Category: Events
To celebrate the release of his new novel, Sound Mind Dead Body, author Dave Warner is returning to WA, where you can catch him at a library event near you. Sound Mind Dead Body is an unmissable manor house cosy crime with all the hallmarks of an Agatha Christie murder mystery. Duncraig Public Library, Duncraig […]
If you’re new to the craft of writing, want to learn something different or looking to brush up on some skills, the Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre has you covered! Between 30 April and 25 June, authors Brooke Dunnell and Prema Arasu are each hosting a series of writing workshops. Courses with Brooke Dunnell Short Stories: […]
Teachers in Victoria: the Melbourne Writers Festival Schools Program takes place in May! Primary school students in Years 3 to 6 are encouraged to explore their imaginations with an inspiring mix of storytellers at State Library Victoria. We’re thrilled that one of these storytellers is author Olivia Muscat. Olivia is a totally blind writer, actor, performer and disability activist. […]
Children’s author and poet Renae Hayward is heading north for a series of exciting events at Karratha, Wickham and Dampier Libraries. Renae will be presenting lively book readings, interactive sing-alongs, craft activities, writing workshops for both children and adults, and more! Tuesday 5 May: After School Family Session for ages 4 to 8, Karratha Library […]
Join Kate Larsen, author of Public. Open. Space., for a special book club conversation as part of Melbourne Writers Festival on Sunday 10 May. Along with Booker Prize-longlisted Canadian–Ukrainian novelist Maria Reva (Endling) and hosted by Madison Griffiths (Sweet Nothings), Kate will be discussing Victoria Amelina’s (Looking at Women, Looking at War) work and legacy […]
Celebrate the new edition of Nock Loose by Patrick Marlborough! On Tuesday 12 May, Patrick will be in conversation with Emmett Stinson at Lawson Flats in Perth. If you’ve been meaning to read Nock Loose, now is the perfect time. Like nothing else in OzLit, Nock Loose is described as Game of Thrones meets Wake […]
Bernice Barry, Prema Arasu and David Whish-Wilson are taking part in the Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival. Join them in our state’s beautiful South West for a weekend of author talks and workshops. Friday 15 May 3.30–4.30 pm: Bernice will be talking about her latest book, The Names of a Hare, with Donna Mazza, […]
Linda Martin, author of A Tale of Two Publishing Houses, will be hosting a talk at Bay View Community Centre in Claremont on the afternoon of Wednesday 20 May. Linda is a writer, editor, publisher and co-founder of Night Parrot Press. She teaches publishing and editing at Edith Cowan University, where she completed her PhD. […]