Low joins Christchurch WORD festival
The WORD Christchurch festival has appointed Nic Low as program co-director. Originally from Christchurch, Low is a Ngāi Tahu author and arts organiser, who has recently returned to the city...
Doin’ it for the kids: festival programming for younger readers
Most Australian writers’ festivals offer some children’s events, usually as part of a discrete schools’ program. Kate Blackwood spoke to several festival programmers to get their thoughts on running events...
Southern Highlands Writers’ Festival
The inaugural Southern Highlands Writers’ Festival (SHWF) will be held in Bowral, NSW on 21-22 July. Authors speaking at the festival include Frank Moorhouse, Kirsten Tranter, Kate Forsyth, Sue Woolfe,...
In brief
Hyland, Catton on Orange Prize longlistM J Hyland (This is How, Text) and New Zealand author Eleanor Catton (The Rehearsal, A&U) are among the authors on the longlist for this...
Readers Feast announces Crime and Justice festival
Melbourne CBD bookseller Reader's Feast has announced ambitious plans for a major Crime and Justice literary festival, to be held in Melbourne next July.At a launch earlier today at the...