Sydney Writers' Festival

Events

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Thrill and Kill Code: W1  |  Type: Workshops   |  Genres: Crime, Fiction

Bring out the thriller in you in this workshop with L.A. Larkin.

Chewing It Over Code: W2  |  Type: Workshops   |  Genres: Food,

Helen Greenwood explores the different genres of food writing.

The Writers’ Walk Code: SR1  |  Type:   |  Genres: Poetry

Gather inspiration from nature while doing an easy bushwalk with poet Deb Westbury, local historian John Low and a Discovery Ranger.

Doin’ Crime Code: W3  |  Type: Workshops   |  Genres: Crime, Fiction

How much insider knowledge do you need to make your crime plot look authentic? A workshop with P.M. Newton.

Rediscovering Rhetoric with Neil James  * SOLD OUT * Code: W4  |  Type: Workshops   |  Genres: Publishing Industry

Neil James explores the ancient art of persuasion.

Poetry in Cathedral Cave Code: SR2  |  Type: Reading   |  Genres: Poetry

Five of Australia’s leading poets read in the Cathedral Cave at Jenolan Caves.

60 Years of Australian Book Design Code: 1  |  Type: Exhibition   |  Genres: Publishing Industry

An exhibition of award-winning book design from the 1950s to today.

Unmaking the Rules  * SOLD OUT * Code: W7  |  Type: Workshops   |  Genres: Fiction

Kirsten Tranter examines preconceptions about what writers should and shouldn't do.

Speculative History and Biography Code: SR3  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: , Science & Environment, Biography & Memoir, History

Martin Thomas, landscape historian and speculative biographer, talks to former attorney-general Bob Debus.

Skeletons and Dirty Linen  * SOLD OUT * Code: W5  |  Type: Workshops   |  Genres: Biography & Memoir

Eileen Naseby demonstrates a new technique to plot the emotional complexities of family relationships.

Masterclass: Malcolm Knox on Non-fiction  * SOLD OUT * Code: W6  |  Type: Workshops   |  Genres: Publishing Industry, Fiction,

Malcolm Knox presents an exclusive Masterclass in writing non-fiction. By application only.

National Biography Award 2012 Code: 2  |  Type: Special Event   |  Genres: Publishing Industry, Biography & Memoir

Announcement of the winner of Australia’s richest prize for biographical writing and memoir.

Speculating Futures and Bending Genres Code: SR4  |  Type: Panel   |  Genres: Fiction

Varuna alumni Steven Amsterdam, Claire Corbett and Kim Westwood creatively reimagine our futures.

Memoir: Public Issues and Private Lives Code: SR5  |  Type: Panel   |  Genres: , Biography & Memoir

Patti Miller and Robin Hemley explore how far you can go when writing about real people.

Introduction to Fiction  * SOLD OUT * Code: W8  |  Type: Workshops   |  Genres: Fiction

Join Roland Fishman for an introduction to fiction writing.

Everyone’s a Critic: Food and Culture in a Digital Age Code: SR6  |  Type: Panel   |  Genres: , Historical Fiction, Food

Charlotte Wood and Elizabeth Meryment talk to Geordie Williamson about the new digital age, where everyone’s a critic.

Brandl & Schlesinger Book Launches and Poetry Readings Code: SR7  |  Type: Reading   |  Genres: Poetry

Margaret West, Rhyll McMaster, Aidan Coleman and S.K. Kelen read from their poetry collections.

Tabloid: David McKnight on Murdoch  * SOLD OUT * Code: 3  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Historical Fiction, , Biography & Memoir, Publishing Industry, Feminism, Politics & Current Affairs, Business & Economics

David McKnight discusses his book on Rupert Murdoch’s political power with Jonathan Holmes.

Resurrecting the Past  * SOLD OUT * Code: W11  |  Type: Workshops   |  Genres:

Paul Ham explains the essential components of writing popular narrative history.

The Human Ark Code: SR8  |  Type: Panel   |  Genres: Fiction

Charlotte Wood and Carrie Tiffany talk to Tegan Bennett Daylight about humans and animals in life and art.

