Highlights

Highlights of the 2008 Festival included:
Eric Beecher

Eric Beecher

Eric Beecher, founder of Text Publishing, and publisher of Crikey.com.au, will talk about writing in the information age; new media, new habits, new audience, faster information and different expectations.

Beyond Cuisine

Beyond Cuisine

Suzanne Shubart, Helen Morse, Reg Evans and Paul English will perform dramatised readings while dinner is served.

Reservations essential. Friday 2nd May 7.30pm $50 for performance and dinner. Bar open. Tables of 8 or 10 Bookings call Liz 9397 6787
Cath Crowley

Workshops

Each session is 90 minutes long. There are limited places so please book in to your workshop when you book tickets. Be expected to work hard!

  • Writing Ten Minute plays with Alex Braun
  • Reading the modern Poem with Robin Grove
  • Writing in the voice of another with Michael Gurr
  • What makes you think you are a writer? with Bernie Monagle
  • Poetry Writing with Paul Mitchell
  • Script writing with Jutta Goetze
  • Deleting the dead word with Cath Crowley (Youth event) (pictured)
  • Writing the Short story with Paul Mitchell
Richard Frankland

Richard Frankland

Richard Frankland is one of Australia's most experienced indigenous singer/songwriters, author, film maker and author of acclaimed children's book Digger J Jones.

 

 

 
Andy

The Kid's Program

Andy Griffiths will once again whip up a frenzy with the kids. The pic is "Banana's in Balaclavas"from last year's madness by the way. This session costs $2 per person and can be attended seperately to the rest of the program.

Other kids events include:

  • Sheree Maris - The Fishes and the Seas
  • Sophie Laguna - writer and illustrator of Too Loud Lily