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A Message from the Premier and Minister for the Arts

A Message from the Festival Director/CEO Julie Beveridge

Annastacia Palaszczuk

Literature and literacy are subjects close to my heart and my Government supports a range of initiatives to encourage both. This year has seen the success of the Premier’s Reading Challenge which reaches more than 100,000 Queensland students annually, and government funding re-instated for the Queensland

and social commentators from all over the world who will share their passion for stories and ideas, challenging us all to take a closer look at the world we live in. We will hear from some of Australia’s finest wordsmiths including Kate Grenville, John

Curiosity is a strange state of being—an anxious desire to understand how something works, how a song is constructed, how an idea is

Marsden, Tim Flannery and Don Watson

transformed from a flicker of

joined by international literary stars Sarah

thought into someone’s purpose

Waters, Sophie Hannah and pop culture provocateur Kate Durbin, who is visiting

on fire, how your story connects

Queensland as the 2015 Arts Queensland

with my story.

The Brisbane Writers Festival is a

Poet in Residence.

We live in a world that creates noise

showcase for literary excellence.

Set amidst the buzz of the Cultural

Literary Awards.

This exciting event champions all forms of writing and inspires readers and writers of every age through its flagship festival event and associated programs. The 2015 festival welcomes writers, historians, poets, journalists, scientists

Precinct and featuring a variety of provocative thinkers and storytellers, this is a festival that is truly inspiring. I warmly invite you to experience the Brisbane Writers Festival 2015.

quickly and change slowly. We’ve become really good at consuming information in small, easy to digest portions, several at a time and hundreds a day. But our capacity

From 2-6 September, Brisbane Festival connects bright and curious minds— writers, artists, thinkers, innovators— for a city-wide conversation. More than that, the Festival creates a vibrant forum to stoke our curiosity and the time and space to deep-dive for ideas. It stirs our passion for stories, for the books that contain them and the authors who win our devotion. Welcome to Brisbane’s superb annual celebration of words and ideas. Add your voice but come with your mind wide open and be inspired by the storytellers and wordsmiths who seduce, elevate and change us.

to go deeply into any of it is overshadowed by its volume.

Brisbane Writers Festival is grateful for the support of: Principal Partner

We thank our loyal supporters who generously help us enrich communities through stories and ideas.

Readers Circle Government Partners

Presenting Partners

Mrs Kay Bryan, Dominic and Dr Mary Rita McGann, Manny and Gail Pohl, Paul and Sue Taylor.

Chapter 1 Founding Ambassadors Julie Beveridge, Joanna Brand, Roslyn Capeness,

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Kate Eltham, David Fishel, Kirsty Graham, Jennie Jahnke, Alasdair Jeffrey, Kathleen Jennings, Joy & Craig Lawn, Petrina Macpherson, Steve Minon, Virginia Miranda, Tom Nelson, Madonna Perkins, Ellen Reiner, Penny Shield, dale spender, Jenny Stubbs, Brian Tucker, Dilshani Weerasinghe. Thanks also to our

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BWF Board Dominic McGann, Chair Penny Shield, Treasurer Ben Hamley Kirsty Graham Steve Minon

Foundations

In support of our regional initiatives:

Cultural Partners

Alasdair Jeffrey

BWF Team Julie Beveridge, Festival Director/CEO Emily Kinny, Development Manager Kate Crady, Relationships and Fundraising Manager

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Amy Church, Marketing Manager

Aesop, Arkhefield, Avant Card, Dendy, Goethe-Institut Australia, goa, Griffith Review, Icelandic Literature Center, Queensland Writers Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast.

Tanya Cooling, Administration Manager

Cinnamon Watson, Publicist Krystin Egan, Producer Megan McGrath, Program Coordinator Joanne O’Neill, Program Support Officer

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HIGHLIGHTS

Opening Address: Minds Wide Open With Jon Ronson Jon Ronson is a curious man. Here he investigates festivals, and their audiences. What it means to engage and the dizzying highs and sobering lows of entering a conversation with your mind wide open. Author of The Psychopath Test, Men Who Stare At Goats, and most recently So, You’ve Been Publicly Shamed, Jon opens this year’s Festival with his trademark investigative satire, taking a can opener to the brain, he tilts the lid in a

Story + Back for its third exploration, STORY+ 2015 investigates

Playing Agatha Christie With Sophie Hannah

the future of writing and storytelling shaped by

Set in the idyllic surrounds of Newstead House, join

technology, design and data. STORY+ features writers, transmedia producers, interaction designers and publishers. The “books in the bath” conversation is dead. Long live books in the bath. This year STORY + explores the nature of collaboration, the obstacles that writers, and transmedia artists and publishers are facing and the opportunities that are peeking out from around the

bit to discard and strain its juice.

next corner of change.

Thursday 3 September Maiwar Green, SLQ 7.30pm $25–$35

Featuring: Tom Uglow (Google Creative Lab), Mike Jones, Naomi Alderman (Zombie’s Run), Donna Hancox, Sue Swinburne, Oscar Schwartz, and more!

Presented by The University of Queensland

Friday 4 September Auditorium 1, SLQ 9.30am–1.30pm $20–$25

Sophie Hannah for a glass of bubbly and a chat. At this event inspired by the era of Hannah’s Poirot novels you’re encouraged to don pearls and feathers for the affair. Monocles and moustaches most welcome for a night of good old fashioned who-dunnit. Friday 4 September Newstead House 6.30–8.30pm $60–$70

Presented in partnership with QUT

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Brisbane is a great city, with enormous potential.

Join one of Australia’s most cherished writers for an

We want to engage you in a conversation about

evening of conversation about the fine art of writing.

Brisbane’s future self. What do you want Brisbane to be

In this not to be missed event, Kate Grenville will

in 2050? What do you think Brisbane has to put in place

discuss her enchanting body of work and share

to ensure it can support the increased population growth

memories that will resonate with all daughters,

it is set to experience? What industries does the city need

mothers and grandmothers, when she talks about

to encourage to make their home here? How can the city

the intimate and moving homage to her mother in

The earth is dying and it’s all your fault. Death,

become more accessible for all Brisbanites? What has

her new book, One Life.

destruction, bees! What a greedy pack of nongs humans

to be sacrificed for the future? Green space? Backyards?

are. Do not be alarmed! (Be alarmed). Internationally

Roads and infrastructure where native plant life used to

renowned whisky scientist First Dog on the Moon is

be? How safe will Brisbane be in 2050? BWF is gathering

here to help, taking time out from the busy schedule of

data through the Instabooth, which will be installed at the

being a National Treasure to graciously instruct a grateful

ABC’s studios at South Bank from 17 August and on-site

nation (you people) in how not to be quite so terrible and

at the festival from 2 September. Drop in and contribute

perhaps even help out around the place. If we all have

your hopes for Brisbane’s future. Then join a panel of

to die horribly at least we should have funny pictures to

experts including Bernard Salt, Elizabeth Farrelly,

look at. First Dog on the Moon shows how you too can

Geoff Woolcock, and Andrew Gutteridge, along with

be a National Treasure and save the earth. Or at least

urban planners, community leaders, artists and economists

not be completely racked by guilt all the time, dear lord

for a good old fashion Town Hall meeting as we boldly

everything is so awful, ooh look a bunny!

design a vision for Brisbane’s future. See event profile

First Dog On The Moon—Live! Gasp as The Guardian’s much-loved cartoonist, First Dog on the Moon, scampers about in this adorable theatre show, complete with bonus Q&A session because inquiring minds demand answers to burning questions like “Why are you so charming and funny?” Thrill as the nation is held to account by Australia’s handsomest, humblest, Walkley Award-winning marsupial based cartoonist.

Friday 4 September The Edge, SLQ 8–9pm $20–$25 Presented by Studio None

Brisbane 2050: Imagining Our Future City

at bwf.org.au for more detail on Brisbane 2050. Saturday 5 September Queensland Terrace, SLQ 6–8pm $20–$25 Presented by Arkhefield

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One Life: The Story Of My Mother With Kate Grenville

Saturday 5 September The Edge, SLQ 6.30–7.30pm $25–$35 Presented by Aesop

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The Paying Guests With Sarah Waters Join Sarah Waters in conversation to discuss her remarkable body of work and new title The Paying Guests. Few writers embody such a provocative sense of place, time and the ongoing revolution of women in the world. Waters is less a chronicler of history and more a

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intimate space between people, living and not living. Saturday 5 September The Edge, SLQ 8–9pm $25–$35

SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER The Edge, SLQ 10am–3.30pm $25–$35

INSPIRE: STRIVE The Edge, SLQ 10–11.30am $25–$35 Barbara Arrowsmith Young defied all odds and changed her brain. Abdi Aden arrived

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HAPPY HOUR Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for the weekly Happy Hour ticket surprises throughout August! The only way to find out about what events will be included is to stay tuned to BWF’s e-news and Facebook page on Fridays! #happyhour

in Australia with no family, no money, no education and overcame. Li Cunxin believes that if we strive, we will succeed. Be inspired by three very different stories that show us if we want change our lives, the power is within us.

AUSTRALIA’S SECOND CHANCE George Megalogenis

Australia was the only OECD country not to have gone into recession during the GFC. Our standard of living is one of the highest in the world, and we're a multicultural mix of talented migrants from all over the world. We've been here before: at the end of the goldrush in the 1850s, Australians had the highest standard of living on earth. And we lost our nerve; we shut the doors to immigration, tried to hoard what we had and entered almost a hundred years of decline.

Presented by The University of Queensland

INSPIRE: CHANGE 12–1.30pm The Edge, SLQ $25–$35 The catalyst for all change is an idea, a thought that comes quietly and suggests ”Surely, this can be easier”, ”I can help fix this problem” or ”Yes, we can do better”. Jack Andraka, Laurie Penny and Tim Flannery share their inspirational stories and thoughts on change. Presented by Faculty of Science, The University of Queensland

Our second chance is now; will we use it or lose it?

immigration from the First Fleet onwards. Join him to discuss how he has decoded economics and demography to advance his new insights into our history, and our future.

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INSPIRE: BODY 2–3.30pm The Edge, SLQ $25–$35 Naomi Alderman created Zombie Run, an app for people who struggle to engage with exercise, Jessica Rowe has endured a career in

Presented by McCullough Robertson

the spotlight and Andy Jackson was born with Marfan’s Syndrome. What do these three have in common? They all love their body.

TUESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER Auditorium 1, SLQ 6–7.30pm $20–$25

Want to see BWF through the eyes of Australia’s first novelist? Jump online to learn more futureofthebook.org.au/portfolio/rumours-ofmy-death/ and follow @ifbookAus #if:book during the festival for digital commentary and content!

