October 1, 2020
Closing Remarks: Jenny Odell
Read the transcript excerpt from the author’s festival address.
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September 15, 2020
The Outset: Do Not Believe Too Quickly
Read the full transcript of Kate Grenville’s opening address.
August 16, 2020
Read All About It: Ali Cobby Eckermann
A piece written by Yankunytjatjara Aboriginal poet Ali Cobby Eckermann.
August 15, 2020
Read All About It: Helen Garner
A specially commissioned piece by the iconic author for MWF Digital.
August 14, 2020
The MWF Interview: Ewa Ramsey
Introduction by Julie Koh Ewa Ramsey’s debut novel The Morbids centres on Caitlin, a woman in her late twenties who has been psychologically affected by a fatal car accident. She thinks constantly about dying and tries to keep her anxiety at bay by working hard in her job and attending a support group called the […]
August 13, 2020
The MWF Interview: Christopher Raja
Introduction by Zoya Patel Christopher Raja’s memoir about growing up in Melbourne in the late 90s to early 00s has all of the nostalgia for suburban Australia at the time combined with the unique experience of being an immigrant in this country and the complexities that entails. But Into the Suburbs is more than just a […]
August 12, 2020
The MWF Interview: Cath Moore
Introduction by Wai Chim Metal Fish, Falling Snow is a triumph of a novel. Cath Moore has created a whimsical story full of grit and heart. The novel introduces us to 14-year-old Dylan who grieves her mother’s recent passing. Her mother’s boyfriend, Pat, blames her for the tragedy and frankly she thinks it’s her fault […]
August 11, 2020
The MWF Interview: Katerina Bryant
Introduction by Jenny Valentish When writer Katerina Bryant started having seizures without any discernable cause, she was unceremoniously dropped into unfamiliar terrain. Hysteria: Memoir of Illness, Strength and Women’s Stories Throughout History is her attempt to get to grips with the distress of depersonalisation. It leads her to wonder about the very gendered concept of hysteria […]
August 9, 2020
Read All About It: Christos Tsiolkas
‘You are not paying attention, are you, you awful child!’ Even though it has been many decades since she screamed those words at me, they still resound clearly in my memory, and I can still hear that hoarse screech that was in her voice whenever she lost her temper. And it seemed, in that long, […]
July 29, 2020
Meet Elizabeth Tan
Meet the Perth-based author of short fiction collection, Smart Ovens for Lonely people, Elizabeth Tan.