Adelaide Writers' Week

With John Lyons | Bruce Wolpe has spent years studying America’s political culture, leadership and global relationships – from Asia to Israel, Albanese to Putin, and everything in between. Joining John Lyons via live stream, Wolpe explores the national and international tensions now in play.

Event details: Wed 06 Mar, 8:15am

With Vikki Wakefield | Gary Lonesborough’s award-winning debut, The Boy From The Mish, is a powerful coming-of-age story. His follow-up, We Didn’t Think It Through, offers a nuanced exploration of life inside ‘juvie’. Join us at YA night for a conversation between Lonesborough and Vikki Wakefield.

Event details: Tue 05 Mar, 7:30pm

With Margot McGovern | Across her YA series, Lynette Noni has created a host of memorable characters that fans care for deeply. She speaks with Margot McGovern about how to hold a reader’s attention and create relationships that can span many years.

Event details: Tue 05 Mar, 6:30pm

With Sian Cain | Racism and sexism continue to plague Australian sporting codes despite multiple reviews, diversity policies and courageous outspoken sports people. Ellen van Neerven explains the impasse to Sian Cain.

Event details: Tue 05 Mar, 5:00pm

With DreamYard International Poetry Exchange Program | Join chair Ellen Hagan and teen poets from Australia, South Korea and the United States as they compete for the title of International High School Poetry Champions.

Supported by the United States Embassy.

Event details: Tue 05 Mar, 5:00pm

With Helen Elliott | With the publication of her first book, Eliza Clark was named one of Granta magazine’s best British novelists under forty. Her new novel’s protagonist is the unreliable narrator of a true crime, reimagined as crime fiction. Clark is joined by Helen Elliott.

Event details: Tue 05 Mar, 5:00pm

With Rick Sarre | The voice of nightly radio for legions of fans, Peter Goers has been called “the critic who ate Adelaide”. He discusses his latest book, a memoir about his parents’ death in the crash of Pan Am Flight 759, with Rick Sarre.

Event details: Tue 05 Mar, 3:45pm

With David Marr | In Nicholas Jose’s latest novel, East Timor’s fight for independence provides the context for a story about the intersection of the personal and the political. He explores with David Marr the pleasure and anxieties of writing a literary thriller.

Event details: Tue 05 Mar, 3:45pm

With Amanda Vanstone | When Muster Dogs first hit screens, the lively kelpie pups adopted into farming homes across Australia became instant stars. Lisa Millar tells Amanda Vanstone about her new book, why the TV show resonated with audiences and its impact on her own life.

Event details: Tue 05 Mar, 3:45pm

Calling all twitchers for a conversation about Getting to Know the Birds in Your Neighbourhood and Birds with Personality between Georgia Angus and Darryl Jones.

Event details: Tue 05 Mar, 2:30pm