Bimblebox: 153 Birds 153 artists, 153 writers, 153 musicians engage with the bird species that make the threatened Bimblebox Nature Refuge, their home. Installed on Level 1 of State Library of Queensland as part of BWF from 2-6 September.

George Megalogenis has crunched the numbers and brilliantly chronicled the waves of

if:book Rumors of My Death

Presented by State Library of Queensland

Queensland Writers Centre’s Books From Our Backyard Living Library Visit The Writer’s Lounge on Level 2 during BWF to meet Queensland authors, discuss their work and your own in a celebration of voices from the backyard of our great state. qwc.asn.au/resources/books-from-our-backyard/ @qldwriters #BoBY

The Inala Writing Group Participatory Fishbowl Join members of the Inala Writing Group for their weekly meeting which follows the method of Tara Grey by writing daily and keeping a log of their endeavours. Visit bwf.org.au for more details. 2-6 SEPTEMBER 2015

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FREE EVENTS AROUND TOWN B WF P RE S E N T S

BWF at The University Of Queensland Wednesday 2 September 01

Guest Lecture: Kelly Link

Wednesday 2 September B W F P R E S ENTS

BWF in the ‘burbs! Brisbane Writers Festival is thrilled to continue to partner with Brisbane, Logan and Ipswich City Councils to present FREE author events across southeast Queensland. Bookings are essential and places limited. Please see booking details for each event below.

Kelly Link’s latest collection of short fiction Get In Trouble are as haunting as anything the Grimm brothers could have come up with, Link gooses the mundane with meaning and enchantment borrowed from myth, urban legend and genre fiction. In this lecture, Link talks about the crossover appeal of her work, the characters who inhabit her worlds and the phenomenon of daytime and nighttime logic.

Thursday 3 September

Saturday 5 September

10–11am Wynnum Library Ivy Alvarez Book: 07 3403 8888

10–11am Mt Ommaney Library Nick Dyrenfurth Book: 07 3403 8888

Abel Smith Lecture Theatre, 23-101, UQ St Lucia 4–5.30pm FREE. No bookings.

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Jon Ronson: 21st Century Gonzo Of Journalism

In this intimate Q&A session, Jon Ronson, discusses life as an investigative journalist in an age where you can find out so much information while you’re lying in the bath tooling around on your tablet. Is wi-fi a suitable substitute for hiring a car and doorstepping someone? Here to answer this and more, Ronson is an open book – for an hour. The Ideas Center, Level 2 Joyce Ackroyd Building, UQ St Lucia 11am–12pm FREE. All welcome. RSVP by 2 Sept via 07 3346 8288 or s.wehi@uq.edu.au

Kate Grenville

After her mother had passed away, Kate Grenville found fragments of her memoir. These were the starting point for her latest nonfiction work One Life: My Mother’s Story. Here Kate discusses how she approached this work, the life she uncovered and how she fulfilled the desire that her mother had clearly been harbouring to share her story with others. UQ Library Conference Room, Level 1, Duhig Building, UQ St Lucia 2.30–3.30pm FREE. All welcome. RSVP by 2 Sept via 07 3365 6362 or events@library.uq.edu.au

Guest Lecture: Antony Beevor

Antony Beevor is a historian and a bestselling author of several popular histories on the Second World War and the 20th century in general. Antony Beevor’s latest book is Ardennes 1944 – Hitler’s Last Gamble. He is the author of Crete – The Battle and the Resistance, (Runciman Prize), Stalingrad, (Samuel Johnson Prize, Wolfson Prize for History and Hawthornden Prize for Literature), Berlin – The Downfall, The Battle for Spain (Premio La Vanguardia), and D-Day: The Battle for Normandy, (Prix Henry Malherbe and the Royal United Services Institute Westminster Medal). His next work The Second World War was another No. 1 international bestseller. In this public lecture, Antony will speak with A/Professor Martin Crotty from UQ’s School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry. QLD Brain Institute Auditorium, UQ St Lucia 4.30–6pm FREE. All welcome. RSVP by 31 Aug via hass.uq.edu.au/event/antony-beevor

11am–12pm Toowong Library Sarai Walker Book: 07 3403 8888 6–7pm Logan North Library Anne Buist Book: 07 3412 4120 or loganlibraries.org/events_ calendar

Friday 4 September 13

10–11am Coopers Plains Library James Bradley Book: 07 3403 1530

10–11am Inala Library Robert Adamson Book: 07 3403 8888

10.30–11.30am Corinda Library Steven Carroll Book: 07 3403 8888

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10.30–11.30am Garden City Library Sophie Hannah Book: 07 3403 8888

11.30am–12.30pm Bracken Ridge Library Rohan Wilson Book: 07 3403 8888

2–3pm Ashgrove Library Johann Hari Book: 07 3403 8888

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2–3pm Ipswich Library Abdi Aden Book: 07 3810 6815

10–11am Ipswich Library Naomi Alderman Book: 07 3810 6815

11am–12pm Fairfield Gardens Library Gavin Grant Book: 07 3403 8888

Thursday 3 September

A Letter To My Children Auditorium 1, SLQ 2–3pm $12–$17

Presented by The University of Queensland

2–3pm Logan Central Library Anita Heiss Book: 07 3412 4120 or loganlibraries.org/events_ calendar

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10–11am Carindale Library Abdi Aden Book: 07 3403 8888

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1.30–2.30pm Indooroopilly Library Bernard Keane Book: 07 3403 8888

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2–3pm Chermside Library Robert Gott Book: 07 3403 8888

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2–3pm Brisbane Square Library Don Watson Book: 07 3403 8888

Inspiring Creativity In Education Auditorium 1, SLQ 3.30–4.30pm $12–$17 Barbara Arrowsmith-Young and Judy Sharp have very different stories, but at one point in their lives were told the same thing: that they, or their child would not be able to learn. Both women courageously overcame all the obstacles put in front of them and are here to share their thoughts on how we can better inspire creativity in education. Presented by Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland

Lucida Journal: Habitat Auditorium 2, SLQ 3.30–4.30pm FREE. Bookings essential. Celebrate the launch of Lucida Journal: Habitat, Queensland Centre of Photography’s first ever printed edition of the journal. Following the closure of their gallery space in 2014, this edition of Lucida Journal explores the theme of what makes a home. Join artists, curators and academics in this intimate panel discussion about Australian photo-media art.

Private Bill The Edge, SLQ 3.30–4.30pm $12–$17

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Barrie Cassidy’s memoir Private Bill is an elegant family story, of how a loving couple prevailed over the adversities of war to live an extraordinarily ordinary, happy life. Presented by State Library of Queensland

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Presented by Griffith Review

Veteran Australian journalist Barrie Cassidy talks with Federal Minister of Education and Training, Christopher Pyne, about his new book, a letter to his children that recounts his belief in the power and lasting legacy of public service.

Good Thinking Lectures

In conversation with Griffith Review’s Julianne Schultz, three writers provide fresh perspectives on life in Asia’s most dynamic and powerful countries. Murong Xuecun reveals potentially dangerous undercurrents in China, while Singaporean poet Joshua Ip and Indonesian author Maggie Tiojakin describe ripples that indicate there’s more than is generally known about their nations.

11am–12pm Mitchelton Library Helena Pastor Book: 07 3403 8888

Festival Club

Presented by The University of Queensland

River Room, GOMA 5.30–7.30pm FREE. RSVP essential via events-gai@griffith.edu.au

4–5pm Sunnybank Hills Library Eka Kurniawan Book: 07 3403 8888 5.30–6.30pm Brisbane Square Library Andy Jackson and Ivy Alvarez feature at Couplet Book: 07 3403 8888

Griffith Review: New Asia Now

10.30–11.30am Holland Park Library Fiona McIntosh Book: 07 3403 8888

Opening Address: Minds Wide Open With Jon Ronson

Panel

Maiwar Green, SLQ 7.30–8.30pm $25–$35

Special Events

See page 4 for full details.

The Castaway In Literature Theatre, QLD Museum 2–3.30pm $12–$17

STORY + Auditorium 1, SLQ 9.30am–1.30pm $20–25 See page 4 for full details.

Gary Crew is one of Australia’s most celebrated authors and 2015 marks the 25th anniversary of his seminal work Strange Objects re-released in a new edition with cover and preface by Shaun Tan. In this presentation, Gary explores the role of the castaway in literature and how writers over the centuries have utilised Robinson Crusoe as a means of accessing the castaway narrative.

The Biology Of Desire

Presented by University of the Sunshine Coast

Auditorium 1, SLQ 2–3pm $12–$17

Join Marc Lewis as he delves into the biology of desire. We have long believed that addiction is a disease. But is addiction really what we think it is?

Reasons To Be Optimistic Auditorium 2, SLQ 2–3pm FREE. Bookings essential. Life might be getting faster and more complicated, but UQ researchers are working on breakthroughs that give us cause to hope about the future and what our lives might be. Join Professors Jürgon Götz, Genevieve Dingle and Dr Harendra Parekh as they share amazing stories of how science, technology and creativity might save the world. Presented by The University of Queensland

Across The Seas

this internally, verbally, in person and online. Jack Andraka, Sarai Walker, Andy Jackson and Kaitlyn Plyley discuss the dangers of everyday-isms and how we can make small changes that will have a positive effect on global issues.

The Fitzgerald Legacy Maiwar Green, SLQ 3.30–4.30pm FREE. Bookings essential. Professors Ross Homel and Charles Sampford join a panel to discuss the social and cultural legacies that have been left by The Fitzgerald Inquiry. Is Queensland a safer, more equitable place to live than it was in the 1980’s?

The Luck Of Politics

Presented by Griffith University

Auditorium 1, SLQ 3.30–4.30pm $12–$17

Andrew Leigh is the federal MP for Fraser and a former economics professor at the Australian National University. His latest book The Luck Of Politics looks at the role of chance and outrageous fortune when it comes to politics. He weaves together statistics and anecdote to show the many ways luck can change the course of political events. Presented by The Faculty of Business, Economics & Law, The University of Queensland

No Small Change Auditorium 2, SLQ 3.30–4.30pm FREE. Bookings essential. What lessons have been learnt from the 1967 referendum? Nearly 50 years later, there is a groundswell of support for our indigenous heritage to be formally recognised in the Constitution. Frank Brennan considers how far we’ve come and yet how much work lies ahead.

