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HOW TO BOOK Saturday or Sunday Arts Margaret River is proud to present the $90 / $80 Arts Hub members Before the Festival Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival 2020. Excludes Feature Events & Online www.mrrwfestival.com Workshops. Welcome to Country Individual Sessions Phone Kaya, Nala Maat Kaya Noonduk 08 9758 7316 As listed. CONTENTS (Hello, Our Family Welcomes You) In Person Feature Events & to Wadandi Boodja (Saltwater Arts Margaret River, Getting Here 4 Workshops People’s Country) – we all come Community Centre, Tunbridge St, Friday Program 5 As listed. Not included in together on Boodja (Country). Margaret River WA 6285 3 Day Passes or Day Passes. Saturday Program 8 Open Monday to Friday, We Respect the presence of the Sunday Program 11 10am - 4pm. SUPPORT OUR ancestors (Demmala Goomala) FESTIVAL The 2020 Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival, proudly presented who’s Spirits (Djanga) reside on Feature Events 14 At the Festival country (Boodja) and walk their On the festival weekend, tickets Margaret River Readers & by Arts Margaret River, explores and shares visions for the future from Outdoor Stage 16 can be purchased from the Writers Festival is run by Arts some of Australia’s most renowned writers, speakers and thinkers. feet (Djenna) on the land, their Local Libraries 16 Margaret River HEART. Margaret River, a not-for-profit heart spirit (Djanga Korda) flow Pre-purchased tickets and community organisation. If This year’s festival will consider both possible and highly imagined through all creation. Workshop Series 18 you’re passionate about the futures through a literary lens. We welcome Los Angeles-based passes must be collected at Whilst on Wadandi Boodja we Meet the Authors the Margaret River HEART on importance of stories, ideas author Matthew Reilly and Hong Kong-based author Antony Dapiran, ask that you respect the land & Guest Speakers 20 the festival weekend. and the arts, become an Australian icons Jane Caro, Benjamin Law, Bob Brown, Tracey Spicer, by walking softly and take the Arts Hub Member for just $44 Meet the Presenters 28 FESTIVAL PASSES Heather Rose and all the writers, presenters, readers, sponsors and time to listen to Boodja as she (standard) $28 (concession) or Festival Partners 32 3 Day Pass (LIMITED RELEASE) volunteers joining us for this year’s event. Wongi (Talks). $195 / $160 Arts Hub members $165 (corporate) to enjoy Schedule 36 Covering an array of captivating futuristic fictional worlds as well as Day Pass discounted festival passes Iszaac Webb questions raised by artificial intelligence, climate change, political Friday and the feel-good factor of Wadandi / Pibulmun $70 / $60 Arts Hub members supporting a great community affairs and more - there is an intriguing blend of fiction, fact and Cultural Custodian Free for pension card holders. organisation. Visit fiction based on fact to discover and explore. Excludes Feature Events & www.mrrwfestival.com or call We look forward to seeing you at this year’s festival hub, the 15-17 MAY 2020 Workshops. 08 9758 7316 to find out more. Margaret River HEART, for a captivating weekend of stories, conversations and ideas. mrrwfestival.com FOLLOW US ONLINE Find out more about the authors, share festival highlights Tanya Perdue Michelle Wright facebook.com/mrrwfestival and join the conversation. Tag your comments, photos and Creative Director Festival Event Manager instagram.com/mrrwfestival highlights with #mrrwf2020. Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival

1 The McGowan Government is a proud sponsor of the Margaret River Readers Advocating for the State as a rich and vibrant The Shire is a proud funding partner of the and Writers Festival through its Regional Events Scheme. arts, cultural and tourism destination is one 2020 Margaret River Readers & Writers of my priorities as Governor, so I am delighted The scheme was devised as a way for the Government to support smaller Festival. The event has grown from strength to be the new Patron of the Margaret River and emerging events in regional Western Australia to boost tourism, increase to strength since its inception and this Readers & Writer’s Festival. community vibrancy and participation, and develop regional areas. year marks a first with the activation of new Margaret River HEART venue in its The Festival is an important event that The Regional Events Scheme plays an important role in positioning Western programming. We are delighted to welcome contributes significantly to the arts scene in Australia as an exciting destination to visit and a great place to live by the community and visitors through its doors regional WA. It has grown from a grass-roots showcasing and promoting a region’s unique and diverse attractions. to share stories, ideas and learnings as part of initiative to one which plays an important Sixty-eight regional events across the State have been funded through the this celebration of the written word. Soak up all role in the promotion of new ideas, debate 2019-20 Regional Events Scheme. This year’s round includes the Regional that there is on offer and enjoy the challenge, and discussion and the sharing of Western Aboriginal Events Scheme with a funding pool of $150,000 exclusively entertainment and enjoyment of the sessions Australian stories within that. allocated to events delivering Aboriginal activities and experiences. and workshops. The cultural, economic and social benefits that Tourism is a key part of the Government’s plan to diversify the economy, create Thank you to Arts Margaret River for your flow on from the Festival continue to increase jobs and develop business opportunities, especially in regional Western Australia. dedication and creativity in coordinating the and I am excited to be a part of its growth. Events play an important role in this plan, with the Government sponsoring a festival, and thank you to our fellow events range of sporting, cultural, arts and culinary events across the State, through HON KIM BEAZLEY, AC partners and sponsors for giving us all this Governor of Western Australia, wonderful reading and writing occasion in Tourism WA, to attract more visitors, encourage them to stay longer, disperse Patron of the Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival further and do more while they are here. which we can partake. We hope everyone enjoys the event and takes the time to explore the IAN EARL South West region. President Shire of Augusta Margaret River

HON PAUL PAPALIA CSC MLA HON ALANNAH MACTIERNAN MLC Minister for Tourism Minister for Regional Development 2 3 GETTING HERE DAY ONE FRIDAY 15 MAY

