TAMAR VALLEY

TAMAR VALLEYFESTIVAL PROGRAM

14TH – 16TH SEPTEMBER, 2018

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Earlybird prices available only to 3rd August. Session details correct at time of publication.

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Mary Machen President

Anne Layton-Bennett Vice President and Program Co-ordinator

Richard Ireland Public Officer and West Tamar Council Representative

Mat Butler Treasurer

Joan Walters Sponsorship/Partnership Co-ordinator & Volunteer Co-ordinator

Marjorie Colvill Minutes Secretary

Michelle Page Festival Venues Co-ordinator

Nella Pickup Schools Day and Program Co-ordinator

Marcus Durkin Author/Book Sales manager

Sarah Lebski Marketing/Strategy Manager

Linda Emery Travel and Accommodation Co-ordinator

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Welcome to Tasmania’s premier writers festival. For three days you will be immersed in the magical world of words in one of Tasmania’s most picturesque valleys. Organised entirely by a dedicated team of volunteers, the Tamar Valley Writers Festival offers masterclasses, conversations, panel discussions and Q&As covering all genres of writing around the theme: Tasmania on the Global Page.

I urge you to book early to ensure your seat to hear from more than 60 of Australia’s finest authors and guest speakers. We guarantee you will be enlightened, educated, and above all entertained. Earlybird ticket prices in this program are available until 3rd August.

This year the Festival shifts from the gold-mining town of Beaconsfield to the Tamar Valley Resort, Grindelwald, just a short 20-minute drive from Launceston. All but a handful of events in the program will be staged at the Resort, and we invite you to the official cocktail opening, a writers’ barbecue on the Saturday night, and Breakfast with the Stars on Sunday - as well as take advantage of a jam-packed main program. All events are ticketed, except the children’s program which is entirely free thanks to generous support from Bell Bay Aluminium and South 32, two companies who support community

particularly when it is directed for improving the lot of children and youth in the Tamar region.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all our much-valued corporate sponsors, supporters and collaborative stakeholders. It is most important that I acknowledge the wonderful vote of confidence shown in the Festival by the State Government thanks to a $180,000 funding commitment over six years through Events Tasmania and a gratifying $20,000 funding package from the West Tamar Council.

And, best of all, the Festival enjoys extraordinary enthusiasm from the Tamar Valley community - in just four short years they have embraced the rich cultural experience this biennial event brings. Long may it continue - with your support it will!

Mary Machen, Festival President.

The Tamar Valley Writers Festival was proud to be able to welcome Tim Winton to Launceston on his

only Tasmanian appearance as he toured Australia in March talking about Lost Boys and Toxic Masculinity

in celebration of the launch of his latest book, The Shepherd’s Hut. Photograph: Renee Hodskiss

INTRODUCTION

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EACH PRIZE PACK INCLUDES:The Better Sonby Katherine Johnson

Flamesby Robbie Arnott

Heroes of Hamelby Stephen Dando-Collins

The Keepersby Lian Tanner

Super Sports Spectacular Trapped in the Games Gridby George Ivano�

Membership to the Tamar Valley Writers Festival and the chance to meet one of these five authors.

FIRST TICKETPURCHASEDPatsy from Battery Point

MOST TICKETSPURCHASEDRobyn from Kayena

You will be contacted soon by the Tamar Valley Writers Festival

CONGRATULATIONSTO OUR EARLYBIRD WINNERS

SATURDAY SESSION PASSThis pass includes entry to the Tamar Valley Writers Festival. It also includes access to your choice of three sessions on Saturday 15th September.

You will be able to purchase additional Saturday session tickets for $5 each, in the same transaction.

$35 inc. booking fee

SUNDAY SESSION PASSThis pass includes entry to the Tamar Valley Writers Festival. It also includes access to your choice of three sessions on Sunday 16th September.

You will be able to purchase additional Sunday session tickets for $5 each, in the same transaction.

$35 inc. booking fee

2 DAY SESSION PASSThis pass includes entry to the Tamar Valley Writers Festival as well as your choice of five (5) sessions across Saturday and Sunday (15th & 16th September).

