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WILD, WEIRD & WONDERFUL 03-05 MAY 2019 Voyager Estate 2019 Festival Hub
WILD, WEIRD & WONDERFUL
HOW TO BOOK FESTIVAL PASSES
Online 3 Day Pass
www.mrrwfestival.com $180 / $150 Arts Hub members
Phone Day Pass
08 9758 7316 Friday
$60 / $55 Arts Hub members
CONTENTS Pre Sales
Free for pension card holders.
Arts Margaret River,
Getting Here 4 Excludes Feature Events &
Community Centre,
Workshops.
Friday Program 5 Tunbridge Street,
Margaret River WA 6285 Saturday or Sunday
Saturday Program 8 Open Monday to Friday, $80 / $75 Arts Hub members
Sunday Program 11 10am - 4pm. Excludes Feature Events &
Workshops.
Feature Events 14 Support Our Individual Sessions
Free Events 17 Festival As listed.
Local Libraries 17 Margaret River Readers & Feature Events &
Writers Festival is WA’s largest Workshops
Workshop Series 18 regional literary festival run by As listed. Not included in
Meet the Authors Arts Margaret River, a not-for- 3 Day Passes or Day Passes.
& Guest Speakers 20 profit community organisation.
Arts Hub membership is just FESTIVAL BOX
Meet the Presenters 28 one way you can help support OFFICE AT
Other Venues 30 our organisation. Sign up for just VOYAGER ESTATE
$44 (standard) $28 (concession) Tickets can only be purchased
Festival Partners 32
or $165 (corporate) to enjoy from the Festival Box Office,
Schedule 36 discounted festival passes and Voyager Estate, on the festival
many other benefits. weekend. Pre-purchased tickets
Visit www.mrrwfestival.com/ and passes must be collected
tickets or call 08 9758 7316 at the Festival Box Office on
to find out more. the festival weekend.
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WELCOME
Arts Margaret River is proud to present the Margaret River
Readers & Writers Festival. Held on the picturesque grounds
of Voyager Estate, we invite you to join us for an entertaining
weekend of weird, wild and wonderful stories.
Welcome to Country
Kaya, Nala Maat Kaya Noonduk
(Hello, Our Family Welcomes You)
to Wadandi Boodja (Saltwater
People’s Country) – we all come
together on Boodja (Country).
We Respect the presence of the
ancestors (Demmala Goomala)
who’s Spirits (Djanga) reside on
The 2019 Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival
country (Boodja) and walk their
celebrates stories which expand our horizons, make us feet (Djenna) on the land, their
laugh, ponder, question and smile. Taking us from wild heart spirit (Djanga Korda) flow
through all creation.
places, people & perspectives – to the weird, strange
Whilst on Wadandi Boodja we ask
and unusual – to warm and wonderful stories which we that you respect the land by walking
hope will stay with you long after you leave. This year, softly and take the time to listen
to Boodja as she Wongi (Talks).
we are delighted to welcome icons Germaine Greer,
Michael Leunig, Anna Funder, Kim Scott, William McInnes, Iszaac Webb
Wadandi / Pibulmun
Liz Byrski and more. Plus, with an Astrophysicist, Cultural Custodian
recluse-turned-Professor and Indonesian-based Foreign
Correspondent in the mix, together with an impressive
contingent of West Australian talent, we hope to spark
the interest of all kinds of curious minds.
Tanya Perdue Michelle Wright
Creative Director Festival Event Manager
Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival
1
Welcome
The McGowan Government is a proud sponsor of 2019 Margaret River
Readers and Writers Festival through Tourism WA’s Regional Events Program.
The program supports medium to large regional events across the State
to boost tourism, increase community vibrancy and participation, and
develop regional areas.
The Regional Events Program plays an important role in positioning
Western Australia as an exciting destination to visit and a great place to
live by showcasing and promoting a region’s unique and diverse attractions.
Tourism is a key pillar of the McGowan Government’s plan to diversify the
economy, create jobs and develop business opportunities, especially in
regional Western Australia.
We hope everyone enjoys the event and takes the time to explore the region.
HON PAUL PAPALIA CSC MLA HON ALANNAH MACTIERNAN MLC
Minister for Tourism Minister for Regional Development
2
Why do we read? Why do we like to spend time As Patron of the Margaret River Readers & Writers
exploring another person’s fantasy or analysis? Festival I welcome you to our 2019 event. The
We are such curious and imaginative beings with Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival has
the capacity to dream up fanciful fictions and evolved in recent years into one of the most
package them for others to share. Our everyday successful and appealing creative activities in a busy
lives require fortitude at times and a “good calendar of events showcasing Margaret River. A
book” can unshackle the mind and transport us visit to the area is a unique and inspiring experience.
to Wilder, Weirder and more Wonderful places
This year’s festival will again be held at the
for a time — we can live vicariously through
spectacular Voyager Estate. This setting could
another’s lens and taste “forbidden fruit”. I am
easily become the centre piece for a film or novel
tantalised by the theme of this year’s Readers &
itself in the future? Many other workshops and
Writers Festival; I am looking forward to being
feature events will be hosted around the area from
inspired by new delights and stimulated through
Augusta to Busselton to complement the main
conversations with creators and fellow seekers.
festival and provide a jam-packed program. The
I hope you all have a Wonderful time, experiencing
theme for 2019 is ‘Wild, Weird and Wonderful’
the Weird and taking a walk on the Wild side.
which is sure to attract some interesting and
See you there!
fascinating material and personalities.
Pam Townshend
President
Congratulations and thank you to the staff and
Shire of Augusta Margaret River volunteers who make this event so prominent in
the literary world and sought after by locals and
visitors alike.
Best wishes for an enjoyable festival.