FESTIVAL HUB MARGARET RIVER 9.30AM MAIN STAGE 11AM MAIN STAGE 12PM MAIN STAGE HEART MARGARET RIVER HEART MARGARET RIVER HEART MARGARET RIVER HEART MAIN STAGE, WRITERS’ Half The In This Desert, Red Can ROOM & OUTDOOR STAGE Perfect World There Were Seeds Origami 51 Wallcliffe Road, PARKING Half the Perfect World tells the story Join Alicia Tuckerman, Sabrina Join T.A.G Hungerford award Margaret River Festival parking will be available in a of the post-war international artist Dudgeon-Swift, Tinashe Jakwa winner Madelaine Dickie as For all festival enquiries designated areas. Walking or riding is encouraged. community that formed on the Greek and Leslie Thiele as they speak she talks about her latest contact Arts Margaret River ACCOMMODATION island of Hydra. Most famously, it about this intimate collection novel Red Can Origami. From on 08 9758 7316 Booking your Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival included renowned singer-songwriter of past and future dreams. the rodeos and fishing holes escape has never been easier. Leonard Cohen and his partner From our shifting sense of of northern Australia, to the Visit www.mrrwfestival.com/specialdeals for Marianne Ihlen and Australian community and identity, to our dazzling streets of night-time FOOD AND DRINKS fabulous festival accommodation options. Food trucks will be available literary couple, Charmian Clift and frustrations with existing political, Tokyo, the story follows a bitter for food and coffee. OTHER VENUES George Johnston. Join authors Paul social and economic structures— collision between a native title VOYAGER ESTATE SWINGS TAPHOUSE Genoni and Tanya Dalziell as they this anthology transcends group and a Japanese-owned ACCESSIBILITY 41 Stevens Road, Margaret River 85 Bussell Hwy, Margaret River speak about their book which won boundaries and captures the uranium mining company Margaret River HEART is MORRIES ROTARY PARK the 2019 Prime Minister’s Literary persistence of ordinary lives in which is ripping a community wheelchair accessible. 2/149 Bussell Hwy, Margaret River Bussell Hwy, Margaret River Prize for non-fiction. deserts literal and metaphorical. in half. Phone Arts Margaret River RIVERSMITH MARGARET RIVER LIBRARY PRESENTED BY: WILL YEOMAN PRESENTED BY: WILL YEOMAN PRESENTED BY: KIRSTI MELVILLE on 08 9758 7316 if you have 122 Bussell Hwy, Margaret River Fearn Ave, Margaret River SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: any questions and we will be SOUTH REGIONAL TAFE AUGUSTA LIBRARY PEPPERMINT BROOK COTTAGES MARGARET RIVER PRESS FREMANTLE PRESS happy to assist. 272 Bussell Hwy, Margaret River 66 Allnut Terrace, Augusta $20 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $20 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $20 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS

1PM WRITERS’ ROOM MARGARET RIVER HEART ABC Radio will be DAY ONE FREE EVENTS White Horses broadcasting live Join best-selling author Rachael Treasure as from the festival 1PM MAIN STAGE MARGARET RIVER HEART she shares the story of her latest book White Horses, on Friday from High School Special: The Children are Coming about a young woman who has to overcome 10am-11am. In the age of Greta Thunberg, young people are telling the world terrible loss and trauma to find the that they have a voice — a voice which should be heard. courage to live life on her terms. Join Alicia Tuckerman, Anisa Nandaula and Lindsay Miles for a PRESENTED BY: JENNIFER BOWDEN thought-provoking discussion with local high school students on SPONSORED BY: what the future looks like for the younger voices of Australia. IGA MARGARET RIVER FREE EVENT, PRESENTED BY: JAMES LUSH SPONSORED BY: DORAL MINERAL SANDS BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL 5 DAY ONE 7PM - 9PM MARGARET RIVER HEART MAIN STAGE FRIDAY 15 MAY Festival Launch Join us for the opening of the 2020 Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival. Enjoy Vasse Felix wines plus a delicious selection of canapes, while the sounds of 2PM MAIN STAGE MARGARET RIVER HEART 3.30PM MAIN STAGE MARGARET RIVER HEART Tilly Kay & Dave Rastrix fill the air. Guests will then be seated for a welcome to country by Wadandi man Iszaac Paris Savages 2062: The World That AI Made Paris Savages brings history to blazing life in a 2062 is the year by which we will have built (Waalitj) Webb, an address by our new festival Patron novel about three Badtjala people who sailed to machines as intelligent as us according to the Hon. Kim Beazley AC and a talk by special guest and Europe from Fraser Island in 1882 to perform to predictions by the majority of leading experts. international best-selling author Matthew Reilly. huge crowds. While their dances, singing, fights But what will this future actually look like? PRESENTED BY: JANE CARO and pole climbing are fascinating to the crowds, Join one of 100 ‘rock stars’ of Australia’s digital SPONSORED BY: STATE GOVERNMENT the attention is relentless and the scientists revolution Professor Toby Walsh as he OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, VASSE FELIX, intrusive. Author Katherine Johnson reflects considers the impact Artificial Intelligence (AI) MARGARET RIVER CATERING AND HIRE on bringing the past into the present and future, will have on work, war, politics, economics, & UNDALUP ASSOCIATION through research, imagination and writing. everyday human life and, indeed, human death. $40 / $30 ARTS HUB MEMBERS PRESENTED BY: WILL YEOMAN PRESENTED BY: JAMES LUSH SPONSORED BY: THE RIVER HOTEL SPONSORED BY: MARGARET RIVER TOURING COMPANY $20 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $20 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS

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Local Writers Showcase Bad to Worse Cautionary Tales Women of Words Storytime Join local writers for a journey into the Join author Robert Edeson as he speaks Fiction can have a profound Love, death, relationships, and Author and literary journalist Jane complexities of navigating the future with love, about his novel Bad to Worse, impact on the way we perceive family are the stuff of life and Sullivan takes us from Wonderland after enduring loss. Danielle Clarke shares the where friendship and morality real-world issues. Join Craig of great contemporary fiction, to Narnia; is enchanted by Winnie- story that was started by her mother, Patricia triumph over evil plots and Ensor, author of The Warming so why are most novels in the the-Pooh and the Magic Pudding, Cashmore over 22 years ago; Ginn Fourie cunning plans in a most and Midge Raymond, author genre called Women’s Fiction? amazed by Enid Blyton and recounts the loss of her daughter that sparked entertaining way. of My Last Continent as they Join Rachael Treasure, Rachael frightened by the Tales of Terror. her to write her story, Dr Annie Horner delves SPONSORED BY: remind us that literature has Johns and Lily Malone as they With experiences from prominent into her fictional take on ‘Forgotten Australians’ FREMANTLE PRESS the power to shape ideas discuss their latest books, what Australian writers, including while Nina Angelo speaks about her memoir $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS and reflect aspects of the makes a great read, and their Melina Marchetta and Trent spanning four generations from war and loss environmental and political thoughts on the genre going Dalton, Storytime explores how the to peace and love. landscape in a new light. into the future. enchantment of books can shape PRESENTED BY: MARGOT EDWARDS the people we become. SPONSORED BY: LIONS CLUB OF COWARUMUP PRESENTED BY: BEN McKELVEY PRESENTED BY: NICOLE SINCLAIR PRESENTED BY: SARAH McNEILL $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: VASSE VALLEY ZANI PLACE ARTIST’S RETREAT SPONSORED BY: VENTURA PRESS $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS

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1PM FREE EVENT FREE MARGARETRIVER Kids Stories Stage on Live details. for 16 page See OUTDOOR STAGE STAGE OUTDOOR Donna Mazza and Benjamin Law for a MARGARET RIVER HEART 2PM MAIN STAGE #MeToo After to Where the courage of their convictions,Renowned for passion MERI FATIN BY: PRESENTED ASSOCIATION TOURISM MARGARET RIVER BUSSELTON SPONSORED BY: PASS FESTIVAL IN $25 OR INCLUDED for social , equality Jane Caro to justice and commitment of role will look at the and Dr Lee Kofman Spicer Tracey change social in creating the power of the hashtag social media, perspective. a female from the future a glimpse into and take PRESENTED BY: JAMES LUSH JAMES BY: PRESENTED OF MARGARET RIVER CLUB ROTARY SPONSORED BY: PASS IN FESTIVAL $20 OR INCLUDED MARGARET HEART RIVER 3.30PM MAIN STAGE Be Human How to Artificial fiction and journalism, so what intelligence can now write robots? by be replaced going to we really does this mean? Are Or become be what it means to retain part-robot? Is it possible to , Walsh human? Join Toby must-see session that bewill to thinking about our desire get you human in a rapidly changing world. Tracey Spicer, Madelaine Dickie, Robert Edeson, Toby Walsh and Anisa Nandaula. Walsh Robert Madelaine Dickie, Toby Edeson, Spicer, Tracey Clutter impacts on our productivity, stresses us stresses Clutter impacts on our productivity, do we let our stuff us stuck. Why out and keeps about? we dream of the lives stand in the way a planet Miles speaks about her guide to Lindsay peace and awith less strain, a home with more social as well as the role meaning, more with life the word. in spreading can play media MARGARET RIVER HEART 5PM MAIN STAGE Sundowner PechaKucha seconds each. images for 20 20 guests present sees festival Global performance PechaKucha phenomenon buy favourite, be a festival starters conversation to ideas, captivating the brim with intriguing and sure to Full format. this unique and fast-paced storytelling experience a glass of wine at the bar and come along to yourself Features: SARINA KAMINI BY: PRESENTED THE BREAK – MARGARET HOUSES RIVER BEACH SPONSORED BY: PASS IN FESTIVAL $25 OR INCLUDED Heather ALL WELCOME ALL 12PM MAIN STAGE MARGARET RIVER HEART Bruny A right-wing US president has withdrawn America from the Middle East and the UN. newest China is Australia’s a bomb goes off in When ally. story the of Tasmania, remote Bruny unfolds. Join Stella Rose, winner of the 2017 about for her latest novel Prize, and the loyalty love, family, new world order. WILL YEOMAN BY: PRESENTED SPONSORED BY: HARLIQUIN DESSERTS PASS IN FESTIVAL $20 OR INCLUDED

Less Stuff LUSH JAMES BY: PRESENTED LOTTERYWEST SPONSORED BY: provides the first detailed account detailed first the provides and protests, of the Hong Kong how a leaderless, technology- defied a movement protest driven global superpower and changed perhaps forever. Hong Kong, long considers the city’s Antony of dissent, and looks at history will mean for what the protests China, of Hong Kong, the future in the world. place and China’s MERI FATIN BY: PRESENTED SPONSORED BY: MARGARET RIVER BOOKSHOP PASS IN FESTIVAL $20 OR INCLUDED MARGARET RIVER HEART 1PM MAIN STAGE 11AM MAIN STAGE MARGARET RIVER HEART City on Fire Dapiran , Antony In City on Fire

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, about ’s three-month adventure adventure three-month ’s PRESENTED BY: WILL YEOMAN BY: PRESENTED SPONSORED BY: MAINBREAK TRAVEL PASS IN FESTIVAL $25 OR INCLUDED across Australia. Experience the Australia. Experience across landscape spectacular Australian of two of our the eyes through activists. greatest environments Wild Places Visit some of the most remote and beautiful places of south in Green and west Australia Nomads Wild Places and partnerBob Brown Thomas Green NomadsGreen 9.30AM MAIN STAGE MARGARET RIVER HEART

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9.30AM WRITERS’ ROOM 11AM WRITERS’ ROOM 12PM WRITERS’ ROOM MARGARET RIVER HEART MARGARET RIVER HEART MARGARET RIVER HEART Imperfect Paddock or Petri Dish The Old Lie Lee Kofman’s illuminating Our panellists share their thoughts Claire G. Coleman discusses book Imperfect blends memoir on the future of food, sustainable indigenous speculative fiction and and cultural critique to cast agriculture and how best to live her latest book, The Old Lie. Taking a questioning eye on beauty a no-waste life. Features author us into the future, where Indigenous myths and what it’s like to live and regenerative agriculturalist Australian characters have one in a body that deviates from the Rachael Treasure, food journalist desire: to return to their home, to norm. Join Lee for a thought- Max Brearley, Professor of country. But Australia’s real history provoking glimpse that extends Sustainability Dora Marinova, and will repeat itself in this futuristic far beyond the clichés of social author of The Less Fuss, No Waste fictional world. Everything has 9.30AM MAIN STAGE 11AM MAIN STAGE 12PM MAIN STAGE acceptance. Kitchen Lindsay Miles. changed, but nothing has changed. MARGARET RIVER HEART MARGARET RIVER HEART MARGARET RIVER HEART PRESENTED BY: SARAH McNEILL PRESENTED BY: SARINA KAMINI PRESENTED BY: MADELAINE DICKIE Coffee & Papers Accidental Feminists The Secret Runners SPONSORED BY: ROSILY WINES SPONSORED BY: SEVEN SEAS TEA SPONSORED BY: ABC SOUTH WEST WA of New York $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS Start your morning with a coffee, Women over fifty-five are of the day’s news and hot topics as the generation that changed From the author who has given 1PM WRITERS’ ROOM 2PM WRITERS’ ROOM 3.30PM WRITERS’ ROOM told by our journalists, festival everything, without expecting his readers dragons, hovering MARGARET RIVER HEART MARGARET RIVER HEART MARGARET RIVER HEART guests and local icons. Touching or intending to. Accidental cars and ancient wonders, join on topics from the past year Feminists a celebration of Matthew Reilly for a riveting Lit Live Performance: Bringing Books to Life Back to the Future including the Hong Kong riots, grit, adaptability, energy time travel story centred on Future Tense Whether you’re an aspiring author, Join Claire G. Coleman and Greta Thunberg’s declaration of and persistence written by rumours of a coming global A great short story will provoke, a published writer, or a reader who Katherine Johnson as they revisit a climate emergency and the renowned writer and social apocalypse. Joining us all the inspire, enlighten and move us, is interested in a behind-the-scenes history, disrupt cultural paradigms Australian bushfires this event commentator Jane Caro. way from Los Angeles, join this and who better to bring the drama look at how some of your favourite and discuss how collective memory will make for a thought-provoking It is also a plea for future bestselling international author of stories to life than some of books are created, here is your can shape the future if it goes start to the day. generations to keep agitating as he talks about his latest WA’s best-known and best-loved chance to hear from our experts and unchallenged. The authors reveal Features Antony Dapiran, Kirsti for a better, fairer world. novel and how the end of the actors? Inspired by New York’s authors and to ask your questions! how they discovered their subjects, Melville, Ben McKelvey, Nicky PRESENTED BY: SARAH McNEILL world can be the perfect time Selected Shorts performances, Featuring Deborah Lee from Ingram wrote engaging narratives, and the Lefebvre and Tinashe Jakwa with SPONSORED BY: EMPIRE EVENTS for revenge. Lit Live explores relevant themes, Content Group, bookseller and consequences of their writing. live illustration by Kelly Canby. $25 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS PRESENTED BY: MERI FATIN the works of guest authors and writer Michael Earp, ghostwriter & PRESENTED BY: KIRSTI MELVILLE PRESENTED BY: JAMES LUSH SPONSORED BY: CAPE LODGE introduces literature lovers to the journalist Ben McKelvey and author SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: AUGUSTA MARGARET $30 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS BETTENAYS MARGARET RIVER short story form. and Regional Vice President of the RIVER MAIL & POST NEWSPAPERS $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS PRESENTED BY: SARAH McNEILL NT Writers’ Centre Tanya Heaslip. $20 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS SPONSORED BY: LIONS CLUB OF PRESENTED BY: JENNIFER BOWDEN MARGARET RIVER FREE EVENT 10.30AM SPONSORED BY: NIGHT HARVEST WINES $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS MARGARET RIVER HEART OUTDOOR STAGE $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS Poetry for the People 10 See page 16 for details. DAY THREE SUNDAY 17 MAY