The Edge, SLQ 2–3pm $12–$17 In the highly anticipated follow up to The Rosie Project, Joy Lawn joins Graeme Simsion in conversation about the next chapter of Don Tillman’s life and journey towards fatherhood. Presented by Mantra Southbank

A Call To Duty Maiwar Green, SLQ 2–3pm $12–$17 What draws people into politics? Anna Bligh, Andrew Leigh and Bernard Keane discuss how well politicians are able to serve their original vision when they have to deal with the daily cut and thrust of partisan interests and party machinations? Presented by The University of Queensland

Presented by State Library of Queensland

Fellowship Of Australian Writers QLD Event kuril dhagun, SLQ 3.30–4.30pm FREE. Bookings essential. FAWQ are opening their doors at BWF and all are welcome to drop by. Whether you are a member or not, stop by and listen to readings from local writers and poets, see the publications they are producing and get to know your fellow writing community.

Everyday-isms The Edge, SLQ 3.30–4.30pm $12–$17 Whether we are conscious of it or not, we are all guilty of passing judgements on other people. We do

So, You’ve Been Publicly Shamed

Solving The World’s Problems Over A Beer Maiwar Green, SLQ 6.30–8.30pm FREE. Bookings essential. There’s a lot going on. Famine, people displaced, climate change… what can we do? Join Johann Hari, Renata Singer, Tim Flannery, Bernard Keane, Jane Caro, Peter Singer and more in an open forum, over a few drinks, to toss some ideas around and see if we can’t solve a few of the world’s problems over a beer. Presented by McCullough Robertson and Lock Stock & Barrel

The Edge, SLQ 6.30–7.30pm $20–$25

Playing Agatha Christie— Sophie Hannah Newstead House 6.30–8.30pm $60–$70 See page 4 for full details.

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First Dog On The Moon Live! The Edge, SLQ 8–9pm $20–$25 See page 4 for full details.

The Knowledge Wars QLD Terrace, SLQ 5–6pm $12–$17

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Knowledge is power. In The Knowledge Wars, Nobel prize-winner Peter Doherty makes a passionate case for citizens to become informed about the polarising issue of climate change. Here Peter provides practical guidance on how to take action.

The Rosie Effect

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Presented by McCullough Robertson

Across The Seas is Klaus Neumann’s chronicle of Australia’s response to refugees, examining policy and public attitudes on asylum-seekers since Federation. He discusses how much of our current attitude towards displaced people is built on a legacy of our political past with Pene Mathews. And how can we change our thinking and behaviour to enact meaningful change for the future? Presented by Griffith University

Media or Politics: who feeds whom? Is it the role of media to act as caretakers of the truth, or is it enough to parrot the party lines? Join Jessica Rowe, Nick Dyrenfurth and Klaus Neumann as they unpack the news cycle to discover where the story starts.

Presented by Mantra Southbank

Auditorium 2, SLQ 5–6pm $12–$17

Presented by the Global Change Institute, The University of Queensland

Imagine waiting for your parents to pass away in order to investigate a suspicion that the man who raised you wasn’t your biological father. Ramona Koval did just that. She talks with Fiona Stager about her quest to find the truth about her parentage and what she discovered about herself in the process.

Maiwar Green, SLQ 5–6pm $12–$17

Creative non-fiction is a fast growing genre in Australian literature. Miles Allinson, Robert Adamson, Oliver Mol and Rebecca Starford discuss how much truth underpins creative non-fiction, how much creative licence do writers take on telling their own stories and how are readers expectations managed?

Never Let The Truth

Presented by McCullough Robertson

QLD Terrace, SLQ 3.30–4.30pm $12–$17

Inside The Soundbite

Ever made a joke on Twitter that came out wrong and as a consequence been torn apart by a crazed mob? Or been part of a crazed mob tearing someone apart for telling a joke on Twitter? Jon Ronson has spent the past three years with people who have, and now he’s ready to tell the tale. Hilarious and powerful, this is an illustrated one-man show about the renaissance of public shaming, and our very scary part in it. Following Jon’s wildly successful book The Psychopath Test, this time around we are the crazy people.

QLD Terrace, SLQ 2–3pm $12–$17

Bloodhound: Searching For My Father

The Jolley Prize Ceremony The Edge, SLQ 5–6pm FREE. Bookings essential. Now in its sixth year, The Jolley Prize recognises the work of distinct Australian voices. Join Australian Book Review, judges and winners of the ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize to celebrate the 2015 award and the life and work of Elizabeth Jolley, one of our most treasured authors.

Good Thinking: Laurie Penny Theatre, QLD Museum 5–6pm $25–$35 It’s a tough time to be a woman on the internet. Over the past two generations, the political map of human relations has been redrawn by feminism and by changes in technology. In this brave new world, old-style sexism is making itself felt in new and frightening ways. In Cybersexism, Laurie Penny goes to the dark heart of the matter and asks why threats of rape and violence are being used to try to silence female voices, analyses the structure of online misogyny, and makes a case for real freedom of speech – for everyone.

SO DO WE!

Friday 4 September

SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER Brisbane Square Library 12–7pm Bookings essential. 07 3403 8888

FREE

Celebrating all things YA, LOVE YA! Brings together fans, readers, writers and re-writers of YA fiction to talk about love, life, and the legends of The Iron Trial. From how to be happy to how to get published, LOVE YA! has you covered. Cosplay is strongly encouraged — there will be prizes!

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John Marsden in

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ordinary humans in YA Fiction.

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David Burton, Eliza Henry

Black in conversation with

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to publication and engage in BWF’s live pitch session. Have you written a YA novel? Come along and pitch it live!

5–7pm Did someone say cosplay party? Cassandra Clare and Holly Black will sign books and hang out. Prizes for best costume!

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Ardennes 1944: Hitler’s Last Gamble Auditorium 1, SLQ 10–11am $12–$17 From the bestselling author of Stalingrad, Berlin and D-Day, Antony Beevor’s Ardennes 1944: Hitler’s Last Gamble tells the story of the Germans’ ill-fated final stand. He talks with Alan Rix about the book, and how much more he believes can be uncovered from WWII’s history. Presented by The School of Political Science and International Studies, The University of Queensland

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Flesh Wounds Auditorium 2, SLQ 10–11am $12–$17

BWF’s beloved reading series is back. Be swept into other worlds by a line-up of remarkable writers. This is a small and intimate room and first come, first seated for each event. Be sure to get in early to see your favourite Festival writers.

Ever felt like your family was the strangest on the street? That the only way to make sense of the present is to go back to the past? Richard Glover’s favourite dinner party game has always been ‘who’s parents are weirder?’ because he always thought he would win. Find out why in this intimate conversation with Phil Brown. Presented by The Courier-Mail

Guilty As Charged

Red Box, SLQ 10.15am–6.30pm FREE

10.15am Kelly Link

11am James Bradley

11.45am

QLD Terrace, SLQ 10–11am $12–$17 The characters of crime fiction are some of the most complex of any genre. Anne Buist, Dave Warner and Robert Gott unpack what it is about villains and heroes of crime stories that engage readers so passionately.

Not Just Black & White

A.G. Pettet

kuril dhagun, SLQ 10–11am FREE. Bookings essential.

12.30pm

Lesley and Tammy Williams are a mother-daughter force to be reckoned with. Here they talk about their extraordinary joint memoir about two women determined to make sure indigenous history is not forgotten.

Richard Glover

1.15pm New Asia Now

2pm Robert Adamson

2.45pm Sarah Holland-Batt

3.30pm Sarai Walker

4.15pm University of Sunshine Coast Student Readings

5.30pm Quintessential Doll Presented by University of the Sunshine Coast

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Brisbane Poetry Map Lecture Theatre, QAG 10–11am FREE. Bookings essential. Live readings by some of this city’s finest writers at the launch of Queensland Poetry Festival’s Brisbane Poetry Map, a digital showcase featuring five curated poetic trails and over twenty site specific recordings of Brisbane voices. The launch will mark the starting point for one of the walks, so bring your headphones and let the Brisbane Poetry Map unfurl before you.

Making Peace At Home Theatre, QLD Museum 10–11am $12–$17 We spend a lot of time talking about peace on a global scale, but what about locally, in our city, our suburb, our street? Frank Brennan, Kate Howarth and Klaus Neumann talk about how we can all live in a more inclusive way with our indigenous and refugee neighbours and attempt to answer the question does peace start at home? Presented by Griffith University

Chasing The Scream Maiwar Green, SLQ 10–11am $12–$17 Drugs are not what we think they are. Addiction is not what we think it is. 100 years on since drugs were first banned in the United States, journalist Johann Hari set off on an epic three-year, thirty-thousand-mile journey. Compiled from discoveries across the globe, Hari lays bare the controversial war on drugs in his book Chasing the Scream.

Breakthrough— Jack Andraka Cinema A, GOMA 10–11am $12–$17 What were you doing when you were 15? Teen innovator and scientist Jack Andraka was inventing an inexpensive early detection test for pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancers. Now, Jack tells the story behind his revolutionary discovery and how a breakthrough can empower a generation to have the courage to try. Presented by Faculty of Science, The University of Queensland

Craftivism Cinema B, GOMA 10–11am $12–$17 Craftivism, a term emerging near the beginning of this millennium, is a concept connecting the act of creating something by hand with motives of political resistance and the endeavour to effect social change. Writer, crafter and activist, Anna Branford talks about the revolutionary act of threading a needle. Presented by The Weekend Edition

Translation Transférer Konnichiha Übersetzung QLD Terrace, SLQ 11.30am–12.30pm $12–17 Murakami found his voice by writing in Japanese then translating into English and back again. Sjón, Sarah HollandBatt, Craig Munro, Maggie Tiojakin, and Jonathan Galassi reflect on the elements of a good translation, on what is lost, and what is found. Presented by Brisbane Airport Corporation and supported by the Icelandic Literature Center

Navigatio kuril dhagun, SLQ 11.30am–12.30pm FREE. Bookings essential. Patrick Holland is an awardwinning writer of the world. Hear about his new book, about growing up in outback Queensland, writing in China and Vietnam, and how he is stylistically influenced by ancient Japanese writing. Presented by Brisbane Airport Corporation

The Waiting Room Lecture Theatre, QAG 11.30am–12.30pm $12–$17 Terror follows through generations. Leah Kaminsky’s The Waiting Room traces Dina, the child of Holocaust survivors who moves through life attempting to escape the terror her parents survived. Dina journeys across three continents, to uncover a truth that could save her sanity... and her life. Presented in partnership with Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA)

Beauty Is A Wound Theatre, QLD Museum 11.30am–12.30pm $12–$17

INSPIRE: STRIVE The Edge, SLQ 10–11.30am $25–$35 See page 5 for full details.

