Meet Gillian Lilleyman author of 'A Garden on the Margaret', you will be time travellers journeying in Frances Louisa Brockman's (nee Bussell)footsteps. Enjoy a light morning tea at the old homestead, the first European settlement in the area. Frances Louisa Brockman was the oldest of the outgoing and alluring daughters of Alfred and Ellen Bussell....
Friday 16 May An exploration of genealogical journeys featuring researchers from the hit television program ‘Who Do You Think You Are’, the WA Genealogical Society’s Time Trackers, and the regions three local historical societies. Anyone interested in exploring and writing about their family history or local history will find a wealth of knowledge during the...
Festival Weekend Friday 16th to Saturday 18th May 2014 See program under 'Events' 'Literature' for information and costs. PLEASE NOTE: Parking on Saturday 17th May will be limited due to the Farmers Market being held at the Shire Precinct. Please allow extra time to park when attending the shows.
Meet the author Join us at the Margaret River Library to hear Brian Gaull talk about his science research on all things ice and the story of his adventurous journey to Antarctica. He presents his talk with graphics and question time (approx. 1 hr) followed by light refreshments with the opportunity to purchase a copy...
Jenny and Neil Delmage demonstrate how to create and maintain a beautiful yet waterwise garden suited to our WA climate in their new book '12 Gardens' which includes over 240 stunning photographs. Come along to the library to hear the Delmages talk about the many award-winning gardens in their book. Light refreshments will be provided....
Sarah Drummond is the author of "Salt Story: of sea dogs and fisherwomen". With assistance from Writing WA the Margaret River Library is bringing Sarah all the way from Albany to talk about her book and life in the fishing industry. All welcome. Book club notes and press release are available online via Fremantle Press....
Come up and help to cut the ribbon and unpack Richard Rossiter's October treasure chest - a novella: Thicker Than Water. Dr. Robyn Mundy will be in control of the baton, no doubt eliciting gasps, tremors of delight, and healthy doses of reflective thinking. Free event but bookings essential Ph: 08 97 573331 Email info@margaretriverbookshop.com.au
Printers and book lovers will delight in the history of the written word as presented by Dr Claire Bolton. Come along and be inspired by a speaker who has made the printed word a lifetime passion resulting in an expertise that you will find fascinating. Talk and presentation followed by drinks and nibbles.
Fly In? Fly Out?.. What about drop in? tomorrow night 6pm Tuesday 24th Feb to the Margaret River BookShop when entertaining WA author Georgina Penney will chat about her very latest book.. you guessed it.. Fly In, Fly Out.. As Georgina lived on what is now the popular Churchview Estate Winery as a child, Churchview...
Listen to Geoffrey Bolton, one of WA's most important historians, talk about his latest work, a biography of Sir Paul Hasluck. Fremantle born, Paul Hasluck was one of Australia's most prominent politicians.Geoffrey Bolton's biography of this amazing man covers his career as a writer, poet, historian, and politician, providing a complete and enthralling portrait of...
Be part of history when Hon Barry House launches local author Bernice Barry's wonderful local history book about one of our community's most important heroines.... Georgiana Molloy - A Mind That Shines, in the Margaret River BookShop. Book Signing. All welcome. but please let us know you are coming. P: 08 97 573331 E: info@margaretriverbookshop.com.au...
Journalist and well known columnist for the Weekend West newspaper Ros Thomas will give a talk and present her new book 'Was it something I said? Misadventures in suburbia.' The talk will be held at the Margaret River library followed by light refreshments.
Meet the best selling author of A Gang of Four and Belly Dancing for Beginners as she talks about her latest work, a memoir, IN LOVE AND WAR, NURSING HEROES. In the aftermath of the Battle of Britain, badly burnt air men filled Liz Byrski's home town. In her late sixties Liz returns to confront...
Molly Coy of Mollydotbooks will demonstrate how to restore damaged books, along with how to create books, journals and albums with limited edition publishing for special events, she will also discuss self-publishing for authors and short run productions.
To help commemorate Remembrance Day in the Centenary year of Anzac Day we have invited Sally Murphy to talk about her recent novel. 1915 is aimed at giving young Australians an insight into war and tells the story of a young teacher who joins up hoping to swap the classroom for adventure in Europe. He...
Meet best- selling inspirational Western Australian author, Fleur McDonald in the Margaret River BookShop on 6.15pm Wed 30th March. Fleur McDonald has lived and worked on farms for much of her life. After growing up in the small town of Orroroo in South Australia, she went jillarooing, eventually co-owning an 8000-acre property in regional Western...
