WILD, WEIRD & WONDERFUL 03-05 MAY 2019 Voyager Estate 2019 Festival Hub WILD, WEIRD & WONDERFUL

HOW TO BOOK FESTIVAL PASSES Online 3 Day Pass www.mrrwfestival.com $180 / $150 Arts Hub members Phone Day Pass 08 9758 7316 Friday $60 / $55 Arts Hub members Pre Sales CONTENTS Free for pension card holders. Arts Margaret River, Excludes Feature Events & Getting Here 4 Community Centre, Workshops. Friday Program 5 Tunbridge Street, Margaret River WA 6285 Saturday or Sunday Saturday Program 8 Open Monday to Friday, $80 / $75 Arts Hub members Excludes Feature Events & Sunday Program 11 10am - 4pm. Workshops. Feature Events 14 Support Our Individual Sessions Free Events 17 Festival As listed. Local Libraries 17 Margaret River Readers & Feature Events & Writers Festival is WA’s largest Workshops Workshop Series 18 regional literary festival run by As listed. Not included in Meet the Authors Arts Margaret River, a not-for- 3 Day Passes or Day Passes. & Guest Speakers 20 profit community organisation. Arts Hub membership is just FESTIVAL BOX Meet the Presenters 28 one way you can help support OFFICE AT Other Venues 30 our organisation. Sign up for just VOYAGER ESTATE $44 (standard) $28 (concession) Tickets can only be purchased Festival Partners 32 or $165 (corporate) to enjoy from the Festival Box Office, Schedule 36 discounted festival passes and Voyager Estate, on the festival many other benefits. weekend. Pre-purchased tickets Visit www.mrrwfestival.com/ and passes must be collected tickets or call 08 9758 7316 at the Festival Box Office on to find out more. the festival weekend.

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Arts Margaret River is proud to present the Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival. Held on the picturesque grounds of Voyager Estate, we invite you to join us for an entertaining weekend of weird, wild and wonderful stories.

Welcome to Country Kaya, Nala Maat Kaya Noonduk (Hello, Our Family Welcomes You) to Wadandi Boodja (Saltwater People’s Country) – we all come together on Boodja (Country). We Respect the presence of the ancestors (Demmala Goomala) who’s Spirits (Djanga) reside on The 2019 Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival country (Boodja) and walk their celebrates stories which expand our horizons, make us feet (Djenna) on the land, their laugh, ponder, question and smile. Taking us from wild heart spirit (Djanga Korda) flow through all creation. places, people & perspectives – to the weird, strange Whilst on Wadandi Boodja we ask and unusual – to warm and wonderful stories which we that you respect the land by walking hope will stay with you long after you leave. This year, softly and take the time to listen to Boodja as she Wongi (Talks). we are delighted to welcome icons Germaine Greer, Michael Leunig, , Kim Scott, William McInnes, Iszaac Webb Wadandi / Pibulmun Liz Byrski and more. Plus, with an Astrophysicist, Cultural Custodian recluse-turned-Professor and Indonesian-based Foreign Correspondent in the mix, together with an impressive contingent of West Australian talent, we hope to spark the interest of all kinds of curious minds.

Tanya Perdue Michelle Wright Creative Director Festival Event Manager Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival

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elcome

The McGowan Government is a proud sponsor of 2019 Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival through Tourism WA’s Regional Events Program.

The program supports medium to large regional events across the State to boost tourism, increase community vibrancy and participation, and develop regional areas.

The Regional Events Program plays an important role in positioning as an exciting destination to visit and a great place to live by showcasing and promoting a region’s unique and diverse attractions.

Tourism is a key pillar of the McGowan Government’s plan to diversify the economy, create jobs and develop business opportunities, especially in regional Western Australia.

We hope everyone enjoys the event and takes the time to explore the region.

HON PAUL PAPALIA CSC MLA HON ALANNAH MACTIERNAN MLC Minister for Tourism Minister for Regional Development

2 Why do we read? Why do we like to spend time As Patron of the Margaret River Readers & Writers exploring another person’s fantasy or analysis? Festival I welcome you to our 2019 event. The We are such curious and imaginative beings with Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival has the capacity to dream up fanciful fictions and evolved in recent years into one of the most package them for others to share. Our everyday successful and appealing creative activities in a busy lives require fortitude at times and a “good calendar of events showcasing Margaret River. A book” can unshackle the mind and transport us visit to the area is a unique and inspiring experience. to Wilder, Weirder and more Wonderful places This year’s festival will again be held at the for a time — we can live vicariously through spectacular Voyager Estate. This setting could another’s lens and taste “forbidden fruit”. I am easily become the centre piece for a film or novel tantalised by the theme of this year’s Readers & itself in the future? Many other workshops and Writers Festival; I am looking forward to being feature events will be hosted around the area from inspired by new delights and stimulated through Augusta to Busselton to complement the main conversations with creators and fellow seekers. festival and provide a jam-packed program. The I hope you all have a Wonderful time, experiencing theme for 2019 is ‘Wild, Weird and Wonderful’ the Weird and taking a walk on the Wild side. which is sure to attract some interesting and See you there! fascinating material and personalities. Pam Townshend President Congratulations and thank you to the staff and Shire of Augusta Margaret River volunteers who make this event so prominent in the literary world and sought after by locals and visitors alike.

Best wishes for an enjoyable festival.

