Adelaide Writers' Week

With Sarah L'Estrange | Rachael Mead speaks with Sarah L’Estrange about the challenges of turning from poetry to fiction, reflecting on her latest novel, The Art of Breaking Ice.

Event details: Tue 05 Mar, 2:30pm

With Claire Nichols | Miles Franklin winner Melissa Lucashenko joins The Book Show’s Claire Nichols for a discussion about her new novel, Edenglassie, and white Australia’s amnesia regarding our collective history.

Event details: Tue 05 Mar, 2:30pm

With Sian Cain | Madison Godfrey describes their second poetry collection as a document of a decade of performing womanhood. The poems are about music, fandom, gender and desire. Godfrey discusses prose poetry with Sian Cain.

Event details: Tue 05 Mar, 1:15pm

With Nicole Abadee | Anne Michaels, the acclaimed novelist and poet, joins Nicole Abadee via live stream for a conversation about writing, structure and the past.

Event details: Tue 05 Mar, 1:15pm

John Lyons, Ilan Pappé, Nathan Thrall and Bruce Wolpe with Debbie Whitmont | Edward Said described Palestinians as “the victims’ victims”. Walkley Award-winning journalist John Lyons, preeminent Israeli historian Ilan Pappé (live stream), Nathan Thrall, author of A Day in the Life of Abed Salama, and political insider Bruce Wolpe (live stream) discuss the implications of this historical reality with Debbie Whitmont.

Event details: Tue 05 Mar, 1:15pm

Royce Kurmelovs, Tory Shepherd and Ben Stubbs with Smriti Daniel | From reporting on the far right to journeys in the Paraguay jungle, join award-winning journalists Royce Kurmelovs, Tory Shepherd and Ben Stubbs for a deep dive into the risks and rewards of immersive storytelling, with Smriti Daniel.

Event details: Tue 05 Mar, 12:00pm

Kathryn Gledhill-Tucker, Richard King, Kate Mildenhall and Tracey Spicer with Ariel Bogle | Can AI produce literature? Writers are demanding protection against tech companies using their work without permission or compensation. Kathryn Gledhill-Tucker, Richard King, Kate Mildenhall and Tracey Spicer discuss the fate of the author with Ariel Bogle.

Event details: Tue 05 Mar, 12:00pm

With Jonathan Green | In a writing life spanning over forty years, Jane Smiley has published seventeen novels, two short story collections, five non-fiction books and eight young adult novels. She tells Jonathan Green why she believes novelists are always working in a time of turmoil.

Event details: Tue 05 Mar, 12:00pm

Melanie Ostell, Vanessa Radnidge and Jeanne Ryckmans with Jessica Alice | From bidding wars to MFA wunderkinds, publishers see it all. Go behind the scenes with Melanie Ostell, Vanessa Radnidge and Jeanne Ryckmans to answer all your curly questions about the world of writing and publishing, with Jessica Alice.

Presented in partnership with Writers SA.

Event details: Tue 05 Mar, 10:45am

With David Marr | Only Peter Goldsworthy could write a memoir titled The Cancer Finishing School. He explains to David Marr why cancer makes good copy for a writer.

Event details: Tue 05 Mar, 10:45am