You will be able to purchase additional session tickets for $5 each, in the same transaction.

$55 inc. booking fee

SPECIAL EVENTSWe have a wide range of special events at this year’s Festival - all events are listed in this program, or visit tamarvalleywritersfestival.com.au for more details.

Prices vary per event.

FREE SCHOOLS PROGRAMDetails on page 6.

TICKETS & PACKAGES

PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE AT TAMARVALLEYWRITERSFESTIVAL.COM.AU

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Thursday, 13th September

DIGGING UP YOUR ANCESTORSWith Catherine Pearce

Launceston Library (Australia’s 3rd oldest library) has a rich and diverse collection for the family historian. Catherine Pearce is a librarian and member of the Launceston Historical Society. Catherine will introduce participants to family history resources within the library.

Launceston Library 10:30am – 11:30am Limited to 30 participants

THE GIFTS OF TRUTH, THE TREASURE OF SECRETS: WRITING AN ENGAGING FAMILY HISTORYWith Dr Jodi McAlister

Participants will have the opportunity to develop key skills for the writing of fiction and/or non-fiction based on genealogical records. The emphasis in this masterclass is on crafting and polishing compelling and readable multigenerational family history narratives. Jodi McAlister previously taught Writing Family History and Writing the Family Saga as part of the Diploma of Family History at the University of Tasmania; Dr McAlister is now a lecturer at Deakin University.

Launceston Library 2.00pm – 4.00pm Limited to 30 participants - $45 per person

LAUNCESTON LIBRARY PROGRAM

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PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

9:45am – 10:30am Jackie Kerin

10:45am – 11:30am Kyle Mewburn

11:30am – 12:15pm Lunch & Book Signing

12:15pm – 1:00pm Lian Tanner

1:10pm – 1:55pm Andrew Plant

Venue 1, Tamar Valley Resort, Grindelwald.

MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS

9:45am – 10:30am Lian Tanner

10:45am – 11:30am Andrew Plant

11:30am – 12:15pm Lunch & Book Signing

12:15pm – 1:00pm George Ivanoff

1:10pm – 1:55pm Kyle Mewburn

Venue 2, Tamar Valley Resort, Grindelwald Please note: there is no wheelchair access to this venue.

Friday, 14th September

VENUE 1

VENUE 2

FREE SCHOOLS PROGRAM

The Schools Program, for students from middle school to year 12, is part of the Festival’s commitment to promoting reading and inspiring a passion for books among the young people of the Tamar Valley and beyond.

Students can meet authors and illustrators, who will be talking about their craft and will answer student questions. Students and teachers can discover exciting new voices, have books autographed, and be inspired by the world of imagination and ideas.

The workshop series offers students a more intensive, individual learning experience.

Please note: books by featured authors will be available for purchase on the day or maybe pre-ordered at Petrarch’s Bookshop.

Bookings are limited so book now to avoid disappointment.

1:00pm – 1:50pm Jodi McAlister author of Valentine and Ironheart, paranormal YA novels featuring smart girls and creepy fairies.

Venue 4, Tamar Valley Resort, Grindelwald.

STUDENTS 15 – 18 YEARS(max 30 students)

10:00am – 12:00pm Story Ignition with Amie Kaufman. In this fun, hands-on session, New York Times bestselling author Amie Kaufman works with students to help them design a setting, characters and plot for a story inspired by the things that get them excited in life. Students will leave the session with the bones of their story and the start down on the page – and an insight on how authors do what they do!

Finding what makes you passionate• Choosing your story length• Choosing your protagonist• Finding the right place to start• Character motivations• Choosing your cast• Getting started

Restricted event for school students. Students with physical disability, mental health issues, social disadvantage and from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to attend.

Venue 5, Tamar Valley Resort, Grindelwald.

GRADE 8+

9:45am – 10:30am George Ivanoff

10.45am – 11.30am Jodi McAlister

11:30am – 12:15pm Lunch & Book Signing

12:15pm – 1:00pm Jackie Kerin

1:10pm – 1:55pm Marc McBride

Venue 3, Tamar Valley Resort, Grindelwald Please note: there is no wheelchair access to this venue.