Hon Barry House Patron of the Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival

3 GETTING HERE

FESTIVAL HUB ACCESSIBILITY COURTESY BUS SERVICE VOYAGER ESTATE Voyager Estate is wheelchair A FREE shuttle bus service will accessible. Phone Arts Margaret operate on Friday, Saturday and Main Stage & River on 08 9758 7316 if you Sunday of the festival weekend Writers’ Room & have any questions and we will between Margaret River Town Voyager Estate be happy to assist. and Voyager Estate. Pick up and Restaurant PARKING drop off will be from outside the 41 Stevens Road, Festival parking will be The River Hotel on Wallcliffe Margaret River available in a designated Road. Places are limited. To book, area at Voyager Estate. please call 08 9758 7316 or email For all festival enquiries [email protected] contact Arts Margaret River WEATHER on 08 9758 7316 Please be advised that the Main Shuttle bus timetable Stage and Writers’ Room are Friday marquees located on the grounds Town Pick up Voyager Arrival FOOD AND DRINKS of Voyager Estate. Please dress 8:45am 9am Food trucks will be available warmly and be prepared in the 5:30pm 5:45pm for food and coffee. event of wet weather. Voyager Pick up town Arrival

Swings Taphouse 4:45pm 5pm 8:15pm 8.30pm

The River Hotel SATURday MARGARET River HEART Town Pick up Voyager Arrival 8:45am 9am 12:30pm 12:45pm

Voyager Pick up town Arrival 1:00pm 1:15pm 5:20pm 5.35pm

SUNday Town Pick up Voyager Arrival 8:45am 9am 12:30pm 12:45pm

Voyager Pick up town Arrival 1:00pm 1:15pm 5:45pm 6pm

OTHER Venues Please see page 30 for other venue address details.

4 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 WILL YEOMAN GILLIAN O’SHAUGHNESSY SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: MARGARETS CAVALCADE DESSERTS AND LIONS CLUB OF MARGARET RIVER FOREST HOLIDAY APARTMENTS SUMMERSTAR TOURIST PARK $20 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $20 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $20 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS

Afternoons with Gillian O’Shaughnessy will be broadcasting live from the festival on Friday from 12.30pm-4pm.

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 -winning landscapes, animals, stories and to a motley panel of writer, author of All That I Am and patterns. Join this session to authors including Elizabeth Stasiland, as she speaks about hear about Ian’s story from artist Lewis, Holden Sheppard and her impressive body of work. to children’s book author and Sarah Drummond, to find out. 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: State Government of Western Australia, VOYAGER ESTATE & MARGARET RIVER CATERNG AND HIRE $35 / $25 ARTS HUB MEMBERS

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 Out of the Forest Germaine Greer: Rescue He was once living in near On Rape South-East Asia Correspondent total-isolation in the forest, Join one of the most significant for Fairfax Media, James foraging for food and eating feminist voices of our time, Massola, shares the story bats. When he finally emerged, Germaine Greer, as she discusses behind his book The Great Cave emaciated and close to her controversial new essay, On Rescue. The book covers the death, he was determined to Rape. While the #metoo movement miraculous rescue of the give society another chance. has brought the pervasive nature Wild Boars soccer team and Today, Dr Gregory Peel Smith, of predatory behaviour to top of their coach in Tham Luang who left school at the age mind, Greer argues that centuries cave in northern Thailand in of fourteen, has a PhD and of different approaches to rape, July 2018. teaches at university. Out of as inflicted by men on women, the Forest is his remarkable have got us nowhere and there memoir. has to be a better way.

PRESENTED BY: JAMES LUSH PRESENTED BY: WILL YEOMAN PRESENTED BY: Geraldine Doogue SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: MARGARET RIVER BOOKSHOP COUNTRY ARTS WA Arts margaret river $20 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $20 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $40 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS

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2.30Pm 4Pm 1Pm VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE VOYAGER ESTATe MAIN STAGE Leunig Live Calling Out the Past Raise Your Voice Australian cartoonist, writer, Join literary icons Anna SLAM Poets take the stage painter, philosopher and poet Funder and Kim Scott for a for a free lunch time session Michael Leunig produces discussion on uncovering the that will blow your mind. Hear work which is open to many past and challenging elements Jesse Oliver, winner of the interpretations. 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: PRESENTED BY: WILL YEOMAN spoken word. SOUTH WEST DEVELOPMENT SPONSORED BY: THE BREAK - PRESENTED BY: PERTH SLAM COMMISSION MARGARET RIVER BEACH HOUSES SPONSORED BY: LOTTERYWEST $25 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $20 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS FREE EVENT

9 DAY TWO SATURDAY 4 May

9.30am 11Am 12Pm VOYAGER ESTATe writers’ room VOYAGER ESTATe writers’ room VOYAGER ESTATe writers’ room Coffee & Papers Aussie 2.0 Seeking Love & Start your morning with a coffee, Join William McInnes and Revenge the day’s news and hot topics as Dave Warner for a yarn about Minnie Darke and Pip Drysdale told by our journalists, festival Australian popular culture and talk all things love — and love gone guests and local icons. the aussie things and people wrong, as told in their new page- Features: that make us cringe with turning novels. Minnie Darke’s Star- • Ian Parmenter recognition and laugh with Crossed is a funny, feel-good novel • Rosemary Sayer affection. Does cultural cringe that has sold around the world, • Gillian O’Shaughnessy still exist or have we moved on? while Pip Drysdale’s The Sunday Girl

• Chris Hammer shows what it feels like to be broken- • Nicky Lefebvre hearted and bent on revenge.

PRESENTED BY: GLYNN GREENSMITH PRESENTED BY: JAMES LUSH PRESENTED BY: SARAH McNEILL SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: BUNBURY JAGUAR • Augusta-Margaret River MAIL EMPIRE EVENTS AND RANGE ROVER • POST NEWSPAPERS $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS

2.30pm 4pm VOYAGER ESTATe writers’ room VOYAGER ESTATe writers’ room Scrublands Women of a Certain Age Set in a fictional town at the Join Editors Jodie Moffat and height of a devastating drought, Susan Sullivan, together with Scrublands is one of the most contributors Liz Byrski and Sarah original crime novels to be written Drummond for wonderful stories in Australia. Join journalist of identity and survival. Women turned Novelist, Chris Hammer of a Certain Age is a celebration as he speaks about his latest of getting older and wiser, and compulsive thriller. becoming more certain of who you are and where you want to be.