This Sucks: Why We Will Never Tire Of Vampires Auditorium 1, SLQ 11.30am–12.30pm $12–$17 It doesn’t matter what Hollywood does to put us off, we can’t get enough of vampires. Trent Jamieson, Kelly Link and Holly Black discuss why vampires suck… and why we keep coming back for more! Presented by Dendy Cinemas

Drawn On Experience Auditorium 2, SLQ 11.30am–12.30pm $12–$17 Three gifted graphic novelists, Brenton McKenna, Jan Bauer and Samhita Arni, join forces to discuss their craft, their industry and their future as literary artists with Lara Shprem. Presented by Studio None in cooperation with Goethe-Institut Australia

Compared with Rushdie and Marquez, Eka Kurniawan is well-known in his home country of Indonesia. His latest novel, Beauty Is A Wound, is an astonishing work of fiction, a crazy, dream-like tale of one woman who goes to remarkable lengths in order to survive.

How To Be A Heroine Maiwar Green, SLQ 11.30am–12.30pm $12–17 From Jane Eyre and Hester Prynn to Hermione Granger and Katniss Everdeen, literature has known some fine leading ladies. Who are the greatest heroines of all time, and how do their contemporaries stack up today. Sarah Waters, Jane Caro, Kate Grenville and Sophie Hannah debate the women we’ve grown to love, laud, obsess over and idolise, and how characters and writers can help us be the heroines of our own lives.

Sidney Nolan: A Life Cinema B, GOMA 11.30am–12.30pm FREE. Bookings essential. Sidney Nolan led a remarkable life. Art historian and curator Nancy Underhill talks with Philip Bacon about the myths and legends of one of Australia’s finest painters. Presented by Philip Bacon Galleries

INSPIRE: CHANGE The Edge, SLQ 12–1:30pm $25–35 See page 5 for full details.

Good Thinking: Peter Singer Auditorium 1, SLQ 1–2pm $25–35 Peter Singer presents a challenging new movement in the search for an ethical life, one that involves doing the most good possible. Urging that a substantial proportion of our money or time should be donated to the organisations that will do the most good, rather than to those that tug the heartstrings. Singer introduces us to these ideas and shows how restructuring our lives can lead to greater personal fulfilment. Presented by McCullough Robertson

The Ash Burner Auditorium 2, SLQ 1–2pm $12–17 After revealing family secrets in his childhood memoir The Promise of Iceland, Kári Gíslason’s latest novel is also about the search for one’s true self. The Ash Burner explores beauty and desire, grief and loss.

Sexy Texts QLD Terrace, SLQ 1–2pm $12–17 What makes sex in fiction so sexy? What is the difference between romance and erotica, erotica and porn? Anne Buist, Krissy Kneen and Susan Johnson explore experiences of human connection and discuss representations of relationships and sex in literature. Presented by Mantra Southbank

Bad Behaviour kuril dhagun, SLQ 1–2pm FREE. Bookings essential. Bad Behaviour tells the story of Rebecca Starford’s year at a boarding school in the bush where she experience the powerful, strange, joyful and at times destructive power of female friendships.

Net Needle Theatre, QLD Museum 1–2pm $12–17 Continuing his exploration of the bird life and fishing the Hawksbury River, Robert Adamson talks with Bronwyn Lea about the poems in his latest collection Net Needle. Presented by The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, The University of Queensland

PoetryQ— Contemporary Queensland Poetry River Room, GOMA 1–2pm FREE. Bookings essential. In response to GOMA Q, BWF explores contemporary Queensland poetry. Editor Felicity Plunkett brings together a group of the strongest poetic voices publishing in Queensland today. Join them for a conversation about Australian poetics and hear readings from Queensland poets Stuart Barnes, Nathan Shepherdson, Sarah HollandBatt and Lionel Fogarty. Presented in partnership with Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA)

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INSPIRE: BODY The Edge, SLQ 2–3.30pm $25–35 See page 5 for full details.

My Aging Brain Auditorium 1, SLQ 2.30–3.30pm $12–17 What happens to our brains as we age? If your brain could be washed free of dementia would you continue to fight against it? David Astle joins a panel of experts as they discuss the changes our brains go through as we age and what the future of science has to offer for our future. Presented by The Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland

A Game For All The Family Auditorium 2, SLQ 2.30–3.30pm $12–17 After escaping a career gone wrong in London, Justine Merrison moves to Devon with her daughter Ellen. Soon after the move, Ellen becomes worryingly withdrawn. And then the menacing phone calls start. Sophie Hannah, one of crime’s unmissable writers, talks about her new book A Game For All The Family. Presented by The University of Queensland

Sjón Of All Trades, Master Of Most QLD Terrace, SLQ 2.30–3.30pm $12–17 Icelandic author Sjón is a rock ‘n’ roll Renaissance man. He writes poetry, pens lyrics for Björk, wrote a whale-watching ‘splatter film’, and won the Nordic equivalent of the Man Booker Prize for his novel The Blue Fox. Here, in conversation with Pascalle Burton, Sjón discusses his many creations. Presented by UQ Art Museum, The University of Queensland and supported by the Icelandic Literature Center

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kuril dhagun, SLQ 2.30–3.30pm FREE. Bookings essential.

kuril dhagun, SLQ 4–6pm FREE. Bookings essential.

The Edge, SLQ 8–9pm $25–35

Maiwar Green, SLQ 9.15–10.30pm FREE. No bookings.

If you have ever wondered what happens in a writers’ group, why you should join one, or how to offer peer critique, join members of Vision Writers to peek behind the scenes.

See page 5 for full details.

BWF has a plume of dark mythical writers on the program. Enjoy stories of vampires, deep persuasion, urban legend, the stylised present and ungodly realms from Kelly Link, Holly Black, Trent Jamieson, Sarai Walker, Bernard Keane and Cassandra Clare.

Straddling Cultures

In this panel, artists Samhita Arni, Eka Kurniawan, Ivy Alvarez and Patrick Holland shake the boundary fence to explore identity, acceptance and belonging through artistic expression in the new world of globalism and ‘self-culture’, and ask if Australia really is the world’s cultural meltingpot.

Useful Theatre, QLD Museum 2.30–3.30pm $12–17 How do you go from being washedup and useless to fighting-fit and useful? For suicidal Sully the answer is donating his perfectly good organs to someone more deserving. Join the creator of Offspring, Debra Oswald, in conversation about her new novel with DonateLife’s transplant coordinator Aimee Cunningham. Presented by Dendy Cinemas

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The Masters Auditorium 1, SLQ 4–5pm $25–35 Masters of the written word Don Watson, Sarah Waters and John Marsden share their thoughts on the craft of writing, the key to a successful career and their tips on how to continue to produce quality work.

CLI-FI: An Emerging Genre To Explore Climate Change Auditorium 2, SLQ 4–5pm $12–17 It’s not just you, it actually is getting warmer, and it’s not just scientists who have been trying to warn us. James Bradley and Deb Fitzpatrick discuss the emerging genre of writing in Australia that attempts to tackle issues of climate change through fiction.

Vision Writers Open Session

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Muse Auditorium 1, SLQ 5.30–6.30pm $12–17 Jonathan Galassi has had an astounding career on both sides of the publishing fence. He is the president and publisher of Farrar, Straus & Giroux and the author of three collections of poetry, as well as acclaimed translations of the Italian poets Eugenio Montale and Giacomo Leopardi. Muse is his first novel.

Relativity Theatre, QLD Museum 4–5pm $12–17 Relativity is an irresistible story about science, love, unbreakable bonds and irreversible acts. Debut author Antonia Hayes talks about her first title, and the journey from writing ‘the end’ to signing her name in dust jackets. Presented by Brisbane City Council

What do you want to remind your future self about your present or past self? A line-up of stellar writers including Sjón, James Bradley, Graeme Simsion, Debra Oswald, Oliver Mol, Miles Allinson, Lauren Sams and Samhita Arni take the stage in the Festival Club. Supported by the Icelandic Literature Center

Bold, bracing and deviant, Dietland is a call to arms that really packs a punch. Debut novelist Sarai Walker talks Dietland, the beauty industry, fight club and agony aunts, and how to have a personal revolution.

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FROM THE FESTIVAL!

Our Right To Offend Maiwar Green, SLQ 5.30–6.30pm FREE. No bookings. We all know we have the right to free speech, but what is it and what are we meant to do with it? Once a tool for defiance, to advance debate, to explore intellectual ideals, the voice of social-media often howls for quiet when expression veers from the norm. Anita Heiss, First Dog On The Moon, and Bernard Keane enter the broader moral conversation on our right to offend with Dennis Atkins.

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QLD Terrace, SLQ 6–8pm $20–25

Maiwar Green, SLQ 8–9pm FREE. No bookings.

Auditorium 2, SLQ 5.30–6.30pm $12–17

In this lecture, Megan Davis explains everything that Australians need to know about the proposal to recognise Aboriginal peoples in the Constitution. With clarity and authority, Megan will articulate the symbolic and legal power of such a change and how we might reach what should be a watershed occasion for our nation.

A Letter To My Future Self

Dietland

Brisbane 2050

The Edge, SLQ 4–5pm $25–35

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Stories Dark, Stories Deep

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Presented by State Library of Queensland

Good Thinking: Megan Davis

The Paying Guests With Sarah Waters

See page 4 for full details.

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One Life: The Story Of My Mother With Kate Grenville The Edge, SLQ 6.30–7.30pm $25–35 See page 4 for full details.

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Amongst The Regulars Maiwar Green, SLQ 6.45–7.45pm FREE. No bookings. From the romantic to the quirky to the downright disturbing, settle in for an afternoon of spoken word, readings and performances from some of the best national and international poetic artists including Joshua Ip, Andy Jackson, Kate Durbin, and Ivy Alvarez.

Maiwar Green, SLQ 1–5pm

FREE

RN are back in BWF’s Festival Club for 2015 broadcasting live across Australia. Sit back and relax in the belly of the festival and listen live to RN’s Weekend Arts programs.

1–2pm

3.30–4pm

In Love & War Cathy Van Extel, reporter and producer, RN Breakfast discusses a secret city of soldiers scared by war, and the women who cared for them with Liz Byrski, author of In Love And War: Nursing Heroes.

Sex, Lies and Revolution Sarah Kanowski talks with feminist and journalist Laurie Penny about her latest book Unspeakable Truths: Sex, Lies and Revolution, and the multitude of everyday sexism that women are subjected to world-wide.

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2–2.30pm Male Memoirs It’s long been said that women are the masters of the memoir. A new generation of men with personal stories to share would disagree. Oliver Mol and David Burton talk to Sarah Kanowski, presenter of RN’s Books and Arts, about writing their true takes on love, life and growing up, and the rise of the male memoir.

