Rivers of Reason

Rivers of Reason is a collection of work from Blak and Arab writers and poets about family, being on/with Country, and diaspora. These are stories from Australia, from West Asia, from those who have been displaced and those whose ancestors have cared for Country for thousands of years. There are commonalities between these communities, sympathy and solidarity that runs deep.

Edited by KA Ren Wyld, with work from Randa Abdel-Fattah, Ali Cobby Eckermann, Natalie Harkin, Sara M Saleh, Dominic Guerrera, Micaela Sahhar, Daniel Nour and more, Rivers of Reason is a book that explores truth-telling, community and dreams for the future.

K.A Ren Wyld is an Aboriginal writer of Martu descent who lives on the coast south of Adelaide, on Kaurna Yarta. Ren was the event manager for the Rivers of Reason: Blak & Arab Writers in Conversation event, in Adelaide, March 2026. They've published novels, a nonfiction children’s book, short stories, poetry and more. Alongside Dominic Guerrera, Ren co-edited the anthology The Rocks Remain: Blak poetry and story (2024, Wakefield Press). Their latest novel is Whichway Shimmering Dust (2027, UQP).

If you enjoyed Rivers of Reason, we suggest diving deep on the back catalogues of the involved authors. There’s too much good writing to list it all here!

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