PRESENTED BY: SARAH McNEILL PRESENTED BY: ROSEMARY SAYER SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: Karri House and MARGARET RIVER TOURING COMPANY SEVEN SEAS TEA $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS

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9.30am 11am 12Pm VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE Fatherhood Protecting Wild Places When Galaxies with Germaine Greer Collide Join William McInnes, one of Germaine Greer bought You’ll never look up at the Australia’s best-known storytellers 60ha of steep rocky land in night sky in the same way. Join and actors, as he talks about southeast Queensland in 2001. Astronomer Lisa Harvey-Smith his latest book Fatherhood. She became an interface as she gives you a glimpse Warm, witty and nostalgic, these between the forest and the 5.86 billion years into the future wonderful tales are just like a world of humans, doing to consider the fate of Earth and friendly chat over the back fence, her best to protect it from its inhabitants, as told in her book or the banter of a backyard BBQ. exploitation and desecration. When Galaxies Collide.

PRESENTED BY: SARAH McNEILL Join Professor Greer as she PRESENTED BY: JAMES LUSH SPONSORED BY: CAPE LODGE recounts the experience and SPONSORED BY: $20 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS shows how we all have an MARGARET RIVER HOTEL $20 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS opportunity to do the same.

PRESENTED BY: Geraldine Doogue SPONSORED BY: ABC RADIO PERTH & ABC SOUTH WEST $40 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS

11 DAY THREE SUNDAY 5 May

1Pm VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE Margaret River Press Short Story Competition Winners Join the winners of the Margaret River Press Short Story Competition as they discuss their writing. This event features: Kit Scriven (winner), Catherine Noske (runner up) and Rachel McEleney (South West Prize). PRESENTED BY: NICOLE SINCLAIR SPONSORED BY: MARGARET RIVER PRESS image: T essa R oss

2Pm 3.30Pm 4.30Pm VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE Taboo Drawing Fire Riveting Reads: Taboo takes place in the present Michael Leunig’s work explores Closing Event day, in the rural South-West of politics, human folly and Join Liz Byrski, Kim Scott and Western Australia, and tells the spirituality and spans more William McInnes as they talk story of a group of Noongar people than forty years. More than a about the most intriguing books who revisit, for the first time in few things have changed in that they have read and why they many decades, a taboo place. time. Now, in the current media stayed with them long after A must-see session with Kim Scott, and political environment, what’s they had finished turning the two-times winner of the Miles appropriate and what’s not? pages. Franklin Literary Award. Is humour in trouble?

PRESENTED BY: WILL YEOMAN PRESENTED BY: JAMES LUSH PRESENTED BY: SARAH McNEILL SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: SHEPHERDSON TRANSPORT MAINBREAK TRAVEL LIONS CLUB OF COWARAMUP $20 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $25 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $20 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS

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9.30am 11Am 12Pm VOYAGER ESTATe writers’ room VOYAGER ESTATe writers’ room VOYAGER ESTATe writers’ room A Month of Sundays Dangerous Ideas Slice Girls About Mothers For over ten years, Ros, Adele, Mothers are a topic on which Slice Girls is a provocative Judy and Simone have been almost everybody has an opinion. reflection on the discrimination, in an online book club, but Now those opinions are funnelled sexism and cartelisation they have never met face to into and amplified on social media, entrenched in the surgical face — until now. A Month where conversations turn ugly and community, and particularly the of Sundays by Liz Byrski, advice is commercialised. Join world of orthopaedics. Joan reminds us of the joy, the co-editor Rachel Robertson and author Dr Joan Arakkal for her comfort and the occasional contributor Christina Fernandes remarkable story of blood, bones challenge we can find in the as they talk about Dangerous and the boys’ club. pages of a book. Ideas about Mothers.

PRESENTED BY: ROSEMARY SAYER PRESENTED BY: PRESENTED BY: SPONSORED BY: MARGARET RIVER NICOLE SINCLAIR GILLIAN O’SHAUGHNESSY BUSSELTON TOURISM ASSOCIATION SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: AND NIGHT HAVEST WINES DORAL MINERAL SANDS BETTENAYS MARGARET RIVER $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS

2Pm 3.30Pm VOYAGER ESTATe writers’ room VOYAGER ESTATe writers’ room Back from off-track Strange Things in Dr Gregory Peel Smith was once Small Towns a mysterious man who roamed What is it about small towns that the forest, while local writer & inspire writers to create weird and photographer Tom de Souza lost wonderful stories that so aptly his teenage years to ice addiction capture our imaginations? Join and crime. This session provides a Chris Hammer, Dave Warner and unique insight into how life can go Tanya Heaslip as they discuss the off track and a powerful reminder small town settings of their latest that we can find our way back. books and the characters within.

PRESENTED BY: JAMES LUSH PRESENTED BY: SARAH McNEILL SPONSORED BY: SOUL CAMPING AND SPONSORED BY: ROSILY WINES AND MARGARET RIVER NATURAL SPRING WATER ZANI PLACE ARTIST’S RETREAT $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS

13 FEATURE EVENTS

For the ultimate festival experience, book tickets to one or more of these feature events for emerging writers, avid readers and those who enjoy their books served with the region’s best produce.

Please note, tickets to Feature Events are not included in Festival Passes. Bookings essential.

saturday 4 MAY 9.30Am - 10.30Am saturday 4 MAY 1pm - 2.30Pm Margaret River Organic Garden THE RIVER HOTEL

Wednesday’s Garden River of Salt Every Wednesday for three Join author, musician and decades, local gardeners have screenwriter Dave Warner, come to create and maintain the as he speaks about his life beautiful, rambling, Margaret and career. He originally River Organic Garden. Every gained national recognition Saturday the garden plays host as a musician-songwriter and to the colourful community formed Australia’s first punk cafe. Every other day, locals and band in 1973. Since then, Dave visitors alike, find friendship and Warner has had an immensely solace in the magnificent ambient successful writing career with surrounds, free to all. The book his latest crime thriller River of FREE EVENT Wednesday’s Garden has been Salt, capturing the essence of BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL published to help protect one of the surf and music scene. GOLD COIN DONATIONS TO THE our most precious places. MARGARET RIVER ORGANIC PRESENTED BY: GLYNN GREENSMITH GARDEN APPRECIATED. PRESENTED BY: MARGOT EDWARDS, SPONSORED BY: THE RIVER HOTEL SHELLEY CULLEN & PETER RIGBY $25 / $20 ARTS HUB MEMBERS SPONSORED BY: LOTTERYWEST DRINKS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE.

