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Sydney Writers' Festival 2008 - Online Program

Saturday, May 24 2008

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• Monday, May 19 2008 •

10 : 00

352: 42 books about art A new exhibition by artist David Sequeira.	University of Sydney, Art Gallery 10:00 to 16:30	Free Event
New Media	Exhibition	More Info

• Thursday, May 22 2008 •

10 : 00

351: Adrian Cook: Portraits. Sydney Writers’ Festival 2007 An exhibition of black and white portraits taken by Adrian Cook at Sydney Writers’ Festival’s 10th Year Anniversary in 2007.	Pier 2/3, Downstairs 10:00 to 17:00	Free Event
New Media	Exhibition	More Info

• Saturday, May 24 2008 •

09 : 30

197: CBCA Writing Masterclass with Bernard Cohen A masterclass for young writers aged 9-13 years with Bernard Cohen.	NSW Writers’ Centre 09:30 to 15:30	Ticketed Event
Children & Young Adults	Workshops	More Info

200: Digital Storytelling 2 Day Workshop – Day 2 Join this collaborative and creative writing group to capture your chosen slice of the past.	Powerhouse Museum 09:30 to 16:00	Ticketed Event
New Media	Workshops	More Info

196: Exploring Multilingual Spaces – Walsh Bay Readings by members of Auburn Poets and Writers Group.	Bangarra Theatre 09:30 to 10:30	Free Event
Poetry, Culture & Heritage, Fiction	Reading	More Info

198: John Gray in Conversation * SOLD OUT * John Gray speaks about his new book, 'Black Mass', a powerful argument about apocalyptic religion and global conflict.	Pier 2/3, Downstairs 09:30 to 10:30	Ticketed Event
Current Affairs	In Conversation	More Info

203: The Whale Warriors: Peter Heller in Conversation Award winning travel writer Peter Heller discusses 'The Whale Warriors'.	Sydney Theatre at Walsh Bay 09:30 to 10:30	Ticketed Event
Current Affairs, Travel	In Conversation	More Info

204: Vincent Lam in Conversation * SOLD OUT * Vincent Lam talks about writing life and death with Steven Gale.	Sydney Theatre, Richard Wherrett Studio 09:30 to 10:30	Ticketed Event
Fiction	In Conversation	More Info

199: Wibke Bruhns in Conversation Wibke Bruhns discusses the search for her father, executed for treason in WWII.	Pier 2/3, Upstairs Writers’ Salon 09:30 to 10:30	Ticketed Event
Life Writing, History, Nonfiction	In Conversation	More Info

201: Workshop: Food Is Five Senses with Helen Greenwood * SOLD OUT * Writing about food is not just about using taste and smell but also touch, seeing and hearing.	Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, Woolley Room 09:30 to 12:30	Ticketed Event
Food & Drink, Industry	Workshops	More Info

10 : 00

310: Heroes and Criminals Steve Toltz, Chris Womersley and Michael Robotham discuss good people who do bad things.	Sydney Dance Company, Studio 2/3 10:00 to 11:00	Free Event
Fiction	Panel	More Info

205: Lakelands Olives – Olive Oil Tasting Enjoy free tastings of Lakelands Olives’ delicious oils.	Pier 4/5 10:00 to 16:00	Free Event
Food & Drink	Special Event	More Info

206: Love and Money Anne Manne looks at the value our society places on love and economics.	Sydney Dance Company, Studio 1 10:00 to 11:00	Free Event
Current Affairs	Lecture	More Info

208: Mo Hayder in Conversation British crime writer Mo Hayder discusses her latest outstanding, if disturbing, novel 'Ritual'.	Sydney Dance Company, Studio 4 10:00 to 11:00	Free Event
Crime, Fiction	In Conversation	More Info

209: The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif Najaf Mazari and Robert Hillman discuss an Afghani refugee’s extraordinary journey.	Sydney Philharmonia Choir Studio 10:00 to 11:00	Free Event
Current Affairs, Life Writing	Panel	More Info

11 : 00

214: Bob Carr in Conversation with Maxine McKew Bob Carr talks about the books that have captured his attention with Maxine McKew.	Sydney Theatre at Walsh Bay 11:00 to 12:00	Ticketed Event
Culture & Heritage, Fiction, Life Writing	In Conversation	More Info

215: Debra Adelaide in Conversation Debra Adelaide discusses her new darkly comic novel, 'A Household Guide to Dying'.	Sydney Theatre, Richard Wherrett Studio 11:00 to 12:00	Ticketed Event
Fiction	In Conversation	More Info

213: Heather O’Neill in Conversation Heather O'Neill’s discusses her debut novel, 'Lullabies for Little Criminals' – one of Wendy’s favourite discoveries of 2007.	Pier 2/3, Upstairs Writers’ Salon 11:00 to 12:00	Ticketed Event
Fiction	In Conversation	More Info

212: Michael Pollan in Conversation with Caroline Baum Michael Pollan speaks about his latest book, 'In Defence of Food: An Eater's Manifesto'.	Pier 2/3, Downstairs 11:00 to 12:00	Ticketed Event
Food & Drink, Science & Environment	In Conversation	More Info

211: Readings from the 2008 Commonwealth Prize Shortlist Readings from shortlisted authors Michelle de Kretser, Mireille Jachau, Marcella Polain and Sara Knox.	Bangarra Theatre 11:00 to 12:00	Free Event
Fiction	Reading	More Info

210: Triumph Over Adversity Successful businesswomen Pauline Nguyen and Sabina Wolanksi discuss their inspirational memoirs.	Bangarra Mezzanine 11:00 to 12:00	Free Event
Life Writing	Panel	More Info

11 : 30

216: Foreign Correspondents Foreign correspondents Leigh Sales and Kirsty Needham discuss their work.	Sydney Dance Company, Studio 1 11:30 to 12:30	Free Event
Nonfiction, Current Affairs	Panel	More Info

218: Loretta Napoleoni in Conversation Loretta Napoleoni talks about her new book, 'Rogue Economics', with Lloyd Cox.	Sydney Dance Company, Studio 4 11:30 to 12:30	Free Event
Nonfiction, Current Affairs	In Conversation	More Info

217: Memory Venero Armanno and Stefan Merrill Block discuss the holes, the fissures and the depths of memory in their novels.	Sydney Dance Company, Studio 2/3 11:30 to 12:30	Free Event
Fiction	Panel	More Info

219: Cutting Edge: Matt Costello in Conversation Matt Costello talks about story, creativity and interactivity with Christy Dena.	Sydney Philharmonia Choir Studio 11:30 to 12:30	Free Event
New Media, Scriptwriting	In Conversation	More Info

12 : 00

71: Pitcairn: Paradise Lost Journalist Kathy Marks discusses her documentation of a society gone badly astray in 'Pitcairn: Paradise Lost'.	Justice & Police Museum 12:00 to 13:00	Free Event
Culture & Heritage, History	Author Talk	More Info

12 : 30

225: Based on Truth Vicki Hastrich, Judy Johnson and Rachel Hennessy discuss recreating the historical events of ordinary lives.	Sydney Theatre, Richard Wherrett Studio 12:30 to 13:30	Ticketed Event
Fiction	Panel	More Info

221: Conversations with the Mob Photojournalist Megan Lewis captures the beauty, humour, sadness and friendship of a traditional Aboriginal tribe at odds with western culture.	Bangarra Theatre 12:30 to 13:30	Free Event
Culture & Heritage, Indigenous	Lecture	More Info

224: Junot Díaz in Conversation with Ramona Koval Junot Díaz discusses his highly acclaimed debut novel, 'The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.'	Sydney Theatre at Walsh Bay 12:30 to 13:30	Ticketed Event
Fiction	In Conversation	More Info

223: Luke Davies in Conversation Luke Davies speaks about 'The God of Speed', his riveting portrait of Howard Hughes.	Pier 2/3, Upstairs Writers’ Salon 12:30 to 13:30	Ticketed Event
Culture & Heritage, Fiction, History	In Conversation	More Info

226: Maggie’s Harvest: Lunch with Maggie Beer Join Maggie Beer for a meal inspired by her latest book of memorable meals with family and friends.	The Wharf Restaurant 12:30 to 14:30	Ticketed Event
Food & Drink	Literary Lunch/Dinner	More Info

220: The Poet Who Forgot Catherine Cole talks to Charlotte Wood about her mentor/apprentice relationship with A.D. Hope.	Bangarra Mezzanine 12:30 to 13:30	Free Event
Life Writing, Poetry, History	In Conversation	More Info

222: In Search of a Story Peter Heller and Ian Klaus share their travellers’ tales.	Pier 2/3, Downstairs 12:30 to 13:30	Ticketed Event
Travel, Nonfiction	Panel	More Info

13 : 00

227: Jan Wong at Campbelltown Arts Centre Jan Wong discusses Beijing’s journey from communism to capitalism and her personal quest for absolution.	Campbelltown Arts Centre 13:00 to 14:00	Free Event
Culture & Heritage, Nonfiction, Life Writing	Panel	More Info

231: Motherlove Sophie Cunningham, Mireille Juchau and Camilla Noli discuss the ambivalence of mother love in their novels.	Sydney Philharmonia Choir Studio 13:00 to 14:00	Free Event
Nonfiction, Fiction	Panel	More Info

230: Life In His Hands Susan Wyndham discusses writing the true story of a neurosurgeon and a pianist.	Sydney Dance Company, Studio 4 13:00 to 14:00	Free Event
Nonfiction, Science & Environment	Panel	More Info

228: The Poetics of Ecology John Burnside, Forrest Gander and Robert Adamson discuss the writing of ecology.	Sydney Dance Company, Studio 1 13:00 to 14:00	Free Event
Poetry	Panel	More Info

229: Writing and Research Alice Pung, Gideon Haigh, Anne Manne and Sarah Benjamin discuss researching the finer details.	Sydney Dance Company, Studio 2/3 13:00 to 14:00	Free Event
Nonfiction	Panel	More Info

14 : 00

234: New African-Australian Writing with Assefe Bekele Assefe Bekele discusses his theatre giving voice to emerging African communities.	Blacktown Arts Centre 14:00 to 15:00	Free Event
Culture & Heritage, Scriptwriting	Reading	More Info

233: Hey! Nietzsche! Leave Them Kids Alone! Craig Schuftan explores Nietzsche's ideas about music and opera using examples from The Stones to Australian Idol.	Bangarra Theatre 14:00 to 15:00	Free Event
Music	Author Talk	More Info

236: Jon Lee Anderson and Andrew Bacevich in Conversation Jon Lee Anderson and Andrew Bacevich talk about why Iraq isn’t over yet.	Pier 2/3, Downstairs 14:00 to 15:00	Ticketed Event
History, Current Affairs	Panel	More Info

235: Murder Most Innovative Kathryn Fox and Lenny Bartulin talk about breathing new life into the crime fiction genre.	Justice & Police Museum 14:00 to 15:00	Free Event
Crime	Panel	More Info

239: Naldo Rei in Conversation Naldo Rei speaks with Claire Scobie about his own extraordinary journey fighting for East Timor's freedom.	Sydney Theatre, Richard Wherrett Studio 14:00 to 15:00	Ticketed Event
History, Life Writing, Nonfiction	In Conversation	More Info

289: Steve Toltz in Conversation Steve Toltz discusses his blisteringly funny epic, 'A Fraction of the Whole'.	Pier 2/3, Upstairs Writers’ Salon 14:00 to 15:00	Ticketed Event
Fiction	In Conversation	More Info

238: The Lives of Others Hermione Lee and Simon Sebag Montefiore discuss the art of biography.	Sydney Theatre at Walsh Bay 14:00 to 15:00	Ticketed Event
Life Writing	Panel	More Info

232: The Sydney Readings: City Without End Poets Peter Kirkpatrick, Brook Emery and John Tranter explore Sydney in their work.	Bangarra Mezzanine 14:00 to 15:00	Free Event
Poetry	Reading	More Info

14 : 30

242: Writing Lives Craig Sherborne, Andrew Riemer and Jacqueline Kent discuss the chronicling of lives.	Sydney Dance Company, Studio 2/3 14:30 to 15:30	Free Event
Life Writing, Nonfiction	Panel	More Info

241: Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature Anthology editors and contributors discuss their groundbreaking collection.	Sydney Dance Company, Studio 1 14:30 to 15:30	Free Event
Culture & Heritage, Current Affairs, Indigenous	Panel	More Info

243: The Darker Side of Life Philippe Claudel and Chris Womersley discuss their novels exploring corruption, innocence and redemption.	Sydney Dance Company, Studio 4 14:30 to 15:30	Free Event
Fiction, Crime	Panel	More Info

244: Writing Black Gayle Kennedy and Cherie Dimaline talk about writing about indigenous lives.	Sydney Philharmonia Choir Studio 14:30 to 15:30	Free Event
Indigenous, Fiction	Panel	More Info

15 : 30

248: Brazil Carmen Michael and Thomas Kohnstamm talk about their Brazilian adventures with Claire Scobie.	Pier 2/3, Upstairs Writers’ Salon 15:30 to 16:30	Ticketed Event
Current Affairs, Life Writing	Panel	More Info

245: From Poetry to Prose Poets-turned-novelists, Rhyll McMaster, David Brooks and Marcella Polain, discuss changing genres.	Bangarra Mezzanine 15:30 to 16:30	Free Event
Fiction, Poetry	Panel	More Info

