Connect with us via Twitter @CorrugatedLines or find us on Facebook Write a Limerick competition – Theme: The Colour Red FREE ONLINE EVENT Entries in by 3rd August

Write and submit one original Limerick on the theme The Colour Red to the Backroom Press Facebook page before the closing date. Winning entries announced and read at Word of Mouth on Saturday night, August 11. For guidelines on writing a Limerick, see the Backroom Press Facebook page. Non-users of Facebook may submit by email to [email protected] PRE-FEST

Yawuru Haiku BOOKINGS REQUIRED 4–5.30pm Nyamba Buru Yawuru – 55 Reid Road, Cable Beach Join the Mabu Yawuru Ngan-ga language team and create short Japanese-style haiku poems. Using Yawuru words, this traditional poetic form will give expression to our country and seasons, and introduce you to some Yawuru language. Max 12 participants. Bookings with [email protected]

Landscape writing with Donna Marie Carman FREE EVENT 4.30–5.30pm Gallery Sobrane – 48 Carnarvon Street (next door to Matso’s) Landscape Snapshot: Personal responses of the beholder. Create prose, poetry or a single word to represent your experience of landscape in light of guided imagery and ideas. Perspectives of Broome landscapes will be explored through written word during this workshop as part of Donna’s ten-day Artist Residency at Gallery Sobrane in August.

Prologue FREE EVENT 6.30–7.30pm Broome Public Library – Corner Hamersley and Haas Streets Join us for the opening of Corrugated Lines 2018. Be welcomed by the Traditional Owners of Yawuru country and listen to some Yawuru songs performed by the Walalanga Ngan-ga singers.

FRIDAY 10 AUGUST FRIDAY Meet the authors, enjoy some drinks and canapés, and mingle with our festival guests. Winners of the children’s limerick competition will also be announced.

Corrugated Lines @ Bust Out Cabaret BOOKINGS REQUIRED 8pm Broome Civic Centre – 27 Weld Street Theatre Kimberley’s notoriously cheeky Bust Out Cabaret looks forward to a first-time, late night rendezvous with Corrugated Lines. Join us for some seriously hilarious literary leanings, as we welcome some very special festival guests to the stage, including the brand new Big Broome-Haa and many more! Tickets available from www.theatrekimberley.org.au or at the door. Cost $40/$45.

Secondhand Book Sale FREE EVENT 8am–1pm Broome Courthouse Market – 8 Hamersley Street Broome Primary P&C is holding a Book Bonanza to fundraise for the school. Broome Primary relies on its P&C to finance many of the improvements and programs at the school, so please come along and support a great cause whilst scoring yourself some new books at bargain prices.

Corrugated Lines Market Stall FREE EVENT 9am–12pm Broome Courthouse Market – 8 Hamersley Street Come to the Courthouse markets for a wonderful morning of festival activity. Pick up a program; buy a book at the Kimberley Bookshop stall; if you’re feeling energetic, join the Backroom Press team on the lawn for a game of Speed Scrabble, a fast and furious version with the biggest tiles you have ever

SATURDAY 11 AUGUST 11 SATURDAY seen! Travel writing with Leah McLennan FREE EVENT 10.30–11.30am Bernadine Greene Room, SSJG Heritage Centre – 9 Barker Street Do you have a passion for travel and love to write about it? This session will give you a glimpse into what it’s like to get paid to travel and write about it. During the session you will learn about generating story ideas, writing compelling articles, pitching to editors and operating as a freelancer.

In conversation with Allan Clarke FREE EVENT 11.30am–12.30pm Lock Up Cafe – 22 Carnarvon Street Join us for a fascinating conversation with Muruwari man and Walkley award-winning investigative journalist, producer and presenter, Allan Clarke. Allan has worked for BuzzFeed, SBS, NITV and is currently at the ABC, where his most recent work, Blood on the Tracks, featured on and is the first instalment of the popular Unravel true crime podcast series on Radio National.

