Explore the program
Maeve Marsden is the Creative Director of Varuna the National Writers' House and the Blue Mountains Writers' Festival. A writer and theatremaker in her own right, she is perhaps best known for producing national storytelling project Queerstories for the last eight years.
In the lead-up to the festival, we spoke with Maeve about the events she’s featuring in and those that she’s planning to attend.
Maeve Recommends:
Your Favourites’ Favourites: Christos Tsiolkas and Peter Polites
“Christos Tsiolkas and Peter Polites is a chef’s kiss combination”.
In Your Favourites’ Favourites, our most loved writers introduce one of their favourite authors. Join novelist Christos Tsiolkas as he chats with the next big name in Greek-Australian literature.
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“I’ll definitely be seeing Benjamin Law and David Marr because every time they chat it’s equal parts intellectually stimulating and incredibly naughty”
Dicey Topics
Each week in Good Weekend, Benjamin Law asks public figures to discuss the subjects we’re told to keep private by getting them to roll a die.
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Guest Curated events
Maeve also recommends the events curated by our Guest Curators.
This year, guest curators Jazz Money and Amy Thunig have programmed a series of brilliant events.
See Maeve at the Festival:
Stage to Page
Turn adaptation upside down with Jane Harrison (The Visitors), Suzie Miller (Prima Facie) and Alana Valentine (Wed by the Wayside), who discuss going from play to paperback.
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Queerstories
Celebrating the culture and creativity of the LGBTQI+ community one true story at a time, Queerstories has played to crowds big and small, from Mudgee to Murwillumbah, Albury to Adelaide, Brisbane and beyond. Featuring J.M. Field, George Haddad, Brydie Lee-Kennedy, Bebe Oliver and K Patrick.
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Kate Manne: Fighting Fatphobia
Philosophy professor Kate Manne is best known for her acclaimed studies on misogyny and male privilege. Her latest book, Unshrinking, re-evaluates fatphobia as a social justice issue.
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How to Emerge
Join Varuna the National Writers’ House and Graham Akhurst, Winnie Dunn and Kate Mildenhall as they discuss their paths to publication and offer guidance for those with literary stars in their eyes.
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