Julian Burnside QC will launch Alien Shores - an anthology of short stories by writers from Australia and the Indian Subcontinent on refugees and asylum seekers, released by Brass Monkey Books.

Powerful, poignant and sometimes funny, these are the tales of brave people who, at great peril to their own safety, seek out a new life in a new land.

Contributors include Deepa Agarwal, Jamil Ahmad, Ali Alizadeh, Meenakshi Bharat, Michelle Cahill, Susanne Gervay, Amitav Ghosh, Adbul Karim Hekmat, Linda Jaivin, Tabish Khair, Anu Kumar, Andrew Y M Kwong, Julia Mackay-Koelen, Sophie Masson, Joginder Paul, Sharon Rundle, Sujata Sankranti, Bijoya Sawian and Arnold Zable.

Free, no need to book.