I’m appearing at two events at this year’s South Coast Readers & Writers Festival! Read on for more details…
The South Coast Readers & Writers Festival returns to Thirroul over the weekend of 5–6 July with a vibrant lineup of literary talent, from rising stars to international bestsellers.
The full festival program is now LIVE featuring local voices, return guests, and internationally bestselling authors.
Join us at the festival for gripping and challenging conversations, tales ancient and new, poetry readings, current affairs, and insights into the business of publishing. Discover new authors and find your next favourite read.
I will be appearing in:
Authors, Readers & Publishers
Sunday 6 July, 11.15am–12.15pm
Vanessa Radnidge, Hachette’s Head of Literary Publishing, NSW State Librarian Caroline Butler-Bowdon and bestselling local author Hayley Scrivenor speak with Professor Catherine McKinnon about the vital contemporary issues for authors, readers and publishers.
Literary Figures
Sunday 6 July, 2.15–3.15pm
Emily Maguire’s novel Rapture, the soaring story of the girl who became pope, is drawn from a mix of history, legend and myth. Author Gail Jones’ prolific recent literary output includes One Another, a literary mystery connected to the life of Joseph Conrad, and Salonika Burning, an historical fiction set in Macedonia in 1917 featuring Stella (Miles) Franklin. Her new book is The Name of the Sister, a literary crime thriller. They talk about writing literary fiction with author Hayley Scrivenor.
Hayley Scrivenor 