Sydney Writers' Festival

Sydney Writers' Festival 2005 Program

Please note all these events have completed, this listing is for archive purposes.

Events for  Thursday, May 26 2005

10 : 00	Readings from Premier?s Literary awards SDC 2/3 Elaine Lindsay   10:00 to 11:00 Literary Publishing Around the World SDC Studio 1 Judith Curr, Michael Heyward, Lisa Highton (Chair)   10:00 to 11:00 Hana?s Suitcase SDC 4 Karen Levine   10:00 to 11:00 Words on the Rocks Susannah Place Museum    10:00 to 12:00 Kim Toft Exhibition Riverside Theatre, Parramatta Kim Michelle Toft   10:00 to 17:00 ABC Listening Loung on the Wharf Pier 4/5  10:00 to 18:00
11 : 30	Independent Publishing SDC Studio 1 Tony Frazer, Henry Rosenbloom, Veronica Sumegi, Larissa Behrendt (Chair)   11:30 to 12:30 Journey to the Stone Country SDC 4 Alex Miller, Andrew Riemer (Chair)   11:30 to 12:30 The Librarian and the Action Doll SDC 2/3 Nancy Pearl, Angela Catterns (Chair)   11:30 to 12:30 Jungle Rudy Sydney Theatre Richard Wherret Jan Brokken 11:30 to 12:30
12 : 30	State of Happiness InterContinental Sydney Stella Duffy, Sarah Bryden-Brown (Intro)   12:30 to 14:30 Orchid Fever InterContinental Sydney Eric Hansen, Sandra Yates (Chair) 12:30 to 14:30
13 : 00	All Things Considered SDC 4 Andrew Lam, Cathy Cole (Chair)   13:00 to 14:00 Publishing for Young Adults SDC Studio 1 Sharyn November, Marion Lloyd, David Fickling, Erica Wagner (Chair)   13:00 to 14:00 Wendy Harmer Sydney Theatre Wendy Harmer   13:00 to 14:00 The Platform Papers Sydney Theatre Richard Wherret Martin Harrison, Dr Julian Meyrick, Christopher Latham, Katharine Brisbane (Chair)   13:00 to 14:30 Poetry Reading SDC 2/3 Les Murray, John Kinsella, Lutz Seiler, Tony Frazer, Martin Harrison, Jill Jones, Kate Llewell   13:00 to 14:30 Hana?s Suitcase Jewish Museum Karen Levine 13:00 to 15:00
14 : 30	Mao?s Last Dancer (Thurs) Sydney Theatre Li Cunxin, Malcolm Knox (Chair)   14:30 to 15:30 Writing for Young People SDC Studio 1 James Moloney, Jaclyn Moriarty, Adeline Yen Mah, Steven Herrick, Jeni Mawter   14:30 to 15:30 A Rock Hard Pair of Hands SDC 4 Colin McAdam 14:30 to 15:30
15 : 00	Ice Road and Red Dust SDC 2/3 Gillian Slovo, Nicola Walker (Chair)   15:00 to 16:00 James George Sydney Theatre Richard Wherret James George, Murray Waldren 15:00 to 16:00
16 : 00	A Complicated Kindness SDC 4 Miriam Toews, Rachael Kohn (Chair)   16:00 to 17:00 Poetry From Around The Globe SDC Studio 1 Al Zolynas, Lucas Cejpek, Yang Lian, Margret Kreidl, Gerry Turcotte 16:00 to 17:30
16 : 30	More Readings from Premier?s Literary awards SDC 2/3 Elaine Lindsay 16:30 to 17:30
17 : 30	The Worldwide Citizens' Movement Sydney Theatre Susan George 17:30 to 19:00
18 : 00	Lewis Lapham Newcastle City Hall Concert Hall Lewis Lapham, Bob Carr (Chair)   18:00 to 19:00 Emotion and Excess SDC Studio 1 Sonya Hartnett, Catherine Rey, Anne Bartlett   18:00 to 19:00 Calling All Librarians Sydney Theatre Richard Wherret Nancy Pearl   18:00 to 19:00 Critical Arts Journalism SDC 4 Martin Levin, Michael Winter, Nicola Walker, Susan Wyndham (Chair)   18:00 to 19:30 War SDC 2/3 Gwynne Dyer   18:00 to 19:30 The Ramallah Diaries Riverside Theatre, Parramatta Suad Amiry, Rawan Abdul-Nabi   18:00 to 20:00 Q and A Blacktown Arts Centre Vikas Swarup   18:00 to 20:00 Gatherings Whitlam Library Cabramatta Merlinda Bobis, Simonetta Agnello Hornby, Yo Yo   18:00 to 20:00 True Crime Justice & Police Museum John Dale, Peter Rees, Tony Reeves   18:00 to 20:00 Mao?s Last Dancer (Wollongong) Wollongong Li Cunxin   18:00 to 20:00 d factory:Cover Story Powerhouse Museum Colin McAdam, Jane Palfreyman, Vince Frost, Nell Schofield (Chair)   18:00 to 21:00 The Patrick White Awards Wharf 2 Robyn Nevin (Chair)   18:00 to 21:00 Cafe Scientific Festival Club Simon Singh, Dr Matthew Colless, Paul Willis, Dr Zdenka Kuncic 18:00 to 22:00
18 : 30	The Devil's Companions Bangarra Mezzanine John Misto   18:30 to 20:00 Catherine Jinks Campbelltown Public Library Catherine Jinks 18:30 to 20:00
19 : 30	The Lovely Bones Sydney Theatre Alice Sebold, Caroline Baum (Chair) 19:30 to 20:30
21 : 00	Robyn Archer Sydney Theatre Robyn Archer 21:00 to 22:00

Bookings - Please refer to each Event for Booking Information.