Perth Writers' Festival
Situated on the beautiful grounds of The University of Western Australia, the Perth Writers Festival is a celebration of the written word in all its forms. With something for everyone, the long weekend includes a fabulous opening party, readings, talks, workshops and our always popular Family Day. It is an integral part of teh fabulous Perth Festival that runs from Feb 10 to March 3 in 2012.
Where? Perth, Western Australia. University of Western Australia Campus
Who? Guest writers in 2012 include: Barbara Trapido, Germaine Greer, Jo Nesbø, Chetan Bhagat, David Levithan, Janette Turner-Hospital, Justice Michael Kirby, Marieke Hardy, Tom Keneally, Frank Moorhouse, Peter FitzSimons, Ray Martin, Stuart Littlemore, and Michael Robothan
How much were the tickets? Some Free events. Others various
Festival Website: Perth Writers
Perth Writers Festival Family Day 2012
Children of all ages can get hands-on with readings, games, workshops and activities that bring the imaginative world of books to life. Authors and illustrators entertain and enlighten in an outdoor carnival atmosphere that has everything from face painting, balloon-twisting and circus skills demonstrations, not to mention A Capella group Coco's Lunch and their dynamic children's show.
With so much to do, your day will be jam-packed with excitement!
Featuring: Gruen Transfer panellist Jane Caro and her new book for young adults Just a Girl; bestselling American David Levithan (Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist); master illustrator Leigh Hobbs (Old Tom); author Carole Wilkinson (Dragonkeeper series); author Sally Murphy (Pearl versus the World); and many, many more
Previous Festivals? AC Grayling, Barry Lopez, Adrian McKinty, Alex Miller, Amanda Lohrey, Andrea Goldsmith, Andy Griffiths, Angie Sage, Anita Heiss, Anzon Cameron, Anthony Buckley, Archie Weller, Colin Mcclaren, Craig Silvey, David Carlin, David Finkel, Dianne Wolfer, Don Watson, Donna Mulhearn, Eleanor Catton, Elizabeth Kostova,Emily Maguire, Evelyn Juers, Garth Nix, Goldie Goldbloom, Helen Oyeyemi, Hugh Mackay, Irvine Welsh, Jack Heath, James Roy, Jon Doust, Judith Lanigan, Ka Bedford, Kalinda Ashton,, Kerry Greenwood, Kirsty Muray, Larissa Behrendt, Lenny Bartulin, Linda Javin, Liz Byrski, Marele Day, Marina Endicott, Mark Tredinnick, Mark Walden, Michael Adams, Michael Cathcart, Michael Goldfarb, Michael Koryta, Morris Gleitzman, Neil White, Nicholas Rothwell, Patrick Gale, Patrick Ness, Paul Kelly, Richard Newsome, Richard Rissiter, Robert Forster, Robert Gray, Robert Macklin, Robyn Mundy, Salley Vickers, Shani Mootoo, Stephen Scourfiled, Tasma Walton, Thomas Keneally, Tom Cho, Wendy James, William Dalyrymple, William L. FoxPeter Singer, Kate Grenville, Mark Tredinnick, Robert Adamson, James McBride, Clive Hamilton, Sebastian Barry , David Brooks, Mem Fox (right) Stella Rimington,Tristan Bancks, Sonya Hartnett, , Robert Hillman, Julia Leigh, Anne Summers, Carole Wilkinson, Imran Ahmad, Felice Arena, Robert Drewe, Nadeem Aslam, Robert Baer,, AJ Betts, Graeme Blundell, James Campbell, Jane Caro, John Carroll, Sophie Cunningham, Susan Wyndham
* Tariq Ali (The Obama Syndrome, Night of the Golden Butterfly, Palgrave Macmillan)
* Simon Armitage (Seeing Stars, A&U)
* Bernard Beckett (August, Text)
* Pat Conroy (South of Broad, A&U)
* Brian Falkner (The Project, Walker Books)
* Damon Galgut (In a Strange Room, A&U)
* Sophie Gee (The Scandal of the Season, Random House)
* Lyndall Gordon (Lives Like Loaded Guns, Hachette)
* Lev Grossman (The Magicians, Random House)
* Joanne Harris (Blueeyedboy, Random House)
* Anjali Joseph (Saraswati Park, HarperCollins)
* Yan Lianke (The Dream of Ding Village, Text)
* Jeff Lindsay (Dexter is Delicious, Hachette Livre Australia)
* Richard Lloyd Parry (People Who Eat Darkness, Random House)
* Armistead Maupin (Mary Ann In Autumn, Random House)
* Andrew O'Hagan (The Life and Opinions of Maf the Dog, and of his friend Marilyn Monroe, A&U)
* Annie Proulx (Bird Cloud, HarperCollins)
* Adam Ross (Mr Peanut, Random House)
* Dorothy Rowe (Why We Lie: The Source of our Disasters, HarperCollins)
* Hazel Rowley (Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage, MUP)
* Miguel Syjuco (Ilustrado, Random House).
Local authors attending have included:
* Wayne Ashton (Equator, Fremantle Press)
* Jon Bauer (Rocks in the Belly, Scribe)
* Carmel Bird (Child of the Twilight, Home Truth, HarperCollins)
* Ron Brooks (Drawn from the Heart, A&U)
* Ken Crispin (Quest for Justice, Scribe)
* Stephen Daisley (Traitor, Text)
* Gregory Day (The Grand Hotel, Random House)
* Robert Drewe (Sand, Fremantle Press)
* Ursula Dubosarsky (Return of the Word Spy, Penguin)
* Anthony Eaton (Daywards, UQP)
* Colleen Egan (Murderer No More, A&U)
* Will Elliott (The Pilgrims, HarperCollins)
* Tim Flannery (Here on Earth, Text)
* Sandy Fussell (Jaguar Warrior, Walker Books)
* Raimond Gaita (Gaze: Morality, Law and Politics, UWA Publishing)
* Leah Giarratano (Watch the World Burn, Random House)
* Kate Holden (The Romantic: Italian Nights and Days, Text)
* Adrian Hyland (Gunshot Road, Text)
* Gail Jones (Five Bells, Random House)
* Toni Jordan (Fall Girl, Text)
* Andrew Joyner (The Terrible Plop, Penguin)
* John Kinsella (Sand, Fremantle Press)
* Margo Lanagan (Zombies Vs Unicorns, Yellowcake, A&U)
* Ian Lowe (A Voice of Reason: Reflections on Australia, UQP)
* Simone Lazaroo (Sustenance, UWA Publishing)
* Roger McDonald (When Colts Ran, Random House)
* Fiona McGregor (Indelible Ink, Scribe)
* Melina Marchetta (The Piper's Son, Penguin)
* Les Murray (Taller When Prone, Black Inc.)
* Malla Nunn (Let the Dead Lie, Pan Macmillan)
* Wendy Orr (Raven's Mountain, A&U)
* Caroline Overington (I Came to Say Goodbye, Random House)
* Hetti Perkins (art + soul, MUP)
* Peter Rose (Roddy Parr, HarperCollins)
* Kim Scott (That Deadman Dance, Pan Macmillan)
* John Tranter (Starlight: 150 Poems, UQP)
* Kristen Tranter (The Legacy, HarperCollins)
* Angus Trumble (The Finger: A Handbook, MUP)
* Maria Tumarkin (Otherland, Random House)
* Brenda Walker (Reading by Moonlight: How books saved a life, Penguin)
* David Whish-Wilson (Line of Sight, Penguin)