Sorrento Writers Festival April 23 – 26

1. Thursday April 23 : Write A Bestseller, Quit My Job? How authors find the courage to write full-time

These ones unfortunately SOLD OUT but there are many more wonderful events on with other wonderful writers to hear from, and be inspired by! Link to all Sorrento Writers Featival events here.

2. Friday April 24, 8am breakfast: Between Us: Heather Rose and Pip Williams will explore the craft of storytelling, the lives of women in history and fiction, and the enduring power of words to shape how we see the world.

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Start the day in the company of two of Australia’s most celebrated novelists. Join Heather Rose (Bruny, Museum of Modern Love, A Great Act of Love) and Pip Williams (The Dictionary of Lost Words, The Bookbinder of Jericho) for a thoughtful and wide-ranging conversation over breakfast at the Bowls Club.

3. Friday April 24, 10.30am: In Conversation: Heather Rose with Celia Hirsh:

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Tasmanian author Heather Rose, the 2017 Stella Prize winner, is receiving global praise for her new novel, A Great Act of Love. This Friday morning  “in conversation” with journalist Celia Hirsh is one of four sessions in which Heather will participate. We are delighted to welcome Heather to her first Sorrento Writers Festival

4. Friday April 24, 1.30pm: My Tassie: Writer reflections on the Apple Isle: Rebecca Armitage, Erin Hortle and Heather Rose in conversation with Jock Serong

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Three guest Tasmanian writers to share their thoughts about their beautiful home state and its impact on their work, their mental and physical wellbeing, their storylines and their characters.

5. Saturday April 25, 1pm: How My Past Inspired My Fiction with Shokoofeh Azar and Heather Rose in conversation with Santilla Chingaipe: 

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Writers often turn to events in their own lives for inspiration. Characters, places, childhood memories, family members, accidents, happy moments – thee are often part of the writer’s ideas melting pot and we, the readers are the lucky recipients. International Booker Prize long listed author Shokoofeh Azar and award-winning writer Heather Rose discuss with Santilla Chingaipe.