Sydney Writers' Festival

Sydney Writers' Festival 2005 Program

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

Events for  Friday, May 27 2005

09 : 15	Children?s Book Council Workshops The Rocks  09:15 to 15:30
09 : 30	Deirdre Bair in Conversation Sydney Theatre Deirdre Bair, Peter Thompson (Chair)   09:30 to 10:30 Varuna Regional Reading Sydney Theatre Richard Wherret Stephanie Brennan, Michael Watts, Carmel Williams, Claire Aman, Peter Bishop (Chair)   09:30 to 10:30 Travels with Turgenev SDC 2/3 Robert Dessaix, Caroline Baum   09:30 to 10:30 Translation as Art or Obligation SDC 4 Thomas Eichhorn, Tony Frazer, Andrew Riemer, Harry Huang   09:30 to 10:30 Real-Life Research SDC Studio 1 Tony Reeves, Peter Rees, John Dale 09:30 to 10:30
10 : 00	Kim Toft Exhibition Riverside Theatre, Parramatta Kim Michelle Toft   10:00 to 17:00 ABC Listening Lounge Pier 4/5  10:00 to 18:00
10 : 30	Herbarium (AM) Royal Botanic Gardens Ashley Hay, Robyn Stacey 10:30 to 11:30
11 : 00	Kokoda Sydney Theatre Peter FitzSimons   11:00 to 12:00 Language Most Foul SDC 4 Ruth Wajnryb   11:00 to 12:00 Tomorrow?s Islam Sydney Theatre Richard Wherret Geraldine Doogue, Peter Kirkwood, Mehmet Ozalp   11:00 to 12:00 Murder in the City of Light SDC Studio 1 Susan Mitchell, Diana Simmonds (Chair)   11:00 to 12:00 Writing Women?s Lives SDC 2/3 Merlinda Bobis, Suad Amiry, Simonetta Agnello Hornby, Yo Yo, Joanne Carroll 11:00 to 12:30
12 : 30	Playing with Water SDC 4 Kate Llewellyn, Sandra Yates (Chair)   12:30 to 13:30 Chinese Whispers Sydney Theatre Richard Wherret Adeline Yen Mah, Tim Clissold, Ouyang Yu, Yo Yo, Yang Lian   12:30 to 13:30 Book Lust Sydney Theatre Nancy Pearl   12:30 to 13:30 Mark Billingham SDC Studio 1 Mark Billingham, Graeme Blundell   12:30 to 13:30 Joe Cinque?s Consolation InterContinental Sydney Helen Garner, Mary Kostakidis (Chair)   12:30 to 14:00 Christopher Lawrence (Ensemble Theatre) Ensemble Theatre Christopher Lawrence   12:30 to 14:30 Alice Sebold InterContinental Sydney Alice Sebold, Susan Wyndham (Chair) 12:30 to 14:30
13 : 30	People Like Us SDC 2/3 Margaret Simons, Robyn Williams, David Burchell, Martin Krygier, Julianne Schultz (Chair) 13:30 to 15:00
14 : 00	Suad Amiry In Conversation Sydney Theatre Suad Amiry, Eva Sallis (Chair)   14:00 to 15:00 Short Stories Sydney Theatre Richard Wherret Carmel Bird, John Clanchy, Andrew Lam, James George   14:00 to 15:00 That Curious Dog in the Night SDC 4 David Fickling   14:00 to 15:00 Narrative non-fiction SDC Studio 1 Sonia Shah, John Hughes, George Gibson, Michael Heyward   14:00 to 15:00 Herbarium (PM) Royal Botanic Gardens Ashley Hay, Robyn Stacey   14:00 to 15:00 Poetry on the Water The Aquashell Martin Harrison, Sam Wagan Watson 14:00 to 15:00
15 : 30	From Life to the Page Sydney Theatre Caryl Phillips, Nicola Walker (Chair)   15:30 to 16:30 David and Goliath SDC Studio 1 Claire Miller, Stephen Hagan   15:30 to 16:30 Velocity - life on the edge SDC 4 Mandy Sayer, Caro Llewellyn (Chair)   15:30 to 16:30 Shooting the Moon SDC 2/3 Louis Nowra, Graeme Blundell   15:30 to 16:30 Hack - writing for television Sydney Theatre Richard Wherret John Misto, Jane Allen, Tony Morphett, Richard Beasley, Richard Aedy (Chair) 15:30 to 17:00
16 : 00	Tasting Life Twice Aqua Shell Ramona Koval, Robert Dessaix   16:00 to 17:30 SMH Best Young Australian Novelists Festival Club Malcolm Knox 16:00 to 18:00
17 : 00	The Right to Die SDC 2/3 Philip Nitschke   17:00 to 18:00 Ouch! The fine art of satire SDC 4 Tony Wilson, Richard Beasley, Vikas Swarup   17:00 to 18:00 Short Stories ? Long Memories SDC Studio 1 Stella Duffy   17:00 to 18:00 Kids' Night Out (Newcastle) Newcastle City Hall Concert Hall Kim Michelle Toft, Steven Herrick, Garth Russell (host), Louise Pfanner, Jeni Mawter 17:00 to 19:00
17 : 15	What I Heard About Iraq by Eliot Weinberger Sydney Theatre John Gaden, Caro Llewellyn (Chair) 17:15 to 18:00
17 : 30	Restless Spirits Sydney Theatre Richard Wherret Cassi Plate 17:30 to 18:30
18 : 00	Treaty Bangarra Mezzanine Larissa Behrendt, Sean Brennan, Lisa Strelein, George Williams, Peter Andren MP   18:00 to 19:00 Australia Talks Books Live! SDC Cafe Alan Hollinghurst, Ramona Koval, Sandy McCutcheon   18:00 to 19:00 Australian Publishers Association 53rd Book Design Awards Powerhouse Museum  18:00 to 22:00
18 : 30	Dead Europe SDC 4 Christos Tsiolkas, Malcolm Knox   18:30 to 19:30 David Suzuki and Peter Garrett Sydney Town Hall David Suzuki, Peter Garrett   18:30 to 20:00 Crime Suspects Ashfield Library Mark Billingham, Cathy Cole, Michael Robotham, Jane Clifton   18:30 to 20:00 Reading from Life SDC 2/3 Lee Stringer, Al Zolynas, John Hughes, Noel Tovey, William Horwood   18:30 to 20:00 The Big Reading Sydney Theatre Alice Sebold, Caryl Phillips, Alan Hollinghurst, Colin McAdam, Miriam Toews, Michael Winter, Tariq Ali, Annette Shun Wah (Chair) 18:30 to 20:30
18 : 45	John Misto, Gabrielle Lord & Jane R Goodall Penrith City Library John Misto, Gabrielle Lord, Jane R Goodell 18:45 to 20:00
19 : 00	Black Poets? Night Festival Club Samuel Wagan Watson, Anita Heiss, Romaine Moreton, Terri Janke, Ken Canning, Norm Newlin, Larissa Behrendt (Chair)   19:00 to 20:30 James O?Loghlin SDC Cafe James O'Loghlin 19:00 to 22:00
20 : 30	Tariq Ali in Conversation Sydney Town Hall Tariq Ali, Peter Thompson (Chair) 20:30 to 21:30
21 : 00	Augusten Burroughs - Alone on Stage Sydney Theatre Augusten Burroughs, Caro Llewellyn (Intro)   21:00 to 22:00 Broken/Open & Rattus Rattus Festival Club Jill Jones, Peter Rose, John Kinsella 21:00 to 22:00

Bookings - Please refer to each Event for Booking Information.