sleeper / noun 2. a timber, concrete or steel beam forming part of a railway track, serving as a foundation or support for the rails. 7. Colloquial a. someone or something that unexpectedly achieves success or fame. b. a book... which has slow but constant sales. 8. A spy who is allowed to carry on a normal life sometimes for years before being requested to undertake any espionage.
Macquarie dictionary, 3rd edition
Sleepers at The Age Melbourne Writers' Festival, August 2004
Zoe and Lou get things started at the inaugural Sleepers Babble BAM!Slam
Amy Rhodes and Phil Norton with their take on love
Andy Jackson and Paul Mitchell with their Slam duo performance
The courageous Babble BAM! Slammers
Naughty bammers
Bammer Clare Mckay
Crazy Elf and Klare Lanson before the Slam
Winner of the People's Choice, Emily Zoey Baker
Funny man Lawrence Mooney
Interruptive man Lawrence Mooney
MC Justin Treyvaud
MC Justin "I'm not nervous"
Slam judges: Stuart 'coming from the western suburbs' White, Triple R's Tracee Hutchison, former footballer Jarrod Malloy and Canadian poet Corey 'Point' Frost.
Tracee Hutchison enjoys the slammers
In the green room with Stella Glorie, Carlie Lazar and TZU's Joelistics
The wonderful Frank Moorhouse spoils us with a reading
Frank and Joelistics, two very different storytellers, but not so different
Joelistics - the great felafel rapper
And again
Convenor Star, Stella Glorie
Lou gets to sit next to Frank Moorhouse
And it makes her very happy
Lou and Zoe well and truly making themselves at home
Paul Mitchell and Kathryn O'Halloran under pressure at Perfect Pitch
Perfect Pitch judges, Ian Syson, Erica Wagner and Bob Sessions
Perfect Pitch contestants, Cate Kennedy, Josh Lefers, Paul Mitchell and Kathryn O'Halloran
The perfect game show host, Davey 'Dreamnation' Prater