9.30AM WRITERS’ ROOM 11AM WRITERS’ ROOM 12PM WRITERS’ ROOM MARGARET RIVER HEART MARGARET RIVER HEART MARGARET RIVER HEART Crime Fiction Fauna A Lifetime of of the Future Fauna by Donna Mazza is an Impossible Days 1PM MARGARET RIVER HEART MAIN STAGE Join two of Australia’s finest emotionally engaging, literary and Tabitha Bird’s stunning debut crime writers Dervla McTiernan slightly futuristic novel for anyone novel is a magical, life-affirming Kindred: #LoveOzYAStories and Sara Foster for a captivating who loves a heart-wrenching book about heartbreak, healing Twelve of Australia’s best writers from the LGBTQ+ conversation about their latest story of love and motherhood, and learning to forgive yourself. community were brought together in a ground-breaking novels. Sharing the ideas and corporate commodification and Meet Willa Waters, aged 8 . . . 33 collection of YA short stories. Three of them join us inspirations behind their books, the surveillance state. Challenging . . . and 93. Can the three Willas to speak about this fresh and exciting anthology on Dervla and Sara will also share the intrusive nature of genetic come together, to heal their past what it means to be queer, and indeed, human. their thoughts about how changes technologies and drawing on and save their future, before it’s in crime might be reflected in current research of de-extinction it too late? Panellists include: Benjamin Law, crime fiction in the future. imagines what might happen if we Michael Earp and Claire G. Coleman. PRESENTED BY: WILL YEOMAN bring the extinct back to life. PRESENTED BY: NICOLE SINCLAIR PRESENTED BY: ALICIA TUCKERMAN SPONSORED BY: MARGARETS FOREST PRESENTED BY: KIRSTI MELVILLE SPONSORED BY: TBC HOLIDAY APARTMENTS SPONSORED BY: SETTLERS TAVERN SPONSORED BY: SOUL CAMPING $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS IN RECOGNITION OF TODAY AS THE INTERNATIONAL DAY $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA, TRANSPHOBIA AND BIPHOBIA. 1PM WRITERS’ ROOM 2PM WRITERS’ ROOM 3.30PM WRITERS’ ROOM MARGARET RIVER HEART MARGARET RIVER HEART MARGARET RIVER HEART 2PM MAIN STAGE 3.30PM MAIN STAGE 4.30PM MAIN STAGE MARGARET RIVER HEART MARGARET RIVER HEART MARGARET RIVER HEART The Bee and the Future Tense Fiction Spice Stories Orange Tree Join Heather Rose, Donna Join Australian-Kashmiri Spice Culture of Connection The Good Girl Closing Event Reasons It’s 1699, and the salons of Paris Mazza and Craig Ensor for a Mistress, Sarina Kamini, as she The digital revolution has changed Stripped Bare to be Cheerful are bursting with the creative glimpse into imagined futures evokes family, food, spice and the way we interact. It’s than easier Tracey Spicer landed a dream While fear of climate change energy of fierce, independent- as told in their latest books. memory through the stories of than ever to communicate across role as a national television and political instability often minded women. But outside those From politics to genetic four dishes presented for you borders, in real-time, in different news anchor but the journalist prevails, we are also surrounded doors, the patriarchal forces of modification, global warming to taste. Share with The Spice languages and even without words. found that, for women, TV was by an abundance of positive Louis XIV and the Catholic Church to terrorism — is it really all Mistress how our senses and What does the future hold for the less about news and more about stories — but they don’t always are moving to curb their freedoms. doom and gloom? A must-see memories shape ideas about our way we communicate? Join Jane helmet hair, masses of makeup get the same attention. Join In this battle for equality ‘fairy tales’ discussion that looks at the present and future in a session Caro, Antony Dapiran, Tinashe and fatuous fashion. Join Tracey Jane Caro, Benjamin Law and are invented. Join Melissa Ashley, role writing and the arts has full of flavour and fun. as she speaks about her frank Bob Brown for reasons to be Jakwa and Benjamin Law for a author of The Bee and the Orange in exploring our future and it’s SPONSORED BY: thought provoking session on how and funny ‘femoir’. cheerful in 2020 and beyond. Tree and The Birdman’s Wife, to hear impact. SUMMERSTAR TOURIST PARK $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS technology is changing us and the PRESENTED BY: MERI FATIN PRESENTED BY: JAMES LUSH about the power of the imagination PRESENTED BY: SARAH McNEILL world in which we live. SPONSORED BY: MARGARET RIVER SPONSORED BY: and where it can take us. SPONSORED BY: WINE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION ARTS MARGARET RIVER MARGARET RIVER HOTEL PRESENTED BY: JAMES LUSH PRESENTED BY: JANE SULLIVAN $25 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $20 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $20 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS SPONSORED BY: REGIONAL ARTS WA SPONSORED BY: AFFIRM PRESS $25 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS $10 OR INCLUDED IN FESTIVAL PASS

12 13 FRIDAY 15 MAY 7PM - 9PM FEATURE MARGARET RIVER HEART MAIN STAGE EVENTS Festival Launch Join us for the opening of the 2020 Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival. Enjoy Vasse Felix wines plus a delicious selection of canapes, while the sounds of Tilly Kay & Dave Rastrix fill the For the ultimate festival experience, book tickets to air. Guests will then be seated for a welcome to one or more of these feature events for emerging country by Wadandi man Iszaac (Waalitj) Webb, writers, avid readers and those who enjoy their an address by our new festival Patron the Hon. books served with the region’s best produce. Kim Beazley AC and a talk by special guest and international best-selling author Matthew Reilly. Please note, tickets to Feature Events are not PRESENTED BY: JANE CARO included in Festival Passes. Bookings essential. SPONSORED BY: STATE GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, VASSE FELIX, SATURDAY 16 MAY 7.30AM - 9AM SATURDAY 16 MAY 7.30AM - 9AM SATURDAY 16 MAY 4PM - 5PM MARGARET RIVER CATERING AND HIRE ROTARY PARK MORRIES RIVERSMTH & UNDALUP ASSOCIATION $40 / $30 ARTS HUB MEMBERS

