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The 2021 Festival runs from 26 April to 2 May. The program has been announced and is on sale.
Conversation
Festival Highlight
A.C. Grayling: The Frontiers of Knowledge
01 May 2021 - 8:30 PM
Panel
Who’s Afraid of Big Tech?
29 Apr 2021 - 8:00 PM
The True History of Peter Carey
29 Apr 2021 - 12:00 PM
Your Favourites’ Favourites: Tony Birch & Evelyn Araluen
01 May 2021 - 10:00 AM
Rachel Cusk: Second Place
29 Apr 2021 - 8:30 PM
Hilary Mantel: The Final Wolf Hall
01 May 2021 - 6:30 PM
Whose Country Is It Anyway?
01 May 2021 - 12:30 PM
Isabel Wilkerson: Caste – The Lies That Divide Us
01 May 2021 - 12:00 PM
Closing Night Address: David Malouf
02 May 2021 - 6:00 PM
Your Favourites’ Favourites: Melissa Lucashenko & Adam Thompson
01 May 2021 - 4:00 PM
Within Reach Gala
30 Apr 2021 - 8:30 PM
The Space Between Words
Annabel Crabb's Festival Picks
Masters of Their Craft
09 Apr 2021
Your Favourites' Favourites
11 Mar 2021
Meet the 2021 Guest Curators