Hon Barry House
Patron of the Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival
3
GETTING
HERE
FESTIVAL HUB ACCESSIBILITY COURTESY BUS SERVICE
VOYAGER ESTATE Voyager Estate is wheelchair A FREE shuttle bus service will
accessible. Phone Arts Margaret operate on Friday, Saturday and
Main Stage & River on 08 9758 7316 if you Sunday of the festival weekend
Writers’ Room & have any questions and we will between Margaret River Town
Voyager Estate be happy to assist. and Voyager Estate. Pick up and
Restaurant PARKING drop off will be from outside the
41 Stevens Road, Festival parking will be The River Hotel on Wallcliffe
Margaret River available in a designated Road. Places are limited. To book,
area at Voyager Estate. please call 08 9758 7316 or email
For all festival enquiries festival@artsmargaretriver.com
contact Arts Margaret River WEATHER
on 08 9758 7316 Please be advised that the Main Shuttle bus timetable
Stage and Writers’ Room are Friday
marquees located on the grounds Town Pick up Voyager Arrival
FOOD AND DRINKS of Voyager Estate. Please dress 8:45am 9am
Food trucks will be available warmly and be prepared in the 5:30pm 5:45pm
for food and coffee. event of wet weather.
Voyager Pick up Town Arrival
Swings Taphouse
4:45pm 5pm
8:15pm 8.30pm
The River Hotel
MARGARET River HEART
SATURday
Town Pick up Voyager Arrival
8:45am 9am
12:30pm 12:45pm
Voyager Pick up Town Arrival
1:00pm 1:15pm
5:20pm 5.35pm
SUNday
Town Pick up Voyager Arrival
8:45am 9am
12:30pm 12:45pm
Voyager Pick up Town Arrival
1:00pm 1:15pm
5:45pm 6pm
OTHER Venues
Please see page 30 for other
venue address details.
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DAY ONE
FRIDAY 3 MAY
9.30am 11am 12Pm
VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE
Kathleen O’Connor Man at the Window Star-crossed
of Paris Man at the Window is an With the rights to Star-crossed
Join Amanda Curtin as she explores atmospheric crime novel with now sold in 19 countries and
questions of life and of art, in her a burning moral dilemma at with a major film and TV deal in
latest book Kathleen O’Connor of its heart. Join Robert Jeffreys negotiation, Minnie Darke is a rising
Paris. Part biography, part travel as he speaks about his debut literary star. Star-crossed is fresh,
narrative, this is the story of an artist novel Man at the Window, the funny and romantic, with characters
in a foreign land who, with limited first in the Detective Cardilini that ooze warmth and charm and
resources, worked and exhibited series, set in 1960s Western has been described as a literary
in Paris for over forty years. Australia. cousin of the film, Love Actually.
PRESENTED BY: PRESENTED BY: PRESENTED BY: WILL YEOMAN
WILL YEOMAN GILLIAN O’SHAUGHNESSY SPONSORED BY:
SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: MARGARETS CAVALCADE DESSERTS AND
LIONS CLUB OF MARGARET RIVER FOREST HOLIDAY APARTMENTS SUMMERSTAR TOURIST PARK
$20 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $20 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $20 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS
Afternoons with Gillian O’Shaughnessy
will be broadcasting live from the festival
on Friday from 12.30pm-4pm.
1Pm VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE
High School Special:
The Future of Us
What will our planet look like in the future? Join Astrophysicist Lisa Harvey-Smith, Novelist
Lisa Walker and Author & Daydreamer Josh Langley for a light-hearted discussion on the
future of planet earth with local high school students; blending science, fun and fantasy.
PRESENTED BY: GLYNN GREENSMITH
SPONSORED BY: LOTTERYWEST 5
DAY ONE
FRiDAY 3 May
2Pm
VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE
Salt, Sleet and Wild Seas
Join West Australian writers Amanda Curtin and Sarah Drummond
as they discuss their stories of salt, sleet and women on wild seas.
Amanda’s much-loved novel Elemental begins in the first years of the
twentieth century where lives are ruled by men, and men by the witchy
sea. Sarah’s novel The Sound depicts a violent and lawless world on a
sealing boat voyage from Tasmania to WA.
PRESENTED BY: RASHIDA MURPHY
SPONSORED BY: FREMANTLE PRESS
$20 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS
3.30Pm 9.30am 11am
VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE VOYAGER ESTATE WRITERS’ ROOM VOYAGER ESTATE WRITERS’ ROOM
Anna Funder In Mutch More to Where the wild
Conversation the Story writers grow
Anna Funder has become a Ian Mutch is a Dunsborough- What makes a writer want to
significant part of the Australian based artist and author exploring write? And more importantly,
literary landscape and is one beauty through nature, narrative keep writing? Sit down with
of our most acclaimed and and details. Mutch draws Chairperson of writing WA
celebrated writers. Join the inspiration from travelling, Tabetha Beggs who will speak
Miles Franklin Award-winning landscapes, animals, stories and to a motley panel of Perth
writer, author of All That I Am and patterns. Join this session to authors including Elizabeth
Stasiland, as she speaks about hear about Ian’s story from artist Lewis, Holden Sheppard and
her impressive body of work. to children’s book author and Sarah Drummond, to find out.
everything in between.
PRESENTED BY: WILL YEOMAN PRESENTED BY: NICOLE SINCLAIR PRESENTED BY: TABETHA BEGGS
SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY:
WONDERLAND TENTS AND EVENTS ROTARY CLUB OF MARGARET RIVER KSP WRITERS’ CENTRE
$20 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS
6
6PM - 8PM
VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE
Festival
Launch image: TIM CAMPBELL
Join us for the opening of the 2019 Margaret River
Readers & Writers Festival. Enjoy Voyager Estate wines
plus a delicious selection of canapés, while the funky
jazz sounds of local band, The River Bugs fill the air.
Guests will then be seated for a welcome to country
by Wadandi man Iszaac (Waalitj) Webb, and a
talk by special guest Professor Germaine Greer,
who will share stories about her life and career.
