Changes & Sold Out Events

Sydney Writers' FestivalYou will find any changes to the printed program from Saturday April 5 2008 on this page.

Sold out events will also listed here.

For the most up to date information on all events at the Festival please visit the online Program.

 
Cancellations

Event 56: Jon Lee Anderson on ABC Radio National’s Book Show has been cancelled.

Event 72: The Future Files has been cancelled.

Events 183, 192, 202, 262 and 264: LongPen Events
All LongPen events, including Iain Banks in Conversation have been cancelled.

Event 305: Philip Pullman's Debt to C.S. Lewis has been cancelled.

Iain Banks is no longer participating in Sydney Writers' Festival 2008.

Jon Lee Anderson is no longer participating in Event 56: Jon Lee Anderson on ABC Radio National’s Book Show and Event 191: When Is War Justified? The Friday Night Salon. His events Jon Lee Anderson and Andrew Bacevich in Conversation on Saturday 24 May and Jon Lee Anderson on Latin America on Sunday 25 May remain unchanged. 

 
Amendments to the printed program

Event 77: Sins of the Father
The venue for this event has changed from Pier 2/3 Downstairs to Pier 2/3 Upstairs.

Event 78: Growing Old Disgracefully
The venue for this event has changed from Pier 2/3 Upstairs to Pier 2/3 Downstairs.

Event 187: Bob Carr’s Reading Life
This event has been moved from Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre to Penrith City Library. Tickets are $5 from Penrith City Library on 4732 7891.

Event 191: When Is War Justified? The Friday Night Salon
Jon Lee Anderson is no longer participating in this event. He is replaced by Paul McGeough.

Event 240: What Makes a House Iconic?
The date of this event was incorrectly listed as Saturday 24 May. The correct date is Sunday 25 May. All other details remain the same.

Event 324: Lee Tulloch in Conversation
This session was incorrectly listed as 4.30pm-5.30pm session. The correct session time is 3.30-4.30pm.

Event 325: Launch: Recollections of Mr Manoly Lascaris
The finishing time for this event was incorrectly listed as 7.30pm. The correct finishing time is 6.30pm.

 
The following events have sold out

 Event 2: Hanoi to Beirut Express: A Tour of Bankstown
 Event 4: Workshop: Freelance Writing for Magazines with Penny Craswell
 Event 5: Workshop: Creativity, Memory and Place with Catherine Cole
 Event 6: Workshop: Dramatic Action – An Introduction to Writing for the Stage with Tommy Murphy
 Event 7: Workshop: Crime Writing with Michael Robotham
 Event 8: Primary School Days – Parramatta
 Event 11: Workshop: Introduction to Creative Writing with Roland Fishman
 Event 17: Emily Rodda at Penrith Library
 Event 19: Secrets of the Red Lantern
 Event 20: Secondary School Days – Parramatta
 Event 21: Workshop: The Challenge of Plain English with Ron Denholm
 Event 22: Workshop: Secrets of Travel Writing with Claire Scobie
 Event 23: Primary School Days – Sydney
 Event 25: Chinatown: Feng Shui, Fashion and Yum Cha Walking Tour
 Event 37: Workshop: Writing Children's Picture Books with Libby Gleeson
 Event 38: Workshop: Approaches to Place with Thomas Kohnstamm
 Event 43: Workshop: Legal Issues for Writers with Jeremy Fisher
 Event 55: Workshop: An Insider’s Guide to Getting Published with Melanie Ostell
 Event 60: Holding Up the Sky
 Event 78: Growing Old Disgracefully
 Event 104: Dead Philosophers
 Event 109: Book Design Awards
 Event 115: MoVida: Dinner at Danks Street Depot
 Event 144: Why Manners Matter
 Event 153: Workshop: Introduction to Creative Writing with Roland Fishman
 Event 156: When Words and Science Meet
 Event 160: Workshop: Writing Memoir with Georgia Blain
 Event 191: When Is War Justified? The Friday Night Salon
 Event 194: Patrick White Playwrights’ Award 2007
 Event 198: John Gray in Conversation
 Event 201: Workshop: Food Is Five Senses with Helen Greenwood
 Event 204: Vincent Lam in Conversation
 Event 250: Under the Influence
 Event 258: John Burnside in Conversation
 Event 260: Cockfighter’s Ghost Wine Tasting with Toni Patterson
 Event 273: Colonial Ambition: A Walking Tour of Old Sydney’s Political Sites
 Event 281: Australian Lives
 Event 292: Women in Politics
 Event 312: Sunday Afternoon Tea and Readings
 Event 335: Workshop: Creativity, Memory and Place with Catherine Cole
 Event 336: Workshop: An Insider’s Guide to Getting Published with Melanie Ostell
 Event 338: Workshop: Crime Writing with Michael Robotham
 Event 339: Workshop: Freelance Writing for Magazines with Penny Craswell
 Event 347: Workshop: Writing Memoir with Georgia Blain
 Event 348: Workshop: An Insider’s Guide to Getting Published with Melanie Ostell
 The following events have been added to the program

Event 337: Workshop: Playing Between the Frames - Creating Graphic Novels with Nicki Greenberg
Thursday 22 May 2008, 09:30 - 12:30
Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, Woolley Room

Event 340: Stories from the Dustbin
Friday 23 May 2008, 14:00 - 15:00
Bangarra Mezzanine

Event 341: From Pen to Reader
Thursday 22 May 2008, 10:00 - 11:00
Sydney Philharmonia Choir Studio

Event 342: Publishing Fiction for Children and Young Adults
Thursday 22 May 2008, 11:30 - 12:30
Sydney Philharmonia Choir Studio

Event 343: Do I Need An Agent?
Thursday 22 May 2008, 13:00 - 14:00
Sydney Philharmonia Choir Studio

Event 344: The Future of Reading
Thursday 22 May 2008, 14:30 - 15:30
Sydney Philharmonia Choir Studio

Event 345: Fact, Fiction or Fake?
Thursday 22 May 2008, 16:00 - 17:00
Sydney Philharmonia Choir Studio

Event 346: Workshop: Writing Historical Fiction with Antoni Jach
Thursday 22 May 2008, 13:30 - 16:30
Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, Carmichael Room

Event 349: Readings from The Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelists
Saturday 24 May 2008, 17:30 - 18:30
Sydney Philharmonia Choir Studio

Event 350: Jeanette Winterson on ABC Radio National’s Book Show
Thursday 22 May 2008, 10:00 - 11:00
Pier 2/3, Downstairs

Event 351: Adrian Cook: Portraits. Sydney Writers’ Festival 2007
Thursday 22 May 2008, 10:00 - 17:00
Pier 2/3, Downstairs

Event 352: 42 books about art
Monday 19 May 2008, 10:00 - 16:30
University of Sydney, Art Gallery

 

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