GRADE 8+ WORKSHOP SESSIONS(max 10 students)

9:45am – 10:30am Marc McBride – Deltora Quest illustrator

10:45am – 12:15pm Paul Collins - Hero’s Journey workshop Students will learn how to create a world and at the end of the session will have a fantasy novel plot. Young writers will learn how to enliven their fiction and how to create plots.

12:15pm – 1:00pm Lunch & Book Signing

Friday, 14th September

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VENUE 4

VENUE 5

FREE SCHOOLS PROGRAM

Tamar Valley Writers Festival wishes to thank Bell Bay Aluminium and South 32 for their generous Schools Program support.

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SHARING YARNS OVER BREAKFAST WITH PIP COURTNEY

Launceston to the open plains extended: ABC Landline presenter Pip Courtney on life and landscape. Come and enjoy a delicious breakfast in the company of other Festival guest authors as Pip shares her story that begins with happy memories of early life in Launceston.

Alpenrose Bistro and Bar, Grindelwald. 9:00am – 10:30am $40 per person

Friday, 14th September

SPECIAL EVENTS

CHANGE FROM THE GROUND UP

Young women and producers from Big hART’s Project O host a screening of short films generated by community programs on Tasmania’s North West Coast. This session explores stories of Aboriginal Tasmania, young women and leadership on the Coast, and the enigmatic beauty and musical character of rural sheds.

These films highlight the hidden stories of a community and showcase Big hART’s process working with vulnerable individuals to tell powerful stories of change. Young women participants from Project O share with you their journey learning the leadership and skills to become change-makers in their community.

The Tamar Valley Writers Festival wishes to thank BighART director Scott Rankin for his support of the Festival.

Star Theatre, Invermay Road, Invermay. 11:00am – Noon $25 for adults, $17 for students

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OFFICIAL OPENING COCKTAIL EVENING

With national television personality Neil Kearney as MC and featuring nationally acclaimed comedian Glynn Nicholas and ARIA Award-winning singer/songwriter Monique Brumby. Open to the public.

Geneva Room, Tamar Valley Resort, Grindelwald. 6:30pm $30 per person

MORTAL COIL LEVITATION

Join Aria award-winning indie singer/songwriter Monique Brumby, who will offer insight and inspiration around themes of youth, mortality and the power of music. Recommended for those with a serious interest in lyric writing and composition.

Drysdale Campus, TasTAFE, 92 Paterson Street, Launceston. 1:30pm – 4:00pm Limited to 25 participants $65 adults, $45 students under 18

Glynn Nicholas

Pip Courtney

Monique Brumby

Neil Kearney

Saturday, 15th September Sunday, 16th September

SPECIAL EVENTS

STORIES AND STARS AT SUNSET

A chance to swap anecdotes, share stories, spin yarns, maybe even spruik your own poetry under the stars with fellow writers and avid readers alike. Tamar Valley Resort’s restaurant Alpenrose Bistro and Bar, Grindelwald, will throw open its doors for a hearty barbecue featuring the finest Tamar Valley produce and live music from one of the North’s most popular duos - Stephanie Chitty and Jimmy Reece. What a great way to relax and reflect on the full day that’s been and what the Festival has to offer all day Sunday. Open to the public. Bring your friends.

Alpenrose Bistro and Bar, Grindelwald. 6:00pm until late $45 per person

DEMOCRATIC PUBLISHING MASTERCLASS

In this provocative interactive seminar and panel session, Ray Glickman and Ian Andrew explore how disruptive technology is democratising publishing and expanding reader choice – while potentially threatening literary standards and shaking the foundations of the traditional institutions. They explain how independent publishing works and why it is coming of age amongst traditionally published authors.

Alpenrose Bistro and Bar, Grindelwald. 10:30am – 1:30pm $55 per person

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Friday, 14th September

Saturday, 15th September

PROGRAM

CHANGE FROM THE GROUND UP AT THE STAR THEATRE

See Special Events page 8 for full details.

