The Writers on Writers series has become an indispensable fixture in the literary calendar, with leading authors penning their reflections on Australian writers who have inspired and influenced them. Learn about the motivation behind the collection, how authors tackle the intimidating task of writing about their heroes, and what readers gain from having fresh light shone on past treasures.
Hear from Black Inc publisher Chris Feik, contributor to the series, Nam Le (On David Malouf), and ABC Radio National’s The Bookshelf host Kate Evans as they chat with the Boisbouvier Chair in Australian Literature, author Tony Birch.
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Over 80% of our 2022 guests felt MWF helped them gain new insights about the world, held their interest and were inclusive, well-produced and topical! (With more than 70% keen to attend again!)
20% early-bird discount until 11.59pm, Thursday 6 April
Flexible refund policy
Community tickets for First Nations peoples
Convenient public transport and parking options
Coffee, bars and dining options nearby
Readings bookshops available plus book signings
Over 80% of our 2022 guests felt MWF helped them gain new insights about the world, held their interest and were inclusive, well-produced and topical! (With more than 70% keen to attend again!)
Tony Birch is the author of three novels: The White Girl, winner of the 2020 NSW Premier’s Award for Indigenous Writing, and shortlisted for the 2020 Miles Franklin Literary Prize; Ghost River, winner of the 2016 Victo...
Kate Evans is the co-host of ABC Radio National's weekly literary review and interview program, The Bookshelf. She also contributes to other programs on the network, and regularly hosts interviews at writers' festivals. ...
Chris Feik is senior publisher at Black Inc. and editor of Quarterly Essay. He is commissioning editor of the Writers on Writers series. He is co-editor of the book The Words That Made Australia.
Nam Le's first book, The Boat, received the Australian Prime Minister's Literary Award, the Melbourne Prize (Best Writing Award), the Dylan Thomas Prize, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award and the PEN/Malamud Award, among oth...
Professor Marcia Langton and Professor Aaron Corn, co-authors of Law: The Way of the Ancestors, discuss how Indigenous law, cultivated over millennia, is inspiring new paths through global crises, with Dr Eddie Cubillo.
Australian author Pip Williams introduces her richly rendered new novel The Bookbinder of Jericho, the follow-up to the internationally bestselling The Dictionary of Lost Words, speaking with Rhett Davis.
Award-winning journalist Paul Daley (Jesustown) and acclaimed author Fiona McFarlane (The Sun Walks Down) talk about penning novels that explore the myths and realities of our colonial past with Tony Birch.
Bestselling author of the acclaimed Magicians trilogy Lev Grossman leads a workshop on the craft of writing convincingly about magic, including fantastical items, creatures, systems, maps and mythologies.