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Schools’ Program 2 – 5 Sep

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Over 13,000 students enjoy Melbourne Writers Festival’s Schools’ Program thanks to the generous support of our partners.

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Schools’ Program Supporters Schools’ Program Ambassadors Immigration Museum Paul Andrews Victorian Association for the Teaching of English David Parncutt

Schools’ Programming Schools’ Programming Advisory Committee Consultant Sasha Beekman Emilie Zoey Baker Lynne Bury Angela Crocombe Kate Gillespie Lucy Hamilton We respectfully acknowledge that Melbourne Writers Festival takes place on the traditional lands of the Kulin Nation, in Rebecca Henson particular the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people. We pay Mike Shuttleworth respects to Elders past and present, and to the Elders of all Adele Walsh communities and cultures across Australia.

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Welcome to the MWF Schools’ Program

Hello friends!

At MWF19 we’ll be talking a great deal about the books, ideas, words and writing that stir our bellies up and make us feel passionate about the world. We’ll find ways to connect with each other, share experiences and open our imaginations together. We’re so thrilled to share our brand-new Schools’ Program with you, inviting you to truly become immersed in the discussions, performance, poetry, workshops, drawing and explorations of creativity on offer, and get up close and personal with the authors and artists who inspire you. This year we are delighted to be hosting schools’ sessions at State Library Victoria, the Wheeler Centre and Treasury Theatre as well as the Immigration Museum, creating a whole new literary precinct for inquisitive minds to thrive. We believe all readers are writers are artists are students are humans. We hope the Festival is a way for you to connect to the words you inhale, the text you scribble, and the unique way you see the world.

With love,

Marieke Hardy Artistic Director

3 Calendar Monday 2 September

10 – 10.45am 11.15am – 12pm 1 – 1.45pm 2.15 – 3pm THE CASE FOR EPIC ADVENTURES IT’S A PIRATE’S OUTLOUD BEING A NATURAL BACK IN TIME LIFE FOR ME ECO!SLAM BORN LOSER Felice Arena Andrew Daddo JUNIOR FINAL Oliver Phommavanh CODE 1402 CODE 1403 Emilie Zoey Baker CODE 1401 FREE, bookings required ISABELLA ISABELLA CODE 1404 Year 4 – 6 4 Year FRASER ROOM STATE LIBRARYSTATE VICTORIA

STOLEN HISTORIES AURORA RISING WHAT IS LOVE? Paola Balla, Tony Birch Amie Kaufman Sean M Elliott, CODE 5401 CODE 5403 Jenna Guillaume CODE 5404 SPACE Year 7 – 8 7 Year PERFORMANCE THE WHEELER CENTRE

WHO, ME? THIS IS NOT A LOVE LETTERS TO THE GREAT DEBATE Alistair Baldwin, FAIRYTALE ‘NEW PHONE, (YEAR 7 – 10) Leah Jing McIntosh, Jodi McAlister WHO DIS?’ FREE, bookings required Mira Schlosberg CODE 2402 Alistair Baldwin, CODE 2404 CODE 2401 Jodi McAlister

VILLAGE CODE 2403 Year Year 9 – 10 ROADSHOW THEATRETTE STATE LIBRARYSTATE VICTORIA

GROWING UP IMAGINING AFRICAN IN ALTERNATE WORLDS AUSTRALIA Claire G Coleman, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Ambelin Kwaymullina Carly Findlay, CODE 7402

THEATRE Magan Magan, TREASURY

Year 10 – 12 10 Year Guido Melo CODE 7401 Workshops 10 – 11.30am 1 – 2.30pm MASTERCRAFT: MASTERCRAFT: HIP-HOP WRITING BODIES (YEAR 8 – 10) (YEAR 8 – 10) Mantra Lee Kofman

SPACE CODE 5402 CODE 5405 WORKSHOP WORKSHOP THE WHEELER CENTRE

10 – 11.30am 12 – 1.30pm 2.30 – 4pm WORKSHOP: WORKSHOP: WORKSHOP: THE STORIES WE TELL THE STORIES WE TELL THE STORIES WE TELL (YEAR 7 – 10) (YEAR 7 – 10) (YEAR 11 – 12)

MUSEUM Will Kostakis Will Kostakis Will Kostakis

IMMIGRATION CODE 9401 CODE 9402 CODE 9403

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10 – 10.45am 11.15am – 12pm 1 – 1.45pm 2.15 – 3pm THE ORCHARD MORE THAN A OH, THE INTRIGUE! OUTLOUD UNDERGROUND THOUSAND WORDS Judith Rossell ECO!SLAM Mat Larkin Sasha Beekman, CODE 1503 SECONDARY FINAL CODE 1501 Maxine Beneba Clarke, (YEAR 7 – 10) Alison Lester Emilie Zoey Baker ISABELLA ISABELLA

CODE 1502 FREE, bookings required Year 4 – 6 4 Year

FRASER ROOM CODE 1504 STATE LIBRARYSTATE VICTORIA

WHAT IF TEENAGERS GOOD GAME WORST LOVE POEMS RULED THE WORLD? Rae Johnston, EVER WRITTEN Will Kostakis Jini Maxwell, Nour Abouzeid, CODE 5501 Leena van Deventer Maxine Beneba Clarke, CODE 5503 Alicia Sometimes SPACE CODE 5504 Year 7 – 8 7 Year PERFORMANCE THE WHEELER CENTRE

GROWING GOODBYE, WORLD FITTING SEVEN UP QUEER IN Lynette Noni, HOT DOGS IN AUSTRALIA Tamsien West MY MOUTH Nayuka Gorrie, CODE 2502 Elyce Phillips Nic Holas, CODE 2503

VILLAGE Benjamin Law Year Year 9 – 10 ROADSHOW THEATRETTE CODE 2501 STATE LIBRARYSTATE VICTORIA

