Letters to Blue

The Riverland swirls with magic — from the beds of Lake Bonney to the crowning leaves of the river’s red gums.

From the mind and pen of local writer Kirste Vandergiessen Letters to Blue is a series of letters delivered straight to you each day during Mental Health Week. Sign up to receive your dose of whimsy and magic.

No cost, no hidden agenda, nothing to do except read and enjoy.

Name *

First Name Last Name

Email *

Your first five letters will be sent to this email address

Postal Address (for your final special letter - in a real envelope!) *

Street Address

Town State

Post Code

Age (all welcome, we're just tracking anonymous stats for our reporting requirements) *

13-19 20-39 40-60 Over 60

Letters will arrive throughout Mental Health Week 10th - 17th October. Sign up any time and we will catch you up on any letters you've missed. The first five letters will arrive via email and the final letter via Australia post.

Creator Bio:

Kirste Vandergiessen is a Riverland-based digital illustrator and writer. She picked up a graphics tablet in 2014, found layer settings for overlays and glowing, and never looked back. Between drawing fan art of characters she holds dear, she's planning and writing a young adult novel about non-crystal-ball-wielding psychics.

You may have seen her work in the 2019 SALA Exhibition 'it starts with a spark~', on the wall of Bonney Theatre for the collaborative 'Letters to the Riverland' projection project or on her Instagram @flamedork.

Letters to Blue produced and presented by Part of Things with support from the Mental Health Coalition's Mental Health Week Rural Grants.