Writing historical fiction with Dianne Wolfer $15 WAGED OR $10 UNWAGED 12.30–2pm Broome Public Library – Corner Hamersley and Haas Streets Dianne’s books are sparked by small moments in history: a girl signalling to departing troops, a flying doctor landing on Port Hedland’s Zero-strafed airstrip, a wounded soldier in PNG... In this practical workshop, Dianne will share her process and writing tips, and help participants begin shaping their own historical fiction. Limited to 20 people. Cash only payment.

Improvisation skills with Damon Lockwood FREE EVENT 2.30–3.30pm Broome Public Library – Corner Hamersley and Haas Streets Free up your creativity, improve you communication skills and storytelling and have fun. Through games and exercises to enhance your improvisation skills you will learn to be in the moment, support your fellow actors, embrace fear, enjoy failure and say “Yes”. Regardless of your experience, learning improvisation is great fun! Maximum 20 people. Bookings 9191 3477.

In conversation with Estelle Blackburn FREE EVENT 3–4pm

SATURDAY 11 AUGUST 11 SATURDAY Kimberley Bookshop – 3 Napier Terrace While working as press secretary for WA’s first woman Premier, , Estelle came across a story that would change the course of her life as well as the history of . Her book, Broken Lives tells us about the two men who went to jail for crimes they did not commit. Wine and nibbles served.

In conversation with Charmaine Papertalk Green and John Kinsella FREE EVENT 5–6pm Broome Public Library – Corner Hamersley and Haas Streets Acclaimed WA poets, Charmaine Papertalk Green (appearing in person) and John Kinsella (appearing via Skype) discuss their new poetry collection, False Claims of Colonial Thieves and the dilemmas facing a still-divided Australia. Chaired by Anna Moulton, CEO at Magabala Books.

Word of Mouth FREE EVENT 7.30 SHARP to 10pm Piano Bar, Roebuck Bay Hotel – 33 Carnarvon Street A spoken word night featuring local Broome writers and festival guests. Presentations may include prose, poetry, monologue or rap… anything that demands to be freed from the page and given a voice. Includes open-mic time. Get there early to sign up on the night. Broome Biggest Book Club FREE EVENT 9.30–10.30am Kimberley Bookshop – 3 Napier Terrace Have you ever read a book and wanted to talk about it with other readers? Here is your chance to do just that. Join us at the Kimberley Bookshop for coffee, cake and a chat when we discuss Tim Winton’s latest novel, The Shepherd’s Hut. As Ben Quilty says, ‘Seriously, it’s incredible.’

In conversation with Ann McGrath FREE EVENT 10.30–11.30am Kimberley Bookshop – 3 Napier Terrace Minoru Hokari’s Gurindji Journey reveals how Indigenous interpretations of the colonizing past are histories too, whereas the edited collection Long History, Deep Time (Ann McGrath and Mary Anne Jebb) strives to break history’s temporal borders. Can History and Prehistory continue to be divided by word practices – by written versus spoken words?

Writing for Cinema with Michael McCall FREE EVENT 10.30am–12pm Broome Public Library – Corner Hamersley and Haas Streets Ever fancied making your own movie? With Michael McCall you can develop your own style. Are you the next Aaron Sorkin, Diablo Cody, Jordan Peele or Leah Purcell? Come along and find out! Let your creative ideas shine in this fantastic screenwriting workshop! BYO iPad, laptop or pen and paper.

Poetfree: Poetry with Cath Borthwick FREE EVENT 1–2.30pm Broome Public Library – Corner Hamersley and Haas Streets Free poetry workshop providing motivation and support, as well as time and space, to create your own poem/s. Cath Borthwick, regular Corrugated Lines poetry workshop facilitator, will focus on colour for imaginative vision. Suitable for those over 12 years old who enjoy creative writing. Bring your own writing instruments.