SPONSORED BY: State Government of Western
Australia, VOYAGER ESTATE & MARGARET RIVER
CATERNG AND HIRE
$35 / $25 ARTS HUB MEMBERS
12pm 2Pm 3.30Pm
VOYAGER ESTATE WRITERS’ ROOM VOYAGER ESTATE WRITERS’ ROOM VOYAGER ESTATE WRITERS’ ROOM
The Art of Coming Home Anywhere
Persuasion But Here
Join award-winning author A conversation will take place Join Lisa Walker and Holden
Susan Midalia as she speaks between Stolen Generation Sheppard as they discuss their
about her debut novel The Art mother and Wadandi Elder, Young Adult coming-of-age
of Persuasion. Weaving politics Sandra Hill and her daughter stories. Paris Syndrome is a
and literature, this contemporary Tracie Pushman, regarding funny and poignant coming-of-
romance has been described as the difficult, painful and age story while Invisible Boys
warm, witty and wonderful. unique journey that Sandra explores growing up gay in
experienced navigating her the country.
way home to family, culture
and community.
PRESENTED BY: RASHIDA MURPHY PRESENTED BY: PRESENTED BY: NICOLE SINCLAIR
SPONSORED BY: UNDALUP ASSOCIATION SPONSORED BY:
PEPPERMINT BROOK COTTAGES $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS LIONS CLUB OF BUSSELTON
$10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS
7
DAY TWO
SATURDAY 4 May
9.30am 11Am 12Pm
VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE
The Great Cave Out of the Forest Germaine Greer:
Rescue He was once living in near On Rape
South-East Asia Correspondent total-isolation in the forest, Join one of the most significant
for Fairfax Media, James foraging for food and eating feminist voices of our time,
Massola, shares the story bats. When he finally emerged, Germaine Greer, as she discusses
behind his book The Great Cave emaciated and close to her controversial new essay, On
Rescue. The book covers the death, he was determined to Rape. While the #metoo movement
miraculous rescue of the give society another chance. has brought the pervasive nature
Wild Boars soccer team and Today, Dr Gregory Peel Smith, of predatory behaviour to top of
their coach in Tham Luang who left school at the age mind, Greer argues that centuries
cave in northern Thailand in of fourteen, has a PhD and of different approaches to rape,
July 2018. teaches at university. Out of as inflicted by men on women,
the Forest is his remarkable have got us nowhere and there
memoir. has to be a better way.
PRESENTED BY: JAMES LUSH PRESENTED BY: WILL YEOMAN PRESENTED BY: Geraldine Doogue
SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY:
MARGARET RIVER BOOKSHOP COUNTRY ARTS WA Arts margaret river
$20 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $20 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $40 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS
8image: SaM COoPER
image: Gaby waldek
2.30Pm 4Pm 1Pm
VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE VOYAGER ESTATe MAIN STAGE
Leunig Live Calling Out the Past Raise Your Voice
Australian cartoonist, writer, Join literary icons Anna SLAM Poets take the stage
painter, philosopher and poet Funder and Kim Scott for a for a free lunch time session
Michael Leunig produces discussion on uncovering the that will blow your mind. Hear
work which is open to many past and challenging elements Jesse Oliver, winner of the
interpretations. Leunig describes of history that are outlandish 2017 Australian Poetry SLAM
his approach as regressive, and horrific in retrospect — in action, as well as SLAM
humorous, messy and mystical while reflecting on the current sensation Maddie Godfrey
— see for yourself as he shares political, social and cultural plus Allan Boyd, Saoirse Nash
his love of cartooning and human landscape. and Jakob Boyd as they give
observation, while drawing live. a creative showcase of the
SPONSORED BY: PRESENTED BY: WILL YEOMAN spoken word.
SOUTH WEST DEVELOPMENT SPONSORED BY: THE BREAK - PRESENTED BY: PERTH SLAM
COMMISSION MARGARET RIVER BEACH HOUSES
SPONSORED BY: LOTTERYWEST
$25 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $20 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS
FREE EVENT
9DAY TWO
SATURDAY 4 May
9.30am 11Am 12Pm
VOYAGER ESTATe writers’ room VOYAGER ESTATe writers’ room VOYAGER ESTATe writers’ room
Coffee & Papers Aussie 2.0 Seeking Love &
Start your morning with a coffee, Join William McInnes and Revenge
the day’s news and hot topics as Dave Warner for a yarn about Minnie Darke and Pip Drysdale
told by our journalists, festival Australian popular culture and talk all things love — and love gone
guests and local icons. the aussie things and people wrong, as told in their new page-
Features: that make us cringe with turning novels. Minnie Darke’s Star-
• Ian Parmenter recognition and laugh with Crossed is a funny, feel-good novel
• Rosemary Sayer affection. Does cultural cringe that has sold around the world,
• Gillian O’Shaughnessy still exist or have we moved on? while Pip Drysdale’s The Sunday Girl
• Chris Hammer shows what it feels like to be broken-
• Nicky Lefebvre hearted and bent on revenge.
PRESENTED BY: GLYNN GREENSMITH PRESENTED BY: JAMES LUSH PRESENTED BY: SARAH McNEILL
SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: BUNBURY JAGUAR
• Augusta-Margaret River MAIL EMPIRE EVENTS AND RANGE ROVER
• POST NEWSPAPERS $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS
$10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS
2.30pm 4pm
VOYAGER ESTATe writers’ room VOYAGER ESTATe writers’ room
Scrublands Women of a Certain Age
Set in a fictional town at the Join Editors Jodie Moffat and
height of a devastating drought, Susan Sullivan, together with
Scrublands is one of the most contributors Liz Byrski and Sarah
original crime novels to be written Drummond for wonderful stories
in Australia. Join journalist of identity and survival. Women
turned Novelist, Chris Hammer of a Certain Age is a celebration
as he speaks about his latest of getting older and wiser, and
compulsive thriller. becoming more certain of who
you are and where you want to be.
