Our 2022 program

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Exhibitions & tours

Left half of image is woman wearing black jacket she has black shoulder length hair and is wearing red lipstick. Right half of image is a book cover with the text, Dignity in a Teacup: True Stories of courage and sacrifice from Christmas Island. Christine Cummins

Refugee Journeys

Christine Cummins shares stories and understanding from her five years as a Torture and Trauma Counsellor on Christmas Island.

Right hand side of the image is a man in a dark grey suit with black shirt. He has a shaved head and is wearing glasses. On the left side of the image of a book has the text, Jeff Sparrow. Crimes against nature. Capitalism and global heating.

A World of Possibility

Yves Rees talks to Jeff Sparrow about climate change, capitalism, and the power of people just like you and me to change the tide of history.

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Creating Culture: Perspectives on Identity & Belonging

Gabrielle Wang, Gary Lonesborough and Eliza Hull discuss the importance of diversity and representation in writing for children and young people, with Yves Rees.

Image of two books. Book on left has the text, The writer laid bare: Matering emotional honesty in a writer's art, craft and life. Lee Kofman. Book on right has the text, True Friends, Patti Miller.

Truth and Storytelling

Patti Miller and Lee Kofman talk to Eliza Henry-Jones about creativity, memory and truth in storytelling.

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Storytelling: The Essentials

Michelle de Kretser, Keir Wilkins and Amal Awad get at the heart of what’s essential to storytelling, with Margaret Hickey.

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Haunting Stories

Jason Steger talks to Nardi Simpson, Eliza Henry-Jones and Jock Serong about historical trauma and the spirit of place in their novels.

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Notes from a Transition

Matthew Ruby talks to Yves Rees about their journey of transition and re-becoming, beyond the gender binary.

left hand side of the image is a woman with medium length blonde hair. She is wearing a black top. Right hand side of the image is a man with waivy hair, beard and glasses. He is wearing a leather jacket over a t-shirt with Japanese text. There are images of two books between the people. First book has the text Stone Town, Margret Hickey. Second book has the text, 36 Streets, T.R. Napper

Shades of Noir

Jock Serong talks to Margaret Hickey and T.R. Napper about the ways and whys of their novels being described as noir fiction.

Left of image is woman wearing a black dress with a fox's head and flowers design on it. On the right hand side of the image is a book with the a image of a single red cherry on it. The book has the text, Michelle de Kretser, twice winner of the Miles Franklin Literary award, Scary Monsters.

Book of the Festival: Scary Monsters

Jason Steger talks to Michelle de Kretser about her surprising double-sided novel, Scary Monsters.

Blue book shape with text overlayed, Weekend Ticket Package.

Weekend Panels Package

Book our panels package to attend all seven panels on Saturday and Sunday at a discounted rate.