Star Theatre, Invermay Road, Invermay. 11:00am – Noon $25 for adults, $17 for students

NOT DRAWING, WRITING Devised and arranged by Kim Lehman

Modelled on life drawing classes, Not Drawing, Writing sessions challenge writers of all genres to be spontaneously inspired to write.

At the centre of the room will be a life model, in some form of costume, and with props. The life model will adopt three different poses and participants will be invited to write a “portrait”. It could be a poem, a micro-story, a biography (sort of), maybe even a media release. At the end of each 90-minute session participants will be invited to share their writing and have the opportunity to have their work published on the Festival website/social media platforms, and later as a PDF publication.

Academy Gallery, UTAS, Inveresk. 2:00pm Limited to 25 participants $45 (includes light refreshments)

STORY IGNITION WITH AMIE KAUFMANrestricted event for 18-25 year olds

In this fun, hands-on session, New York Times bestselling author Amie Kaufman works with students to help them design a setting, characters and plot for a story inspired by the things that get them excited in life. Students will leave the session with the bones of their story and the start down on the page – and an insight on how authors do what they do!

OFFICIAL OPENING COCKTAIL EVENINGSee Special Events page 8 for full details.

Geneva Room, Tamar Valley Resort, Grindelwald. 6:30pm, $30 per person

MORTAL COIL LEVITATIONSee Special Events page 8 for full details.

Drysdale Campus, TasTAFE, 92 Paterson Street, Launceston. 1:30pm – 4:00pm Limited to 25 participants $65 adults, $45 students under 18

Saturday, 15th September

PROGRAM

Finding what makes you passionate:• Choosing your story length• Choosing your protagonist• Finding the right place to start• Character motivations• Choosing your cast• Getting startedYoung people with physical disability, mental health issues, social disadvantage and from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to attend.

Venue 5, Tamar Valley Resort, Grindelwald. 10:00am – 12:00 pm Limited to 30 participants

BUILDING WORLDS WITH WORDSwith Finegan Kruckemeyer

A half-day journey through an ageless artform, this workshop sees participants writing as one, as some and as many, as we delight in the joy of fashioning landscapes and inventing populations. Working from the macro to the micro, you will imagine worlds that hold countries, and countries that hold counties, and counties that hold mountains, and mountains that hold cities, and cities that hold citizens – a litany of citizens. And from here, you will make the final authorial leap, entering into the mind and heart of a protagonist, and telling us what you find.

Venue 5, Tamar Valley Resort, Grindelwald. 1:00pm – 4:00pm, Limited to 25 participants, $65 adults, $45 for students

NOT DRAWING, WRITING Devised and arranged by Kim Lehman

Modelled on life drawing classes, Not Drawing, Writing sessions challenge writers of all genres to be spontaneously inspired to write.

At the centre of the room will be a life model, in some form of costume, and with props. The life model will adopt three different poses and participants will be invited to write a “portrait”. It could be a poem, a micro-story, a biography (sort of), maybe even a media release. At the end of each 90-minute session participants will be invited to share their writing and have the opportunity to have their work published on the Festival website/social media platforms, and later as a PDF publication.

Academy Gallery, UTAS, Inveresk. 2:00pm – 3.30pm Limited to 25 participants $45 (includes light refreshments)

STORIES AND STARS AT SUNSET

See Special Events page 8 for full details.

Alpenrose Bistro and Bar, Grindelwald. 6:00pm until late $45 per person

VENUE 5

VENUE 5

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Saturday, 15th September

SESSIONS

TIME VENUE 1 VENUE 2 VENUE 39:00am – 9:15am Housekeeping

9:15am – 10:15am

Open Hearts, Closed Borders: the refugee experience Steve Biddulph Julian Burnside, Shokoofeh Azar

Meet the illustrator: Drawing Dragons and other fantastic creatures with Marc McBride (FREE child & family session)

10:15am – 10:45am Morning Tea & Book Signing Morning Tea & Book Signing Morning Tea & Book Signing

10.45am – 11.45amLearning to Fly: Emerging Authors Cheryl Akle, Louise Allan, Jessie Cole, Adam Thompson

Novels aren’t the only fruit! Other worlds in words Cameron Hindrum, Katherine Johnson, Finegan Kruckemeyer, Tim Ayliffe

