This is the fourth year I've attended Sydney Writers Festival's Live and Local live-streamed events at the National Library of Australia. I nearly missed it this year because, somehow, I didn't see the usual advertising. However, I caught it just in time, and was able to attend an event that particularly interested me. For the … Continue reading Sydney Writers Festival 2022, Live and Local (Session 1, and only)
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Sydney Writers Festival 2021, Live and Local (Session 2)
My second Sydney Writers Festival's Live and Local event for 2021 was an hour after the first one. This left me time to fill in. It was disappointing that the National Library's Bookplate Cafe was closed by then, which I think has happened in previous years. It would have been nice to sit down with … Continue reading Sydney Writers Festival 2021, Live and Local (Session 2)
Sydney Writers Festival 2021, Live and Local (Session 1)
This is the third year I've attended Sydney Writers Festival's Live and Local live-streamed events at the National Library of Australia. More often than not, I attend these events alone, but I was lucky to find that one of our wonderful local authors, Karen Viggers, was also attending alone, so I had company in my … Continue reading Sydney Writers Festival 2021, Live and Local (Session 1)
Sydney Writers Festival 2019, Live and Local (Session 3)
And now my final event from the Sydney Writers Festival live-streamed (#SWFLiveAndLocal).program at th National Library of Australia. "I do not want to see this in print", Sunday 5 May, 4.30pm Panel: Annabel Crabb (convenor), with Samantha Maiden, Sharri Markson, Niki Savva Australian journalist Annabel Crabb, as cheeky as ever, introduced the session as being one … Continue reading Sydney Writers Festival 2019, Live and Local (Session 3)
Sydney Writers Festival 2019, Live and Local (Session 2)
I returned to the National Library of Australia today for two more live-streamed events from the Sydney Writers Festival (#SWFLiveAndLocal). As I did last year, I'll write each event up in separate posts, so here is the first of my Sunday events. Andrew Sean Greer: Less (Conversation), Sunday 5 May, 3.00pm Conversation: Andrew Sean Greer with … Continue reading Sydney Writers Festival 2019, Live and Local (Session 2)
Sydney Writers Festival 2019, Live and Local (Session 1)
As in 2018, selected Sydney Writers Festival events were live-streamed this year to 35 sites, including Canberra's National Library of Australia (#SWFLiveAndLocal). I had planned to attend most of Saturday's events, but then our annual day-trip to our friends' place in the country came up, and that's unmissable, so I only attended the last event … Continue reading Sydney Writers Festival 2019, Live and Local (Session 1)
Sydney Writers Festival 2018, Live streaming (Session 3)
My final live-streamed session of the Festival was even more interesting than I expected. My friend and I chose it partly because it fit our respective busy time-tables, but partly also because, as people interested in language and literature, we are interested in translation. Emily Wilson: Translating the Odyssey, Sunday May 6, 4.30pm This event … Continue reading Sydney Writers Festival 2018, Live streaming (Session 3)
Sydney Writers Festival 2018, Live-streaming (Session 2)
I only managed one session a day at the SWF's live-streaming program at the National Library of Australia, and on day 2, I picked a doozy! It was such fun, I forgot to take a pic! Annabel Crabb's BooKwiz, Saturday 5 May, 4.30pm Panel: Leigh Sales, Richard Fidler, Julia Zemiro, Tim Minchin, Annabel Crabb (MC) Of … Continue reading Sydney Writers Festival 2018, Live-streaming (Session 2)
Sydney Writers Festival 2018, Live-streaming (Session 1)
May is such a busy month for birthdays and anniversaries in the Gums world that I hardly ever get to the Sydney Writers Festival, even though it is not much more than 3 hours drive away. I was consequently thrilled to discover that this year the National Library of Australia, Canberra, would be one of … Continue reading Sydney Writers Festival 2018, Live-streaming (Session 1)
Monday musings on Australian literature: If I were going to the Sydney Writers Festival
I'm afraid I don't have a real Monday musings today. I'm in the process of packing up to leave Toronto later today, so thought I'd just share with you the program from this year's Sydney Writers Festival. Once again, I don't expect that I'll manage to attend. Its timing is always slap-bang in the middle … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: If I were going to the Sydney Writers Festival
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