4–5pm Mateship And Crime Culture What is the link between mateship and crime? Relationships. Nick Dyrenfurth, Matt Condon and Dave Warner come together with Antony Funnell, presenter, Future Tense to discuss how Australia’s defining cultural concept shares similarities with our seedy underworld.

2.30–3.30pm Your Brain On Drugs Is addiction really what we think it is? RN’s Big Ideas, Paul Barclay talks with Marc Lewis and Kate Holden about the culture of drugs, addiction and recovery.

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44 Ardennes 1944

45 Flesh Wounds

46 Guilty As Charged

47 Not Just Black & White

58 This Sucks

59 Drawn On Experience

60 Translation

61 Navigatio

The Edge SLQ

Theatre QAG Lecture

Theatre QLD Museum

Maiwar Green SLQ

Cinema A GOMA

Cinema B GOMA

49 Brisbane Poetry Map

50 Making Peace At Home

51 Chasing The Scream

52 Breakthrough— Jack Andraka

53 Craftivism

62 The Waiting Room

63 Beauty Is A Wound

64 How To Be A Heroine

90 Net Needle

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48 INSPIRE: STRIVE

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67 INSPIRE: CHANGE

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69 Peter Singer

70 The Ash Burner

71 Sexy Texts

72 Bad Behaviour

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79 My Aging Brain

80 A Game For All The Family

81 Sjón Of All Trades

101 INSPIRE: BODY

82 Straddling Cultures

83 Useful

65 Sidney Nolan

75 PoetryQ Contemporary Queensland Poetry River Room, GOMA 1–2pm

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148 The Masters

87 CLI-FI

102 Muse

156 Dietland

89 Vision Writers Open Session

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73 Relativity

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105 Brisbane 2050

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107 Amongst The Regulars

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109 A Letter To My Future Self

108 Sarah Waters

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110 Stories Dark, Stories Deep

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ALPHABET ZOO is a creative program inspired by books for children aged 3-8 years.

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This year, children are invited to explore the world of Possum Magic. Create felt foodie delights, meet the creatures of the bush or design and BWF’S PROGRAM FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES CONTINUES IN 2015 THROUGH POSSUM MAGIC! Proudly Presented by The Courier-Mail

attach your own magic star to the

FREE

dreaming tree. Kids and Families Welcome!

BRISBANE WRITERS FESTIVAL

Help BWF reach more of the community through sharing stories, ideas and a love of reading. Network with artists, authors and fellow avid readers.

WEDNESDAY 2 – SUNDAY 6 SEPTEMBER State Library Of Queensland 10am–4pm

BECOME AN AMBASSADOR

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111 Shadowhunters

112 Forever Young

113 How Deep Into The Darkness

114 Homegrown Heroes

115 Cluetopia

116 Governomics

117 Older & Bolder

118 The Bush

119 River Cottage

120 What’s In A Name?

122 Love. Wisdom. Motherhood.

123 Satire For Change

124 Thea Astley

125 Settling Day

126 Designing Australia

127 The Wonder Lover

128 The Dynamite Factory

129 South Of Darkness

130 Medea’s Curse

131 Editors & Publishers

132 Wild Boys

133 How To Be Happy

134 The Iron Trial

135 Primal Emotions

136 Shining

140 The Making Of Mona

141 Get In Trouble

142 As I Age

143 Disturbance

144 Musings

145 The Road Taken

146 Everything You Wanted To Know About QLD

147 Clade

86 History Retold

149 Why Have A Love Story?

150 UQ Student Readings

151 Ancient Myths Modern Tales

152 Culture Goes Pop!

153 Green Solutions

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103 Day Boy

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Shadowhunted— Ask Me Anything! Auditorium 1, SLQ 10–11am $12–17 Cassandra Clare has built a complex world full of vampires, faeries, angels, warlocks, Downworlders and Shadowhunters. Today she’s fielding your questions. You’ve got her for an hour—ask her anything! Presented by Brisbane City Council

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R E [a] D BO X SERIES BWF’s beloved reading series is back. Be swept into other worlds by a line-up of remarkable writers. This is a small and intimate room and first come, first seated for each event. Be sure to get in early to see your favourite Festival writers.

Forever Young Auditorium 2, SLQ 10–11am $12–17 Steven Carroll discusses his latest book, Forever Young, set against the backdrop of 1977 and the last days of Whitlam. With a focus on history and the mind, nostalgia, realism, idealism and radicals, Carroll will reflect on his celebrated career and what it’s like to share awards.

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How Deep Into The Darkness QLD Terrace, SLQ 10–11am $12–17

Red Box, SLQ 10.15am–4.45pm FREE

10.15am Gary Kemble

11am DonateLife: Writing For Life Award

11.45am Ivy Alvarez

12.30pm Sjón

1.15pm Gavin Grant

How deep into the darkness of our imaginations are we prepared to go for story? Robert Gott, Bernard Keane and Ivy Alvarez discuss the strange and complex places they have allowed themselves to go for the sake of story.

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Home Grown Heroes! kuril dhagun, SLQ 10–11am FREE. Bookings essential. Queensland is bursting with great new talent. Stuart Glover introduces us to the homegrown heroes who are on their way to becoming Australian writing’s next batch of household names. Featuring Christine Bongers, David Burton, and Krissy Kneen. Presented by Brisbane Airport Corporation

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Cluetopia

2pm Graeme Simsion

The Edge, SLQ 10–11am $12–17

2.45pm

1915 was a big year. Orson Wells and Ingrid Bergman were born. Kafka’s Metamorphosis and Woolf’s The Voyage Out were published. And the crossword was born. What better way to celebrate than to whiz through 100 years of remarkable clues with David Astle, the answers to which will tell the story of the humble crossword.

Krissy Kneen

3.30pm Voices of Queensland: Books From Our Backyard

4.15pm Steven Carroll

Presented by Feros Care

Presented by State Library of Queensland

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Governomics Lecture Theatre, QAG 10–11am $12–17

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BRISBANE WRITERS FESTIVAL

People have good reason to demand decent public education and a wellfunded health system. To yearn for an economy that doesn’t trash the environment, or for a smaller gap between rich and poor. Ian McAuley speaks with Dennis Atkins about how standing up for a government means standing up for a public sector that truly serves the public. Presented by The Faculty of Business, Economics & Law, The University of Queensland

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Older & Bolder: Life After 60 Theatre, QLD Museum 10–11am $12–17 For the first time in history, women can expect to live well from their sixties for another three decades. A drab existence of retirement, disease and disconnection is not an option for this generation of women. Renata Singer’s Older and Bolder is a rallying cry to living audaciously in the last third of your life. Presented by Feros Care

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The Bush: Travels In The Heart Of Australia Maiwar Green, SLQ 10–11am $12–17 Us city dwellers cling to the coastal fringe—but so much of what makes us who we are is drawn from bush. Don Watson talks with Dominic McGann about what we mean by ‘the bush’ and how it has shaped Australia.

shamed and scorned, ridiculed and rebelled against corporations and governments by showcasing the shortcomings of modern society. Join Mark Bahnisch and First Dog On The Moon to discuss vices, follies and literature’s most noble tradition: the fine art of satire.

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Thea Astley: Inventing Her Own Weather QLD Terrace, SLQ 11.30am–12.30pm FREE With a writing career that spanned over 50 years, Thea Astley was a dry-witted and eccentric trailblazer for women writers. In this long overdue biography Karen Lamb shares the private world of Astley and explores how it shaped her distinctive body of work. Presented by The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, The University of Queensland

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Presented by McCullough Robertson

Settling Day

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kuril dhagun, SLQ 11.30am–12.30pm FREE. Bookings essential.

River Cottage Australia Cinema A, GOMA 10–11am $12–17 Somewhere nestled between the pristine Sapphire Coast and the imposing Mount Gulaga, lies the beautiful old dairy farm which is now the home of Paul West’s River Cottage Australia. Join Paul in Brisbane as he speaks about life on the farm and the secrets to the perfect pumpkin scones. Presented by Lock Stock & Barrel

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What’s In A Name? In Defence Of Contemporary Women’s Fiction Cinema B, GOMA 10–11am $12–17 2015 saw the rise of #WritingWhileFemale. Join three talented women who have been writing books about women, for women, for years and seen significant success without the help of a hashtag. Liz Byrski, Josephine Moon, Susan Johnson, and Anita Heiss share why asking the questions women ask themselves has seen their fiction frequent the bestseller lists, no matter what name you give it. Presented in partnership with Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA)

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Love. Wisdom. Motherhood: Conversations With Inspiring Women Auditorium 1, SLQ 11.30am–12.30pm $12–17 Motherhood is a shared experience that is not often discussed amongst women. Jessica Rowe has discussed what it means to be a mother with eleven extraordinary women, and is here to reveal the joys, heartache, myths and realities of modern motherhood.

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Satire For Change Auditorium 2, SLQ 11.30am–12.30pm $12–17 Sarcasm might be the lowest form of humour, but satire is the most effective in calling for change. Across generations, authors have

Kate Howarth defied every expectation of how a young Aboriginal woman should act in the 1960s and 70s. When Kate was 15, she gave birth to a baby boy at St Margaret’s Home for Unwed Mothers. Kate went on to become a corporate executive and established a very successful recruitment company. Fourteen years after she left, Kate was reunited with her son.

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Designing Australia The Edge, SLQ 11.30am–12.30pm $12–17 In this conversation about the future of Australian landscapes, Elizabeth Farrelly, Adrian Franklin and RN’s Paul Barclay discuss the bricks and mortar, people and palettes of Australia’s future. What will become our natural and built icons in the next century? Presented by 612 ABC Brisbane

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The Wonder Lover Lecture Theatre, QAG 11.30am–12.30pm $12–17 In Malcolm Knox’s new novel, John Wonder works as an Authenticator, verifying world records, confirming facts, setting things straight while his own life is a teetering tower of breathtaking lies and betrayals. What’s the worst thing that can happen to a man who has three secret families across the globe? He falls in love, of course.

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South Of Darkness Maiwar Green, SLQ 11.30am–12.30pm $12–17 As an orphan in London in the late 1700s, 13-year-old Barnaby Fletch is conned into thinking there’s a paradise on the other side of the world. After surviving the terrors of a sea journey across the globe, he arrives in Botany Bay, a long way from paradise. South of Darkness is John Marsden’s first adult novel. He talks about writing, life and the sordid underbelly of our convict past. Presented by 612 ABC Brisbane

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Day Boy Cinema B, GOMA 11.30am–12.30pm $12–17 Mark is a Day Boy. In a posttraumatic future the Masters— formerly human, now practically immortal—rule a world that bends to their will and a human population upon which they feed. Invincible by night, all but helpless by day, each relies on his Day Boy to serve and protect him. Trent Jamieson? He’s Mark’s maker, and an unmistakable voice in Australian writing.