14 FRIday 3 MAY 6PM - 8pm VOYAGER ESTATe MAIN STAGE Festival Launch

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, image: The River Bugs fill the air.G uests will then be seated for a

TIM welcome to country by Wadandi man Iszaac (Waalitj) Webb, C AM and a talk by special guest Professor Germaine Greer, P BELL who will share stories about her life and career.

SPONSORED BY: State Government of Western Australia, VOYAGER ESTATE & MARGARET RIVER CATERNG AND HIRE $35 / $25 ARTS HUB MEMBERS

saturday 4 MAY 4pm - 5Pm saturday 4 MAY 7Pm saturday 4 MAY 7.30Pm RIVERSMTH VOYAGER ESTATE RESTAURANT MARGARET RIVER HEART image: T essa R oss

Book Launch: An evening with Movie screening: Alice to Prague William McInnes Bookweek Join former Margaret River Known for his best-selling When it looks like his novel is local Tanya Heaslip as she books and leading roles in going to be published, high launches her wonderful memoir Blue Heelers and Sea Change, school English teacher and once Alice to Prague. A chance William McInnes is one famous novelist – Nicholas meeting takes her from a cattle of Australia’s best-known Cutler – thinks his luck has station in outback Australia storytellers and actors. finally changed. But what to Prague, where she falls Join William as he shares promises to be the best week of headlong into misadventures the happy, hilarious, sad his life professionally, spirals into that change her life forever. and unexpectedly poignant seven days of hell personally,

moments of his life and career. forcing Mr Cutler to re-examine

Three course meal included. just what’s most important in

Wine available for purchase. his life.

PRESENTED BY: MARGOT EDWARDS SPONSORED BY: VOYAGER ESTATE SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: RIVERSMITH CAFE $85 / $80 ARTS HUB MEMBERS SHIRE OF AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER $25 / $20 ARTS HUB MEMBERS $15 ADULT / $12 ARTS HUB MEMBERS Includes a glass of wine / $8 CHILD on arrival. BAR OPEN FOR DRINK PURCHASES.

15 FEATURE EVENTS

suNday 5 MAY 8Am - 9.30Am suNday 5 MAY 9.30Am - 11Am MARGARET RIVER RIVERMOUTH VOYAGER ESTATE RESTAURANT image: BE N P AR K ER

Walking with the Wadandi Foreign Correspondent Join Iszaac (Waalitj) Webb for a walk commencing Reporting news from around the globe, at the Margaret River rivermouth. Listen to stories of covering anything from politics to natural Boodja (country) that have been passed down through disasters, conflicts, to living conditions; foreign the generations as you take in the magnificent wild correspondents are the public’s eyes and ears scenery on this early morning walk. Meet at the around the world. Join former correspondent Margaret River rivermouth or catch the bus from Chris Hammer, together with Jakarta- The River Hotel at 7.45am. Bus departs at 9.30am for based correspondent James Massola for a return drop off to The River Hotel or Voyager Estate. captivating start to the day. Includes breakfast.

PRESENTED BY: Iszaac (Waalitj) Webb PRESENTED BY: James lush SPONSORED BY: UNDALUP ASSOCIATION INC SPONSORED BY: Voyager estate $30 / $25 ARTS HUB MEMBERS $45 / $40 ARTS HUB MEMBERS

suNday 5 MAY 10.30Am SUNDAY 5 MAY 2Pm - 3pm VOAYGER ESTATE OUTDOOR AREA settlers tavern Cultural Bush Tucker with Margies Poetry SLAM Iszaac (Waalitj) Webb SLAM contestants are given a microphone, a live Join Wadandi Cultural Custodian Iszaac (Waalitj) audience and just two minutes to impress the judges Webb, who grew up on Wadandi Boodja as he with their original spoken word, poetry, hip hop tells stories of Boodja (country) and shares his monologues and stories. Grab the microphone and knowledge of native foods passed down through perform your words – or sit back, buy a drink from the generations. Includes interactive demo the bar and enjoy wild, weird and wonderful words in and tasting. poetry as you’ve never heard it before.

SPONSORED BY: LOTTERYWEST PRESENTED BY: PERTH SLAM FREE EVENT, ALL WELCOME SPONSORED BY: SETTLERS TAVERN FREE EVENT, BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL 16 image S : mi ch FREE EVENTS elle troo

FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY p LIVE MUSIC STORYTELLING TENT FOOD VANS FREE TALKS AT 1pm each day and more

For details visit www.mrrwfestival.com

experience the Curious Creations Sculpture Walk A Visual Stories exhibition as listed in Margaret River Region Open Studios

LOCAL LIBraries

FRIDAY 3 MAY 10Am - 11Am FRIDAY 3 MAY 7Pm - 8.30Pm aUgUSTA Library MARGARET RIVER Library

Arkie’s Pilgrimage to Library After Dark: the Next Big Thing Writing Crime with Robert Jeffreys Join Lisa Walker as she talks about her delightfully Meet the new voice in crime writing! Join funny and inspiring novel. Arkie used to be a Robert Jeffreys after dark in the library, as he trendspotter, advising companies on ‘the next big discusses the secrets to writing compelling crime thing’ until she lost her marriage and her mojo. Funds fiction. Includes a glass of wine on arrival. are tight, so instead of a pilgrimage in Japan, Arkie goes on a very Australian trip, to all the ‘Big Things’. SPONSORED BY: SHIRE OF AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPONSORED BY: SHIRE OF AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER FREE EVENT, BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL. FREE EVENT, BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL.