PRESENTED BY: SARAH McNEILL PRESENTED BY: ROSEMARY SAYER
SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: Karri House and
MARGARET RIVER TOURING COMPANY SEVEN SEAS TEA
$10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS
10DAY THREE
SUNDAY 5 MAY
image: Tessa ross
9.30am 11am 12Pm
VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE
Fatherhood Protecting Wild Places When Galaxies
with Germaine Greer Collide
Join William McInnes, one of Germaine Greer bought You’ll never look up at the
Australia’s best-known storytellers 60ha of steep rocky land in night sky in the same way. Join
and actors, as he talks about southeast Queensland in 2001. Astronomer Lisa Harvey-Smith
his latest book Fatherhood. She became an interface as she gives you a glimpse
Warm, witty and nostalgic, these between the forest and the 5.86 billion years into the future
wonderful tales are just like a world of humans, doing to consider the fate of Earth and
friendly chat over the back fence, her best to protect it from its inhabitants, as told in her book
or the banter of a backyard BBQ. exploitation and desecration. When Galaxies Collide.
PRESENTED BY: SARAH McNEILL Join Professor Greer as she PRESENTED BY: JAMES LUSH
SPONSORED BY: CAPE LODGE recounts the experience and SPONSORED BY:
MARGARET RIVER HOTEL
$20 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS shows how we all have an
$20 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS
opportunity to do the same.
PRESENTED BY: Geraldine Doogue
SPONSORED BY: ABC RADIO PERTH
& ABC SOUTH WEST
$40 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS
11DAY THREE
SUNDAY 5 May
1Pm VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE
Margaret River Press Short Story
Competition Winners
Join the winners of the Margaret River Press Short Story Competition
as they discuss their writing. This event features: Kit Scriven (winner),
Catherine Noske (runner up) and Rachel McEleney (South West Prize).
PRESENTED BY: NICOLE SINCLAIR
SPONSORED BY: MARGARET RIVER PRESS
image: Tessa Ross
2Pm 3.30Pm 4.30Pm
VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE
Taboo Drawing Fire Riveting Reads:
Taboo takes place in the present Michael Leunig’s work explores Closing Event
day, in the rural South-West of politics, human folly and Join Liz Byrski, Kim Scott and
Western Australia, and tells the spirituality and spans more William McInnes as they talk
story of a group of Noongar people than forty years. More than a about the most intriguing books
who revisit, for the first time in few things have changed in that they have read and why they
many decades, a taboo place. time. Now, in the current media stayed with them long after
A must-see session with Kim Scott, and political environment, what’s they had finished turning the
two-times winner of the Miles appropriate and what’s not? pages.
Franklin Literary Award. Is humour in trouble?
PRESENTED BY: WILL YEOMAN PRESENTED BY: JAMES LUSH PRESENTED BY: SARAH McNEILL
SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY:
SHEPHERDSON TRANSPORT MAINBREAK TRAVEL LIONS CLUB OF COWARAMUP
$20 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $25 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $20 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS
12image: Francis Perinjeri
9.30am 11Am 12Pm
VOYAGER ESTATe writers’ room VOYAGER ESTATe writers’ room VOYAGER ESTATe writers’ room
A Month of Sundays Dangerous Ideas Slice Girls
About Mothers
For over ten years, Ros, Adele, Mothers are a topic on which Slice Girls is a provocative
Judy and Simone have been almost everybody has an opinion. reflection on the discrimination,
in an online book club, but Now those opinions are funnelled sexism and cartelisation
they have never met face to into and amplified on social media, entrenched in the surgical
face — until now. A Month where conversations turn ugly and community, and particularly the
of Sundays by Liz Byrski, advice is commercialised. Join world of orthopaedics. Joan
reminds us of the joy, the co-editor Rachel Robertson and author Dr Joan Arakkal for her
comfort and the occasional contributor Christina Fernandes remarkable story of blood, bones
challenge we can find in the as they talk about Dangerous and the boys’ club.
pages of a book. Ideas about Mothers.
PRESENTED BY: ROSEMARY SAYER PRESENTED BY: PRESENTED BY:
SPONSORED BY: MARGARET RIVER NICOLE SINCLAIR GILLIAN O’SHAUGHNESSY
BUSSELTON TOURISM ASSOCIATION SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY:
AND NIGHT HAVEST WINES DORAL MINERAL SANDS BETTENAYS MARGARET RIVER
$10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS
2Pm 3.30Pm
VOYAGER ESTATe writers’ room VOYAGER ESTATe writers’ room
Back from off-track Strange Things in
Dr Gregory Peel Smith was once Small Towns
a mysterious man who roamed What is it about small towns that
the forest, while local writer & inspire writers to create weird and
photographer Tom de Souza lost wonderful stories that so aptly
his teenage years to ice addiction capture our imaginations? Join
and crime. This session provides a Chris Hammer, Dave Warner and
unique insight into how life can go Tanya Heaslip as they discuss the
off track and a powerful reminder small town settings of their latest
that we can find our way back. books and the characters within.
PRESENTED BY: JAMES LUSH PRESENTED BY: SARAH McNEILL
SPONSORED BY: SOUL CAMPING AND SPONSORED BY: ROSILY WINES AND
MARGARET RIVER NATURAL SPRING WATER ZANI PLACE ARTIST’S RETREAT
$10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS
13FEATURE EVENTS
For the ultimate festival experience, book tickets to
one or more of these feature events for emerging
writers, avid readers and those who enjoy their
books served with the region’s best produce.