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Medea’s Curse Auditorium 1, SLQ 1–2pm $12–17 With over 25 years experience in perinatal psychiatry, Anne Buist works with Australia’s legal services in real-life cases of abuse, kidnapping, infanticide and murder. Join Anne in conversation about mothers who kill and her new psychological thriller, Medea’s Curse.

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Wild Boys: A Parent’s Story Of Tough Love QLD Terrace, SLQ 1–2pm $12–17 For too long Helena Pastor, a mother of four boys, allowed her eldest son to call the shots. In Wild Boys Helena reveals how we all can learn to have better relationships with our sons, and how young men walking the wrong side of the tracks can reconnect with their communities.

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How To Be Happy: Love, Sex & Teenage Confusion kuril dhagun, SLQ 1–2pm FREE. Bookings essential. It happens to us all. Somewhere between 11 and 19 we go into a strange wilderness of devastation. David Burton went in deep, and built a life where everything seemed fine… but also it wasn’t. Presented by Brisbane City Council

The Last Day In The Dynamite Factory

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Theatre, QLD Museum 11.30am–12.30pm $12–17

The Edge, SLQ 1–2pm $12–17

Some family secrets explode the lives of those around them. Some are best left buried. In Annah Faulkner’s new novel, the truth lights a fuse in one man’s life and threatens to burn through everything. From the multi-award winning author of The Beloved comes a drama rich in history and insight.

The Iron Trial Ever want to be a fly on the wall when two of your favourite writers got together for a good old yarn? This is your chance to be in the room with Cassandra Clare and Holly Black as they talk about their creative collaboration, the Magisterium series and travelling together across our nation. Presented by Studio None

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On Primal Emotions: Love & Fear Theatre, QLD Museum 1–2pm $12–17 It is said the scope of human experience can be defined by two primal emotions. Fiction writers Leah Kaminsky, Eliza Henry Jones, and Lauren Sams mine the ancient parts of the brain to reveal what drives them and their characters: love, or fear?

Clade Auditorium 1, SLQ 4–5pm $12–17 In his new novel Clade, James Bradley explores Australia’s not too distant future, a dystopian world that challenges the reader to think about the environmental decisions we make today.

History Retold

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Auditorium 2, SLQ 4–5pm $12–17

Maiwar Green, SLQ 1–2pm FREE. No bookings.

History is a Google search away. We memorise names and dates, recall births and battles, but there is a richness to our past that only fiction can capture. Rohan Wilson, Fiona McIntosh and Steven Carroll discuss how they reimagine history and add the glitter to times and places of long ago.

Shining: The Story Of A Lucky Man Abdi Aden is a lucky man. At 15 he fled wartorn Somalia to Kenya, on foot, only to turn around and walk back to find his family. At 17 he arrived in Melbourne with no English, no family or friends, no money and no home. Presented by Brisbane City Council

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The Making Of MONA

Presented by The University of Queensland Library

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Why Have A Love Story? QLD Terrace, SLQ 4–5pm $12–17

Adrian Franklin walks us through the making of MONA, Australia’s most exciting museum.

Chivalry is dead. Romance is cliché. So why have a love story? Cassandra Clare, Malcolm Knox, and Graeme Simsion who put the heart into all genres of fiction, as they discuss what makes books about human connection so desirable.

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Auditorium 2, SLQ 2.30–3.30pm $12–17

kuril dhagun, SLQ 4–5pm FREE. No bookings.

Auditorium 1, SLQ 2.30–3.30pm $12–17

Get In Trouble

UQ Student Readings

Hailed as the most darkly playful voice in American fiction Kelly Link’s latest collection of short fiction is her first for adult readers in a decade. She talks with Angela Slatter about the new work, and why it took so damn long!

Hear from the next generation of Queensland authors as the university showcases their best and brightest emerging voices.

Presented by The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, The University of Queensland

Ancient Myths Modern Tales

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As I Age QLD Terrace, SLQ 2.30–3.30pm $12–17 Jane Caro, Rebecca Starford, and Jessica Rowe share their thoughts on the future as the next generation of aging Australians. What are their hopes for health care, social connection and what does a fulfilling life look like in each third of your life? Presented by Feros Care

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Disturbance kuril dhagun, SLQ 2.30–3.30pm FREE. Bookings essential. With new work forthcoming, Ivy Alvarez joins us in Brisbane from Auckland, New Zealand to discuss her novel-in-verse, Disturbance, a collection that chronicles a tragic case of domestic violence: a multiple homicide, where a family was gunned down by husband and father.

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Musings From The Inner Duck The Edge, SLQ 2.30–3.30pm $12–17 National treasure Michael Leunig talks about his latest cartoon, Musings from the Inner Duck, and the power and provocation of cartooning. Presented by McCullough Robertson

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Maiwar Green, SLQ 2.30–3.30pm FREE. No bookings. Everyone has heard the clichés about Queensland politics: Queensland is the ‘Deep North’. Mark Bahnisch investigates whether that cliché is beginning to look more like the national state of affairs. Maybe the Sunshine State represents the new normal of Australian politics.

Queensland Theatre Company and Queensland Performing Arts Centre present

A fictionalised story inspired by the life of Jimmy Little

Until 8 Aug 2015 Cremorne Theatre, QPAC Call 136 246 queenslandtheatre.com.au

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PRODUCTION SPONSOR

The Edge, SLQ 4–5pm $12–17

WHAT IS ON #AT THE JUDY

Some of the greatest stories ever told are from so far back we no longer know if they are fact, fiction, or something far more mysterious. Join authors Sjón, Holly Black, and Kelly Link, who bend genres and borrow from myth, as they talk with Angela Slatter about the tales that continue to enchant and haunt us. Supported by the Icelandic Literature Center

DESIRELINES COLLUSION

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Culture Goes Pop! Theatre, QLD Museum 4–5pm $12–17

Dance, music and animation collide in the electric new chamber ballet from the award-winning Collusion.

Join Arts Queensland Poet-in-Residence Kate Durbin, along with Miles Allinson, Adrian Franklin and A.G. Pettet as they explore modern popular culture. What’s behind the beards of modern time? Presented by Studio None

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Green Solutions Maiwar Green, SLQ 4–5pm FREE. No bookings. We all want to make Australia a more sustainable country. But it’s difficult to know where to start. Tim Flannery and Ian McAuley lead a panel that provides context and advice on how we can make a difference today.

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In Conversation With Lionel Corn Maiwar Green, SLQ 5.30–6.30pm FREE. No bookings. The Chaser’s Chris Taylor and Andrew Hansen present an unsparing send-up of every earnest “In Conversation” you’ve ever had to sit through. The inept moderator, temperamental microphones, and inane audience questions… all this and more will greet the famously prickly genius Lionel Corn as he takes the stage to discuss his life’s work. Presented by State Library of Queensland

Image credit: FenLan Photography

Everything You Wanted To Know About Qld But Were Too Afraid To Ask

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Desirelines has been supported by the Judith Wright Centre’s Fresh Ground program, made possible by Arts Queensland.

This project has been supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

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MASTERCLASSES

Writing Masterclasses at SLQ All Sessions $80–90 unless otherwise marked

Wednesday 2 10am–1pm

Preoccupation With Poetry Andy Jackson

Loris Williams Room, SLQ Get hands-on in this poetry masterclass with Andy Jackson. Explore the body through words, flesh out your ideas and grow your work with exercises that will flex your creative muscles.

Pen To Paper

Queensland Writers Centre Staff Learning Centre, QWC If you’re a writer who is just starting out, unlock your creativity by putting pen to paper in this fun and practical writing workshop by Queensland Writers Centre. Fill your creative toolkit with the skills to unleash your inner author and get writing. Presented by Queensland Writers Centre

2–5pm M2

Conquering Characters In Children’s Fiction R.A. Spratt

BoQ Room, SLQ From the author who brought to life Nanny Piggins and girl-detective Friday Barnes, discover the joys of creating lasting characters for younger readers. R.A. Spratt will take you through the ins and outs of writing for children and have you conquering your characters in no time!

Is There A Story Here? Exploring Contemporary Issues Through The Lens Of Modern Media Johann Hari

Innovation LAB, The Edge If you’ve ever wanted to know more than what is aired on the 6 o’clock news, dig deep with Johann Hari in this masterclass on listening to your inquisitive voice, finding the hook, investigating the story, and following a lead all the way to the bitter end.

DIY Editing Masterclass Gavin Grant

Learning Centre, QWC Join independent publisher and editor Gavin Grant in this masterclass which will equip you with the skills to revise, revisit and refine your own work to make it polished and submission ready.

From The Heart Susan Johnson BoQ Room, SLQ

Thursday 3 10am–1pm M6

The Wonder Of Creativity

Sjón Sigurdsson Meeting Room 1A, SLQ Explore creativity and the wonder of the novel with Sjón, a novelist and poet, who also writes lyrics and children’s books as collaborations. In this thought-provoking masterclass learn how to absorb creativity from other texts and mediums, from nonfiction to lullabies, to music and art. Supported by the Icelandic Literature Center

Putting The Thrill In Thriller Anne Buist

Meeting Room 1B, SLQ Anne Buist works with Australian legal services on real-life cases of abuse, kidnapping, infanticide and murder. She used her experience to add a razor-sharp edge to her latest psychological thriller. In this masterclass for crime and fiction writers, learn how to make scenes so thrilling and chilling your readers will sleep with the light on.

BRISBANE WRITERS FESTIVAL

Learn the art of writing the modernday page-turner with acclaimed novelist Susan Johnson. With her trademark style and insight, Susan will show how to fill your fiction with the scenes that resonate with readers and explore how to capture what it feels like to be in love.

2–5pm M9

Remember To Dream

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Ivy Alvarez

Nick Dyrenfurth

Liz Byrski

Poems That Pack Punch

Loris Williams Room, SLQ

Meeting Room 1B, SLQ

In the dark and tragically beautiful tradition of Dorothy Porter, Ivy Alvarez gives flesh and blood to bones in her verse novel, Disturbance. Coil your writing tighter using the richness and sparseness of poetic elements to create work that saws the heartstrings.

Nick Dyrenfurth is one of Australia’s leading young historians and public commentators. The author of several books, he’s also written for The Age, The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Monthly. If you have something to say about Australia, our culture or politics, join Nick for this masterclass on how to capture the voice of Australian culture and see it in print across the nation.

