A Conversation with Author Sally Jane Smith - Repacking For Greece

About this episode

The episode features a conversation with author Sally Jane Smith about her award-winning travel memoir and her experiences in Greece.

Send us Fan Mail Australian author Sally Jane Smith is one of nine writers recognized in the Greek-Australian Cultural League of Melbourne’s 2024 Book Awards. Her debut travel memoir, Unpacking for Greece, was awarded First Prize in the ‘Prose in English’ category. When asked how she felt on receiving the news, Smith said, “It was staggering. I wrote the Packing for Greece series for tourists, never expecting that the philoxenia I experienced as a traveler in Greece would resurface in this wo...

People in this episode

Hosts: Soto, Petraki

Guest: Sally Jane Smith

Topics covered

• travel memoir
• Greek culture
• literary awards
• author interview
• Australia-Greece relations

Keywords

• Sally Jane Smith
• travel memoir
• Greek-Australian
• literary awards
• Unpacking for Greece

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Greek-Australian Cultural League of Melbourne

Books & works: Unpacking for Greece

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