17 FESTIVAL WORKSHOP SERIES

For full access to some of the festival’s top writing talents, immerse yourself in the Festival Workshop Series to gain friendly tips and practical experience, whatever your writing passion may be.

FRIDAY

friday 3 MAY 9.30am - 11am friday 3 MAY 1.30pm - 3pm friday 3 MAY 4Pm - 5pm South Regional TAFE South Regional TAFE South Regional TAFE

Find Your The Write How To Get Creative Mojo Resources Published Based on the book by award- As the peak body for writing The Director of Margaret River winning author and illustrator in WA, writing WA along with Press, Caroline Wood, will Josh Langley, this workshop many other organisations guide workshop participants will teach you to face your fears, across the State, provide a through the process of writing overcome procrastination and self- range of services to support all a book, including how to make doubt, and to take the first vital levels of writers. Join writing your characters believable steps in uncovering your creative WA Chairperson Tabetha Beggs and how to get your side. Josh and co-host, writer, poet for a hands-on and practical manuscript published. and thinker, Andy Macleod, will workshop on everything you take you on a fun and insightful need to know when getting journey of creative discovery. started.

SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: South regional tafe KSP WRITERS’ CENTRE MARGARET RIVER PRESS $50 BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL $25 BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL $25 BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL

18 saturDAY 4 MAY 9.30Am - 11.30Am SOUTH REGIONAL TAFE Write to Speak Join Allan Boyd from Perth SLAM for this annual festival workshop, back by popular demand, where you can discover how to write your story and perform your words with crowd-pleasing confidence. Then, take the stage in the Margies Poetry SLAM on Sunday. SPONSORED BY: PERTH SLAM FREE BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL

SATURDAY SUNDAY SATURday 4 MAY 1.30Pm - 3Pm sATURday 4 MAY 3Pm - 5Pm suNday 5 MAY 9.30am - 11am South Regional TAFE SWINGS TAPHOUSE South Regional TAFE

Flash Write Drunk, Creating Art Fiction Edit Sober with Heart Flash fiction is the perfect Learn to write free from Join artist and illustrator opportunity to build your inhibition, but edit with a clear Ian Mutch for a fun and fiction muscles. With the head in this workshop with hands-on session on creating guidance of author Lisa Susan Midalia. Whether it’s stories and illustrations Walker, start, continue or paring back or embellishing; with meaning and purpose. complete a piece of short finding alternative words; or Learn tips and techniques fiction by giving yourself changing perspectives, Susan on illustration and learn the freedom to discover will guide you towards your how to use your creativity and strengthen your best work yet. Wine available to communicate a message writer’s voice. for purchase. or idea.

SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: SOUTH REGIONAL TAFE SWINGS TAPHOUSE SOUTH REGIONAL TAFE $50 BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL $50 BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL $50 BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL

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k E & ers Joan Arakkal Jakob Boyd Dr Joan Arakkal is an Jakob Boyd is a poet, organiser orthopaedic surgeon who grew and indi-publisher who runs a up and trained in India, before myriad of grassroots projects moving to the UK where she in Perth’s art scene and has was admitted as a Fellow of performed for events, festivals the Royal College of Surgeons. and theatre around Australia. She later migrated to Australia and now lives in Perth. Slice Girls is her first book. image: Kare image: The 2019 Margaret M iles

River Readers & n L bro o w ry Writers Festival wn showcases an array of story- telling talent. With almost 60 writers, journalists, Amanda Curtin Minnie Darke illustrators and Amanda Curtin is the author Minnie Darke — Gemini presenters we of novels Elemental and with Virgo Rising, Scrabble invite readers to The Sinkings, and short story cutthroat and knitter, lover join writers as collection Inherited. Her new of books, freshly sharpened we hear stories title, a work of narrative pencils and Russian Caravan brought to life in non-fiction, is Kathleen tea – wrote the book Star- many forms. O’Connor of Paris. crossed to amuse herself and to entertain you.

20 Cristy Burne Fiona Burrows Liz Byrski Cristy Burne is a children’s Fiona Burrows is an emerging Liz Byrski is a novelist, non- author and science writer. author-illustrator from Perth, fiction writer, former journalist Her latest books are To the WA. She is passionate about and ABC broadcaster, with more Lighthouse, Off the Track and children’s literature, and her than fifty years’ experience Zeroes and Ones: The geeks, first three picturebooks will in the British and Australian heroes and hackers who be published in 2019 (with media. She is the author of ten changed history. more to follow!). bestselling novels, including

Participating in the Young Participating in the Young her most recent release, Readers & Writers Festival. Readers & Writers Festival. A Month of Sundays. image: Ni c Du nc a n

Tom de Souza Sarah Pip Drysdale Tom de Souza tells stories. Drummond Pip Drysdale is a writer, actor He works as a freelance Sarah authored the and musician. The Sunday Girl journalist and writer, seeking commercial fishing memoir is her first novel and she is personal and professional Salt Story and her second working on a second. freedom through a different book The Sound is a fictional kind of life along the road take on a sealing gang less travelled. journeying from Van Diemens Land to Albany in 1825.

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k E & ers Christina Anna Funder Fernandes Anna Funder is one of Australia’s Christina Fernandes is a Senior most acclaimed and awarded Lecturer in Social Work at writers. Her non-fiction work . Christina Stasiland, hailed as ‘a master- has worked in the areas of piece’, was awarded the family and domestic violence, Samuel Johnson Prize. Her consumer involvement in novel All That I Am won the health and refugee settlement Miles Franklin and many other and her research interests prizes. Both books have been focus on caring and gender. published in over 24 countries.