249: Helen Garner in Conversation with Caroline Baum Helen Garner discusses 'The Spare Room', her first novel in 15 years.	Sydney Theatre at Walsh Bay 15:30 to 16:30	Ticketed Event
Fiction	In Conversation	More Info

247: Michelle de Kretser in Conversation with Gail Jones Michelle de Kretser speaks about her luminous new novel 'The Lost Dog'.	Pier 2/3, Downstairs 15:30 to 16:30	Ticketed Event
Fiction	In Conversation	More Info

246: Writing for Performance with Pascal Daantos Berry Pascal Daantos Berry explores writing for contemporary performance.	Blacktown Arts Centre 15:30 to 16:30	Free Event
Scriptwriting	Author Talk	More Info

250: Under the Influence * SOLD OUT * Heather O’Neill and Luke Davies talk about love and addiction in their books.	Sydney Theatre, Richard Wherrett Studio 15:30 to 16:30	Ticketed Event
Fiction	Panel	More Info

16 : 00

252: The Assimilation Agenda Anna Haebich, Marcia Langton and Marilyn Lake discuss the legacy of decades of divisive racial politics and immigration policies.	Sydney Dance Company, Studio 1 16:00 to 17:00	Free Event
Indigenous, Culture & Heritage, History	Panel	More Info

253: PEN Voices: The 3 Writers Project Gideon Haigh, Christos Tsiolkas and Mara Moustafine explore the prickly issues facing contemporary Australia.	Sydney Dance Company, Studio 2/3 16:00 to 17:00	Free Event
Nonfiction, Current Affairs, Indigenous	Panel	More Info

254: Pornstars, Princesses and Lost Boys Emily Maguire and Sam de Brito consider contemporary Australian gender politics.	Sydney Dance Company, Studio 4 16:00 to 17:00	Free Event
Current Affairs, Fiction	Panel	More Info

251: Cafe Scientific: The Future of Food Michael Pollan, local scientific experts and ABC personalities explore the good, bad and ugly of food production.	Bangarra Theatre 16:00 to 17:30	Free Event
Science & Environment, Nonfiction, Food & Drink	Panel	More Info

255: Artistic Passion Veny Armanno and Fiona Capp discuss writing protagonists with artistic impulses.	Sydney Philharmonia Choir Studio 16:00 to 17:00	Free Event
Fiction	Panel	More Info

17 : 00

258: John Burnside in Conversation * SOLD OUT * John Burnside, one of Scotland's best-loved living writers, talks about his new novel 'Glister'.	Sydney Theatre, Richard Wherrett Studio 17:00 to 18:00	Ticketed Event
Fiction, Poetry, Life Writing	In Conversation	More Info

257: The Lost Art of Oratory Former politicians join former speech writers to discuss the potential for an Australian oratory.	Sydney Theatre at Walsh Bay 17:00 to 18:30	Ticketed Event
Nonfiction, Current Affairs	Panel	More Info

256: Commentariat Leading media commentators discuss what power Op-Ed pages have in shaping national and international policy.	Pier 2/3, Downstairs 17:00 to 18:00	Ticketed Event
Nonfiction, Current Affairs	Panel	More Info

17 : 30

260: Cockfighter’s Ghost Wine Tasting with Toni Patterson * SOLD OUT * Enjoy a tasting of Cockfighter’s Ghost wines as Master of Wine, Toni Patterson, shares her knowledge.	Pier 2/3, Upstairs Writers’ Salon 17:30 to 19:00	Ticketed Event
Food & Drink	Special Event	More Info

259: Launch: Growing Up Asian in Australia Alice Pung and Black Inc. launch 'Growing Up Asian in Australia'.	Bangarra Mezzanine 17:30 to 19:00	Free Event
Culture & Heritage, Life Writing	Launch	More Info

261: Four on the Floor Poets J.S. Harry, Jane Gibian, Michael Farrell and Alan Wearne read from their latest collections.	Sydney Dance Company, Studio 4 17:30 to 19:00	Free Event
Poetry	Reading	More Info

334: Robert Manne in Conversation Robert Manne, one of Australia's foremost public intellectuals, has made extensive contribution to public debate in Australia. He speaks with Martin Krygier.	Sydney Dance Company, Studio 1 17:30 to 18:30	Free Event
Nonfiction, Current Affairs	In Conversation	More Info

349: Readings from The Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelists	Sydney Philharmonia Choir Studio 17:30 to 18:30	Free Event
Fiction	Reading	More Info

19 : 00

263: Hip Hop Projections 3 Spoken word, rap, DJing and dance with multimedia projections, showcasing local emerging artists.	CarriageWorks, Bay 20 19:00 to 21:00	Free Event
Music	Performance