SOLD Margaret River Readers’ Retreat: Festival Tickets and Accommodation Package

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Treat yourself to a relaxing bookish weekend in May. Stay in the gorgeous Country Cottage and attend several events at the Maragret River Readers and Writers Festival.

The Country Cottage has a beautiful, rustic and open-plan design truly unique for your country stay. It is situated down a teardrop gravel driveway and surrounded by a wild rambling garden full of trees, shrubs, birds and visiting kangaroos. The cottage has a full kitchen, laundry facilities and a semi outdoor garden bathroom. There is a warm fireplace for winter, tv, board games and a massive book case. Here you will find a peaceful oasis only minutes away from town centre, close to bike trails, beaches, forests, caves, wineries, breweries and much more that this region has to offer.

Check in: Friday 15 May / Check out: Sunday 17 May.

Enjoy double passes to the following festival events on the Saturday:

Flashlight – Susan Choi. (Main Stage) 3:30pm

Join 2025 Booker Prize shortlisted author Susan Choi in conversation about her sweeping novel Flashlight. Through vivid storytelling that spans continents and decades, Choi unravels the mystery of a father’s disappearance and the reverberations it has on his family’s life across Japan, Korea and the United States. This richly layered story explores memory, identity, loss and the unseen forces of history that shape who we are and how we remember. Hosted by Claire Nicols.

Defiance Stories – Bob Brown (Main Stage) 5:00pm

Join legendary environmentalist Bob Brown for a compelling conversation on Defiance, his powerful new collection of stories from the frontline of nature’s battles. Drawing on over fifty years of activism, Brown reflects on the people, places and fierce moral choices that have shaped his life and work. With humour, warmth and unshakeable conviction, he celebrates courage, community and resistance in the face of corporate power and environmental destruction and inspires us all to keep fighting for the planet. Hosted by David Ritter (Greenpeace).

Table for Two Cafe Les Deux Magots – AC Grayling & Sarah Wilson. (Studio) 5:30pm 

Imagine sitting in a cosy Paris bistro, overhearing philosopher Professor A.C. Grayling and author Sarah Wilson in a passionate conversation. They dive into big ideas – philosophy, male-female dynamics, the state of the world, and how we might set it right. You know you shouldn’t listen, but you can’t help yourself – and now we invite you to do just that. Eavesdrop as the two Paris-based friends unravel life’s mysteries, confront global crises, and debate bold solutions (as they do most Sunday nights at Les Deux Magots). Love, life, the universe – and the ultimate questions. Includes a glass of wine or soft drink.

Valued at $750. The Country Cottage stay donated by Emily Spiers. Tickets donated by Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival.