Gabriel Garc?a M?rquez once said, ‘In journalism just one fact that is false prejudices the entire work. In contrast, in fiction one single fact that is true gives legitimacy to the entire work.’ Hugh Mackay and Michael Meehan talk about the elusive concept of truth in fiction and non-fiction.
HUGH MACKAY (LOCAL) HUGH MACKAY is a psychologist, social researcher and novelist. He has a Master’s degree in moral philosophy and was one of the founders of the St James Ethics Centre. He has been awarded honorary doctorates from the University of NSW, Macquarie and Charles Sturt universities. For many years he wrote a weekly column for the Sun Herald and is often a guest columnist for the major dailies. He is the author of numerous works of fiction and non-fiction, including Advance Australia...Where? and Winter Close.
MICHAEL SEXTON SC (LOCAL) Michael Sexton SC is solicitor general for New South Wales. He is the co-author of the Australian text on defamation law as well as the author of several books on Australian history and politics and a novel. He has reviewed books for various journals, including The Sydney Morning Herald for 30 years. Michael was a member of the NSW Library Council from 1987 to 1991, and between 1996 and 1998 chairman of the State Rail Authority and a member of the NSW Public Transport Authority. He is currently a member of the Council of the University of Technology, Sydney.
AMANDA LOHREY (INTERSTATE) AMANDA LOHREY was born in Tasmania where she lives today. Her first novel was The Morality of Gentlemen, first published in 1984. It was followed by The Reading Group and then Camille’s Bread, winner of the Australian Literature Society’s Gold Medal and a Victorian Premier’s Literary Award in 1996. In 2004 Amanda wrote The Philosopher’s Doll, and her most recent work is Vertigo. She is also the author of two Quarterly Essays, 'Groundswell’ and 'Voting for Jesus’.
MICHAEL MEEHAN (INTERSTATE) MICHAEL MEEHAN studied law at the University of Adelaide, and literature at Monash and Cambridge Universities. He has taught in universities in many countries in Europe and Asia, and is a professor and former head of the School of Communication and Creative Arts at Deakin University. His novels have been published in Australia, the UK and the US, and he won the NSW Premier's Award for Fiction in 2000 with his first novel, The Salt of Broken Tears. His latest novel is Deception.
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