Sydney Writers' Festival – Live & Local

In association with the South Coast Writers Centre

Watch interactive live-streamed sessions from the Sydney Writers’ Festival with a live South Coast Writers Centre panel discussion and readings from local writers.

23 May – 23 May

TO SEE THE FULL PROGRAM OF EVENTS, CLICK HERE

In 2015, Sydney Writers' Festival is expanding its horizons withLive & Local – a new digital live-streaming initiative taking Festival sessions across NSW with selected events screened in real-time. Events are interactive, with the opportunity for audiences to ask questions of the guest authors in Sydney.

Hosted by Chloe Higgins, from the South Coast Writers Centre and Festival Coordinator for the Wollongong Writers Festival, festival goers can take part in live-streamed sessions featuring high-profile speakers, covering a broad range of interesting topics. Plus, come along to a live panel discussion and hear local writers reading excerpts from their works – all at the Wollongong Town Hall.

Featuring
• Live Panel Discussion: Brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre, featuring an exciting line-up of local writers and experts.
• Book Lounge: In-between sessions you can browse the book stalls, listen to live readings, chat to published authors, have your book signed and more.
• Food & Drinks: Selected food and drink will be available onsite to enjoy between sessions or you can wander round the corner to The Social @ IPAC for lunch, dinner or just a coffee.

Tickets
One session (morning, afternoon and/or evening): To purchase a ticket to a single session, click the BUY TICKETS button at the bottom or right of page. Session tickets allow entry to the live panel discussion presented by the South Coast Writers Centre, My Region: The Metropolis.

Full day package: To purchase an all-day, all-sessions pass, please click here.

MORNING SESSION
A Radical Rethink, 10am – 11amPanel | Genres: Nonfiction, Science & Environment
Speakers: Norman Doidge, Karen Hitchcock and Ranjana Srivastava

Imagined Futures, 11.30am – 12.30pmPanel | Genres: Fiction, Science & Environment
Speakers: Ashley Hay, Emily St John Mandel, Jonathan Lethem, James Bradley and David Mitchell

AFTERNOON SESSION
Ben Okri: The Age of Magic, 1.30pm – 2.30pmConversation | Genres: Fiction, Spirituality/Religion
Speakers: Ben Okri and Michael Cathcart

Give Me Back My Pre-Internet Brain, 3pm – 4pmPanel | Genres: Fiction, Genres: Nonfiction, Culture & Heritage, New MediaSpeakers: Adam Spencer, Douglas Coupland, Richard Flanagan and Sally Andrews

EVENING SESSION
Mistakes We’ve Made and Other Lessons in Feminism, 6pm – 7pmPanel | Genres: Nonfiction, Current Affairs, Politics
Speakers: Tracey Spicer, Annabel Crabb, Amy Bloom, Anna Bligh and Aya Utami

5 x 15: Adam Liaw, Richard Tognetti and More, 7pm – 9pm
Panel | Genres: Fiction, Genres: Nonfiction, Culture & Heritage, New Media
Speakers: Diana Jenkins, Richard Tognetti AO, Michael Connelly, Starlee Kine, Omar Musa and Adam Liaw

LIVE PANEL presented by the South Coast Writers Centre
My Region: The Metropolis, 4.30pm - 5.30pm
Panel | Genres: Culture and HeritageChair: Friederike Krishnabhakdi-Vasilakis, Director of the South Coast Writers Centre
Speakers: Merlinda Bobis, Bruce Pascoe, John Muk Muk Burke, Jeff Apter

WRITERS' NICHE – live readings, 11am – 3pm
Immerse yourself in new literature by hearing published authors read excerpts from their latest work.
Writers: Merlinda Bobis, Bruce Pascoe, Chrissie Paice, Jeff Apter

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VENUE INFORMATION

Venue
Wollongong Town Hall, Main Auditorium

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DETAILS

Pricing
ONE SESSION (MORNING, AFTERNOON AND/OR EVENING) – Adult: $20, Conc: $15. FULL DAY PACKAGE – Adult: $50, Conc: $40 (A $6.75 transaction fee applies to phone and internet bookings)

Performance Times
General Public:
Sat 23 May

Running Time
All day.

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