DO SOMETHING CURIOSITY WHAT MAKES ABOUT IT KILLED THE FAKE A HERO? Linh Do, Laniyuk, NEWS CYCLE Eve L Ewing, Elena Gomez, Sumeyya Ilanbey, Rae Johnston Sonia Nair Bhakthi Puvanenthiran CODE 7503

THEATRE CODE 7501 CODE 7502 TREASURY Year 10 – 12 10 Year

Workshops 10 – 11.30am 1 – 2.30pm MASTERCRAFT: MASTERCRAFT: BUILDING WORLDS MANGA (YEAR 5 – 7) (YEAR 5 – 7) Rebecca Lim Kenny Chan

SPACE CODE 5502 CODE 5505 WORKSHOP WORKSHOP THE WHEELER CENTRE

10 – 11.30am 12 – 1.30pm 2.30 – 4pm WORKSHOP: WORKSHOP: WORKSHOP: THE STORIES WE TELL THE STORIES WE TELL THE STORIES WE TELL (YEAR 7 – 10) (YEAR 7 – 10) (YEAR 11 – 12)

MUSEUM Randa Abdel-Fattah Randa Abdel-Fattah Randa Abdel-Fattah

IMMIGRATION CODE 9501 CODE 9502 CODE 9503

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10 – 10.45am 11.15am – 12pm 1 – 1.45pm 2.15 – 3pm THE CASE FOR EPIC ADVENTURES IT’S A PIRATE’S BEING A NATURAL BACK IN TIME LIFE FOR ME BORN LOSER Felice Arena Andrew Daddo Oliver Phommavanh CODE 1602 CODE 1603 CODE 1601 ISABELLA ISABELLA

Year 4 – 6 4 Year FRASER ROOM STATE LIBRARYSTATE VICTORIA

STOLEN HISTORIES AURORA RISING WHAT IS LOVE? Paola Balla, Tony Birch Amie Kaufman Sean M Elliott, CODE 5601 CODE 5603 Jenna Guillaume CODE 5604 SPACE Year 7 – 8 7 Year PERFORMANCE THE WHEELER CENTRE

WHO, ME? THIS IS NOT A LOVE LETTERS TO INKY AWARDS Alistair Baldwin, FAIRYTALE ‘NEW PHONE, (YEAR 7 – 10) Leah Jing McIntosh, Jodi McAlister WHO DIS?’ FREE, bookings required Mira Schlosberg CODE 2602 Alistair Baldwin, CODE 2604 CODE 2601 Jodi McAlister

VILLAGE CODE 2603 Year Year 9 – 10 ROADSHOW THEATRETTE STATE LIBRARYSTATE VICTORIA

GROWING UP IMAGINING AFRICAN IN ALTERNATE WORLDS AUSTRALIA Claire G Coleman, Santilla Chingaipe, Ambelin Kwaymullina Maxine Beneba Clarke, CODE 7602

THEATRE Nyadol Nyuon, TREASURY

Year 10 – 12 10 Year Ahmed Yussuf CODE 7601 Workshops 10 – 11.30am 1 – 2.30pm MASTERCRAFT: MASTERCRAFT: HIP-HOP WRITING BODIES (YEAR 8 – 10) (YEAR 8 – 10) Mantra Lee Kofman

SPACE CODE 5602 CODE 5605 WORKSHOP WORKSHOP THE WHEELER CENTRE

10 – 11.30am 12 – 1.30pm 2.30 – 4pm WORKSHOP: WORKSHOP: WORKSHOP: THE STORIES WE TELL THE STORIES WE TELL THE STORIES WE TELL (YEAR 7 – 10) (YEAR 7 – 10) (YEAR 11 – 12)

MUSEUM Nour Abouzeid Nour Abouzeid Nour Abouzeid

IMMIGRATION CODE 9601 CODE 9602 CODE 9603

6 Melbourne Writers Festival Schools’ Program Calendar Thursday 5 September

10 – 10.45am 11.15am – 12pm 1 – 1.45pm 2.15 – 3pm THE ORCHARD MORE THAN A OH, THE INTRIGUE! IN SEARCH UNDERGROUND THOUSAND WORDS Judith Rossell OF SELFIE Mat Larkin Sasha Beekman, CODE 1703 (YEAR 7 – 10) CODE 1701 Maxine Beneba Clarke, Madeleine Grummet, Alison Lester Edwina Kolomanski ISABELLA ISABELLA

CODE 1702 FREE, bookings required Year 4 – 6 4 Year

FRASER ROOM CODE 1704 STATE LIBRARYSTATE VICTORIA

WHAT IF TEENAGERS GOOD GAME WORST LOVE POEMS RULED THE WORLD? Rae Johnston, EVER WRITTEN Will Kostakis Jini Maxwell, Nour Abouzeid, CODE 5701 Leena van Deventer Maxine Beneba Clarke, CODE 5703 Alicia Sometimes SPACE CODE 5704 Year 7 – 8 7 Year PERFORMANCE THE WHEELER CENTRE

GROWING GOODBYE, WORLD? FITTING SEVEN JOHN MARSDEN UP QUEER IN Lynette Noni, HOT DOGS IN AWARDS AUSTRALIA Tamsien West MY MOUTH (YEAR 4 – 10) Adolfo Aranjuez, CODE 2702 Elyce Phillips FREE, bookings required Benjamin Law, CODE 2703 CODE 2704

VILLAGE Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen Year Year 9 – 10 ROADSHOW THEATRETTE CODE 2701 STATE LIBRARYSTATE VICTORIA

DO SOMETHING CURIOSITY WHAT MAKES ABOUT IT KILLED THE FAKE A HERO Linh Do, Laniyuk, NEWS CYCLE Eve L Ewing, Elena Gomez, Sonia Nair Sumeyya Ilanbey, Rae Johnston CODE 7701 Bhakthi Puvanenthiran CODE 7703