Please note, tickets to Feature Events are not
included in Festival Passes. Bookings essential.
saturday 4 MAY 9.30Am - 10.30Am saturday 4 MAY 1pm - 2.30Pm
Margaret River Organic Garden THE RIVER HOTEL
Wednesday’s Garden River of Salt
Every Wednesday for three Join author, musician and
decades, local gardeners have screenwriter Dave Warner,
come to create and maintain the as he speaks about his life
beautiful, rambling, Margaret and career. He originally
River Organic Garden. Every gained national recognition
Saturday the garden plays host as a musician-songwriter and
to the colourful community formed Australia’s first punk
cafe. Every other day, locals and band in 1973. Since then, Dave
visitors alike, find friendship and Warner has had an immensely
solace in the magnificent ambient successful writing career with
surrounds, free to all. The book his latest crime thriller River of
FREE EVENT Wednesday’s Garden has been Salt, capturing the essence of
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL published to help protect one of the surf and music scene.
GOLD COIN DONATIONS TO THE our most precious places.
MARGARET RIVER ORGANIC PRESENTED BY: GLYNN GREENSMITH
GARDEN APPRECIATED. PRESENTED BY: MARGOT EDWARDS, SPONSORED BY: THE RIVER HOTEL
SHELLEY CULLEN & PETER RIGBY $25 / $20 ARTS HUB MEMBERS
SPONSORED BY: LOTTERYWEST DRINKS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE.
14FRIday 3 MAY 6PM - 8pm VOYAGER ESTATe MAIN STAGE
Festival Launch
Join us for the opening of the 2019 Margaret River Readers &
Writers Festival. Enjoy Voyager Estate wines plus a delicious
selection of canapés, while the funky jazz sounds of local band,
The River Bugs fill the air. Guests will then be seated for a
image: TIM CAMPBELL
welcome to country by Wadandi man Iszaac (Waalitj) Webb,
and a talk by special guest Professor Germaine Greer,
who will share stories about her life and career.
SPONSORED BY: State Government of Western Australia,
VOYAGER ESTATE & MARGARET RIVER CATERNG AND HIRE
$35 / $25 ARTS HUB MEMBERS
saturday 4 MAY 4pm - 5Pm saturday 4 MAY 7Pm saturday 4 MAY 7.30Pm
RIVERSMTH VOYAGER ESTATE RESTAURANT MARGARET RIVER HEART
image: Tessa Ross
Book Launch: An evening with Movie screening:
Alice to Prague William McInnes Bookweek
Join former Margaret River Known for his best-selling When it looks like his novel is
local Tanya Heaslip as she books and leading roles in going to be published, high
launches her wonderful memoir Blue Heelers and Sea Change, school English teacher and once
Alice to Prague. A chance William McInnes is one famous novelist – Nicholas
meeting takes her from a cattle of Australia’s best-known Cutler – thinks his luck has
station in outback Australia storytellers and actors. finally changed. But what
to Prague, where she falls Join William as he shares promises to be the best week of
headlong into misadventures
the happy, hilarious, sad his life professionally, spirals into
that change her life forever.
and unexpectedly poignant seven days of hell personally,
moments of his life and career. forcing Mr Cutler to re-examine
Three course meal included. just what’s most important in
Wine available for purchase. his life.
PRESENTED BY: MARGOT EDWARDS SPONSORED BY: VOYAGER ESTATE SPONSORED BY:
SPONSORED BY: RIVERSMITH CAFE $85 / $80 ARTS HUB MEMBERS SHIRE OF AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER
$25 / $20 ARTS HUB MEMBERS $15 ADULT / $12 ARTS HUB MEMBERS
Includes a glass of wine / $8 CHILD
on arrival. BAR OPEN FOR DRINK PURCHASES.
15FEATURE
EVENTS
suNday 5 MAY 8Am - 9.30Am suNday 5 MAY 9.30Am - 11Am
MARGARET RIVER RIVERMOUTH VOYAGER ESTATE RESTAURANT
Walking with the Wadandi image: BEN PARKER Foreign Correspondent
Join Iszaac (Waalitj) Webb for a walk commencing Reporting news from around the globe,
at the Margaret River rivermouth. Listen to stories of covering anything from politics to natural
Boodja (country) that have been passed down through disasters, conflicts, to living conditions; foreign
the generations as you take in the magnificent wild correspondents are the public’s eyes and ears
scenery on this early morning walk. Meet at the around the world. Join former correspondent
Margaret River rivermouth or catch the bus from Chris Hammer, together with Jakarta-
The River Hotel at 7.45am. Bus departs at 9.30am for based correspondent James Massola for a
return drop off to The River Hotel or Voyager Estate. captivating start to the day. Includes breakfast.
PRESENTED BY: Iszaac (Waalitj) Webb PRESENTED BY: James lush
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suNday 5 MAY 10.30Am SUNDAY 5 MAY 2Pm - 3pm
VOAYGER ESTATE OUTDOOR AREA settlers tavern
Cultural Bush Tucker with Margies Poetry SLAM
Iszaac (Waalitj) Webb SLAM contestants are given a microphone, a live
Join Wadandi Cultural Custodian Iszaac (Waalitj) audience and just two minutes to impress the judges
Webb, who grew up on Wadandi Boodja as he with their original spoken word, poetry, hip hop
tells stories of Boodja (country) and shares his monologues and stories. Grab the microphone and
knowledge of native foods passed down through perform your words – or sit back, buy a drink from
the generations. Includes interactive demo the bar and enjoy wild, weird and wonderful words in
and tasting. poetry as you’ve never heard it before.
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LIVE MUSIC
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experience the Curious Creations Sculpture Walk
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LOCAL LIBraries
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aUgUSTA Library MARGARET RIVER Library
Arkie’s Pilgrimage to Library After Dark:
the Next Big Thing Writing Crime with Robert Jeffreys
Join Lisa Walker as she talks about her delightfully Meet the new voice in crime writing! Join
funny and inspiring novel. Arkie used to be a Robert Jeffreys after dark in the library, as he
trendspotter, advising companies on ‘the next big discusses the secrets to writing compelling crime
thing’ until she lost her marriage and her mojo. Funds fiction. Includes a glass of wine on arrival.
are tight, so instead of a pilgrimage in Japan, Arkie
goes on a very Australian trip, to all the ‘Big Things’.
