Adelaide Writers' Week

With Bob Carr.

Mike Carlton shares stories of the little-known Australian submariners of the 20th century with Bob Carr. His latest book, Dive!, is a chronicle of courage, espionage and political maneuvering.

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Wed 05 Mar, 1:15pm | West Stage

With Jo Case.

Anna Broinowski chats to Jo Case to talk about her new memoir, Datsun Angel, the confronting story of a sex, drugs and violence-fuelled adventure through the savage Australian outback of the 1980s.

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Wed 05 Mar, 12:00pm | West Stage

With Jo Case.

The critically acclaimed, bestselling author of The Tiger’s Wife and Inland, Téa Obreht (live stream), tells Jo Case about her latest novel, The Morningside, a haunting, dystopian story about war, climate refugees and magic.

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Wed 05 Mar, 10:45am | West Stage

With Katrina Strickland.

Marie Curie and Maria Callas were legends in both their professional and private lives. Bestselling writers Dava Sobel and Daisy Goodwin take us inside these remarkable women’s worlds, in company with Katrina Strickland.

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Wed 05 Mar, 9:30am | West Stage

With Annabelle Quince.

The winner of the 2024 Orwell Prize for Political Writing, Matthew Longo, talks to Annabelle Quince about The Picnic. An improbable historical event, this pan-European outing involved goulash, beer and 600 East Germans on the border between Hungary and Austria.

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Tue 04 Mar, 2:30pm | West Stage

With Tory Shepherd.

Award-winning journalist Rick Morton talks to Tory Shepherd about his book, Mean Streak, a compelling but horrifying account of the “venality, incompetence and cowardice” behind Australia’s shameful Robodebt scandal.

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Mon 03 Mar, 5:00pm | West Stage

The MUD Literary Prize celebrates a debut novel of literary fiction. Past winners have included Trent Dalton and Pip Williams. Hear from the 2025 winner, Cameron Stewart, author of Why Do Horses Run? with chair David Sly. Special thanks to the MUD Literary Club for their support and contribution to Adelaide Writers’ Week

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Mon 03 Mar, 3:45pm | West Stage

The Voice to Parliament referendum was an opportunity for meaningful Indigenous recognition. Thomas Mayo and Jared Thomas reflect on the defeat of this modest proposal. Are we mean-spirited? Are we naysayers who lack the empathy to redress profound wrongs? Did advocates fail to effectively prosecute their case? And what is the way forward?

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Mon 03 Mar, 2:30pm | West Stage

With Nicole Abadee.

Critic and Novelist Lauren Oyler joins Nicole Abadee to explore the self-aggrandisement and selfexoneration inherent in public writing, as well as literary criticism and Oyler’s latest essay collection, No Judgement.

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Mon 03 Mar, 1:15pm | West Stage

With Alexander Ward AM.

Shaun Micallef talks to Alexander Ward AM about his new anthology, Slivers, Shards and Skerricks, a dizzying collection of prose, plays, philosophy, poetry and parody by one of Australia’s “most intelligent and more handsome Renaissance men.”

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Mon 03 Mar, 12:00pm | West Stage