Lisa Harvey- Sandra Hill & Tracie Pushman Smith Sandra is a Yorga (woman) of the Pibulmun people of the Professor Lisa Harvey- South-West and is a Wadandi Elder and Custodian. Smith is an award-winning A professional artist of 26 years, Sandra’s work celebrates astrophysicist, presenter of personal and cultural identity. “My art is about educating ABC television’s ‘Stargazing others”. Sandra and her daughter Tracie Pushman will share Live’ and author of When their cultural journey ‘Coming Home’. Galaxies Collide. She is the Australian Government’s Women in STEM Ambassador.

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Maddie Godfrey Germaine Greer Chris Hammer Maddie Godfrey is a writer, Germaine Greer is an Chris Hammer was a journalist poet and educator who aims Australian writer, academic, for more than 30 years, covering to facilitate compassionate journalist and scholar of early Australian federal politics and conversations about social modern English literature, international affairs. His first book issues. At 23, they have widely regarded as one of The River was the recipient of the performed poetry at The the most significant feminist ACT Book of the Year Award and Sydney Opera House, The voices of the later 20th was shortlisted for the Walkley Royal Albert Hall, St Paul’s century. Book Award and the Manning Cathedral (London) and Clark House National Cultural Glastonbury Festival (2017). Award. He lives in Canberra.

Tanya Heaslip Kylie Howarth Robert Jeffreys Tanya is a lawyer from Kylie Howarth is an award- Robert Jeffreys has worked outback Australia, who lived winning, internationally as an actor, teacher, builder, in Margaret River, and while published children’s author- labourer, cleaner, real estate there wrote her memoir of life illustrator from Western agent, personal security agent in Prague, set four years after Australia. She not only and playwright. Robert’s debut the Berlin Wall fell. draws inspiration from her novel, Man at the Window, underwater travels but also is the first in the Detective her own two fish-kids who are Cardilini series, set in 1960s ocean explorers too. Western Australia. Participating in the Young Readers & Writers Festival. 23 image: SAM

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k E & ers Josh Langley Michael Leunig After failing high school twice, Michael Leunig’s work spans Josh Langley went onto more than forty years and become an award-winning often explores politics, human radio copywriter and award- folly, spirituality and the winning children’s author. His innocent and sacred personal quirky and inspirational books world in all of us. have inspired thousands of people around the world. image: T essa R oss

Rachel William McInnes Susan Midalia McEleney William McInnes is one of Susan Midalia is the author Rachel McEleney lived in several Australia’s most popular of three collections of countries before settling in writers and actors. His short stories, all shortlisted Australia’s South West. She is a books include the bestselling for major national literary creative writing PhD candidate memoirs A Man’s Got to Have awards. Her novel The Art at Edith Cowan University’s a Hobby and That’d Be Right. of Persuasion (2018) was Southwest campus. Her short His latest book is Fatherhood. published to critical acclaim. stories and poetry have been published in several anthologies.

24 Elizabeth Lewis Andy Macleod James Massola Elizabeth is a published poet Andy Macleod is a writer, James Massola is the South- and librarian, and Chairperson poet and thinker. His poems east Asian correspondent of the KSP Writers’ Centre. have been published in two for Fairfax Media. He was She teaches poetry non-fiction books and several previously chief political workshops in community online journals. He’s studying correspondent for The Sydney and professional spaces. a BA at ECU, majoring in Morning Herald and The Age. Elizabeth is passionate about Literature and Writing. He was on the ground at connecting and promoting Tham Luang cave for the local writers and artists. rescue operation.

Jodie Moffat Ian Mutch Saoirse Nash Jodie Moffat co-edited Ian Mutch is an Australian Saoirse Nash is a performance Women of a Certain Age. contemporary artist and poet/freelance gig organiser/ She works as a generalist storyteller, exploring beauty exiled queen. She once started an solicitor with a community through characters, nature and anarchist collective with regency legal service and is the 2019 details. He has recently written author Jane Austen, having Greens federal candidate for and illustrated a children’s book discovered the meaning of life the Canning electorate. titled More and More and More. in the 27th Century through a series of cat related mishaps. ALSO Participating in the Young Readers & Writers Festival.

25 Catherine Noske Jesse Oliver Ian Parmenter Catherine Noske is a lecturer Jesse Oliver is a writer, Ian Parmenter is a noted food, in Creative Writing and editor educator and Australian wine and travel writer, and of Westerly at the University Poetry Slam Champion. broadcaster; the founding of Western Australia. Jesse’s work highlights the Festival Director of Tasting Her research focuses on strength in vulnerability, Australia; and the former contemporary Australian exploring his lived experiences presenter/producer of the place-making. Her first novel is of homelessness, gender award-winning ABCTV series forthcoming with Picador. transition and mental illness. Consuming Passions.

Holden Gregory Smith Susan Sullivan Sheppard The odds were against him Susan Laura Sullivan Holden Sheppard is an award- from the start. Dr Gregory co-edited Women of a Certain winning Young Adult author. P. Smith is a Forgotten Age. She writes fiction, poetry His novel Invisible Boys won Australian diagnosed as and essays, and currently the 2018 City of Fremantle a ‘sociopath’ with dull to lives in Japan. In 2012 she T.A.G. Hungerford Award. His mid-range intelligence as a was shortlisted for the T.A.G. work has appeared in Griffith teenager. He now has a PhD. Hungerford Award. Review, page seventeen and Indigo Journal.

26 Rachel Kim Scott Kit Scriven Robertson Kim Scott is one of Australia’s Kit Scriven has been published Rachel Robertson teaches at foremost authors, two-times in Island and short story an- Curtin University. Rachel’s winner of the Miles Franklin thologies. He won the Olga research interests include and author of the award- Master Short Story Award in , feminist winning novels Taboo, That 2016 and 2017, and the SALA maternal studies, life writing and Deadman Dance, and Benang. Short Story Prize in 2016. He critical disability studies. Her He lives in Perth. has been highly commended memoir, Reaching One Thousand, or shortlisted in several other was published in 2012. short story competitions.

