Travelling Light

Robyn Davidson is an award-winning writer who has travelled and published widely. Her books include Tracks, Desert Places, Quarterly Essay 24 No Fixed Address: Nomads and the Fate of the Planet and, as editor, The Picador Book of Journeys. Her essays have appeared in Granta, the Monthly, the Bulletin, Griffith Review and in several previous editions of the Best Australian Essays, among others.

Amanda Brown is an Australian composer, classically trained musician, singer and songwriter. She is known for her role as the violinist of the cherished Australian independent band The Go-Betweens and more recently a session musician and soundtrack composer. Amanda has recorded and performed as a session musician with artists including REM, Silverchair, The Vines, Youth Group, Josh Pyke, The Church, David Bridie, The Apartments and Toni Collette.