The Writers' Tent at Newtown Festival
Sunday, 8th November
Camperdown Park
Our Writers' Tent is scrubbed and awaiting the crowds for this year's Newtown Festival. We're showcasing some really great authors this year. Some will amuse you, some will surprise you, some will even shock you as they share the secrets of their writing and the passions that have led to their books being written.
We thank all of our publishers for their support of the tent. Without them, and their authors, a Writers Tent would be a pretty lonely place.
11.00am Performance Poetry
Local and national poets bring their high energy poetry to kick off the day.
12.00nn Charlotte Wood - Brothers & Sisters
More or Less: Siblinghood and the Only Child
Tegan Bennett Daylight, Ashley Hay and Charlotte Wood compare experiences of siblinghood and the only child, through their contributions to Brothers & Sisters - a brand-new collection of writing about siblings by 12 of Australia's finest writers.
1.00 pm Thomas Keneally - Australians - Volume 1, Origins to Eureka
Booker Prize winner and Australian icon, Tom Keneally helps define who we are, by bringing to life the vast range of characters who have formed our national story.
2.00pm Robert Forster - The Ten Rules of Rock & Roll
In conversation with Bernard Zuel, Robert talks about his life as a Go Between, his subsequent solo music career, and how he established himself as one of our finest music critics.
2.45pm Alex Miller - Lovesong
Alex Miller, twice winner of the prestigious Miles Franklin Literary Award, chats with Anita Heiss about his new novel, a deeply moving story of intertwined lives, each undone by desire.
3.30pm Richard Glover - The Mud House
ABC broadcaster and columnist Richard Glover talks about his funny, frank and thought-provoking memoir, The Mud House, and about how four friends, set out to build an edifice that would outlast them all.
4.15pm Reg Mombassa - The Mind & Times of Reg Mombassa
Musician, writer, and iconic illustrator Reg Mombassa talks with Murray Waldren about his life as a writer, musician and designer, from his days with the Mentals to his work on Mambo for the Sydney Olympics and more, demonstrating he still has plenty of inspiration left.
Where Is It?
The Writers' Tent is situated on Camperdown Memorial Rest Park near to the intersection of Lennox and Church Streets, Newtown.
Click here for the Google map.