Lisa Walker DAVE WARNER Iszaac Webb Lisa is the author of five Named by Bob Dylan as one Iszaac Webb is a Wadandi / novels and an ABC radio play. of his favourite Australian Pibulmun Cultural Custodian Her most recent works are musicians, Dave Warner and Undalup Association Board a YA coming-of-age story is also an award-winning Chairperson. The Wadandi Paris Syndrome and a climate novelist (Ned Kelly best crime people have a long association change comedy Melt. fiction, WA Premier’s Award with the environment of the

ALSO Participating in the Young literature) who writes crime South West and its natural Readers & Writers Festival. fiction, children’s novels, resources, utilising the screenplays, stage musicals Country’s natural resources and non-fiction books. according to our lore.

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TABETHA BEGGS ALLAN BOYD Tabetha is the CEO of the Based in Perth, Allan Boyd Kalamunda Chamber of (the antipoet) has been Commerce, the current delivering performance poetry Chairwoman of writingWA and and organising dynamic the former Chairwoman of the poetry arts and music events Katharine Susannah Prichard since 1995. Writers Centre in Greenmount. Tabetha is a published author with short stories published both locally and internationally.

Glynn JAMES LUSH Sarah McNeill Greensmith James started out at the BBC Sarah McNeill is an actor, arts Glynn Greensmith is a lecturer in in the UK and has been a writer, MC and presenter. She journalism at Curtin University, regular on ABC Perth over the is the arts editor for a Perth and the host of It’s Just Not past 12 years. He’s Founder newspaper, covering theatre, Cricket on ABC Radio. He has and Director of Lush the arts, literature, film and food been a journalist, newsreader, Content Agency. around Perth with interviews, producer, and presenter with the previews and reviews. ABC since 2005.

28 Geraldine Margot Rachel Doogue Edwards England-Brassy Geraldine Doogue AO is a Rachel is a first-time MC to Margot Edwards is a writer, renowned Australian journalist the Margaret River Readers storyteller, playwright and and broadcaster who has carved & Writers Festival stage but community artist, based in out an enviable reputation is far from a first-time reader, Margaret River since 1990, across print, television and having established in primary previously from NSW. radio. She currently presents the school that reading was going ABC Radio National program to be her job. Saturday Extra and ABC TV’s Compass.

Rosi Moore- Rashida Gillian Fiander Murphy O’Shaughnessy A regular MC on the Margaret Rashida Murphy has a Gillian started work at the ABC River Readers & Writers Masters in English Literature in 1996 in the newsroom as a Festival stage, Rosi also works and a PhD in Writing. In 2016 cadet reporter, and worked in internationally as a leadership she won the Magdalena Prize television, radio and online news coach to earn the money for feminist research for her and current affairs as a journalist she needs to satisfy her two thesis which includes the for 15 years. She currently constant cravings, namely novel The Historian’s Daughter. presents the afternoon show on reading and travelling. ABC Radio Perth and WA.

29 ROSEMARY NICOLE SINCLAIR WILL YEOMAN SAYER Nicole Sinclair has a PhD Former Literary Editor and Rosemary Sayer is a in Creative Writing and her Senior Arts Writer at the West writer, researcher and first novel, Bloodlines, was Australian, William Yeoman is former journalist. Her third shortlisted for the 2014 TAG now a Travel Journalist with book More to the story — Hungerford Award. Nicole’s the West Australian and West conversations with refugees short fiction and non-fiction Travel Club. He continues was published in 2015 by has appeared in the Review of to write music criticism for Margaret River Press. Australian Fiction, Westerly, Limelight and Gramophone Indigo Journal and Award classical music magazines. Winning Australian Writing.

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auStRSouthalia’S West Top quality wine, world-class surf and international events have put the South West Region on the map, but it’s the rest of the offering which keeps both Australian and overseas visitors coming back. Top 10 things to do in the South West region 1. Enjoy a few hours of indulgence over a long lunch at 5. Head underground on an adventure tour of the a local winery. Many of the best chefs in the region magical caves systems. There’s several show caves work from winery restaurants, so you’re guaranteed a within the region. delicious meal, paired with world-class wine. 6. Head up the Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse, Australia’s 2. Walk or train to the end of the Busselton Jetty, and tallest mainland lighthouse, and see where the meet the fish under the jetty at the Underwater Southern Ocean and Indian Ocean meet. Observatory, or jump in for a free dive. 7. Get up close to wild stingrays and eagle rays at 3. Picnic or camp among the Karri trees in Boranup Hamelin Bay. forest. The 12km Boranup Drive takes you through the 8. Treat yourself, relax and indulge at Bodhi J Wellness beautiful forest, past the campsite and to one of the Spa Retreat or EMPIRE SPA. region’s best beaches. 9. Go abseiling at Wilyabrup Cliffs. 4. Do a cellar door hop and taste the region’s premium produce on a winery or brewery tour. 10. Visit Injidup Spa, the natural rock pool that receives ocean waves through a narrow ‘rock alley’ giving the allusion of being in a jacuzzi.

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VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE VOYAGER ESTATE WRITERS’ ROOM SOUTH REGIONAL TAFE Augusta LIBRARY MARGARET RIVER LIBRARY

9.30am Kathleen O’Connor of Paris, p5 Mutch More to the Story, p7 Find Your Creative Mojo, Arkie’s Pilgrimage to the Next Big Thing 9.30am - 11am, p18 10am - 11am, p17 FREE EVENT 11am Man at the Window, p5 Where the wild writers grow, p6 AY

12pm Star-crossed, p5 The Art of Persuasion, p7

03 M 1pm High School Special: The Write Resources, The Future of Us, p5 FREE EVENT 1.30pm - 3pm, p18

2pm Salt, Sleet and Wild Seas, p6 Coming Home, p7

RIDAY 3.30pm Anna Funder In Conversation, p6 Anywhere But Here, p7 How To Get Published, Library After Dark: Writing Crime