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17FESTIVAL
WORKSHOP SERIES
For full access to some of the festival’s top writing
talents, immerse yourself in the Festival Workshop
Series to gain friendly tips and practical experience,
whatever your writing passion may be.
FRIDAY
friday 3 MAY 9.30am - 11am friday 3 MAY 1.30pm - 3pm friday 3 MAY 4Pm - 5pm
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Find Your The Write How To Get
Creative Mojo Resources Published
Based on the book by award- As the peak body for writing The Director of Margaret River
winning author and illustrator in WA, writing WA along with Press, Caroline Wood, will
Josh Langley, this workshop many other organisations guide workshop participants
will teach you to face your fears, across the State, provide a through the process of writing
overcome procrastination and self- range of services to support all a book, including how to make
doubt, and to take the first vital levels of writers. Join writing your characters believable
steps in uncovering your creative WA Chairperson Tabetha Beggs and how to get your
side. Josh and co-host, writer, poet for a hands-on and practical manuscript published.
and thinker, Andy Macleod, will workshop on everything you
take you on a fun and insightful need to know when getting
journey of creative discovery. started.
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18saturDAY 4 MAY 9.30Am - 11.30Am
SOUTH REGIONAL TAFE
Write to Speak
Join Allan Boyd from Perth SLAM for this annual festival
workshop, back by popular demand, where you can discover how
to write your story and perform your words with crowd-pleasing
confidence. Then, take the stage in the
Margies Poetry SLAM on Sunday.
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Flash Write Drunk, Creating Art
Fiction Edit Sober with Heart
Flash fiction is the perfect Learn to write free from Join artist and illustrator
opportunity to build your inhibition, but edit with a clear Ian Mutch for a fun and
fiction muscles. With the head in this workshop with hands-on session on creating
guidance of author Lisa Susan Midalia. Whether it’s stories and illustrations
Walker, start, continue or paring back or embellishing; with meaning and purpose.
complete a piece of short finding alternative words; or Learn tips and techniques
fiction by giving yourself changing perspectives, Susan on illustration and learn
the freedom to discover will guide you towards your how to use your creativity
and strengthen your best work yet. Wine available to communicate a message
writer’s voice. for purchase. or idea.
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AUTH peakers
guest s
ORS &
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Joan Arakkal Jakob Boyd
Dr Joan Arakkal is an Jakob Boyd is a poet, organiser
orthopaedic surgeon who grew and indi-publisher who runs a
up and trained in India, before myriad of grassroots projects
moving to the UK where she in Perth’s art scene and has
was admitted as a Fellow of performed for events, festivals
the Royal College of Surgeons. and theatre around Australia.
She later migrated to Australia
and now lives in Perth. Slice
Girls is her first book.
The 2019 Margaret
image: Miles Lowry
image: Karen brown
River Readers &
Writers Festival
showcases an
array of story-
telling talent.
With almost
60 writers,
journalists,
Amanda Curtin Minnie Darke
illustrators and
Amanda Curtin is the author Minnie Darke — Gemini
presenters we of novels Elemental and with Virgo Rising, Scrabble
invite readers to The Sinkings, and short story cutthroat and knitter, lover
join writers as collection Inherited. Her new of books, freshly sharpened
we hear stories title, a work of narrative pencils and Russian Caravan
brought to life in non-fiction, is Kathleen tea – wrote the book Star-
O’Connor of Paris. crossed to amuse herself and
many forms.
to entertain you.
20Cristy Burne Fiona Burrows Liz Byrski
Cristy Burne is a children’s Fiona Burrows is an emerging Liz Byrski is a novelist, non-
author and science writer. author-illustrator from Perth, fiction writer, former journalist
Her latest books are To the WA. She is passionate about and ABC broadcaster, with more
Lighthouse, Off the Track and children’s literature, and her than fifty years’ experience
Zeroes and Ones: The geeks, first three picturebooks will in the British and Australian
heroes and hackers who be published in 2019 (with media. She is the author of ten
changed history. more to follow!). bestselling novels, including
Participating in the Young Participating in the Young her most recent release,
Readers & Writers Festival. Readers & Writers Festival. image: Nic Duncan A Month of Sundays.
Tom de Souza Sarah Pip Drysdale
Tom de Souza tells stories. Drummond Pip Drysdale is a writer, actor
He works as a freelance Sarah authored the and musician. The Sunday Girl
journalist and writer, seeking commercial fishing memoir is her first novel and she is
personal and professional Salt Story and her second working on a second.
freedom through a different book The Sound is a fictional
kind of life along the road take on a sealing gang
less travelled. journeying from Van Diemens
Land to Albany in 1825.
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AUTH peakers
guest s
ORS &
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Christina Anna Funder
Fernandes Anna Funder is one of Australia’s
Christina Fernandes is a Senior most acclaimed and awarded
Lecturer in Social Work at writers. Her non-fiction work
Curtin University. Christina Stasiland, hailed as ‘a master-
has worked in the areas of piece’, was awarded the
family and domestic violence, Samuel Johnson Prize. Her
consumer involvement in novel All That I Am won the
health and refugee settlement Miles Franklin and many other
and her research interests prizes. Both books have been
focus on caring and gender. published in over 24 countries.
Lisa Harvey- Sandra Hill & Tracie Pushman
Smith Sandra is a Yorga (woman) of the Pibulmun people of the
Professor Lisa Harvey- South-West and is a Wadandi Elder and Custodian.
Smith is an award-winning A professional artist of 26 years, Sandra’s work celebrates
astrophysicist, presenter of personal and cultural identity. “My art is about educating
ABC television’s ‘Stargazing others”. Sandra and her daughter Tracie Pushman will share
Live’ and author of When their cultural journey ‘Coming Home’.