Don’t let your stories go untold. Join bestselling author of eleven books of non-fiction and six novels, Liz Byrski, in this masterclass for writers wanting to join the threads of stories retold, reimagined, made-up and half-forgotten and spin them into something special.

M17

Loris Williams Room, SLQ

M11

Supernatural, Gothic & Horror Storytelling: Writing High Concept Dark Genre Mike Jones

Innovation LAB, The Edge Scary stories are the oldest form of storytelling known to humankind. From the campfire, to the written word, to the cinema screen, readers love to entertain their darkest fears. In this exclusive masterclass, writer Mike Jones will take participants through the crucial elements of mythology, concept and storytelling craft for generating compelling supernatural, gothic and horror tales.

M13

Pen To Paper

Queensland Writers Centre Learning Centre, QWC If you’re a writer who is just starting out, unlock your creativity by putting pen to paper in this fun and practical writing workshop by Queensland Writers Centre. Fill your creative toolkit with the skills to unleash your inner author and get writing. Presented by Queensland Writers Centre

M12

Short Links: Short Story Writing Kelly Link

BoQ Room, SLQ Short, playful, brilliant, strange, quirky, deep, scary, dark and twisted are words used to describe Kelly Link’s short stories. Find out why less is more in this masterclass for short fiction writers and enthusiasts.

Writing For Interactive Narrative Naomi Alderman

Meeting Room 1B, SLQ Orange Prize winning author and app developer Naomi Alderman provides a practical understanding of the construction of interactive narratives. Reflecting the relationship between games, culture and narrative, Naomi will outline interactive narrative design and development.

The Value Of Voice

Friday 4 10am–1pm M15

Write, Edit, Submit, Repeat Rebecca Starford

Meeting Room 1B, SLQ Are you writing short fiction, commentary, poetry or essays? Do you want see your work in the pages of Australian literary journals? Do you want to know how to stay ahead of the pack in the quarterly publication cycle? Co-founder and publishing director of Kill Your Darlings Rebecca Starford runs the red pen over how to write successfully for journals.

M22

The Art of Debut Antonia Hayes

You don’t need to be loud to be heard. With a focus on pop culture, politics and feminism make your opinion count in this masterclass with journalist and author Laurie Penny.

Have you’ve just finished your manuscript draft? Are you in the process of pitching your work? Maybe you’ve just received your first publishing contract? One of Australia’s brightest sparks to debut in 2015, Antonia Hayes, shines the light on the trailblazing path from draft to debut.

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Deb Oswald

Samhita Arni

Laurie Penny

Innovation LAB, The Edge

Screen, Stage, Page

Words & Pictures

Learning Centre, QWC

Innovation LAB, The Edge

Whether you’re writing for stage, screen or the printed page, the elements of good writing apply. Debra Oswald co-creator and head writer of the successful TV series Offspring, and author of the novel Useful takes you through the techniques common to all great written work.

Samhita Arni started writing and illustrating her first book when she was eight. It went on to sell 50,000 copies worldwide. Join Samhita to explore the bond of words and pictures and the legacy of storytelling through illustration in this masterclass for aspiring graphic novelists.

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Karen Lamb

Queensland Writers Centre Staff

Writing About The Self BoQ Room, SLQ Memoirists and biographers exist at the very core of the writer’s life. Learn how to distinguish between subject and self and understand the complexities of inserting personality in this masterclass with researcher and biographer Karen Lamb.

2–5pm M20

Picture This

Meeting Room 1A, SLQ

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Untold Stories

Loris Williams Room, SLQ

Briony Stewart

All children’s authors have one thing in common: they never stop dreaming. For aspiring picture book writers, illustrators and adults writing for children, rediscover the wonder of imagination, and enter a world where anything is possible in this masterclass with author and illustrator Briony Stewart.

The Lucky Country

Marc Martin

Meeting Room 1A, SLQ Whether you’re illustrating a children’s book, or designing your next book cover, or making a zine, learn the basics of illustration techniques from artistic genius Marc Martin. Working with watercolour, gouache and pencil, and using collage and pattern making techniques to create an image, harness your creative flair and funnel it into your work.

Pen To Paper

Learning Centre, QWC If you’re a writer who is just starting out, unlock your creativity by putting pen to paper in this fun and practical writing workshop by Queensland Writers Centre. Fill your creative toolkit with the skills to unleash your inner author and get writing. Presented by Queensland Writers Centre

M24

Moving From Diary Entry To Published Work: Getting Out Of Your Own Life Kate Holden

BoQ Room, SLQ Everyone has a story to tell, but how do you take your story from journal entry to a finished manuscript and a published work? Find out how getting out of your own life can get you into print in this masterclass with memoirist and novelist Kate Holden.

MASTERCLASSES

Saturday 5

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M37

10am–1pm

Cover To Cover: Editing Masterclass

M26

Meeting Room 1B, SLQ

Anita Heiss

Craig Munro has worked with many emerging writers who have since become celebrated authors. It is often said publishing is an industry of relationships. In this masterclass learn how to develop professional skills and rapport with editors and get the most out of the editing process.

Meeting Room 1B, SLQ

M32

Oliver Mol

Robert Gott

The author of Lion Attack! Oliver Mol has been described by Rolling Stone as the “king of a new jungle”. Whether you’re writing about castles, jungles, backyards or beaches, navigate your innermost thoughts, ramblings and musings and learn how to turn them into literature, memoir, or a mixture of both.

Puzzling Words David Astle

Meeting Room 1A, SLQ Which BWF Masterclass will fill in a heartbeat? What do riddles, clues and lingo have to do with Meeting Room 1A? For anyone who’s curious, cautious, or just can’t seem to crack the cryptic barrier, join the man who has made the mystic his livelihood as he shares his secrets of the Cryptic Crossword with an elite dozen.

M27

Fiction, Time & Memory Miles Allinson

Innovation Lab, The Edge In the footsteps of Graeme Simsion and Maxine Beneba Clarke, comes Miles Allinson, winner of the Victorian Premier’s Unpublished Manuscript Award for Fever of Animals. Explore the complexities of modern fiction, time and memory in this masterclass with an accomplished new voice.

M29

What Novelists Can Learn From Screenwriters Graeme Simsion

Learning Centre, QWC For wordsmith Graeme Simsion the path to publication meant turning his screenplay into a novel – with great success. The author of The Rosie Project will share home truths about writing (and re-writing) fiction, and what novelists can learn from screenwriters.

Craig Munro

Whodunit? Loris Williams Room, SLQ For writers of crime, thrillers, murder-plots, detective fiction and whodunits, investigate the violent corners of Australian history with prolific author Robert Gott as he shines the spotlight on writing police procedurals set against the backdrop of the Australian landscape.

M33

Common Origins: Fiction Genres & Trends James Bradley

Innovation LAB, The Edge Explore the common origins of fiction, modern trends and elements of dystopian novels with acclaimed author James Bradley.

M30

Taking Charge, Making Change Renata Singer BoQ Room, SLQ Renata Singer likes to make things happen. Whether you’re writing a family history, a memoir, or working on a research piece, take charge of your writing project in this masterclass and strive to make significant change.

Politics, Society, Culture: Writing With An Edge

Sunday 6

Meeting Room 1A, SLQ

10am–1pm

Mark Bahnisch

Author of Queensland: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Were Too Afraid To Ask and founder of popular progressive blog Larvatus Prodeo, Mark Bahnisch has made his mark on culture and politics. For anyone interested in the art of expression, this non-fiction masterclass will cover writing about all the hardhitting topics: politics, sociology, culture, life, religion and science.

Loris Williams Room, SLQ

M39

The Camera In Comics

M14

Life Inside Out Robert Adamson

Meeting Room 1A, SLQ Robert Adamson is one of Australia’s leading poets. Much of his work stems from teenage survival and taking risks. In this poetry masterclass, rekindle a love affair with words and find the light of inspiration in the darkest places.

20 Pages in 20 Minutes Thursday 3–Sunday 6 September Queensland Writers Centre, SLQ Various times, by application only $150 Have you completed your manuscript? Are you ready to pitch to publishers? This is a rare opportunity to have your work read by an editor, literary agent or publisher. Submit the first 20 pages of your manuscript and receive personalised feedback on your writing project in a face-to-face 20 minute consultation with a publishing professional. Places are strictly limited, and available by application only. Visit bwf.org.au to learn more and apply.

Publishing Seminars Sunday 6 September

Jan Bauer

Innovation LAB, The Edge Discover a unique perspective with German comic artist Jan Bauer in this masterclass for aspiring graphic novelists and anyone interested in studying illustration. Presented in cooperation with Goethe-Institut Australia

Felicity Plunkett

Learning Centre, QWC

M34

2–5pm

Navigating The Jungle

Steven Carroll

Inside The Lives Of Other People

BoQ Room, SLQ Push the boundaries and challenge yourself and your characters in this masterclass with Elizabeth Farrelly for writers of middle-grade fiction, chapter-books for children or anyone prone to mischief. Get swept up in the adventure of writing characters who are young at heart.

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Danger & Escape Elizabeth Farrelly

For the first time in Brisbane, Anita Heiss, author of Tiddas and Manhattan Dreaming, shares her top tips on what makes for great commercial women’s fiction.

M35

Finesse your fiction in this masterclass with multi-awardwinning author Steven Carroll. Dive deep into your ideas, give breadth to your characters and learn how to make the ordinary inspiring.

M28

Choc-lit, Chick-Lit & Contemporary Women’s Fiction

Stella Prize Reviewing Masterclass Learning Centre, QWC

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Auditorium 2, SLQ 1–2pm $25–$35

Theatre, QLD Museum 2.30–3.30pm $25–$35

Editors & Publishers Publishers and Commissioning Editors discuss what it takes to make it in modern publishing. How has the model changed, is there even a slush pile to rise above these days? With more people reading than ever before, hear why it’s still such a tough nut to crack, and how to approach the process of getting published.

Are you an aspiring critic? Stella Reviewing Masterclasses seek to foster a richer, more equitable and more engaged critical culture. For anyone interested in commentary, culture, book reviews and the serious art of critique, learn practical skills, examine ethical issues and refine other crucial elements of critical practice in this masterclass lead by Felicity Plunkett.

history of Tasmanian Whisky, what they learnt, how Tasmanian Whiskey stands up against the international big wigs, and what we should be looking for in the glass and on the palate.

M40

M43

Life Experience Deb Fitzpatrick

Presented by Queensland Writers Centre

Leave Room For The Reader

BoQ Room, SLQ

Annah Faulkner

We’ve all heard about method acting, but what about method writing? Deb Fitzpatrick shares the stories behind her novels for middle-grade readers and young adults and reveals how personal experiences to feed her fiction, and, in the case of her latest book, The Break, how she used a real-life natural disaster to drive her narrative.