F 4pm - 5pm, p18 with Robert Jeffreys, 7pm - 8.30pm, p17 FREE EVENT 6pm - 8pm Festival Launch, p7 & p15

VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE VOYAGER ESTATE WRITERS’ ROOM SOUTH REGIONAL TAFE Movie Screening OTHER VENUES

9.30am The Great Cave Rescue, p8 Coffee & Papers, p10 Write to Speak, Wednesday’s Garden 9.30am - 11.30am, p19 Margaret River Organic Garden, p14 11am Out of the Forest, p8 Aussie 2.0, p10 AY FREE EVENT FREE EVENT

12pm Germaine Greer: On Rape, p8 Seeking Love & Revenge, p10

1pm Raise Your Voice, p9 FREE EVENT Flash Fiction, River of Salt, The River Hotel, 1.30pm - 3pm, p19 1pm - 2.30pm, p14

2pm Leunig Live, 2.30pm, p9 Scrublands, 2.30pm, p10

4pm Calling Out the Past, p9 Women of a Certain Age, p10 Write Drunk, Edit Sober Swings Taphouse, 3pm - 5pm, p19

04 M S ATURDAY 7pm An evening with William McInnes, Voyager Estate Restaurant, p15 Bookweek, 7.30pm, p15 Book Launch: Alice to Prague MARGARET RIVER H.E.A.R.T. Riversmith, 4pm - 5pm, p15

VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE VOYAGER ESTATE WRITERS’ ROOM SOUTH REGIONAL TAFE OUTDOOR SETTLERS TAVERN

9.30am Fatherhood, p11 A Month of Sundays, p13 Walking with the Wadandi, p16

9.30am - 11am Foreign Correspondent, Voyager Estate Restaurant, p16 Creating Art with Heart, Cultural Bush Tucker with Iszaac

AY 9.30am - 11am, p19 (Waalitj) Webb, 10.30am, p16 Protecting Wild Places with Germaine Greer, p11 Dangerous Ideas About Mothers, p13 11am FREE EVENT 12pm When Galaxies Collide, p11 Slice Girls, p13

1pm Margaret River Press Short Story Competition Winners, p12 FREE EVENT

2pm Taboo, p12 Back from off-track, p13 Margies Poetry SLAM, 2pm - 3pm, p16 3.30pm Drawing Fire, p12 Strange Things in Small Towns, p13 FREE EVENT 05 M S UNDAY

4.30pm Riveting Reads: Closing Event, p12 mrrwfestival.com facebook.com/mrrwfestival instagram.com/mrrwfestival

VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE VOYAGER ESTATE WRITERS’ ROOM SOUTH REGIONAL TAFE Augusta LIBRARY MARGARET RIVER LIBRARY

9.30am Kathleen O’Connor of Paris, p5 Mutch More to the Story, p7 Find Your Creative Mojo, Arkie’s Pilgrimage to the Next Big Thing 9.30am - 11am, p18 10am - 11am, p17 FREE EVENT 11am Man at the Window, p5 Where the wild writers grow, p6

12pm Star-crossed, p5 The Art of Persuasion, p7

1pm High School Special: The Write Resources, The Future of Us, p5 FREE EVENT 1.30pm - 3pm, p18

2pm Salt, Sleet and Wild Seas, p6 Coming Home, p7

3.30pm Anna Funder In Conversation, p6 Anywhere But Here, p7 How To Get Published, Library After Dark: Writing Crime 4pm - 5pm, p18 with Robert Jeffreys, 7pm - 8.30pm, p17 FREE EVENT 6pm - 8pm Festival Launch, p7 & p15

VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE VOYAGER ESTATE WRITERS’ ROOM SOUTH REGIONAL TAFE Movie Screening OTHER VENUES

9.30am The Great Cave Rescue, p8 Coffee & Papers, p10 Write to Speak, Wednesday’s Garden 9.30am - 11.30am, p19 Margaret River Organic Garden, p14 Out of the Forest, p8 Aussie 2.0, p10 11am FREE EVENT FREE EVENT

12pm Germaine Greer: On Rape, p8 Seeking Love & Revenge, p10

1pm Raise Your Voice, p9 FREE EVENT Flash Fiction, River of Salt, The River Hotel, 1.30pm - 3pm, p19 1pm - 2.30pm, p14

2pm Leunig Live, 2.30pm, p9 Scrublands, 2.30pm, p10

4pm Calling Out the Past, p9 Women of a Certain Age, p10 Write Drunk, Edit Sober Swings Taphouse, 3pm - 5pm, p19

7pm An evening with William McInnes, Voyager Estate Restaurant, p15 Bookweek, 7.30pm, p15 Book Launch: Alice to Prague MARGARET RIVER H.E.A.R.T. Riversmith, 4pm - 5pm, p15

VOYAGER ESTATE MAIN STAGE VOYAGER ESTATE WRITERS’ ROOM SOUTH REGIONAL TAFE OUTDOOR SETTLERS TAVERN

9.30am Fatherhood, p11 A Month of Sundays, p13 Walking with the Wadandi, p16

9.30am - 11am Foreign Correspondent, Voyager Estate Restaurant, p16 Creating Art with Heart, Cultural Bush Tucker with Iszaac 9.30am - 11am, p19 (Waalitj) Webb, 10.30am, p16 Protecting Wild Places with Germaine Greer, p11 Dangerous Ideas About Mothers, p13 11am FREE EVENT 12pm When Galaxies Collide, p11 Slice Girls, p13

1pm Margaret River Press Short Story Competition Winners, p12 FREE EVENT

2pm Taboo, p12 Back from off-track, p13 Margies Poetry SLAM, 2pm - 3pm, p16 3.30pm Drawing Fire, p12 Strange Things in Small Towns, p13 FREE EVENT

4.30pm Riveting Reads: Closing Event, p12 37 mrrwfestival.com facebook.com/mrrwfestival instagram.com/mrrwfestival

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