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...
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 own creative pursuits. All welcome and light refreshments will be served after the talk. Please RSVP to amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au or Ph: 9780 5600
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 Readers & Writers Festival Fundraiser. All tickets $10. Bar Facilities and book sales and signings available. BUY TICKETS
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 crumbles around us. No one is safe as he sends up everything from fake news culture to extreme gender politics, from political sloganism to the...
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...
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.
Artists were invited to submit works that communicated and showcased the power of storytelling and the unique sense of place that is Wadandi Boodja through their chosen medium.
Join International bestselling thriller writer Anna Downes (The Safe Place and The Shadow House) for the launch her latest captivating thriller, Red River Road.