Galaxies Collide. She is the
Australian Government’s
Women in STEM Ambassador.
22image: Alex Ellinghausen
Maddie Godfrey Germaine Greer Chris Hammer
Maddie Godfrey is a writer, Germaine Greer is an Chris Hammer was a journalist
poet and educator who aims Australian writer, academic, for more than 30 years, covering
to facilitate compassionate journalist and scholar of early Australian federal politics and
conversations about social modern English literature, international affairs. His first book
issues. At 23, they have widely regarded as one of The River was the recipient of the
performed poetry at The the most significant feminist ACT Book of the Year Award and
Sydney Opera House, The voices of the later 20th was shortlisted for the Walkley
Royal Albert Hall, St Paul’s century. Book Award and the Manning
Cathedral (London) and Clark House National Cultural
Glastonbury Festival (2017). Award. He lives in Canberra.
Tanya Heaslip Kylie Howarth Robert Jeffreys
Tanya is a lawyer from Kylie Howarth is an award- Robert Jeffreys has worked
outback Australia, who lived winning, internationally as an actor, teacher, builder,
in Margaret River, and while published children’s author- labourer, cleaner, real estate
there wrote her memoir of life illustrator from Western agent, personal security agent
in Prague, set four years after Australia. She not only and playwright. Robert’s debut
the Berlin Wall fell. draws inspiration from her novel, Man at the Window,
underwater travels but also is the first in the Detective
her own two fish-kids who are Cardilini series, set in 1960s
ocean explorers too. Western Australia.
Participating in the Young
Readers & Writers Festival. 23image: SAM COOPER
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AUTH peakers
guest s
ORS &
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Josh Langley Michael Leunig
After failing high school twice, Michael Leunig’s work spans
Josh Langley went onto more than forty years and
become an award-winning often explores politics, human
radio copywriter and award- folly, spirituality and the
winning children’s author. His innocent and sacred personal
quirky and inspirational books world in all of us.
have inspired thousands of
people around the world.
image: Tessa Ross
Rachel William McInnes Susan Midalia
McEleney William McInnes is one of Susan Midalia is the author
Rachel McEleney lived in several Australia’s most popular of three collections of
countries before settling in writers and actors. His short stories, all shortlisted
Australia’s South West. She is a books include the bestselling for major national literary
creative writing PhD candidate memoirs A Man’s Got to Have awards. Her novel The Art
at Edith Cowan University’s a Hobby and That’d Be Right. of Persuasion (2018) was
Southwest campus. Her short His latest book is Fatherhood. published to critical acclaim.
stories and poetry have been
published in several anthologies.
24Elizabeth Lewis Andy Macleod James Massola
Elizabeth is a published poet Andy Macleod is a writer, James Massola is the South-
and librarian, and Chairperson poet and thinker. His poems east Asian correspondent
of the KSP Writers’ Centre. have been published in two for Fairfax Media. He was
She teaches poetry non-fiction books and several previously chief political
workshops in community online journals. He’s studying correspondent for The Sydney
and professional spaces. a BA at ECU, majoring in Morning Herald and The Age.
Elizabeth is passionate about Literature and Writing. He was on the ground at
connecting and promoting Tham Luang cave for the
local writers and artists. rescue operation.
Jodie Moffat Ian Mutch Saoirse Nash
Jodie Moffat co-edited Ian Mutch is an Australian Saoirse Nash is a performance
Women of a Certain Age. contemporary artist and poet/freelance gig organiser/
She works as a generalist storyteller, exploring beauty exiled queen. She once started an
solicitor with a community through characters, nature and anarchist collective with regency
legal service and is the 2019 details. He has recently written author Jane Austen, having
Greens federal candidate for and illustrated a children’s book discovered the meaning of life
the Canning electorate. titled More and More and More. in the 27th Century through a
series of cat related mishaps.
ALSO Participating in the Young
Readers & Writers Festival.
25Catherine Noske Jesse Oliver Ian Parmenter
Catherine Noske is a lecturer Jesse Oliver is a writer, Ian Parmenter is a noted food,
in Creative Writing and editor educator and Australian wine and travel writer, and
of Westerly at the University Poetry Slam Champion. broadcaster; the founding
of Western Australia. Jesse’s work highlights the Festival Director of Tasting
Her research focuses on strength in vulnerability, Australia; and the former
contemporary Australian exploring his lived experiences presenter/producer of the
place-making. Her first novel is of homelessness, gender award-winning ABCTV series
forthcoming with Picador. transition and mental illness. Consuming Passions.
Holden Gregory Smith Susan Sullivan
Sheppard The odds were against him Susan Laura Sullivan
Holden Sheppard is an award- from the start. Dr Gregory co-edited Women of a Certain
winning Young Adult author. P. Smith is a Forgotten Age. She writes fiction, poetry
His novel Invisible Boys won Australian diagnosed as and essays, and currently
the 2018 City of Fremantle a ‘sociopath’ with dull to lives in Japan. In 2012 she
T.A.G. Hungerford Award. His mid-range intelligence as a was shortlisted for the T.A.G.
work has appeared in Griffith teenager. He now has a PhD. Hungerford Award.
Review, page seventeen and
Indigo Journal.
26Rachel Kim Scott Kit Scriven
Robertson Kim Scott is one of Australia’s Kit Scriven has been published
Rachel Robertson teaches at foremost authors, two-times in Island and short story an-
Curtin University. Rachel’s winner of the Miles Franklin thologies. He won the Olga
research interests include and author of the award- Master Short Story Award in
Australian literature, feminist winning novels Taboo, That 2016 and 2017, and the SALA
maternal studies, life writing and Deadman Dance, and Benang. Short Story Prize in 2016. He
critical disability studies. Her He lives in Perth. has been highly commended
memoir, Reaching One Thousand, or shortlisted in several other
was published in 2012. short story competitions.
