Elisa: People, Places & Stories

04/05/2026

https://www.rbcn.com.au/rainbow-beach-author-launches-mamma-mia-italiens-in-brisbane/

On 14 March a historical graphic novel based on Italian migration to Queensland in the 1950s was officially launched in Brisbane. The book, titled Mamma mia, ItAliens!, was written by Rainbow Beach resident Elisa Mele Seul and illustrated by artist Alessia Castiglioni.

26/02/2026

25/02/2026

Social Scientist, Cultural Researcher, that's Elisa: people, places & stories...

Interpreting Italian Australian migration histories for contemporary Australia.

Time is coming is to take these stories back to Italy as well... 🤔💭 don't you think?



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22/02/2026

This must be one of the best things you'll see in 2026

📚Mamma, gli itAlieni!
Mamma mia, ItAliens!

Coming to Brisbane Saturday 14th March 2026, link to event in the comments

09/12/2025

Che anno questo 2025! È stato così intenso che è scivolato tra le mie dita mentre erano impegnate a scrivere 📝📖✍️
A Maggio ho pubblicato "More Than Spaghetti" dopodichè son passata direttamente alla creazione del successivo libro (che lanceremo nei prossimi mesi)!
Non ho nemmeno avuto tempo di dare a questa pubblicazione l'attenzione, divulgazione e pubblicità che merita!

Le storie e frammenti di Storia Italo-Australjana che racconta meritano davvero spazio e divulgazione!

La versione in italiano non è ancora stata pubblicata, ma arriverà per essere ancora più accessibile.
Intanto, il libro è acquistabile su Amazon in tutto il mondo!

https://www.amazon.com.au/More-than-Spaghetti-Italian-Migrations/dp/B0F996KLGF

08/12/2025

This year 2025 has been so intense that made it all go too quickly!!!
I felt and lived every minute of it, but time slipped through my busy fingers. ✍️📖📝

2025 saw the publishing of my second book and as I went straight into the creation of the next one (soon to be released) I haven't even given "More Than Spaghetti" the well deserved space and publicity.

Because the stories in it are so interesting and rich, they are about a fraction of the Australian history as much as of the Italian one!

Overall people have been asking me to send the cover photo to Sooshi Mango because of my daring of the Spaghetti breaking 😊😅

Anyway, the book is on amazon, so far who read it cried, felt the emotions and found it interesting!

🇮🇹 Italian version still in the making

04/09/2025

Happy days, so grateful!

Via Rainbow Beach Community News