Travel Narratives: Taking the Next Step  * SOLD OUT * Code: W10  |  Type: Workshops   |  Genres: Travel, Biography & Memoir,

Learn the craft of storytelling in literary travel memoir with Claire Scobie.

Masterclass: Kate Forsyth on Fantasy  * SOLD OUT * Code: W9  |  Type: Workshops   |  Genres: Publishing Industry, Fiction,

Kate Forsyth presents an exclusive Masterclass in writing fantasy. By application only.

Building Empathy in an Age of Terrorism and Asylum Seeking Code: SR9  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Feminism, Fiction

Chris McCourt and Ghassan Nakhoul tell us how writers can help to build empathy and understanding.

A Beautiful Brogue Code: SR10  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Fiction

Irish novelist Sebastian Barry talks about his latest novel On Canaan’s Side.

Launch into Poetry Code: SR12  |  Type: Launch   |  Genres: Poetry

Join us for the launch of new collections by Mark O’Flynn, John Watson and David Musgrave.

Murder in the Galleries  * SOLD OUT * Code: 4  |  Type: Panel   |  Genres: Crime, Fiction

A look at the history of crime fiction. Malla Nunn, Joshua Meyer and Rachel Franks speak with Michael Duffy.

Opening Address: The Private Moment Code: 5  |  Type: Address   |  Genres: Feminism, Fiction, Politics & Current Affairs

Hisham Matar gives the private moment its worth in our Opening Address.

How Aborigines Made Australia Code: SR21  |  Type: Author Talk   |  Genres: History, Indigenous, , Science & Environment

Bill Gammage explodes the myth that pre-settlement Australia was an untamed wilderness.

Business Breakfast: Mao on Toast Code: 6  |  Type: Author Talk   |  Genres: Feminism, , Business & Economics

Loretta Napoleoni talks to Kevin Rudd about what we can learn from China’s economic transformation.

Shaping Your Story  * SOLD OUT * Code: W13  |  Type: Workshops   |  Genres: Fiction, Publishing Industry

Editor Nicola O’Shea shows you how character and plot are key elements in story structure.

Throwing Soft Bombs: The Making of a Poem  * SOLD OUT * Code: W14  |  Type: Workshops   |  Genres: Poetry

Mark Tredinnick explores the disciplines of beauty entailed in creating a poem.

Masterclass: Ursula Dubosarsky on YA  * SOLD OUT * Code: W12  |  Type: Workshops   |  Genres: Fiction, Young Adult

Ursula Dubosarsky presents an exclusive Masterclass in writing for young adults. By application only.

Fine-Tuning Your First Chapter  * SOLD OUT * Code: W15  |  Type: Workshops   |  Genres: , Fiction, Publishing Industry

Editor Nicola O’Shea shows you how to to revise and vitalise your first chapter.

Keeping It Real: Creative Non-fiction  * SOLD OUT * Code: W16  |  Type: Workshops   |  Genres: , Biography & Memoir, History

Mark Tredinnick presents a workshop in the art of literary non-fiction.

Stalker  * SOLD OUT * Code: 10  |  Type: Film Screening

A screening of Stalker, the Soviet cinema classic directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. Introduced by Geoff Dyer.

The Sons of Clovis: David Brooks Code: 7  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: , Poetry, History, Publishing Industry

David Brooks on the nature of poetry and the infamous Ern Malley Hoax.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Code: 9  |  Type: Author Talk   |  Genres: Children's & Family, Fiction

Come and meet Jeff Kinney, author of some of the most popular children's books of all time.

Durban Legend: Malla Nunn’s Life of Crime Code: SR14  |  Type: Author Talk   |  Genres: Crime, Fiction

Join Malla Nunn as she talks about her latest gripping crime novel set in the violent underworld of Durban.

Awesome Mawson: Peter FitzSimons Code: SR29  |  Type: Author Talk   |  Genres: , History

Peter FitzSimons discusses the saga of Sir Douglas Mawson that coincided with the parallel race to the South Pole by Amundsen and Scott.

Susan Duncan on The Briny Café Code: SR17  |  Type: Author Talk   |  Genres: Fiction

Join Susan Duncan, author of the bestselling Salvation Creek, as she discusses the inspiration behind her novel, The Briny Café.

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