THEATRE CODE 7702 TREASURY Year 10 – 12 10 Year

Workshops 10 – 11.30am 1 – 2.30pm MASTERCRAFT: MASTERCRAFT: BUILDING WORLDS MANGA (YEAR 5 – 7) (YEAR 5 – 7) Rebecca Lim Kenny Chan

SPACE CODE 5702 CODE 5705 WORKSHOP WORKSHOP THE WHEELER CENTRE

10 – 11.30am 12 – 1.30pm 2.30 – 4pm WORKSHOP: WORKSHOP: WORKSHOP: THE STORIES WE TELL THE STORIES WE TELL THE STORIES WE TELL (YEAR 7 – 10) (YEAR 7 – 10) (YEAR 11 – 12)

MUSEUM Alice Pung Alice Pung Alice Pung

IMMIGRATION CODE 9701 CODE 9702 CODE 9703

Bookings & info mwf.com.au 7 Be inspired by Reading Australia. Resources for teachers, by teachers.

Have you discovered Reading Australia? It’s a hub of freely-available resources to help you explore Australian stories in the classroom, from Foundation to Senior Secondary. There are more than 180 full units of work linked to the curriculum and 95 essays by highly acclaimed Australian writers and academics. Subscribe to our monthly newsletter for the latest resources, news and events and follow us on Instagram @readingaustralia. readingaustralia.com.au We're charging up for another brilliant year of poetry, performance and Be inspired by slam and getting ready to welcome the next group of Reading Australia. fearless youth. OutLoud is now NINE years old and Resources for teachers, by teachers. we’re excited it’s still going The OutLoud Junior Final : 2 September strong. To celebrate we're The Secondary Final : 3 September adding a FREE primary school version of the competition, OutLoud Jnr! Enquiries: (03) 9094 7829 or Can’t wait to meet your [email protected] student bravehearts :)

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Year 4 – 6 Pirate adventures, mysteries and a drawing lesson from award-winning illustrators — primary-school kids will have fun in the beautifully redeveloped State Library Victoria, Isabella Fraser Room.

10 Melbourne Writers Festival Schools’ Program Events Year 4 – 6 THE CASE FOR BEING A THE ORCHARD OH, THE INTRIGUE! NATURAL BORN LOSER UNDERGROUND Stella Montgomery sure gets up What does it mean to be a loser What would you do when the to some mischief, but not all of — ahem — leader? Bestselling only way to save something truly her own making. Her creator author Oliver Phommavanh and magical is destroying everything Judith Rossell is a bestselling his reluctant hero argue the case you know and love? Dive into author-illustrator who knows for staying true to yourself, even if Mat Larkin’s adventure mystery a thing or three about writing it means ruffling a few feathers The Orchard Underground, where mysteries, and she’ll share tips (including your own). the young heroes face this very so you can write — and draw — them too! Monday/Wednesday, 10am dilemma. 1401/1601 Tuesday/Thursday, 10am Tuesday/Thursday, 1pm 1501/1701 1503/1703 EPIC ADVENTURES BACK IN TIME MORE THAN A Felice Arena’s latest novel, THOUSAND WORDS A Great Escape, builds on his Award-winning authors and successful series of thrilling illustrators Maxine Beneba Clarke historical adventures. He’ll speak and Alison Lester discuss about what it takes to write the value of illustration as a moving stories set in the past, storytelling tool. Hear them share and the importance of courage how they decide what to tell with in challenging times. pictures and what to tell with Monday/Wednesday, 11.15am words. With Sasha Beekman. 1402/1602 Tuesday/Thursday, 11.15am 1502/1702 IT’S A PIRATE’S LIFE FOR ME Ahoy, me hearties! It’s time to unfurl your masts and get ready for some swashbuckling fun! Old salt Andrew Daddo is back with a brand-new adventure, Atticus van Tasticus, and there’s a rumour abound he’ll need some help sailing the high seas. Monday/Wednesday, 1pm 1403/1603

O li ve r P ho mm av anh

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Year 7 – 8 An intergalactic adventure, love poems, video games and Kulin history — year 7 and 8 satiate endless curiosities at the Wheeler Centre’s Performance Space.

12 Melbourne Writers Festival Schools’ Program Events Year 7 – 8 STOLEN HISTORIES WHAT IF TEENAGERS WORST LOVE POEMS Did you know that the Yarra River’s RULED THE WORLD? EVER WRITTEN name is actually Birrarung, and What would the world be like Spoken word artist Nour Abouzeid, that it used to have a waterfall? if teenagers were in charge? award-winning author and poet Indigenous author and historian Will Kostakis is an award-winning Maxine Beneba Clarke, and writer Tony Birch shares some lesser- author and his latest book, and poet Alicia Sometimes laugh known tales about Kulin history. Monuments, explores how the world at some of the worst love poems With Paola Balla. might look if teenagers suddenly they know, and share some tips Monday/Wednesday, 10am had the power to reshape it. on how to write a good one. 5401/5601 Tuesday/Thursday, 10am Tuesday/Thursday, 1pm 5501/5701 5504/5704 AURORA RISING Stuck in a squad of galactic GOOD GAME misfits and reeling from rescuing What makes a video game ‘good’ a girl from interdimensional or ‘ethical’? It’s a big question. space… As if starting cadet Luckily, we have some experts academy wasn’t difficult enough. to help figure it out: games Amie Kaufman’s first book in journalist (yes, that’s a real job) the Aurora Cycle series is a tale Rae Johnston, games lover of breaking hearts and blowing Jini Maxwell, and games developer things up. In space. and writer Leena van Deventer. Supported by The Victorian Tuesday/Thursday, 11.15am Association for the Teaching 5503/5703 of English Monday/Wednesday, 11.15am 5403/5603

WHAT IS LOVE? Romantic? Gross? A biochemical reaction in your brain? Sean M Elliott is an expert in all things science-y, and Jenna Guillaume is an expert in all things (yes, really, all things). Together they delve deep into the heart to find some answers. Supported by The Victorian Association for the Teaching of English Monday/Wednesday, 1pm CODE 5404/5604 A m ie K au fm an

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Year 9 – 10 Introspection, queer stories, un-fairytales, and a less-serious side to literature — this mix of reality and fantasy sees something for all students in years 9 and 10 at State Library Victoria, Village Roadshow Theatrette.

