Jess Hill in conversation with Yvette Vignando – Willoughby Literary Festival

Stella Prize-winning author Jess Hill discusses the updated edition of her acclaimed book See What You Made Me Do.

Jess Hill explores Australia’s domestic and family violence crisis, the systems that enable abuse, and what it could take to break the cycle of violence against women and children, in conversation with Yvette Vignando.

About Jess Hill

Jess Hill is a Walkley-award winning investigative journalist, author and educator, and one of Australia’s most recognised and respected thinkers on gendered violence. She is the author of two Quarterly Essays, The Reckoning and Losing It, and the writer and presenter of two highly acclaimed docuseries on SBS and a popular podcast, The Trap. See What You Made Me Do was awarded the Stella Prize in 2020, and Jess was named Marie Claire Changemaker of the Year in 2023, and the NSW Premier’s Woman of Excellence in 2024. She lives with her husband, David, their gorgeous daughter, Stevie, and their Egyptian cat, Kitty Ponting, in Sydney.

About Yvette Vignando

Yvette Vignando is a dedicated leader with a depth of experience across the domestic and family violence and crisis housing sectors. She is the CEO of Mary’s House Services and recent non-executive director of peak body Domestic Violence NSW. Yvette was previously the CEO of Justice Support Centre, a community legal centre and one of NSW's largest domestic and family violence service providers.