David Knoff is a speaker and specialist in remote leadership, management in isolation, Antarctic operations, resilience and mental health strategies and practices. His toughest mission... Read More

Kyoko Imazu is an artist based in Melbourne, whose practice encompasses a range of mediums such as printmaking, papercut, puppetry and installation, bookbinding and ceramics.... Read More

Meaghan Wilson Anastasios has segued a chequered past into a career as an author and screenwriter. She is the author of the adaptation of The... Read More

John Webb is a long serving member of the Festival Committee who has also served as a diplomat in India and south Asia. He is... Read More

Van Badham is a writer, theatre-maker and novelist, occasional broadcaster, critic, trade unionist and feminist. She is the author of Qanonon, writes columns for The... Read More

Steven Conte’s latest novel, The Tolstoy Estate is a sweeping historical saga spanning the second world war and the decades of cold war peace that followed.... Read More

Sarah Depasquale is a musician, former teacher and librarian. For 20 years, she toured with her partner Bernard as one half of the much-loved ensemble... Read More

Harry Saddler is the author of The Eastern Curlew and Questions Raised by Quolls (Affirm Press, 2021). His writing about the interactions between people, animals,... Read More