Author Hour: Steve MinOn at Springfield Central Library

Delve deep with author Steve MinOn in conversation with Rhianna Patrick, as he explores the themes of race, identity and family estrangement in his debut book, First Name Second Name.

This inventive novel blends the story of two migrant families in Queensland with the homeward quest of a reanimated corpse

About the Presenters:

Steve MinOn was an internationally awarded advertising copywriter and a restaurateur before becoming a writer of fiction. He grew up in North Queensland, and he now lives on Turrbal land in Magandjin/Brisbane. The manuscript for Steve's debut novel First Name Second Name (UQP, 2025) won the Glendower Award for an Emerging Queensland Writer in the 2023 Queensland Literary Awards, and when published, was shortlisted for People's Choice Queensland Book of the Year in 2025.

Rhianna Patrick, journalist, writer, broadcaster, and audio content creator with nearly three decades of media experience.

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