A Margaret River Readers & Writers Pre-Festival Literary Event. (SOLD OUT) Presented by Arts Margaret River, the Margaret River Bookshop and Howard Park Wines. Join us for a very special evening with the Miles Franklin Award winning author of Breath, Cloudstreet, Dirt Music, The Riders and BlueBack as he talks about how his life and writing have...
In December 1876, over 50 souls were rescued from the sinking S.S. Georgette at Redgate, Margaret River. It has long been held that 16-year-old Grace Bussell and Aboriginal stockman Samuel Isaacs rode their horses into treacherous surf to safe the people from the stranded Georgette. The incident made heroes of them both. In her novel...
Sophie Zalokar is author of 'Food of the Southern Forests'. Come to the library for her presentation and book signing. Margaret River Bookshop will have copies available on the night. Light refreshments will be provided after the talk. All welcome. Thursday 26 May, 6 - 7:30pm. Please RSVP by 25 May to amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au or phone:...
Arts Margaret River’s flagship event, the Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival will once again run over three days over the long weekend, June 3-6 in 2016. The theme for this year is HOME and the festival is now the biggest literary event in regional WA with close to 50 poets, authors, playwrights, journalists, comedians,...
Join us as we host West Australian author Dave Goddard on Thursday 7 July, 6—7:30pm Dr Goddard has worked as an educator and a facilitator for change, specialising in Aboriginal Community Development, working between bureaucracies and remote communities. Out of this experience he has woven real stories that try to paint a positive picture of...
Who is Lily Malone, WA's hottest new rural romance author?. Find out at the local launch of Lily's latest novel... The Vineyard in the Hills in the Margaret River BookShop....
Learn new delicious wholefood recipes and shake off those winter blues. Popular Australian wholefood chef Jude will be offering a small range of samples of her recipes to accompany a...
Meet & Greet: New Australian Talent Sam Carmody and Brooke Davis share the stories behind their latest books. Followed by Q&A and book signing. The Windy Season Set against an often...
When Tim Winton was asked,during a visit to Margaret River in April, about his favourite authors he named Patrick White, among others, but gave his highest praise to the West Australian writer, Randolph Stow. Join us at Margaret River BookShop for a wander out into Stow’s landscape when two eminent locals: Bill Grono – University...
Join us for a presentation by the author of ‘The garden wanderer’. Margaret River local Julie Kinney will share her passion for exploring gardens, show the wonderful images from her book and talk about the publishing process. Devonshire tea will follow the talk and copies of the book will be available to purchase. Please rsvp...
Ex WW2 RAF Whitley Bomber Pilot Brian Walley, now a sprightly 94 yrs young, shares his stories of survival as an 18 year pilot during the war and his subsequent life as a dairy farmer, miner, prospector and family man. Brian is father to local doctor Allan Walley. (photo credit to Aviation Museum Bullcreek). All...
Local identity Heather Locke shares her fascinating stories from around Australia. After spending 43 months on the road, Heather has many tales to tell - from her favourite big rocks, to house sitting hints and everything in between. Join Heather in conversation with Margot Edwards to raise funds for the 2017 Readers & Writers Festival....
Join us for our final author talk this year with a lively talk by Madelaine Dickie. Madelaine not only talks about surfing but the cultural differences between countries and her adventures pursuing the perfect waves. If you missed her at the 2016 Margaret River Readers and Writers festival, now is your chance. Her first novel...
Margaret River Readers and Writers Pre-Festival Event Bar opens at 6pm | Movie starts 7pm THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS - 7pm Mystery/Drama film ‧ 1h 52m Tom is a World War I veteran who maintains a lighthouse off the shore of Australia with his wife Isabel, a woman desperate to have a baby. Her prayers...
A Margaret River Readers & Writers Pre-Festival Fundraiser Hades, Candice Fox's first novel, won the Ned Kelly Award for best debut in 2014 from the Australian Crime Writers Association. The sequel, Eden, won the Ned Kelly Award for best crime novel in 2015, making Candice only the second author to win these accolades back-to-back. Also,...
Come on! Lets Celebrate another great Margaret River Press success - Bloodlines by local Author Nicole Sinclair. Nicole' debut novel is already receiving rave reviews with Jessica Slade for Booksellers + Publishers giving it four stars. Bloodlines will be launched by esteemed local author and academic, Richard Rossiter in the Margaret River BookShop 6.30pm Thrs...
Pam will talk about her trek to Everest Base Camp and her experiences in the mountains during and after the earthquake that hit Nepal. Afternoon tea provided.