The Reading Brain presentation with Dr Lorraine Hammond FREE EVENT

SUNDAY 12 AUGUST SUNDAY 2.30–3.30pm University of Notre Dame – 88 Guy Street While we have an instinctive tendency to speak, learning to read is an optional accessory painstakingly bolted on. The mismatch between spoken language and reading helps explain why 3–5% of children struggle to read. Dr Lorraine Hammond will show why reading English, compared to other languages, presents particular challenges, and what parents and teachers can do to help.

What is it about True Crime? Panel discussion FREE EVENT 3.30–5pm Argyle Room, Mangrove Hotel – 47 Carnarvon Street True Crime is a genre that has seen a spike in popularity over recent years, with books and podcasts topping charts all over the country. Given the troubling and often gory subject-matter, this is a curious phenomenon. This panel discussion between Estelle Blackburn, Allan Clarke, and fans of the genre, will ponder the question: What is it about True Crime?

Epilogue FREE EVENT 5.15–6pm Argyle Room, Mangrove Hotel – 47 Carnarvon Street Join us for a drink as we close the book on Corrugated Lines for 2018. As the sun sets and the moon rises over the Bay, mingle with the characters of this year’s festival and review the festival that was. Featuring the Broometime Singers and other special performances. Ann McGrath Ann McGrath AM is Distinguished Professor at the Australian National University and is the Kathleen Fitzpatrick ARC Laureate Fellow, heading up a project entitled Rediscovering the Deep Human Past: Global Networks, Future Opportunities. Her latest book Illicit Love: Interracial Sex and Marital Relations in the United States and Australia (2015) won the NSW Premier’s History Prize.

In Conversation  Sunday, 10.30–11.30am @ Kimberley Bookshop

Allan Clarke Allan is a Muruwari man and an award-winning investigative journalist, producer and presenter. In ABC Unravel True Crime podcast and Australian Story earlier this year Allan made new revelations about the mysterious death of Aboriginal teenager Mark Haines, whose body was found on train tracks outside Tamworth. This investigation led to the case being reopened.

In Conversation  Saturday, 11.30am–12.30pm @ Lock-Up Cafe What is it about True Crime? Panel discussion  Sunday, 4–5pm @ Mangrove Hotel

Cath Borthwick A Broome resident since 1984, Cath Borthwick loves to write and share poetry. Cath has applied her word skills in roles as educator, literary officer, community journalist and freelance editor through involvement with local institutions, organisations, businesses and individuals. She has facilitated a poetry workshop at every Corrugated Lines Festival.

Workshop – Poetry  Sunday, 1–2.30pm @ Broome Public Library

Charmaine Papertalk Green Charmaine Papertalk Green was born at Eradu on the Greenough River between Mullewa and Geraldton on Amangu country, and is a member of the Wajarri and Badimaya groups from the Yamaji Nation of WA. A visual and installation artist, poet and writer, Charmaine was instrumental in the incubation of the nationally and internationally touring exhibition Ilgarijiri – things belonging to the sky arts and cultural project.

In Conversation (appearing in person)  Saturday, 5–6pm @ Broome Public Library Damon Lockwood Damon Lockwood is a playwright, actor, and theatre director. He has worked with Black Swan State Theatre, Deckchair Theatre, Barking Gecko Theatre, Queensland Theatre Company and Spare Parts Puppet Theatre. Past Artistic Associate and Literary Manager at Black Swan Theatre, Damon is now based in Broome and is Chair of the Theatre Kimberley Board.

Workshop – Improvisation Skills  Saturday, 2.30–3.30pm @ Broome Public Library

Dianne Wolfer Dianne writes across genres and is author of 18 books. Her historical titles include Lighthouse Girl, Light Horse Boy and In the Lamplight. Dianne’s PhD research into anthropomorphism inspired The Shark Caller (linked to the ancient practice of calling sharks) and The Dog with Seven Names, set in the Pilbara and Kimberley.

Workshop – Writing Historical Fiction  Saturday, 12.30–2pm @ Broome Public Library

Donna Marie Carman Through her writing for an environmental organisation, articles for a regional newspaper, and community arts projects, a networked sense of place emerges as the cornerstone of Marie Carman’s work. Quirky, masterful, baffling and even witty are terms used to describe her work, which has arisen from the ashes of a life previously spent half asleep.