14 Melbourne Writers Festival Schools’ Program Events Year 9 – 10 WHO, ME? GROWING UP QUEER Thomas Pynchon once asked IN AUSTRALIA ‘why should things be easy to Sharing stories is how we get understand?’ Alistair Baldwin to know each other better — and Mira Schlosberg find mutual to respect and celebrate our comfort discussing the challenges differences. Benjamin Law talks of writing about their lives, and to Nayuka Gorrie and Nic Holas, how they’ve come to understand contributors to Growing Up Queer themselves a bit better as a result. in Australia, an anthology of some With Leah Jing McIntosh. of those stories. Monday/Wednesday, 10am Tuesday, 10am 2401/2601 2501

THIS IS NOT A FAIRYTALE GROWING UP QUEER How bothersome is it when your IN AUSTRALIA magical fairy prince boyfriend Sharing stories is how we get gets whisked away by his older to know each other better — brother to a mystical kingdom to respect and celebrate our so he can fulfil his destiny? B differences. Benjamin Law en j See Jodi McAlister, author of am talks to Adolfo Aranjuez and in L the Valentine series, roll her eyes Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, aw because she knows all too well. contributors to Growing Up Queer Monday/Wednesday, 11.15am in Australia, an anthology of some 2402/2602 of those stories. Thursday, 10am LOVE LETTERS TO ‘NEW 2701 PHONE, WHO DIS?’ Remember when you would GOODBYE, WORLD FITTING SEVEN HOT hand-write a letter to your beau, Lynette Noni’s bestselling Medoran DOGS IN MY MOUTH seal it with a kiss, and send it on Chronicles comes to a close with Elyce Phillips says ‘no’ to literature its way? No? Well, Alistair Baldwin her latest book, Vardaesia. She as this solid, serious thing. Hear her and Jodi McAlister do (maybe?). shares the highs and lows of writing argue her way through all the And they’re here to give you a a series spanning nine (human) wobbly, unserious ways to make history lesson on all things love years, and wistfully waves a literature what you need it to be, communiqué. With Adolfo Aranjuez. farewell to her characters and for you. Disclaimer: she might put Monday/Wednesday, 1pm the world she created for them. seven hot dogs in her mouth. With Tamsien West. 2403/2603 Tuesday/Thursday, 1pm Tuesday/Thursday, 11.15am 2503/2703 2502/2702

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Year 10 – 12 Marvel superheroes, fake news, speculative fiction and stories from Australia’s African diaspora — older kids take up the rallying cry to make the world a better place at Treasury Theatre.

16 Melbourne Writers Festival Schools’ Program Events Year 10 – 12 GROWING UP AFRICAN DO SOMETHING WHAT MAKES A HERO? IN AUSTRALIA ABOUT IT Eve L Ewing is an academic by day, Sharing stories is how we get It’s safe to say the world is facing superhero by night. Not really, but to know each other better — some…challenges. Environmental she does write superhero comics. to respect and celebrate our journalist Linh Do, writer Laniyuk, Her works include Ironheart and differences. Maxine Beneba poet Elena Gomez, and writer and Marvel Team-Up, and she’ll be Clarke talks to Carly Findlay, critic Sonia Nair offer a rallying flying (by plane, not superpower) Magan Magan and Guido Melo, call to do something about it. from the US to answer: what contributors to Growing Up African For your sake. makes a hero? With Rae Johnston. in Australia, an anthology of some Tuesday/Thursday, 10am Tuesday/Thursday, 1pm of those stories. 7501/7701 7503/7703 Monday, 10am 7401 CURIOSITY KILLED THE FAKE NEWS CYCLE GROWING UP AFRICAN In an age where mischief-makers IN AUSTRALIA are empowered by algorithms, Sharing stories is how we get the world needs more smart and to know each other better — inquisitive readers. Associate editor to respect and celebrate our of Crikey, Bhakthi Puvanenthiran, differences. Maxine Beneba explains the value of curiosity Clarke talks to Santilla Chingaipe, when reading, and how it can Nyadol Nyuon and Ahmed halt the spread of fake news. Yussuf, contributors to Growing With Sumeyya Ilanbey. Up African in Australia, an Tuesday/Thursday, 11.15am anthology of some of those stories. 7502/7702 Wednesday, 10am 7601

IMAGINING ALTERNATE WORLDS For some, Claire G Coleman’s and Ambelin Kwaymullina’s works offer new ways to see the world — ways which force many to reflect on and question their reality. They discuss how speculative fiction can work towards creating a more just society. Monday/Wednesday, 11.15pm 7402/7602

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Free Events Witness the state’s best young slam poets, debaters and writers in these exciting performances and award announcements — all free! But tickets book out fast, don’t wait.

