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Holly Ringland (Photo credit Holly Bobbins)
S. Shakthidharan (Photo credit Alex Vaughan)
Holly Wainwright
Michaela Kalowski (Photo credit Sharon Arnott)
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Cultivating Creativity

Writers on finding, nurturing and harnessing the creative muse

Holly Ringland (Photo credit Holly Bobbins)
S. Shakthidharan (Photo credit Alex Vaughan)
Holly Wainwright
Michaela Kalowski (Photo credit Sharon Arnott)
Saturday 10 October 2026
12.30-1.30pm
Event Code: SL47
State Library of NSW, Library Auditorium
PanelAustralian FictionBiography & MemoirTheatre & Performing Arts
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Whether it’s children playing freely or artists being recognised for their craft, creativity can take many forms.

For these writers, harnessing and nurturing creativity underpins their writing practice.

In this panel discussion, writers Holly Ringland (The House That Joy Built, The World Beneath Her Feet), S. Shakthidharan (Counting and Cracking, Gather Up Your World in One Long Breath) and Holly Wainwright (I Give My Marriage a Year, He Would Never) discuss the ephemeral nature of creativity, how to find it and how to grow it.

Join Holly, Shakthi and Holly in conversation with Michaela Kalowski.

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Location

State Library of NSW, Library Auditorium
Macquarie Street Wing, Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
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