Lisa Walker DAVE WARNER Iszaac Webb
Lisa is the author of five Named by Bob Dylan as one Iszaac Webb is a Wadandi /
novels and an ABC radio play. of his favourite Australian Pibulmun Cultural Custodian
Her most recent works are musicians, Dave Warner and Undalup Association Board
a YA coming-of-age story is also an award-winning Chairperson. The Wadandi
Paris Syndrome and a climate novelist (Ned Kelly best crime people have a long association
change comedy Melt. fiction, WA Premier’s Award with the environment of the
ALSO Participating in the Young literature) who writes crime South West and its natural
Readers & Writers Festival. fiction, children’s novels, resources, utilising the
screenplays, stage musicals Country’s natural resources
and non-fiction books. according to our lore.
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PRESENTERS
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TABETHA BEGGS ALLAN BOYD
Tabetha is the CEO of the Based in Perth, Allan Boyd
Kalamunda Chamber of (the antipoet) has been
Commerce, the current delivering performance poetry
Chairwoman of writingWA and and organising dynamic
the former Chairwoman of the poetry arts and music events
Katharine Susannah Prichard since 1995.
Writers Centre in Greenmount.
Tabetha is a published author
with short stories published
both locally and internationally.
Glynn JAMES LUSH Sarah McNeill
Greensmith James started out at the BBC Sarah McNeill is an actor, arts
Glynn Greensmith is a lecturer in in the UK and has been a writer, MC and presenter. She
journalism at Curtin University, regular on ABC Perth over the is the arts editor for a Perth
and the host of It’s Just Not past 12 years. He’s Founder newspaper, covering theatre,
Cricket on ABC Radio. He has and Director of Lush the arts, literature, film and food
been a journalist, newsreader, Content Agency. around Perth with interviews,
producer, and presenter with the previews and reviews.
ABC since 2005.
28Geraldine Margot Rachel
Doogue Edwards England-Brassy
Geraldine Doogue AO is a Rachel is a first-time MC to
Margot Edwards is a writer,
renowned Australian journalist the Margaret River Readers
storyteller, playwright and
and broadcaster who has carved & Writers Festival stage but
community artist, based in
out an enviable reputation is far from a first-time reader,
Margaret River since 1990,
across print, television and having established in primary
previously from NSW.
radio. She currently presents the school that reading was going
ABC Radio National program to be her job.
Saturday Extra and ABC TV’s
Compass.
Rosi Moore- Rashida Gillian
Fiander Murphy O’Shaughnessy
A regular MC on the Margaret Rashida Murphy has a Gillian started work at the ABC
River Readers & Writers Masters in English Literature in 1996 in the newsroom as a
Festival stage, Rosi also works and a PhD in Writing. In 2016 cadet reporter, and worked in
internationally as a leadership she won the Magdalena Prize television, radio and online news
coach to earn the money for feminist research for her and current affairs as a journalist
she needs to satisfy her two thesis which includes the for 15 years. She currently
constant cravings, namely novel The Historian’s Daughter. presents the afternoon show on
reading and travelling. ABC Radio Perth and WA.
29ROSEMARY NICOLE SINCLAIR WILL YEOMAN
SAYER Nicole Sinclair has a PhD Former Literary Editor and
Rosemary Sayer is a in Creative Writing and her Senior Arts Writer at the West
writer, researcher and first novel, Bloodlines, was Australian, William Yeoman is
former journalist. Her third shortlisted for the 2014 TAG now a Travel Journalist with
book More to the story — Hungerford Award. Nicole’s the West Australian and West
conversations with refugees short fiction and non-fiction Travel Club. He continues
was published in 2015 by has appeared in the Review of to write music criticism for
Margaret River Press. Australian Fiction, Westerly, Limelight and Gramophone
Indigo Journal and Award classical music magazines.
Winning Australian Writing.
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work from winery restaurants, so you’re guaranteed a within the region.
delicious meal, paired with world-class wine. 6. Head up the Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse, Australia’s
2. Walk or train to the end of the Busselton Jetty, and tallest mainland lighthouse, and see where the
meet the fish under the jetty at the Underwater Southern Ocean and Indian Ocean meet.
Observatory, or jump in for a free dive. 7. Get up close to wild stingrays and eagle rays at
3. Picnic or camp among the Karri trees in Boranup Hamelin Bay.
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VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE VOYAGER ESTATE WRITERS’ ROOM
9.30am Kathleen O’Connor of Paris, p5 Mutch More to the Story, p7
FRIDAY 03 MAY
11am Man at the Window, p5 Where the wild writers grow, p6
12pm Star-crossed, p5 The Art of Persuasion, p7
1pm High School Special:
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2pm Salt, Sleet and Wild Seas, p6 Coming Home, p7
3.30pm Anna Funder In Conversation, p6 Anywhere But Here, p7
6pm - 8pm Festival Launch, p7 & p15
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9.30am The Great Cave Rescue, p8 Coffee & Papers, p10
SATURDAY 04 MAY
11am Out of the Forest, p8 Aussie 2.0, p10
12pm Germaine Greer: On Rape, p8 Seeking Love & Revenge, p10
1pm Raise Your Voice, p9 FREE EVENT
2pm Leunig Live, 2.30pm, p9 Scrublands, 2.30pm, p10
4pm Calling Out the Past, p9 Women of a Certain Age, p10
7pm An evening with William McInnes, Voyager Estate Restaurant, p15
VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE VOYAGER ESTATE WRITERS’ ROOM
9.30am Fatherhood, p11 A Month of Sundays, p13
9.30am - 11am Foreign Correspondent, Voyager Estate Restaurant, p16
SUNDAY 05 MAY
11am Protecting Wild Places with Germaine Greer, p11 Dangerous Ideas About Mothers, p13
12pm When Galaxies Collide, p11 Slice Girls, p13
1pm Margaret River Press Short Story
Competition Winners, p12 FREE EVENT
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4pm - 5pm, p18 with Robert Jeffreys,
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