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Walk at Wooditjup Bilya Storytellers Breakfast An Alice Girl Join Wadandi Cultural Custodian Join festival guests as they After a sell-out event at last Iszaac (Waalitj) Webb for a walk share their experiences of years festival, Tanya Heaslip along Wooditj Bilya (Margaret putting their imaginations and joins us for the launch of her River), while he describes Wadandi even their lives on the page. next book An Alice Girl in which knowledge and culture of the river, With fresh and compelling she shares stories of her early An evening with Matthew Reilly Planet Earth known as the Wooditjup Bilya. Our stories to tell, these writers will years on a cattle station north Joining us from Los Angeles, Matthew Reilly is the Bob Brown has taken a courageous, and often rivers are such a vital part of life share some of the moments of Alice Springs. Whether internationally bestselling author of the Scarecrow politically lonely, stand on issues around saving our which must be protected by all of us, that have made them laugh working with large mobs of series, the Jack West series and numerous standalone planet for many years, whether they have a local for the future. Water is life. This is a along the way over this cattle and stockmen, playing novels. His books are published in over 20 languages or international focus. Join us for inspirations and unique chance to hear the cultural breakfast for literature lovers. ‘cattleduffing’ on horseback or with worldwide sales of over 7 million copies. He thoughts from a planet warrior as told in Planet has optioned the film rights to many of his novels story behind a name we are all so Features Heather Rose, Dervla doing School of the Air, she led Earth, a book which is both an inspiration and a call to various major movie studios including Disney, familiar with, the ‘Margaret River’. McTiernan and Melissa Ashley. a childhood unimaginable to to action. Includes breakfast. Meet at the bridge at Rotary Park Breakfast from 7.30am, talk many Australians. Paramount, Sony and Fox. We talk to the legend himself in this once in a lifetime opportunity to get to PRESENTED BY: MERI FATIN at 7.30am, walk departs at 8am. commences at 8am. PRESENTED BY: MARGOT EDWARDS SPONSORED BY: VOYAGER ESTATE know one of the most popular writers of our time. PRESENTED BY: ISZAAC (WAALITJ) WEBB PRESENTED BY: JENNIFER BOWDEN SPONSORED BY: RIVERSMITH CAFÉ $50/ $40 ARTS HUB MEMBERS SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: $15 / $10 ARTS HUB MEMBERS PRESENTED BY: WILL YEOMAN UNDALUP ASSOCIATION INC MORRIES INCLUDES A GLASS OF WINE SPONSORED BY: VOYAGER ESTATE $30 / $25 ARTS HUB MEMBERS $30 / $25 ARTS HUB MEMBERS ON ARRIVAL $110 / $90 ARTS HUB MEMBERS

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Kids Stories Live on Stage Poetry for the People For details visit Join authors from our Young Readers & Writers Festival Join Tabitha Bird, Melissa Ashley and Anisa www.mrrwfestival.com Kelly Canby, Mark Greenwood and Sabrina Dudgeon- Nandaula as they share their poems on the Swift as they talk about their books and their favourite importance of stories, wild places, ourselves, EXPERIENCE THE VISUAL STORIES ART COMPETITION & EXHIBITION moments from talking to local school students. and the need to protect what we have for FUTURE TENSE ARTWORKS BY LOCAL ARTISTS ON DISPLAY AT THE MARGARET RIVER HEART Followed by an author ‘meet & greet’ this is the perfect future generations. IMAGE: MICHELLE TROOP IMAGE: chance to meet the authors and have your book signed. SPONSORED BY: LOTTERYWEST SPONSORED BY: LOTTERYWEST FREE EVENT | ALL WELCOME FREE EVENT | ALL WELCOME COFFEE, LOCAL LIBRARIES SNACKS FRIDAY 15 MAY 2PM - 3PM SATURDAY 16 MAY 10AM - 11AM AUGUSTA LIBRARY MARGARET RIVER LIBRARY & FOOD Don’t Cry, Dance If I Tell You If all the entertainment A powerful memoir of love and Alicia Tuckerman is a driving has you feeling hungry, resilience from Auschwitz to Australia. Janka force for young LGBT voices within Australia. we have plenty of food and Alberto both survived the death camps of Alicia draws on her life experiences to explore options for you! Europe. As a storyteller and community artist, the joys, triumphs and cruelties of modern day their daughter Nina Angelo knew it was time adolescence and considers there is no fantasy world for her to add her story to theirs, and weave she could create that is more terrifyingly beautiful a lasting memory and tale of forgiveness for than the one we’re expected to live in. Join Alicia as future generations. shares the story of her debut YA novel If I Tell You. SPONSORED BY: SHIRE OF AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPONSORED BY: SHIRE OF AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER FREE EVENT | ALL WELCOME | BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL FREE EVENT | ALL WELCOME | BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL

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For full access to some of the festival’s top writing talents, immerse yourself in the Women’s Fiction Green Writing Creative Disruption Festival Workshop Series to gain friendly Workshop From mountaintop removal to ocean Workshop tips and practical experience, whatever Rachael Johns is a best selling plastic to endangered species, Calling all fiction writers! If your writing passion may be. women’s fiction writer, with over ecological issues are increasingly you are seeking to improve the 25 books to her name. With on our minds. Authors and small- content and originality of your FRIDAY themes of love, loss, family press publishers Midge Raymond ideas, let bestselling author and more, her novels are multi- and John Yunker will discuss how Sara Foster guide you through FRIDAY 15 MAY 9.30AM - 11AM FRIDAY 15 MAY 1.30PM - 3PM FRIDAY 15 MAY 3.30PM-5.30PM dimensional and have a strong to tackle these themes in fiction a series of exercises designed MR HEART COURTYARD SOUTH REGIONAL TAFE SWINGS TAPHOUSE focus on their characters. If you’re and poetry as we face a future of to stretch your mind and help curious about how to write a page- climate uncertainty. Get tips for you push the boundaries of plot, turning women’s fiction novel, join writing about the environment character, setting and narrative. this workshop for practical tips in ways that are galvanizing and Come prepared to share your and hints with writing exercises to instructive, including how to ideas, and leave with new insights help perfect your fiction. engage, inspire and create change. to inspire your own work. SPONSORED BY: TBA SPONSORED BY: TBA SPONSORED BY: TBA $50 / $40 ARTS HUB MEMBERS, $50 / $40 ARTS HUB MEMBERS, $50 / $40 ARTS HUB MEMBERS, Let’s Get Poetic Drawing a Story Write What Makes BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL This intimate workshop is for Writer and Illustrator Kelly Canby You Blush anyone interested in learning applies her quirky style to the Join author and editor Lee Kofman SUNDAY how to own and share their pages of everything from picture for an insightful workshop about story through the medium of books, to chapter books, to early writing an honest and authentic SUNDAY 17 MAY 9.30AM - 11AM SOUTH REGIONAL TAFE SUNDAY 17 MAY 12PM - 2PM SOUTH REGIONAL TAFE spoken word. Anisa Nandaula reader books, to colouring books memoir. This workshop aims to Indie Publishing Workshop The Perfect Pitch is a nationally recognised and beyond! Here is your chance help you find the courage to write Join Julie-Ann Harper from Pick-a-Woo-Woo Whether you want to start writing travel or lifestyle spoken word poet, play writer, to be guided by Kelly herself, who about what matters by using Publishing to discover the tricks, tips and tools of articles, compile your experiences into a cohesive draft, or educator and published author. is on the judging panel for the discussions, theory and writing the trade in becoming a successful indie publisher. pitch articles to magazines, take this workshop with Ben With this workshop you will annual Shaun Tan Illustration exercises as well as strategies If you see yourself as the creative director of your McKelvey as your guide. Ben was the Senior Features gain a greater understanding Awards. Learn the basics of to write with distance and self- books, from concept to completion and beyond, then Writer at The Sydney Morning Herald and the editor of of your story, by using poetic character design and composition reflection. With wine available for this workshop is for you. The future of publishing Sports&Style and Juice magazines. He is currently the devices to examine your and have a go at some drawing to purchase, this is a great chance to is here, and there are more opportunities and editor of Mr. Jones magazine. From blogs to commercial beliefs, values and identity. create your own visual story. unwind and get creative. platforms available than ever before. articles and magazines, Ben will help you to develop your SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: SPONSORED BY: writing skills to captivate your readers in print and online. TBA TBA SWINGS TAPHOUSE SPONSORED BY: INGRAM CONTENT GROUP & $30 / $25 ARTS HUB MEMBERS, $50 / $40 ARTS HUB MEMBERS, $50 / $40 ARTS HUB MEMBERS, PICK-A-WOO-WOO PUBLISHING GROUP SPONSORED BY: TBA BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL $30 / $25 ARTS HUB MEMBERS, BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL $50 / $40 ARTS HUB MEMBERS, BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL

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MEET THE AUTHORS & GUEST SPEAKERS

NINA ANGELO MELISSA ASHLEY TABITHA BIRD MAX BREARLEY BOB BROWN

Nina Angelo is an artist and writer Melissa Ashley is the author Tabitha Bird is a writer and Max Brearley is a food, drink Acclaimed author, photographer who works with multicultural of bestselling historical poet who lives and works in and travel journalist, writing and lifelong activist, Bob Brown led and indigenous communities. novels The Bee and the the rural township of Boonah, features for the likes of The the campaign to save the Franklin Her personal and family memoir Orange Tree (Affirm Press, Queensland. By day Tabitha Weekend Australian Magazine, River in the 1980s. After 10 years Don’t Cry, Dance weaves her 2019) and The Birdman’s Wife may be found painting, delicious Australia, The in the Tasmanian Parliament, Bob story with her parent’s legacy as (Affirm Press, 2016). working on her next book Guardian, Halliday and Gourmet was elected to the Senate where he Jewish survivors of Auschwitz or with her husband, three Traveller Wine. He is based in served for 16 years. He was leader and the holocaust. Much of her beautiful boys and Chihuahua. the Margaret River region. of the Australian Greens from 2005 book was written during two A Lifetime of Impossible Days to 2012, when he retired to establish Margaret River residencies. is her first novel. the Bob Brown Foundation.

The 2020 Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival showcases an array of story- telling talent. With almost 60 writers, journalists, illustrators and KELLY CANBY JANE CARO DANIELLE CLARKE CLAIRE G. COLEMAN TANYA DALZIELL presenters we Kelly Canby is an award winning, Jane Caro AM, is a Walkley Danielle Clarke, Margaret River Claire G. Coleman is a writer from Tanya Dalziell works in English invite readers to internationally published Award winning Australian resident, self-published Giants Western Australia. She identifies and Literary Studies at the illustrator and author of over two columnist, author, novelist, Amongst Their Fellows in late with the South Coast Noongar University of Western Australia. join writers as dozen books for children. Kelly is broadcaster, advertising writer, 2019. Completing her late people. Her family are associated She writes on topics related to we hear stories on the judging panel for the annual documentary maker, feminist mother’s 20-year-old unfinished with the area around Ravensthorpe Australian literature, film, music brought to life in Shaun Tan Illustration Awards and and social commentator. She manuscript ignited an innate and Hopetoun. Claire grew up in a and modernism. many forms. Regional Advisor for The Society has published twelve books, passion for writing within her. Forestry settlement in the middle of Children’s Book Writers and including three novels. Her latest of a tree plantation. She wrote her Illustrators (SCBWI). Kelly’s picture book Accidental Feminists was black&write! fellowship-winning book The Hole Story recently won launched in February 2019. Her book Terra Nullius while travelling the 2018 West Australian Premier’s latest documentary New Dads around Australia in a caravan. Prize for Writing for Children. screened on ABC1 in August. The Old Lie is her second novel.

20 21 ANTONY DAPIRAN MADELAINE SABRINA MICHAEL EARP ROBERT EDESON CRAIG ENSOR Antony Dapiran is an Australian, DICKIE DUDGEON-SWIFT Michael Earp is the editor of Robert Edeson has been a Craig Ensor is a partner at a Hong Kong-based writer and Red Can Origami is Madelaine Sabrina Dudgeon-Swift Kindred: 12 Queer #LoveOzYA consultant anaesthetist and leading commercial law firm. lawyer, and the author of two Dickie’s second novel. It was is descended from Stories and contributor to researcher, publishing in the He lives in Sydney with his books on Hong Kong including written on Balangarra country, in the Bardi people from north of Underdog: #LoveOzYA Short neuroscience, biophysical and wife and two children. He has his latest, City on Fire: The Fight the Kimberley, and at Youkobo Broome, and the Gija people in Stories. He has worked mathematical literatures. He is published numerous short for Hong Kong. Antony has written Art Space in Tokyo, Japan. She the East Kimberley. Inspired by between children’s bookselling the author of two novels, The stories and The Warming is his and presented extensively on lives in Exmouth, WA. her heritage and her children, and publishing for over Weaver Fish and Bad to Worse. first published novel. Hong Kong and Chinese politics, Sabrina is passionate about seventeen years. culture and business. A fluent writing and sharing stories. Mandarin speaker, Antony has resided between Hong Kong and Beijing for over twenty years.

SARA FOSTER GINN FOURIE PAUL GENONI MARK TANYA HEASLIP ANNIE HORNER Sara Foster has written five Ginn immigrating to Margaret Paul Genoni is an Adjunct GREENWOOD Tanya Heaslip was raised A retired teacher, Annie Horner critically acclaimed novels: River from South Africa in Associate Professor with the Mark Greenwood is an award- on a cattle station in Central completed a PhD in creative Come Back to Me, Beneath 2015. She completed her School of Media, Creative Arts winning author with a passion Australia. She has since written writing in 2018 and her book the Shadows, Shallow Breath, autobiography in November and Social Inquiry at Curtin for history. His recent books about both her bush life and No One Was Watching forms All That is Lost Between Us 2019 The Lyndi Tree — An University. His research and include the History Mysteries travel experiences. Tanya part of the doctoral thesis. She and The Hidden Hours. Autobiography of Hope. publishing includes Australian series, The Happiness Box, lives in Alice Springs with her now lives in Margaret River. literary and cultural studies. Moonwalkers and The Book husband and is the Regional of Stone. Vice President of the NT Writers’ Centre.

