TasWriters

Poems will be read, processes and hopes will be discussed, and the experience of writing amid the Anthropocene will be shared.

With a SilverTicket you can attend a maximum of 5 sessions on a single day saving of 20% of the equivalent individual ticket price. Silver tickets also secure seating in the front third of the room. Silver Tickets are limited to 2 per purchaser. *This ticket does not include entry to the events 'A Soldier’s Quartet by Colin Baldwin', 'Oberhausen Diary launch' or 'ETAWA', which are free events but must be registered for due to COVID restrictions.

Saturday 9th AND Sunday 10th (daytime sessions) Attend a maximum of 10 sessions over the two days at a saving of a little over 20% of the equivalent individual ticket price. Golden tickets also secure seating in the front third of the room. Golden Tickets are limited to 2 per purchaser. *This ticket does not include entry to the events 'A Soldier’s Quartet by Colin Baldwin', 'Oberhausen Diary launch' or 'ETAWA', which are free events but must be registered for due to COVID restrictions.

Join Danielle Binks, Lian Tanner and Shirley Patton for a conversation about writing for young adults.

Kate Gordon, Danielle Wood, Jen Thompson and Annalise Rees, on writing residencies.

Grace Williams and Mark Macleod on diversity in publishing.

Join Geoff Harwood, Katherine Johnson and Pete Hay for a fascinating discussion of 'history, nature and hermits', themed around the extraordinary story of western Tasmania's 'Last Hermit', Jackey Stevens.

Launch by Friends of North Bruny Quarantine Station of translations from the diary of POW Fritz Stegherr, on Bruny Island, 1914-1915.

Grace Williams, Sarah Walker and Deborah Thompson on advocacy and change-making.

Best of the 2021 Van Diemen History Prize.

Laurie Gilbert with music by Jaala Still and Ange Boxall.

Join historians Dr. Henry Reynolds and Dr Nick Clements in conversation with commemoration advocates Rissah Vox and Wendall Graham Pitchford discussing Tongerlongeter.

Kate Gordon and Danielle Wood respond to the Maritime Museum of Tasmania's collection through fiction and non-fiction.

Launching the Forty South Short Story Anthology 2021.

Hear from 2020-21 Children's Laureate Ursula Dubosarsky being interviewed by Mark Macleod.

An introduction to different approaches to publishing, from a publisher and a printer.

Henry Reynolds, Jen Thompson, Ian Broinowski, Katherine Johnson discussing "how can the writers of historical narratives be truth-tellers and serve cultural change?"

Writing about and inspired by remote areas, with Melissa Manning, Mary-Lou Stephens and Robyn Mundy.

Join Karen Brooks, author of The Good Wife of Bath: a (mostly) true story, and Danielle Wood in conversation.

Anne Morgan on Leafy Seadragons with readings from her book The Way of the Weedy Seadragon.

Joshua Santospirito, Alyssa Bermudez and Jane Naqvi discuss the creation of graphic novels, and working as or alongside an illustrator to make a story come to life.

With a SilverTicket you can attend a maximum of 5 sessions over a single day at a saving of 20% of the equivalent individual ticket price. Silver tickets also secure seating in the front third of the room. Silver Tickets are limited to 2 per purchaser. *This ticket does not include entry to the events 'A Soldier’s Quartet by Colin Baldwin', 'Oberhausen Diary launch' or 'ETAWA', which are free events but must be registered for due to COVID restrictions.

This is a free event to launch A Soldier’s Quartet by Colin Baldwin. A story of perseverance and happenstance that transcends time and reaches across continents. Please make sure you register to assist us with our covid compliance.

This is a free event to launch Parting the Veil by Bethany Nader. A paranormal Murder-Mystery set in Tasmania. Please register your intent to attend to help us with our covid compliance.

Bushfires, tree-pulling and the pandemic. Mary-Lou Stephens and James Parker on writing and adversity.

Grace Williams on Arts for social change and transformation.

23 Tasmanian poets offer their take on the idea that poetry can contribute to a deeper cultural valuing of the world.

Rosie Dub, Shirley Patton and Heather Rose on the delights and risks of using the metaphysical, mythological and legendary in fiction.

Danielle Binks*, author of The Monster of Her Age, in conversation. *Due to Covid-19 restrictions on travel to Tasmania, this presenter will be live-streamed.

Hannah Moloney, on gardening, change making and radical hope.

Two of Tasmania's most exciting writers in one room. The 2021 Miles Franklin Award winner Amanda Lohrey, in conversation with Robbie Arnott, who was shortlisted for the 2021 Miles Franklin Award.

Let your mind be un-locked-down - Encounters with humans and other species, with Terry Whitebeach.

Ruhi Lee, author of Good Indian Daughter, interview with Mark Macleod.

Participants of ETAWA (the Emerging Tasmanian Aboriginal Writers Award) and the Hidden Stories workshops, discuss with judges, mentors and other writers their shared experiences of these projects. Morning Tea Included

Featuring Anne Morgan, Christina Booth, Fiona Levings, Coral Tulloch. Some of Tasmania's most successful children’s book creators talk about how being Tasmanian has shaped their careers as writers and/or illustrators of books for children.