of Paper Chained published.
16 December 2021: Interview in Library Journal.
10 December 2021: Quoted in Communities & Justice's press release regarding art exhibition.
1 December 2021: Article published in Volume 18, Issue 2 of PacifiCrim.
16 October 2021: Interview in Novo News.
1 October 2021: Review of This Is Ear Hustle in Library Journal, mentioning my art.
13 September 2021: Opinion piece published by The Big Smoke.
6 September 2021: Chapter published in the academic journal Advances in Librarianship.
14 August 2021: Opinion piece published by Newcastle Weekly.
24 July 2021: Interview in the Newcastle Herald Weekender.
22 July 2021: Interview in Newcastle Weekly.
1 May 2021: Article and editorial published in Issue 4 of Paper Chained.
11 November 2020: Print interview with Nelson Public Libraries.
3 November 2020: Interview in Volume 41 of INCITE magazine.
29 August 2020: Interviewed by Port Macquarie News regarding Scarred.
8 May 2020: Interviewed by Sydney Criminal Lawyers regarding COVID-19 and the prison system.
31 March 2020: The Daily Mail writes an article about Damien’s article on quarantine hotels.
31 March 2020: Opinion piece on quarantine hotels published by 10 daily.
1 January 2020: Preview of Scarred published by Paper Chained.
29 November 2019: Featured in The Hamilton Local regarding Scarred. (Page 16)
28 November 2019: Scarred published.
17 November 2019: Interview and review of Scarred in the Newcastle Herald.
7 November 2019: Featured in Newcastle Weekly regarding Scarred. (Page 31)
10 October 2019: Quoted in Eureka Street article on prison education.
10 July 2019: Opinion piece on prison pen-pals published by 10 daily.
4 June 2019: Opinion piece on prison education published by 10 daily.
8 May 2019: Opinion piece on prison libraries published by 10 daily.
3 May 2019: Interviewed by 10 daily regarding prison pen-pals.
31 May 2018: Interviewed by ABC News regarding the prison pen-pal ban in Victoria.
25 October 2017: Short story published by Paper Chained.
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