Meet the author: Kyle Mewburn (FREE child & family session)

12:05pm – 1:05pm

Lost in the Bottom Paddock: Words from the Farm Pip Courtney, Rachael Treasure, Fiona Stocker, Christine Milne

Garments of Time: the many Guises of History Louise Evans, Stephanie Parkyn, Margaretta Pos, James Dryburgh, Rebe Taylor

But what happened next? Reading for Pleasure Lyndon Riggall, Steve Biddulph, George Ivanoff

1:05pm – 2:00pm Lunch & Book Signing Lunch & Book Signing

Book Launch 1.15pm – 1.55pm Margaretta Pos & Lindsay Tuffin launch of Among the Willows and Wild Things: The Fingal Valley Nature Diary of a Young Girl in the 1930s by Ann Page

2.00pm – 3.00pm

Name That Tune: Belinda King Stephen Dando-Collins in conversation with Ron Stigwood

Numbers Never Lie! Writing a Bestseller Cheryl Akle, Lauren Chater, Lian Tanner, Shirley Patton

Local Voices, Stellar Talents: The Village People Neil Kearney, Alison Andrews, Michael Jacobson

3.00pm – 3.30pm Afternoon tea & Book Signing Afternoon tea & Book Signing Afternoon tea & Book Signing

3.30pm – 4.30pm

Bright and Shiny Things: Collecting Stories Pip Courtney, Christine Milne, Carmel Bird, Adam Page

Matters Fantastical: Speculative Fiction Lyndon Riggall, Amie Kaufman, Jodi McAlister, Paul Collins

“The End.” Now what do I do with my manuscript? Rachel Edwards, Ian Andrew, Lucinda Sharp, Cathi Lewis

5.00pm – 6.00pm

40 South Short Story Competition winners’ presentation and Forty South Short Story Anthology 2018 book launch. Ticketed event $15 Lian Tanner, Melissa Manning; reading from two students of Exeter High School (finalists in the 2018 Young Tasmanian Writers’ Prize); Judges - Lian Tanner, Robbie Arnott and James Dryburgh

Sweat sells: why sportswriting is addictive Michael Osborne, Neil Kearney, Louise Evans

If Music Be the Food of Love… Helen Shield, Michael Jacobson, Eloise Thetford, Monique Brumby

6:00PM – 9:30PM BBQ and music $45 (open to the public)

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Sunday, 16th September

SESSIONS

TIME VENUE 1 VENUE 2 VENUE 3

9:00am – 10:30am

Sharing yarns over breakfast with Pip Courtney Launceston to the open plains extended: ABC Landline presenter Pip Courtney on life and landscape

10:45am – 11:45am

Who decides? Ending Life or Ending Suffering Julian Burnside, Dr Terry Hannan, Dr Charlie Corke, Jessie Cole

Moment of Launch: Emerging Writers Michael Jacobson Robbie Arnott, Lisa Walker, Tim Ayliffe

So, you want to be a writer? Speed date a local group 5 mins each Moderator: Shirley Patton

11:45am – 12:45pm Lunch & Book Signing Lunch & Book Signing Lunch & Book Signing

12:45pm – 1:45pm

Vicki Madden In Conversation Before lights, camera, action: Logie and AACTA award-winning scriptwriter Vicki Madden in conversation with national TV personality Neil Kearney

Honourable Mentions: do Literary Awards help or hinder? Rachel Edwards, Katherine Johnson, Louise Allan, Shokoofeh Azar, Carmel Bird

Summoning Ghosts: writing and commemorating our fighting spirit Stephen Dando-Collins, Julian Burgess, Louise Evans

2.05pm – 3.05pm

Blessed Disguises: Dressing up facts as fiction Cheryl Akle Lauren Chater, Lisa Walker, Stephanie Parkyn

Postcards from the Margin: writing in regional areas Robbie Arnott, Rachael Treasure, Finegan Kruckemeyer, Lindsay Tuffin

3.10pm – 4.10pmThe Bard & the Bottle: Writers under the Influence Cameron Hindrum, Steven Wilkins

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