Come along to this pre-festival fundraiser to have your Jasper Jones book signed, watch the movie and participate in a Q&A with the author himself, Craig Silvey. Bar opens at 7.30pm | Movie starts 8pm JASPER JONES - 8pm Mystery/Drama film ‧ 1h 45m Australian film directed by Rachel Perkins and based on the novel...
Unwind 4pm this Easter Monday 17th April and enjoy the delicious flavours of everything herring and a glass of very aptly named and matched refreshing white wine to suite the...
Please join us to meet and greet the award winning author Dianne Wolfer as she presents a fascinating talk about Anzac. She has been experiencing huge success with all of her titles with ’The Lighthouse Girl’ currently being made into a play by the Black Swan Theatre and serving as inspiration for PIAF’s giant puppets...
This two hour workshop is designed for South-West women who make and create items for sale. Learn how to craft an online profile and description of products for the Womanmade website as well as the artisans own promotional material. RSVP to the library by May 17th.
Author talk by Sarah Evans about her lifestyle recipe book at the Margaret River Library on Thursday 18th May. All welcome and light refreshments provided after the talk. Please RSVP by 17th May.
Where stories come alive The theme for the event in 2017 is ‘Where stories come alive‘ and it is our aim that the festival truly reflects this. The festival is multi-dimensional and includes author talks, interviews, Q&A sessions, panel discussions, book signings and the Festival Workshop Series. There are many opportunities for emerging writers and...
All welcome to a talk by Linda Bettenay, author of 'The apple core wars'. Linda is famous for spinning Aussie yarns and storytelling. Light refreshments provided after the talk. Please RSVP by 14th June to the Margaret River Library.
Blending fact and fiction, Young's second book Colombiano takes us on a heart-thumping journey into the violent and unpredictable world of post-Escobar Colombia. For seven years Rusty Young lived and worked in Colombia, interviewing special forces soldiers, snipers, undercover intelligence agents and members of two vicious terrorist organisations – the FARC and Autodefensas. During this...
Julie Ankers from the Blue Mountains will talk about her novel, "Feisty, Fabulous and 50+". A collection of 21 'warts and all' auto-biographical stories of women navigating their way through...
Learn how to bring stories to life with storytelling techniques presented by Kitsiri DeSilva. Participants will gain increased confidence in self-expression; learn spontaneous creative thinking; and how to create a...
A Readers & Writers Festival Fundraiser Judy Nunn returns with a stunning portrait of love, hope and survival on an isolated island off Western Australia in her latest book Sanctuary. Many years ago, as part of a local writers’ festival, Judy had the opportunity to visit the Houtman Abrolhos, a chain of islands off the...
A Readers & Writers Festival Fundraiser Meet Robin Esrock, bestselling Vancouver-based author, award-winning journalist, blogger, producer, and broadcaster as he speaks about his latest book The Great Global Bucket List.. For over a decade, bestselling author, TV host and travel expert Robin Esrock has sought out the extraordinary, visiting 110 countries on 7 continents in...
Join local author and English teacher Helen Allan to celebrate the launch of her new book series aimed at 8 - 11 year olds who enjoy magic and mystery. This is a chance to meet the author, buy a signed copy of the books and perhaps win a lucky door prize. Free, family friendly school...
Join former Greens Leader Christine Milne as she talks about her book AN ACTIVIST LIFE A Readers & Writers Festival Fundraiser In this fascintating memoir, Christine Milne reveals what it means to be a woman in Australian politics, chronicles the fight to save the planet and offers an empowering vision for the future. "A woman,...
Thursday 10 May, 6 – 7.30pm Free event with light refreshments provided Nicola E. Sheridan is a West Australian author of paranormal/fantasy romance. A qualified teacher and archaeologist, she has an enduring love of mythology and loves to weave lesser-known mythological creatures into her tales. Please RSVP by 9th May to amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au or Ph: 9780...
Stories that shape us 01 - 03 June 2018 Arts Margaret River is proud to present the 10th annual Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival. VOYAGER ESTATE FESTIVAL HUB This year’s Festival will be in the magical grounds of Voyager Estate. Enjoy author talks, discussions, Q & A sessions, free events, entertainment and stalls....
Meet fearless feminist heroine Clementine Ford, an inspiration to thousands of Australian women and girls, in the Margaret River BookShop 6.30pm Sat 13th October. Clementine will be talking about her latest sensation - Boys Will Be Boys - a book she was inspired to write, based on feedback from her first big best seller. Fight...