Meeting Room 1B, SLQ

2–5pm

Write what you know is common advice for fledgling writers, but personal experience often carries the weight of emotion. In this masterclass with award-winning author Annah Faulkner, learn how to untangle yourself from your fiction, determine the agenda of your work and free your characters from your unfinished business so you can type “The End”.

M42

M46

Malt Lovers

Close To Home

First Dog On The Moon

Helena Pastor

The Gresham Bar, Brisbane

L.W Meeting Room, SLQ

In 2014 cartoonists and malt lovers First Dog on the Moon and John Kudelka embarked upon a perilous 600km tour of the Tasmanian Whisky Trail, visiting every whisky distillery and whisky bottler the state has to offer. Join First Dog on the Moon for a journey through the

Memoirist Helena Pastor captured the desperation and hope of raising troubled boys in her new book, Wild Boys. Learn how to harness the truth of your own life to shape how others think and feel about the topics closest to home.

The Road Taken When faced by a fork in the road, do you follow Robert Frost down the one less travelled, or stick to more familiar paths? In this industry seminar, Graeme Simsion, Oliver Mol and Eliza Henry Jones reflect on their own stories and successes, and offer advice to help you pave your own way. Presented by Queensland Writers Centre

M44

Suspend Disbelief Gary Kemble

Innovation LAB, The Edge Before moving to Scotland, Gary Kemble lived and worked in Brisbane. In his new novel, he makes the unbelievable skin-crawlingly real and brings the sinister and the supernatural to the Sunshine State. Learn how to add a dose of the horrific and fascinating to your fiction to make your settings pulse and your characters sweat.

M45

Simple Pleasures Paul West

BoQ Room, SLQ Join Paul West to explore the joy of fresh produce, food writing, sustainable culture and the River Cottage movement.

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Booking Information How To Book

Refund Policy Brisbane Writers Festival reserves the right to alter the program and artists and to cancel sessions where necessary. No refunds or exchanges are possible once bookings are complete and payment received unless BWF has cancelled your session. Program details are correct at time of printing Tuesday 7 July 2015.

Online Visit bwf.org.au

Discounts Please refer to individual event listings in the program for ticket prices.

BWF Members BWF Members are entitled to discounts on the majority of Festival events. BWF Member prices are often the

In Person

cheapest. You can find out about

BWF’s Box Office will be open one

membership to BWF at bwf.org.au/get-

hour prior to the first event each

involved/become-a-member/

day of the Festival.

Concession

Information

Concessions apply for full-time school

Events can be booked through BWF’s

Health Care Card, Seniors Card or

website bwf.org.au. BWF presents both

Centrelink pension cardholders.

free and ticketed events. Some free events

Under 30s

and university students, and Australian

require you to book a place. Please see individual event listings for information.

Discounts apply to the majority of Festival events for under 30s. Proof of age may be requested at the Box Office or entry to venues.

Venue Information Cultural Precinct Venues

Other Venues

State Library of Queensland (SLQ)

The University of Queensland

tent on Maiwar Green (between State Library of

Cultural Precinct, Stanley Place, South Brisbane

St Lucia, Brisbane

Queensland and GOMA).

Queensland Art Gallery / Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA)

Brisbane Libraries

around Brisbane. You can also catch some sessions

Cultural Precinct, Stanley Place, South Brisbane

at The University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus.

Maiwar Green, SLQ

Ipswich & Logan Libraries

For more information regarding venues and how

Between State Library of Queensland and

Most of BWF’s events take place in and around the Cultural Precinct, particularly at venues within State Library of Queensland, QAGOMA, and in a

Several events are also being held at various libraries

For library locations visit brisbane.qld.gov.au

Newstead House Newstead Park, Cnr Breakfast Creek Rd

Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA), Cultural Precinct,

to get to Brisbane Writers Festival visit bwf.org.au.

& Newstead Ave, Newstead, Brisbane

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ARTIST INDEX Key

LY = Love YA (page 7)

RB = Red Box (pages 8 & 12)

M = Masterclasses (pages 14–15)

All other codes are for events from pages 4–13

A.G. Pettet................................................. RB (Sat), 152

Debra Oswald .........................................83, 109, M19

Julianne Shultz .......................................................... 02

Oscar Schwartz ......................................................... 12

Abdi Aden.......................................... 48, 121, 136, 156

Don Watson ............................................118, 139, 148

Jürgon Götz ................................................................. 17

Pascalle Burton ........................................................ 81

Adrian Franklin ......................................126, 140, 152

Donna Hancox ........................................................... 12

Kaitlyn Plyley ............................................................. 27

Patrick Holland ..................................................61, 82

Aimee Cunningham ................................................. 83

Eka Kurniawan ............................................ 31, 63, 82

Karen Lamb ...................................................124, M18

Paul West .......................................................119, M45

Andrew Gutteridge ................................................105

Eliza Henry Jones .............................................LY, 135

Kári Gíslason ............................................................. 70

Paul Barclay ...................................................... 126, 84

Andrew Hansen ......................................................154

Elizabeth Farrelly ................................ 105, 126, M28

Kate Durbin .................................................... 107, 152

Pene Mathews ........................................................... 18

Andrew Leigh .......................................................19, 24

Felicity Plunkett ........................................................ 75

Kate Grenville ............................................ 23, 64, 106

Peter Doherty ........................................................... 37

Andy Jackson...............................27, 34, 101, 107, M8

Fiona McIntosh ...................................................55, 86

Kate Holden ..................................................... 84, M24

Peter Singer .........................................................42, 69

Anita Heiss ......................................77, 104, 120, M37

Fiona Stager ............................................................... 26

Kate Howarth .................................................. 50, 125

Philip Bacon................................................................ 65 R.A. Spratt .................................................................M2

Anna Bligh................................................................... 19

First Dog On The Moon ...............44, 104, 123, M42

Kelly Link .......... RB (Sat), 01, 58, 110, 141, 151, M12

Anna Branford .......................................................... 53

Frank Brennan ...................................................25, 50

Klaus Neumann .......................................... 18, 28, 50

Ramona Koval ........................................................... 26

Annah Faulkner ...........................................128, M43

Gary Crew .................................................................. 21

Krissy Kneen .................................... RB (Sun), 71, 114

Rebecca Starford .....................................36, 72, M15

Anne Buist ....................................10, 46, 71, 130, M4

Gary Kemble ......................................... RB (Sun), M44

Lauren Sams ............................................28, 109, 135

Renata Singer .........................................42, 117, M34

Antonia Hayes ................................................ 73, M22

Gavin Grant ...................................... RB (Sun), 56, M7

Laurie Penny ...................................... 35, 67, 85, M17

Richard Glover .......................................... RB (Sat), 45

Antony Beevor ....................................................32, 44

Genevieve Dingle ...................................................... 17

Leah Kaminsky ................................................ 62, 135

Robert Adamson ................RB (Sat), 36, 90, M14, 66

Antony Funnell ........................................................100

Graeme Simsion............RB (Sun), 20, 109, 149, M29

Lesley Williams ......................................................... 47

Robert Gott .....................................46, 113, 138, M32

Barbara Arrowsmith-Young ...........................07, 48

Harendra Parekh ...................................................... 17

Li Cunxin...................................................................... 48

Rohan Wilson .................................................. 86, M36

Barrie Cassidy .....................................................06, 09

Helena Pastor .........................................57, 132, M46

Liz Byrski ..................................................74, 120, M21

Ross Homel ................................................................. 39

Bernard Keane ................ 19, 42, 104, 110, 113, 137

Holly Black ................................. LY, 58, 110, 134, 151

Maggie Tiojakin ..................................................02, 60

Samhita Arni .................................... 59, 82, 109, M23

Bernard Salt ............................................................105

Ian McAuley .................................................... 116, 153

Malcolm Knox ................................................ 127, 149

Sarah Holland-Batt ............................RB (Sat), 60, 75

Brenton McKenna ................................................... 59

Ivy Alvarez ..RB (Sun), 04, 34, 82, 107, 113, 143, M10

Marc Lewis ...........................................................16, 84

Sarah Kanowski ..................................................76, 85

Briony Stewart ........................................................M9

Jack Andraka ................................................. 27, 52 67

Marc Martin .......................................................... M20

Sarah Waters ...........................................64, 108, 148

Christine Bongers .............................................LY, 114

James Bradley ......... RB (Sun),13, 87, 109, 147, M33

Mark Bahnisch .................................... 123, 146, M30

Sarai Walker .......................RB (Sat), 05, 27, 110, 156

Cassandra Clare .....................LY, 110, 111, 134, 149

Jan Bauer .......................................................... 59, M39

Matthew Condon ...................................................100

Stuart Barnes............................................................. 75

Cathy Van Extel ......................................................... 74

Jane Caro ..................................................... 42, 64, 142

Megan Davis............................................................... 78

Stuart Glover............................................................114

Charles Stampford ................................................... 39

Jessica Rowe .................................... 28, 101, 122, 142

Michael Leunig .......................................................144

Sjón Sigurdsson .........RB (Sun), 60, 81, 109, 151, M6

Chris Taylor ..............................................................154

Johann Hari ...........................................22, 42, 51, M5

Mike Jones ....................................................... 12, M11

Sophie Hannah .....................................43, 64, 80, 155

Christopher Pyne ..................................................... 06

John Marsden ........................................... LY, 129, 148

Miles Allinson .................................36, 109, 152, M27

Steven Carroll ............RB (Sun), 30, 43, 86, 112, M35

Craig Munro .................................................... 60, M31

Jon Ronson .................................................... 11, 14, 41

Murong Xuecun ........................................................ 02

Sue Swinburne ......................................................... 12

Daniel Herborn ......................................................... LY

Jonathan Galassi ............................................. 60, 102

Nancy Underhill ....................................................... 65

Susan Johnson ..........................................71, 120, M3

Dave Warner .................................................... 46, 100

Josephine Moon .....................................................120

Naomi Alderman ...........................12, 101, 157, M47

Tammy Williams ...................................................... 47

David Astle ...............................................79, 115, M26

Joshua Ip ............................................................ 02, 107

Nathan Shepherdson ............................................. 75

Tim Flannery .............................................. 42, 67, 153

David Burton ......................................LY, 76, 114, 133

Joy Lawn ...................................................................... 20

Nick Dyrenfurth .............................. 28, 54, 100, M16

Tom Uglow .................................................................. 12

Deb Fitzpatrick .........................................LY, 87, M40

Judy Sharp .................................................................. 07

Oliver Mol ......................................... 36, 76, 109, M38

Trent Jamieson ........................................58, 103, 110

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