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THE GREAT DEBATE INKY AWARDS YEAR 7 – 10 YEAR 7 – 10 Students from across Victoria put State Library Victoria’s Inky Awards their minds to the test live on put important decision-making stage, battling it out in an intense into the hands of teens, and it’s debate on a tricky topic. Armed not as terrifying as it sounds. Join only with words and wit, which us for the announcement of the team will reign supreme? 2019 awards for the best YA books, Supported by Debaters as voted by young adults from Association of Victoria across Australia. Monday, 2.15pm Supported by State Library Victoria Village Roadshow Theatrette, Wednesday, 2.15pm 2404 Village Roadshow Theatrette, 2604 OUTLOUD ECO!SLAM YEAR 4 – 6 IN SEARCH OF SELFIE Australian Poetry’s Victorian YEAR 7 – 10 M Student Poetry Slam returns Authors of You Are Not Your Face a d with unbridled fierceness and and co-founders of girledworld, el ei ne jaw-dropping smack downs, with Madeleine Grummet and Edwina Gr um the state’s finest battling it out Kolomanski facilitate a youth-led m et a nd at this special grand final event, discussion exploring the role of Edwina Kolomanski and their first ever for primary social media and selfie culture school–aged spoken-wordsters. in teenage personal narrative Who will be crowned champions? and identity development. Supported by Australian Poetry Supported by girledworld Monday, 2.15pm Thursday, 2.15pm Isabella Fraser Room, 1404 Isabella Fraser Room, 1704

OUTLOUD ECO!SLAM JOHN MARSDEN PRIZE YEAR 7 – 10 YEAR 4 – 10 Australian Poetry’s Victorian The 2019 John Marsden and Student Poetry Slam returns Hachette Australia Prize for with unbridled fierceness and Young Writers by Express Media jaw-dropping smack downs, will be announced, but not with the state’s finest teenage before John Marsden himself spoken-wordsters battling it out shares some insights into his own at this special grand final event. writing practice. Come along to Who will be crowned champions? have your questions answered Supported by Australian Poetry and your creativity inspired. Tuesday, 2.15pm Thursday, 2.15pm Isabella Fraser Room, 1504 Village Roadshow Theatrette, 2704

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Workshops Master your craft, be it writing, drawing or rhyming. Our Mastercraft workshops give years 4 to 6 and years 7 to 9 the techniques and confidence to develop skills through an intimate and interactive session with leading writers and artists.

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THE STORIES WE TELL How does our story — where we come from and where we live now — shape our identity? Join these exciting writers as they lead a tour and writing workshop at Immigration Museum, responding to exhibition themes and ideas to answer: who are we? MASTERCRAFT: MASTERCRAFT: Tour and workshop HIP-HOP BUILDING WORLDS 90 min session YEAR 8 – 10 YEAR 5 – 7 10am & 12pm (Year 7 – 10) 2.30pm (Year 11 – 12) Barack Obama said that ‘the Rebecca Lim, author of the thing about hip-hop today is it’s popular Children of the Dragon Monday smart, it’s insightful.’ But what series, knows how to build fictional Award-winning author would he know? Our own hip-hop worlds brimming with magic and of YA novels Will Kostakis aficionado, Mantra, leads an drama. In this special workshop, 9401, 9402, 9403 engaging workshop on how she’ll share her wisdom on how to Tuesday to create smart and insightful build your very own book universe. Winner of two Victorian rhyming and flow. 90 min session Premier’s Literary Awards Randa Abdel-Fattah 90 min session Tuesday/Thursday, 10am 9501, 9502, 9503 Monday/Wednesday, 10am 5502/5702 5402/5602 Wednesday Award-winning spoken word MASTERCRAFT: MASTERCRAFT: artist and slam champion MANGA Nour Abouzeid WRITING BODIES YEAR 5 – 7 9601, 9602, 9603 YEAR 8 – 10 Are you a budding comic-book Thursday A strong sense of place and illustrator or cartoon artist? Bestselling author of fiction identity make a great character, Drawing With Us founder and memoir Alice Pung and a character’s body is both Kenny Chan will teach you 9701, 9702, 9703 of those things. In a stimulating how to create your very own workshop, author Lee Kofman manga characters, complete will impart tips on how to use with animated emotions a character’s body as a source and cartoonish charm, of inspiration. in this creative workshop. 90 min session 90 min session Monday/Wednesday, 1pm Tuesday/Thursday, 1pm 5405/5605 5505/5705

Bookings & info mwf.com.au 21 Arts Centre Melbourne and Australian Music Vault present YEARS 5 – 12

“A visual spectacular… A killer soundtrack” THE COURIER-MAIL

18 – 20 September Arts Centre Melbourne

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Take the kids out for a spin at Melbourne Star $10 tickets for students and FREE for teachers.

The Melbourne Star is the only giant observation wheel in the Southern Hemisphere. Located in Docklands, Melbourne’s waterfront precinct, Melbourne Star offers $10 tickets to students and complimentary tickets to teachers. PLUS, complimentary worksheets and activity books to add to the experience.

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RANDA ABDEL-FATTAH PAOLA BALLA SANTILLA CHINGAIPE Randa Abdel-Fattah is a critical Paola Balla is a Wemba-Wemba Santilla Chingaipe is an award- race scholar in Macquarie and Gunditjmara woman. She is winning journalist and filmmaker. University’s sociology department. an artist, curator, writer, lecturer and Her work explores contemporary A former lawyer, she’s also an research scholar based at Moondani migration, cultural identities and award-winning author of 11 books. Balluk Indigenous Academic Centre, politics. She writes regularly for The Her debut novel, Does My Head VU. She co-curated Sovereignty and Saturday Paper and is a member of Look Big In This?, is being adapted Unfinished Business for ACCA. the federal government’s advisory as a feature film. She is a co-editor of ‘Blak Brow’, group on Australia — Africa relations. The Lifted Brow. ADOLFO ARANJUEZ MAXINE BENEBA CLARKE Adolfo Aranjuez is editor of film SASHA BEEKMAN Maxine Beneba Clarke is the and media periodical Metro and Sasha Beekman is a Thai-born award-winning author of the editor-in-chief of sexuality and writer who grew up in Darwin. By memoir The Hate Race, the short gender magazine Archer. He is also day she is publishing assistant at fiction collection Foreign Soil, the a freelance writer, speaker and Hardie Grant Egmont and by night poetry collection Carrying the dancer. His nonfiction and poetry she writes books for children. Her World, and several critically have appeared in Meanjin, Right debut picture book, When You’re acclaimed children’s books, Now, Cordite and elsewhere. Going to the Moon, is out now. including the recently released Fashionista. She is The Saturday FELICE ARENA TONY BIRCH Paper’s poet laureate. Felice Arena is the author of Tony Birch is an author whose work many popular and award-winning has been awarded major literary CLAIRE G COLEMAN children’s books including the prizes in Australia, including the Claire G Coleman is a Wirlomin acclaimed historical adventures Victorian Premier’s Literary Prize. Noongar woman whose ancestral The Boy and the Spy and Fearless He also researches and publishes country is on the South Coast of Frederic, the bestselling Specky on climate change and Indigenous Western Australia. Her debut novel Magee books and the popular ecological knowledge. His new Terra Nullius won a Black&Write! Sporty Kids series. His latest book novel, The White Girl, will be Fellowship and a Norma K Hemming is A Great Escape. released this year. Award. The Old Lie, out September 2019, is her second novel. EMILIE ZOEY BAKER KENNY CHAN Emilie Zoey Baker is an award- Kenny Chan is a teacher and ANDREW DADDO winning Australian poet and freelance artist who has been Andrew Daddo is an accomplished spoken-word performer. She running manga, comic and author of over 25 bestselling books performs regularly at arts and cartooning workshops around for all ages — picture books, chapter literature festivals, and is the Australia since 2003. He has books, short-story collections, young creative director of OutLoud. worked on comics, animation, adult novels and adult nonfiction. video games, advertising and He contributes regularly to Essential ALISTAIR BALDWIN school textbooks during his career. Kids, Sydney Morning Herald and various travel magazines. Alistair Baldwin is a writer and comedian based in Naarm/ Melbourne. He has written for ABC’s Get Krack!n, The Weekly and Hard Quiz, and was a Wheeler Centre Hot Desk fellow for 2018.

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LINH DO LANIYUK JENNA GUILLAUME Linh Do finds happiness in trying to Laniyuk was born of a French Jenna Guillaume is the author of make a difference as the Australia mother and a Larrakia, What I Like About Me, a funny and and Pacific lead for The Climate Kungarrakan and Gurindji father. heartfelt YA rom-com. She is also Reality Project. Most recently, she She contributed to the book a journalist who writes about pop covered the Paris climate change Colouring the Rainbow: Blak Queer culture, feminism and Australian negotiations at The Verb, and was and Trans Perspectives, and won the identity. She grew up in Wollongong named Australian Geographic Indigenous residency for Noted and now lives in Sydney. young conservationist of the year. Writers Festival 2017 and Overland’s Writers Residency for 2018. NIC HOLAS SEAN M ELLIOTT ELENA GOMEZ Nic Holas is an activist, writer, and Sean M Elliott is a writer and co-founder of The Institute of Many. educator who has been working Elena Gomez is a poet and book He has contributed to a number of in science communication since editor living in Melbourne. Her anthologies, including Growing Up 2001. He has presented science full-length collection of poetry, Queer in Australia and Queerstories. with groups such as Museum Body of Work, was highly His writing has also appeared in Victoria, CSIRO, and Edinburgh commended in the Victorian Archer, The Guardian, Sydney International Science Festival. Premier’s Literary Awards 2019. Morning Herald and Junkee. Writing credits includes the TV series Physics House and Scope. NAYUKA GORRIE SUMEYYA ILANBEY Nayuka Gorrie is a Gunai/Kurnai, Sumeyya Ilanbey is a journalist at EVE L EWING Gunditjmara, Wiradjuri and Yorta The Age where she is undertaking Eve L Ewing is a writer and Yorta writer. They wrote and the traineeship program. sociologist from Chicago. She is performed in season three of the author of three books: 1919, Black Comedy. They are a recipient RAE JOHNSTON Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism of the 2018 Wheeler Centre Next Rae Johnston is a proud Wiradjuri and School Closings on Chicago’s Chapter program, and are writing woman, the editor of Junkee, host of South Side, and Electric Arches, as a book of essays. That Startup Show and Indigenous well as the Ironheart series for science children’s program, Rewired. Marvel Comics. MADELEINE GRUMMET AND An award-winning games journalist and a lifelong geek, she is a leading CARLY FINDLAY EDWINA KOLOMANSKI commentator on all things science, Carly Findlay is a writer, speaker and Madeleine Grummet and Edwina technology and pop culture. appearance activist, writing about Kolomanski are the authors You disability and appearance diversity Are Not Your Face and co-founders AMIE KAUFMAN for her blog and the media. Her first of girledworld which works with Amie Kaufman is a New York Times book, Say Hello, was released in global businesses, governments, and internationally bestselling January 2019. She is also editing universities and schools to equip author of science fiction and Growing Up Disabled in Australia. the next generation with 21st fantasy. Her award-winning work century skills and career mentors has taken out the gold Inky, Prime to thrive in the future of work. Minister’s Literary Award, multiple Aurealis Awards and an ABIA, and is in development for film and TV.

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LEE KOFMAN BENJAMIN LAW MANTRA Lee Kofman is the author and Benjamin Law is author of The Mantra is one of Australia’s most editor of seven books, including Family Law, Gaysia: Adventures in eminent hip-hop artists. His latest Imperfect, a work of creative the Queer East and Quarterly Essay album, Telling Scenes, debuted nonfiction, and Split, an anthology 67: Moral Panic 101. The Family Law at number one on the AIR Album of memoir featuring prominent is an award-winning TV series for Chart and ARIA Urban Chart, with Australian authors. Her blog The SBS which he created and co-wrote Rolling Stone naming it ‘one of the Writing Life was a finalist for best for three seasons. hip-hop records of the year’. Australian blogs 2014. ALISON LESTER JOHN MARSDEN WILL KOSTAKIS Alison Lester’s picture books John Marsden has written over Will Kostakis has written everything encourage children to believe 40 books, sold five million copies, from celebrity news stories that in themselves and celebrate the and won every major Australian score cease and desist letters, to differences that make them special. award for young people’s fiction. tweets for professional wrestlers. In a career spanning decades, she South of Darkness won the 2015 He’s best known for his award- has won many prestigious awards Stead Award for best adult novel. winning YA novels, The Sidekicks including from the CBCA. She was Marsden has started two schools and The First Third. Monuments Australia’s inaugural children’s which he currently runs. is his first fantasy novel. laureate from 2011 to 2013. JINI MAXWELL AMBELIN KWAYMULLINA REBECCA LIM Jini Maxwell is an arts worker, Ambelin Kwaymullina is an Rebecca Lim is a writer, illustrator poet and writer with a particular Aboriginal writer, illustrator and law and lawyer. Her work includes interest in interactive work. They academic from the Palyku people The Astrologer’s Daughter and are based in Birraranga, where of the Pilbara region of Western the bestselling Mercy, and her work they co-edit quarterly attack Australia. She writes Indigenous has been shortlisted for the Prime journal The Lifted Brow. futurisms, a form of storytelling Minister’s Literary Award and that uses the speculative fiction Aurealis Award. She is a co-founder JODI MCALISTER genre to challenge colonialism of Voices from the Intersection. Jodi McAlister is the author of and imagine Indigenous futures. young adult novels Valentine, MAGAN MAGAN Ironheart, and Misrule. She is also MAT LARKIN Magan Magan has read his work an academic, studying popular Mat Larkin is a Melbourne at writers festivals and has been fiction and culture. She currently middle-grade novelist and mental published in Offset, Cordite Poetry lectures in writing and literature health writer. His first novel, The Review and several anthologies. at Deakin University in Melbourne. Orchard Underground, was voted Magan co-edited Growing Up best children’s book in the 2018 African in Australia and is LEAH JING MCINTOSH Readings Books customer survey. publishing his first collection of Leah Jing McIntosh is the editor His follow-up, The Chameleon poems, From Grains to Gold, of Liminal Magazine. Her writing Thief, will be published in 2020. later this year. has been published by The Saturday Paper, SBS, Archer, and Metro. She was a Wheeler Centre Hot Desk fellow, a FCAC emerging cultural leader, and a nominee for young Australian of the year.

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GUIDO MELO ELYCE PHILLIPS MIRA SCHLOSBERG Guido Melo is an Afro-Brazilian Elyce Phillips makes comics, comedy Mira Schlosberg is a writer, editor living in Melbourne. He is a and general nonsense. Her writing and comics artist. They are the photography enthusiast, a digital has appeared in McSweeney’s, editor of Voiceworks and edit marketer and writer, a passionate Junkee and Funny Ha Ha, and you comics for Scum Mag. Their comic advocate for racial equality and can see her make a fool of herself book, Guidebook to Queer Jewish an active member of Melbourne’s on stage regularly at The Improv Spirituality, is available now. political and social scene. Conspiracy in Melbourne. ALICIA SOMETIMES SONIA NAIR OLIVER PHOMMAVANH Alicia Sometimes is a writer and Sonia Nair is a Melbourne-based Oliver Phommavanh is a Thai- broadcaster. She has performed her writer and critic whose literary Australian author who loves to spoken word and poetry around the criticism and social commentary make people laugh on the page or world. She is one-sixth of the ABC has been published by the Wheeler on stage as a stand-up comedian. podcast, The Outer Sanctum, and Centre, The Lifted Brow, Meanjin He uses his experience as a primary director and co-writer of the and Kill Your Darlings, among others. school teacher to inspire kids to science–poetry shows, Elemental write funny stories. His latest book and Particle/Wave. GISELLE AU-NHIEN is Natural Born Loser. NGUYEN LEENA VAN DEVENTER Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen is a ALICE PUNG Leena van Deventer is a writer, Vietnamese-Australian writer, Alice Pung is an award-winning game developer, and educator editor and bookseller, marketing Melbourne writer whose books from Melbourne. She is the chair manager for Feminist Writers include Unpolished Gem, Her of the games and interactive Festival and a recipient of the Father’s Daughter, Laurinda, On advisory committee for the Wheeler Centre’s The Next Chapter John Marsden and Close to Home. Australian Writers Guild and fellowship. Her work has been sits on the board of directors featured in Meanjin, The Saturday BHAKTHI of the Victorian Women’s Trust. Paper, Rookie, Frankie and more. PUVANENTHIRAN Bhakthi Puvanenthiran is associate TAMSIEN WEST LYNETTE NONI editor of Crikey where she covers Tamsien West is a creative influencer, Lynette Noni studied journalism, media and politics. Previously book reviewer, photographer and academic writing and human she was a journalist and editor all-round lover of words. She’s best behaviour. She is now a full-time at The Age and Sydney Morning known for her successful Instagram writer of fiction and bestselling Herald covering arts, entertainment account Babbling Books where she author of the Whisper duology and and business. shares her love of YA and adult the six-book young adult fantasy science-fiction, fantasy and series, The Medoran Chronicles. JUDITH ROSSELL nonfiction books. Judith Rossell is the award- NYADOL NYUON winning author-illustrator of the AHMED YUSSUF Nyadol Nyuon is a lawyer, bestselling Stella Montgomery Ahmed Yussuf is a writer and community advocate, writer series (Withering-by-Sea, journalist. He co-edited Growing and accomplished public speaker. Wormwood Mire and Wakestone Up African in Australia. His work She holds a bachelor’s degree in Hall). Judith has written 13 books has featured in Acclaim Magazine, arts from Victoria University and and illustrated more than 80. The Guardian, TRT World and a law degree from The University Her work has been translated Jalada Africa, and as part of of Melbourne. into more than 20 languages. Digital Writers Festival 2018.

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All venues have disability access and lifts. The Wheeler Centre For access information, visit mwf.com.au Schools are advised to use the same bus parking Schools’ Program events take place at the bay recommended for State Library Victoria, with following venues: a short walk to the Wheeler Centre entrance located • State Library Victoria — Isabella Fraser Room at 176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne. and Village Roadshow Theatrette Treasury Theatre • The Wheeler Centre — Performance Space Located beneath Treasury Place adjacent to the and Workshop Space new Treasury Building, Treasury Theatre entrance • Treasury Theatre is Lower Plaza, 1 Macarthur St, Melbourne. • Immigration Museum There are limited bus drop off and parking spots. State Library Victoria Please consult your bus company ahead of time to plan your drop off and pick up location. The closest The Library’s entrance on Swanston Street available drop off spots to the Treasury Theatre are on is currently closed. Cathedral Place, or near Cook’s Cottage on For events in the Isabella Fraser Room, schools’ Lansdowne Street. entry is Door 5 on La Trobe Street (near corner of Immigration Museum Russell Street). For events in the Village Roadshow Theatrette, schools’ entry is Door 3 on La Trobe Street. Some events take place at Immigration Museum, Old Customs house, 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne. Free, temporary bus parking is available in the For a map visit museumvictoria.com.au/ 30-minute bus parking bay adjacent to Door 3, immigrationmuseum outside the Library’s conference centre and theatrette, on La Trobe Street.

Note: Please warn students to be alert when stepping off the bus, as they will need to cross a bike lane to reach the footpath.

Day parking for buses is available on Russell Street, either just north of La Trobe Street or just north of Bourke Street. Additional parking is available on Mackenzie Street, near the corner of Russell and La Trobe streets.

MWF makes every effort to ensure that all details are correct at time of printing. Any unforeseen late program changes will be listed on our website and teachers will be notified via email.

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RUSSELL STREET

tram routes 30, 35 Public entry door 6

< < To Treasury Theatre, take route 35 to Isabella Bourke St/Spring St Fraser Room

< < To Immigration Museum, take route 35 to Market St/ STATE LIBRARY Flinders St VICTORIA Schools’ entry 5 door

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BUS DROP OFF ZONE OFF DROP BUS Theatrette The Wheeler

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Toilets LA TROBE STREET LATROBE Lift LITTLE LONSDALE STREET LITTLE LONSDALE Schools' and public entrySchools' and public

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RMIT University, tram routes Melbourne City 1, 3, 5, 6, 16, Campus 64, 67, 72

SWANSTON STREET Melbourne Central

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With workshops, stories and Family Day performances — plus a chance to meet your favourite writers and Sunday 1 September illustrators — for kids who love to read, there’s no better place to be. Sign up to the MWF eNews to hear details about the full program when it’s launched in July.

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TICKETS RESERVATION PROCESS Teachers with a group of ten students will receive If your school needs extra time to confirm one complimentary ticket. All tickets are GST exempt. student numbers, we can reserve tickets for up to two weeks. To make a reservation: Schools’ Program Events (excludes workshops) 1. Select Your Events $10 per student/teacher Complete and return the schools booking form (enclosed and available online at mwf.com.au/schools), Book More Sessions and Save! making sure to tick the ‘reservation only’ box. (excludes workshops) 2. Secure Your Reservation Attend 2 events for $19 per student/teacher MWF will check availability and reserve your tickets Attend 3 events for $27 per student/teacher for the selected events. Where an event is sold out, Schools’ Program multi-buy tickets cannot be booked we will assist you in placing an alternative booking online. Use the enclosed booking form and we’ll where possible. automatically apply the discount for you. 3. Confirm Student Numbers Schools’ Program After two weeks, MWF will seek confirmation of your Workshops & Mastercrafts booking via email or phone. We will request any $15 per student/teacher updates, such as revised attendance numbers. Where Who Can Attend? required, MWF will raise an invoice with event and payment details at this time. Schools’ Program events are restricted to school-aged children only, plus an accompanying adult. Workshops 4. Payment and Ticket Issue are limited to school groups only. Payment must be made via cheque, EFT or Visit mwf.com.au for our booking conditions and credit card immediately upon confirmation of reservation policy. attendance numbers. Once payment has been made, a receipt will be issued via email.

All payment for Schools’ Program reservations HOW TO BOOK must be finalised by Thursday 1 August. MWF Be quick, spaces are limited. reserves the right to cancel reservations If you have confirmed the number of students that remain unpaid after this date. attending and can pay with a credit card, the easiest and quickest way to book is online. Alternatively use the schools booking form (enclosed and EVENT TIMES available online at mwf.com.au/schools), which Schools’ Program sessions are 45 minutes in duration, can be returned to us by email, fax or post. Your unless otherwise stated. booking is not confirmed until full payment has been received by Melbourne Writers Festival. CHILD SAFETY MWF is committed to the safety of children of all CONTACT US ages, abilities, and cultural backgrounds. Children Online mwf.com.au are vital and active participants in our Festival. Email [email protected] We want children to be safe, happy and empowered. Phone 03 9999 1199 (10am – 4pm) We support and respect all children just as we Fax 03 9650 6467 support our staff and volunteers. MWF’s Child Post Box Office, Melbourne Writers Festival Safe Policy is available online at mwf.com.au Level 1, 176 Little Lonsdale St Melbourne VIC 3000

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