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TINASHE JAKWA RACHAEL JOHNS KATHERINE LEE KOFMAN BENJAMIN LAW NICKY LEFEBVRE Tinashe Jakwa is a PhD Rachael Johns, an English JOHNSON Dr Lee Kofman is a Russian- Benjamin Law is a writer Nicky is a journalist and Candidate in Political Science teacher by trade and a mum Katherine Johnson is the born, Israeli-Australian and journalist. His memoir, photographer for the Augusta and International Relations 24/7, is the bestselling ABIA- author of three previous novelist, short story writer, The Family Law, was adapted Margaret River Mail. As well as at the University of Western winning author of The Patterson novels; she has won Varuna essayist, memoirist and former for SBS TV. Ben is co-host of covering community-focused Australia, and an emerging Girls and a number of other awards and Tasmanian academic based in Melbourne. ABC RN’s Stop Everything. news, Nicky also runs a social writer and playwright. romance and women’s fiction Premier’s Literary Prizes. Her His latest book is Growing Up media and marketing business, books including The Art of recently completed PhD forms Queer in Australia. volunteers with the Margaret River Keeping Secrets, The Greatest the basis of Paris Savages. Theatre Group and frequently finds Gift and Lost Without You. herself onstage as a vocalist and presenter around the South West. IMAGE: JULIA DUNIN JULIA IMAGE:

LILY MALONE DORA MARINOVA DONNA MAZZA BEN McKELVEY DERVLA M LINDSAY MILES Lily Malone might have been Dora Marinova is Professor of Donna Mazza writes fiction Ben Mckelvey is an author, journalist TIERNAN Lindsay Miles is a passionate a painter, except her year-old Sustainability at the Curtin and poetry. She lectures at and editor from Sydney. He has Dervla is the bestselling and zero-waste and plastic-free son put a golf club through University Sustainability Policy Edith Cowan University and is written or co-written five biographies, award-winning author of The living spokesperson, writer her canvas. So she wrote (CUSP) Institute. She has more that author of Fauna (2020, Allen including the bestselling Songs of a Rúin and The Scholar. The Rúin and educator. She has been her first book, His Brand of 340 refereed publications and has & Unwin) and The Albanian War Boy, with Deng Adut and Archie won the Ned Kelly Award for sharing ideas and strategies Beautiful, instead. Lily has now completed 66 PhD students who (2007, Fremantle Press), a TAG Roach’s Tell Me Why. As a journalist Best First Fiction and the Davitt on her popular website, written six full length rural now work in academia, industry and Hungerford Award winner. Ben has worked in Syria, Iraq, Iran Award for Best Adult Novel, Treading My Own Path, since romance stories and a novella. government. She has published and Afghanistan. Ben has two and was short-listed for several 2013, and has been featured Her latest book is Last Bridge in prestigious journals and edited books scheduled for release in awards around the world. Screen by the ABC and BBC, Channel Before Home. an award-winning book on the 2021; one about Australians drawn rights have been optioned 9, The Guardian, Seven West impact of meat consumption. into the Global War on Terror and by Colin Farrell’s production Media, The Sunday Times, the other an autobiography. company and Hopscotch. TreeHugger, TEDx and more.

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ANISA NANDAULA MIDGE RAYMOND MATTHEW REILLY HEATHER ROSE TRACEY SPICER JANE SULLIVAN Anisa is a nationally recognised Midge Raymond is the author of Matthew Reilly is the Heather Rose is the Australian Author, journalist, broadcaster, Jane Sullivan is an author, spoken word poet, play writer, the novel My Last Continent and internationally bestselling author author of eight novels. Her and keynote speaker Tracey literary journalist, feature educator and published author. the award-winning short-story of the Scarecrow novels, the Jack seventh novel — The Museum Spicer AM was named 2019 writer and editor. She has She is the 2016 Queensland collection Forgetting English, West novels and the standalone of Modern Love — won the 2017 NSW Premier’s Woman of the published three books, and Poetry Slam Champion and and she is co-founder of novels Contest, Temple, Hover Stella Prize. Heather’s latest Year, awarded Sydney Peace currently writes for The Age/ Runner Up for the Australian the environmental publisher Car Racer, The Tournament, Troll novel is Bruny. Prize and won National award SMH in a Saturday column, Poetry Slam Championships. In Ashland Creek Press. Mountain and The Great Zoo of for Excellence in Women’s Turning Pages, examining the 2017 she published her first book China. His books are published in Leadership. publishing industry. Melanin Garden and was featured over 20 languages, with worldwide in the poetry collection Solid Air. sales of over 7 million copies. IMAGE: ALASTAIRIMAGE: BETT MANCINI CLAUDIA IMAGE: GRANTIMAGE: TURNER

LESLIE THIELE PAUL THOMAS RACHAEL ALICIA TOBY WALSH JOHN YUNKER Leslie is a writer based in Paul Thomas, who is a farmer, TREASURE TUCKERMAN Toby Walsh is Professor of John Yunker is author of the south west of Western has been a jackeroo, local Rachael Treasure lives in Alicia Tuckerman is a driving Artificial Intelligence at UNSW The Tourist Trail and Where Australia. Her short fiction sportsman, community worker, Southern Tasmania with her two force for young LGBT voices and Fellow of the Australia Oceans Hide Their Dead; editor centres around her characters social activist, environmentalist teenage children and partner, within Australia. Alicia is a Academy of Science. He of Among Animals, Among reactions to the world they live and art curator. He served two Daniel. Together they are lawyer and now lives in the appears regularly on TV and Animals 2, and Writing for in and social change. Leslie is a terms as a Greens councillor restoring farming landscapes Swan Valley region of Perth radio. His most recent book is Animals; and co-founder of keen student of human nature on the Huon Valley Council using regenerative agricultural with her two children. 2062: The World that AI Made. Ashland Creek Press. in all its manifestations. (1996–2002). His farm methods. Her first novel, Jillaroo, overlooks Randalls Bay in blazed a trail in the Australian southern Tasmania. publishing industry. White Horses is her seventh novel.

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JENNIFER BOWDEN MARGOT MERI FATIN JULIE-ANN HARPER SARINA KAMINI

Jen Bowden is a writer, journalist EDWARDS Former ABC producer and Julie-Ann has been involved with Sarina Kamini is a former and editor. She studied at Margot Edwards is a writer, award-winning journalist, Meri writing and publishing since 1997. international food critic and Edinburgh University and the storyteller, playwright and Fatin specialises in finding the As an author she has over 55 titles food journalist, turned author prestigious Journalism School community artist, based in deeper story, to elicit a fresh to her name including co-author and Spice Mistress. The at City University, London. She Margaret River since 1990, experience for both guest and of award-winning academic books Kashmiri-Australian export has written for a number of previously from NSW. audience alike. Her podcast is and children’s books. She has and now Margaret River local, magazines and newspapers called Rare Air. trade, indie, boutique published uses spice as a medium including The Guardian, The Daily and is cognizant of the value of for storytelling, expression, Mail, The Scotsman, Westerly each. She shares her expertise connection and - of course - and The List. via her company Pickawoowoo exploration of flavour. Publishing Group.

JAMES LUSH SARAH McNEILL KIRSTI MELVILLE ROSI NICOLE SINCLAIR James started out at the BBC Sarah McNeill is an actor, arts Kirsti Melville is an avid reader MOORE-FIANDER Nicole Sinclair has a PhD in the UK and has been a writer, MC and presenter. She and a Walkley award-winning A regular MC on the Margaret in Creative Writing and her regular on ABC Perth over the is the arts editor for a Perth documentary producer for River Readers & Writers first novel, Bloodlines, was past 12 years. He’s Founder newspaper, covering theatre, ABC Radio National’s Earshot. Festival stage, Rosi also works shortlisted for the 2014 TAG and Director of Lush the arts, literature, film and food Her love for audio stories is internationally as a leadership Hungerford Award. Nicole’s Content Agency. around Perth with interviews, driven by a deep curiosity for coach to earn the money short fiction and non-fiction previews and reviews. untold stories, a strong sense she needs to satisfy her two has appeared in the Review of of social justice and a desire to constant cravings, namely Australian Fiction, Westerly, pick apart the complexities of reading and travelling. Indigo Journal and Award human relationships. Winning Australian Writing.

28 29 MEET THE PRESENTERS to WELCOME giOn austraLia’s sOuth WEst rE Top 10 things to do in the IAN SMITH ISZAAC WEBB WILL YEOMAN Busselton-Margaret River Region Bookworm isn’t necessarily a Iszaac Webb is a Wadandi / Former Literary Editor and word you would associate with Pibulmun Cultural Custodian Senior Arts Writer at the West Ian, but give him a musician’s and Undalup Association Board Australian, William Yeoman is 1. Walk or train to the end of the Busselton Jetty and come biography or the latest Harlan Chairperson. The Wadandi now a Travel Journalist with the face-to-face with marine life at its underwater observatory. Coben novel and he’ll be hidden people have a long association West Australian and West Travel 2. Spot migrating humpback, southern right and blue whales away for a good few days. with the environment of the Club. He continues to write on a whale watching tour from Augusta (June through to Ian is honoured to have been South West and its natural music criticism for Limelight September) or Busselton and Dunsborough (September to asked to MC the Writers Room resources, utilising the and Gramophone classical December). at this year’s festival. Country’s natural resources music magazines. 3. Picnic or camp among the karri trees in Boranup Forest according to our lore. and stargaze at Injidup Natural Spa. 4. Taste the region’s finest drops on a winery, distillery or brewery tour, or go at your own paces with a self-drive cellar door hop. Finish your foodie adventure with a long table lunch. 5. Watch the sun set over the ocean from the picturesque FESTIVAL PODCASTS Yallingup. Awarded Australia’s best town in the 2019 Australian Traveller Magazine. Missed a session? 6. Get up close to wild stingrays and eagle rays at Hamelin Bay. Or want to hear that again? 7. Head underground and explore four of the region’s magical caves – Jewel, Lake, Mammoth and Ngilgi. Some of the highlights from this year’s festival 8. Walk a section of the 135km-long Cape to Cape Track (or will be available as podcasts soon after the event. all of it, if you’re game!), and spot sea creatures, beautiful wildflowers and magnificent coast along the way. Listen at www.mrrwfestival.com/podcasts or 9. Wade, cruise or swim with wild bottlenose dolphins in Koombana Bay. download from Apple Podcasts or Spotify. 10. Try your hand at a water sport – from water skiing at Lake Stockton, to stand up paddle boarding in Koombana Bay. Don’t forget about kite surfing, white water rafting, fishing mrrwfestival.com and swimming in rivers, natural pools or the sea! Share your favourite facebook.com/mrrwfestival festival moments to instagram.com/mrrwfestival @WesternAustralia keep the story going. #ThisIsWA

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9.30am Half The Perfect World, P5 Local Writers Showcase, P6 9.30am - 11am 10am - 11am Let’s Get Poetic ABC Radio Outside Broadcast 11am In This Desert, There Were Seeds, P5 Bad to Worse, P6 MARGARET RIVER HEART MARGARET RIVER HEART, P5 COURTYARD, P18 12pm Cautionary Tales, P7 Red Can Origami, P5 1PM High School Special, see Main Stage 1pm High School Special: The Children are Coming White Horses 1.30pm - 3pm FREE EVENT, P4 FREE EVENT, P5 Drawing a Story White Horses, see Writers’ Room, P5 SOUTH REGIONAL TAFE, P18 2pm Paris Savages, P6 Women of Words, P7 2pm Don’t Cry, Dance 3.30pm 2062: The World That AI Made, P6 Storytime, P7 3.30pm - 5.30pm AUGUSTA LIBRARY, P16

FRIDAY 15 MAY 15 FRIDAY Write What Makes You Blush 7pm - 9pm: Festival Launch, P7, 15 Festival Launch, see Feature Events, P7, 15 SWINGS TAPHOUSE, P18 MARGARET RIVER HEART, MAIN STAGE

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7.30am 7.30am-9am: Walk at Wooditjup Bilya, (Margaret River), ROTARY PARK, P14

9.30am Green Nomads, Wild Places, P8 Imperfect 7.30am - 9am 9.30am - 11am 10am - 11am Storytellers Breakfast Women’s Fiction Workshop If I Tell You 11am City on Fire, P8 Paddock or Petri Dish MORRIES, P14 SOUTH REGIONAL TAFE, P19 MARGARET RIVER LIBRARY

12pm Bruny, P8 The Old Lie 1.30pm - 3pm 1pm 1pm Less Stuff, FREE EVENT, P8 Lit Live Performance: Future Tense Green Writing Less Stuff, see Main Stage, P16 SOUTH REGIONAL TAFE , P19 2pm Where to After #MeToo, P9 Bringing Books to Life Kids Stories Live on Stage MARGARET RIVER HEART 4pm - 5pm: An Alice Girl 3.30pm - 5pm OUTDOOR STAGE, P16 3.30pm How to Be Human, P9 Back to the Future RIVERSMITH CAFÉ, P14 Creative Disruption Workshop

SATURDAY 16 MAY SATURDAY SOUTH REGIONAL TAFE ARTROOM, 5pm PechaKucha Sundowner, P9 7pm: An evening with Matthew Reilly P19 VOYAGER ESTATE, P15

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9.30am 9am - 10.30am 9.30am - 11am 10.30am Coffee & Papers, P11 Crime Fiction of the Future, P13 Planet Earth Indie Publishing Workshop Poetry for the People VOYAGER ESTATE RESTAURANT, P15 SOUTH REGIONAL TAFE , P19 MARGARET RIVER HEART OUTDOOR STAGE, P16 11am Accidental Feminists, P11 Fauna, P13

12pm The Secret Runners of New York, P11 A Lifetime of Impossible Days, P13 12pm - 2pm 1pm 1pm Kindred: #LoveOzYAStories, FREE EVENT, P12 The Bee and the Orange Tree, P13 The Perfect Pitch Kindred: #LoveOZYAStories SOUTH REGIONAL TAFE, P19 See Main Stage, P12 2pm Culture of Connection, P12 Future Tense Fiction, P13

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