Workshop – Landscape Writing  Friday, 4.30–5.30pm @ Gallery Sobrane

Estelle Blackburn Estelle Blackburn, a journalist with no legal background, took on the justice system. Her dogged sleuthing led to the exonerations of two men who had been convicted of killing women four decades earlier and had lost a combined seven appeals. Estelle changed their lives and opened the way for others wrongfully convicted in WA.

In Conversation  Saturday, 3–4pm @ The Kimberley Bookshop What is it about True Crime? Panel discussion  Sunday, 4–5pm @ Mangrove Hotel John Kinsella John Kinsella is the author of over thirty books. His numerous awards include the Australian Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Poetry, the Victorian Premier’s Award for Poetry, and the Judith Wright Calanthe Award for Poetry. He is a Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge University, and Professor of Literature and Environment at Curtin University. He lives on Ballardong Noongar land at Jam Tree Gully in the Western Australian wheatbelt, and went to high school on Yamaji land in Geraldton.

In Conversation (appearing via Skype)  Saturday, 5–6pm @ Broome Public Library

Leah McLennan Broome resident Leah McLennan is a travel writer, journalist and writing coach. After time in Dublin at the Australian Embassy, she was a senior journalist at Australian Associated Press in Sydney for almost 10 years. She is published in major newspapers, magazines and travel publications in Australia, New Zealand, US, UK and Ireland.

Workshop – Travel Writing  Saturday, 10.30–11.30am @ SSJG Heritage Centre

Lorraine Hammond Dr Lorraine Hammond is an awarded lecturer and researcher from Edith Cowan University, the Vice-President of Learning Difficulties Australia and the Chair, Deputy Chair and Board member of three high-performing Independent Public Schools in Perth. Lorraine has a particular research interest in reading and in preventing literacy-based learning difficulties.

Presentation – The Reading Brain  Sunday, 2.30–3.30pm @ University of Notre Dame

Michael McCall Michael McCall, director, actor, writer and script editor for both stage and screen is a graduate of Curtin, NIDA and WA Screen Academy, and recently completed a PhD at WAAPA. Currently, Michael is Program Coordinator of Theatre and Film at Notre Dame in Fremantle and works regularly at WAAPA, for NIDA and Bell Shakespeare.

Workshop – Writing for Cinema!  Sunday, 10.30am–12pm @ Broome Public Library KIMBERLEY FINE ART EXHIBITION Kimberley OPENING NIGHT THURSDAY 9 AUGUST Writers Festival 6:00PM- 8:00PM Exhibition open 9am -5pm Kununurra, WA • 7 - 9 September 10th - 18th August Program details BROOME CIVIC CENTRE 27 WELD STREET www.proximityWA.org Where to stay: contact LIVE MUSIC | LIVE PAINTING Kununurra Visitor Centre BALLET PERFORMANCE T: 1800 586 868 Tickets: available through the Kununurra Library BAR OPEN | FREE CANAPES T: 08.9169 1227 or E: [email protected] Proudly presented with the support of writingWA, the Departments of Local Government, Sport, and Cultural Industries, and Primary Industries and Regional Development, and Royalties for Regions

The Corrugated Lines Festival of Words was conceived by Backroom Press Inc in 2012 as part of the National Year of Reading. With the support of Magabala Books and members of the community interested in storytelling and the written word, a grass-roots festival was born. An amazing weekend of literary events became the first chapter in the evolving Corrugated Lines story.

The Corrugated Lines Festival celebrates Broome and the wider region’s wealth of talent in published authors, illustrators and storytellers. It is an inspirational event for both local lovers of words and visitors to the town who enjoy Kimberley stories and sharing a few tales of their own.

New chapters in the Corrugated Lines Festival story are written each year in early August. Electronic versions of the program are available at http://backroompress.com.au

The 2018 Corrugated Lines Festival is proudly sponsored by: