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WILD, WEIRD & WONDERFUL 03-05 MAY 2019 Voyager estate 2019 FestiVal Hub DAY ONE FRIDAY 3 MAY 9.30am 11am 12Pm VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE Kathleen O’Connor Man at the Window Star-Crossed of Paris Man at the Window is an With the rights to Star-Crossed Join Amanda Curtin as she explores atmospheric crime novel with now sold in 19 countries and questions of life and of art, in her a burning moral dilemma at with a major film and TV deal in latest book Kathleen O’Connor of its heart. Join Robert Jeffreys negotiation, Minnie Darke is a rising Paris. Part biography, part travel as he speaks about his debut literary star. Star-Crossed is fresh, narrative, this is the story of an artist novel Man at the Window, the funny and romantic, with characters in a foreign land who, with limited first in the Detective Cardilini that ooze warmth and charm and resources, worked and exhibited series, set in 1960s Western has been described as a literary in Paris for over forty years. Australia. cousin of the film, Love Actually. PreseNteD BY: PreseNteD BY: PreseNteD BY: Will YEOMAN GILLIAN o’sHAUGHNessy Will YEOMAN sPoNsoreD BY: sPoNsoreD BY: MARGARETS sPoNsoreD BY: lioNs CLUB oF MARGARET riVer Forest HoliDAY aPARTMENTS CaValCaDe DESSERTS $20 or iNCLUDeD iN FestiVal Pass $20 or iNCLUDeD iN FestiVal Pass $20 or iNCLUDeD iN FestiVal Pass 1Pm VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE High School Special: The Future of Us What will our planet look like in the future? Join astrophysicist Lisa Harvey-Smith, Novelist Lisa Walker and author & Daydreamer Josh Langley for a light-hearted discussion on the future of planet earth with local high school students; blending science, fun and fantasy. PreseNteD BY: GLYNN greeNSMITH sPoNsoreD BY: LOTTERYWest 5 DAY ONE FRIDAY 3 May 2Pm VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE Salt, Sleet and Wild Seas Join West Australian writers Amanda Curtin and Sarah Drummond as they discuss their stories of salt, sleet and women on wild seas. Amanda’s much-loved novel Elemental begins in the first years of the twentieth century where lives are ruled by men, and men by the witchy sea. Sarah’s novel The Sound depicts a violent and lawless world on a sealing boat voyage from Tasmania to WA. PreseNteD BY: rasHiDa murPHy sPoNsoreD BY: FREMANtle Press $20 or iNCLUDeD iN FestiVal Pass 3.30Pm 9.30am 11am VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE VOYAGER ESTATE WRITERS’ ROOM VOYAGER ESTATE WRITERS’ ROOM Anna Funder In Mutch More to Where the wild Conversation the Story writers grow Anna Funder has become a Ian Mutch is a Dunsborough- What makes a writer want to significant part of the Australian based artist and author exploring write? And more importantly, literary landscape and is one beauty through nature, narrative keep writing? Sit down with of our most acclaimed and and details. Mutch draws Chairperson of writing WA celebrated writers. Join the inspiration from travelling, Tabetha Beggs who will speak Miles Franklin Award-winning landscapes, animals, stories and to a motley panel of Perth writer, author of All That I Am and patterns. Join in this free lunch authors including Elizabeth Stasiland, as she speaks about time session to hear about Ian’s Lewis, Holden Sheppard and her impressive body of work. story from artist to children’s book Sarah Drummond, to find out. author and everything in between. PreseNteD BY: Will YEOMAN PreseNteD BY: NiCole siNCLAIR PreseNteD BY: TABETHa beggs sPoNsoreD BY: sPoNsoreD BY: sPoNsoreD BY: WoNDERLAND teNTS aND eVeNTS ROTARY CLUB oF MARGARET riVer KsP WRITERS’ CeNtre $20 or iNCLUDeD iN FestiVal Pass $10 or iNCLUDeD iN FestiVal Pass $10 or iNCLUDeD iN FestiVal Pass 6 6PM - 8PM VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE Festival Launch image: TIM CAMPBELL Join us for the opening of the 2019 margaret river readers & Writers Festival. enjoy Voyager estate wines plus a delicious selection of canapés, while the funky jazz sounds of local band, The River Bugs fill the air. guests will then be seated for a welcome to country by Wadandi man Iszaac (Waalitj) Webb, and a talk by special guest Professor Germaine Greer, who will share stories about her life and career. sPoNsoreD BY: VOYAGER ESTATE & MARGARET riVer CATERNg aND Hire $35 / $25 ARTS Hub members image: WayNe Webb 12Pm 2Pm 3.30Pm VOYAGER ESTATE WRITERS’ ROOM VOYAGER ESTATE WRITERS’ ROOM VOYAGER ESTATE WRITERS’ ROOM The Art of Coming Home Anywhere Persuasion But Here Join award-winning author A conversation will take place Join Lisa Walker and Holden Susan Midalia as she speaks between Stolen Generation Sheppard as they discuss their about her debut novel The Art mother and Wadandi Elder, Young Adult coming-of-age of Persuasion. Weaving politics Sandra Hill and her daughter stories. Paris Syndrome is a and literature, this contemporary Tracie Pushman, regarding funny and poignant coming-of- romance has been described as the difficult, painful and age story while Invisible Boys warm, witty and wonderful. unique journey that Sandra explores growing up gay in experienced navigating her the country. way home to family, culture and community. PreseNteD BY: rasHiDa murPHy PreseNteD BY: PreseNteD BY: NiCole siNCLAIR sPoNsoreD BY: uNDALUP assoCIATION sPoNsoreD BY: PePPermiNt brooK COTTAGES $10 or iNCLUDeD iN FestiVal Pass lioNs CLUB oF BUSSELTON $10 or iNCLUDeD iN FestiVal Pass $10 or iNCLUDeD iN FestiVal Pass 7 DAY TWO SATURDAY 4 May 9.30am 11am 12Pm VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE The Great Cave Rescue Out of the Forest Germaine Greer: South-East Asia Correspondent He was once living in near On Rape for Fairfax Media, James total-isolation in the forest, Join one of the most significant Massola, shares the story foraging for food and eating feminist voices of our time, behind his book The Great Cave bats. When he finally emerged, Germaine Greer, as she discusses Rescue. The book covers the emaciated and close to her controversial new essay, On miraculous rescue of the death, he was determined to Rape. While the #metoo movement Wild Boars soccer team and give society another chance. has brought the pervasive nature their coach in Tham Luang Today, Dr Gregory Peel Smith, of predatory behaviour to top of cave in northern Thailand in who left school at the age mind, Greer argues that centuries July 2018. of fourteen, has a PhD and of different approaches to rape, PreseNteD BY: James LUSH teaches at university. 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Leunig describes of history that are outlandish 2017 australian Poetry SLAM his approach as regressive, and horrific in retrospect — in action, as well as SLAM humorous, messy and mystical while reflecting on the current sensation maddie godfrey — see for yourself as he shares political, social and cultural plus allan boyd, saoirse Nash his love of cartooning and human landscape. and Jakob boyd as they give observation, while drawing live. a creative showcase of the sPoNsoreD BY: soutH West PreseNteD BY: Will YEOMAN spoken word. 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