The Sydney Writers’ Festival Program is here!
Elly Clapin
It’s thinking season.
Four homegrown Pantera Press authors are featured in this year’s program: B.Michael Radburn, Melanie Casey, J.M. Donellan and Wanda Wiltshire.
If you’ve been suffering through sleepless nights wondering how to understand the criminal mind in order to write great crime fiction, you’re in luck – B. Michael Radburn and Melanie Casey are set to join Matt McGuire and forensic criminologist Xanthé Mallett to talk about how to create realistic suspects on Friday May 22nd at Richard Wherrett Studio. And if you’re looking for a total change of pace after that, Radburn will also wow audiences on Saturday night at the Sydney Dance Lounge with his banjo skills!
At the same time on Friday afternoon over at Philharmonia Studio, Wanda Wiltshire joins an all-star panel with Kate Forsyth, Garth Nix and Danielle Wood to answer why we we’re still so fascinated by ‘once upon a time’ in an age of modern cynicism. It’s a must for lovers of fairytales!
On the final day of the festival, the ever quirky J.M. Donellan will talk to audiences about his latest novel KILLING ADONIS, which has been described as “A Wes Anderson Film waiting to happen’ – so it’s no surprise that he will be discussing the fine line between tragedy and farce! You can also catch J.M. Donellan’s slam poetry performance, presented by Word Travels, on Saturday evening at Riverside Theatres.
Pantera Press CEO Alison Green comments that ‘… this years program, unsurprisingly, has a phenomenal line-up. We are delighted how supportive Sydney Writers’ Festival are of home-grown Aussie authors, having invited four of our talented authors-to-watch to feature in the festival,’
‘At Pantera Press our focus is on finding and nurturing the next generation of talented Aussie writers, and so we’re thrilled that audiences can engage with our fabulous storytellers down at the beautiful Walsh Bay venue for the Sydney a Writers’ Festival in May’.
Event details for each of our fabulous authors are listed below. Book your tickets before they sell out!
With love until next time –
Elly
The Events
114 MYTHS, FAIRYTALES AND THE NEED TO BELIEVE
Friday 22 May, 3-4pm
Philharmonia Studio
Are myths and fairytales a cure for modern cynicism? Danielle Wood, Garth Nix,
Wanda Wiltshire and Kate Forsyth ask why we wont let go of ‘once upon a time’.
$14 Bookings 9250 1988
roslynpackertheatre.com.au/SWF
118 UNDERSTANDING THE CRIMINAL MIND
Friday 22 May, 3-4pm
Richard Wherrett Studio
To write superb crime fiction, you have to understand the criminal mind. Writers
B.Michael Radburn, Melanie Casey and Matt McGuire talk to forensic
criminologist Xanthé Mallett about how to create realistic suspects.
$14 Bookings 9250 1988
roslynpackertheatre.com.au/SWF
SR48 THE RUMBLE
Saturday 23 May, 6.30pm-8pm
Riverside Theatres (Parramatta)
Sydney’s biggest youth slam is back, presented by Word Travels.
Free, bookings essential 8839 3399
Riversideparramatta.com.au
204 WORD LOUNGE: LIT VAUDEVILLE
Saturday 23 May, 8pm-9.30pm
Sydney Dance Lounge (Pier 4/5)
What else can authors do? Featuring Helen Razer, Michael Christie and B.Michael Radburn
Free, no bookings
249 THE FINE LINE BETWEEN TRAGEDY AND FARCE
Sunday 24 May, 3-4pm
Assaf Gavron, J.M.Donellan and Debra Oswald each toy with the line between
absurdity and sincerity in their work, catching their readers off-guard by treating
particular subjects with gentle parody. They speak with Fiona Harari.
$14 Bookings 9250 1988
roslynpackertheatre.com.au/SWF
About the Authors
B. Michael Radburn is author of spine-tingling novels THE CROSSING and BLACKWATER MOON. His latest novel THE FALLS is due for release this year.
Melanie Casey pens the Cass Lehman Psychic Detective Series described as “CSI meets TV’s Medium”. HINDSIGHT and CRAVEN are available in all good book stores, and MISSING is due for release in 2015.
J.M Donellan is a writer, musician, slam poet, radio DJ and teacher. His latest novel, KILLING ADONIS, was released in October 2014.
Wanda Wiltshire is the author of the beautiful Young Adult romance fantasy Betrothed series. BETROTHED and ALLEGIANCE are available in all good book stores, and CONFUSED is due for release in 2015.