A MEMOIR OF A WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GIRL – FAYE BOHLING Faye will be speaking at the Margaret River Library on Thursday 25th October, 6 – 7:30pm Light refreshments provided. Please RSVP by 24th October to: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au or Ph: 9780 5600
One of WA's rising stars, Alice Nelson skilfully weaves together shared stories of displacement and trauma into a beautifully told, hope-filled, outstanding novel. Alice was named one of the Sydney Morning Herald’s Best Young Australian Novelists for her first novel, The Last Sky, which also won the TAG Hungerford Award. Alice has worked extensively with...
Meet WA's award winning author Rachael Johns when she presents her latest novel, 'Lost without you'. Light refreshments provided. All welcome and the Library is an easily accessible venue. Please RSVP by 7th November to amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au or Ph: 9780 5600
What is creativity and where does it come from? Can anyone be creative? Josh Langley will share his unconventional views and offers some life-affirming advice that might kick start your...
After almost five million copies of The Rosie Project and The Rosie Effect sold in more than 40 countries, The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion is finally here. A not-to-be-missed...
Book Week (M) Drama/Comedy ‧ 1h 38m Filmed in the Blue Mountains, Book Week is a shaggy dark comedy about a disgraced novelist turned English teacher trying to find redemption. For generations, dressing up for Book Week has been an Aussie school tradition. But for high-school English teacher Nicholas Cutler (Alan Dukes), it’s the week...
PLEASE NOTE: LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR ONLY ON MONDAY EVENING Comedian, screenwriter & bestselling author Ben Elton, returns with a blistering satire of the world as it...
Clare Bowditch in conversation with Constance Hall A Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival event Clare Bowditch has always had a knack for telling stories and has touched hundreds of...
Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival The 2021 Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival ran from 14-16th May 2021 celebrating our love of reading and writing with a three-day storytelling spectacular. Bringing together a dazzling array of novelists, journalists, creative thinkers, established and emerging storytellers from WA, interstate and overseas. The literary program featured author...
2020 was ravaged by bushfires and a worldwide pandemic, and 2021 continues to take its toll on both our mental and emotional health. Join Hugh Mackay for this exclusive online fundraising event as we delve into his glorious and groundbreaking book, The Kindness Revolution and ask the questions, What really matters to me? Am I living the kind of...
Join New York Times bestselling author Natasha Lester and Arts Margaret River for this exclusive real-world book event to launch her new masterpiece of historical fiction, The Riviera House.
The 2022 Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival ran from 13 -15th May 2022 with a dazzling array of novelists, journalists, creative thinkers, artists, performers and established and emerging storytellers from WA, interstate and overseas. Celebrating storytelling across multiple art forms, the hybrid festival program featured author talks, workshops, networking events alongside a program of...
The Girl Who Fell from The Sky is more than a memoir, it’s a call to action that reminds us to not take our lives and abilities for granted.
etween 1837 and 1843, Georgiana Molloy collected specimens and seeds of the native plants of Taalinup and Undalup (Augusta and Busselton) and sent three exquisite botanical collections to James Mangles in London, who had requested the work. They were the highest quality that British botanists had ever received from WA. She was self-taught but her dried wildflower specimens are still studied in world herbariums. She died aged thirty-seven, having received no payment or formal recognition for her scientific achievements.
Experience, a memory, a lasting connection. Explore this multiple-piece installation of wall-hung vases by artist Shelley McNab. Created and decorated together, they share stories of brush and glaze, connecting both physically and remembered; tactile and invisible, and sharing a reminder that art reaches further than the physical piece.
Displaying key pages from the book and individual illustrations for an immersive comic experience. Rachel’s drawing desk will also be on display featuring working drawings, props, reference books in an insight into her creative process.
Presented by Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival and The Regenerative Agriculture Conference 2023. Join highly acclaimed science and environmental writer, Jill Griffiths in conversation with Gourmet Farmer and fellow author, Matthew Evans as she talks about timely new book, What’s for Dinner? Our food, our choice, our planet. What are we really eating? How...
When Bruce Dowding left Melbourne in January 1938, he planned only to undertake a short course at the Sorbonne in Paris. With fascism in Europe ascendant, it had drawn the greats of 20th century music, art and literature like moths to a flame. Dowding chose not to leave a city he found intoxicating.
Join multi-award-winning author, academic, and activist Bri Lee for the launch of her new book 'The Work'.
Join clinical nutritionist and #1 bestselling author of The 10:10 Plan, The 10:10 Recipe Book and The 10:10 Kickstart, Sarah Di Lorenzo for the launch of her new book, The Gut Repair Plan.