Thanks to everyone who came to the 2021 festival. Stay tuned for next year…
Wednesday 9 - Friday 11 June
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Schools Program
Wednesday 9 - Friday 11 June 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Schools Anna FienbergOliver PhommavanhPenelope PratleyKate ForsythAlana Valentine
Friday 11 June
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Opening Address
Friday 11 June 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Gillian Mears Marquee William McInnes -
Bellingen Poetry Slam
Friday 11 June 7:15 pm - 10:15 pm Book Warehouse Marquee Jason John
Saturday 12 June
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In Conversation: Erna Walraven and Dominic King
Saturday 12 June 9:00 am - 10:00 am Gillian Mears Marquee Erna WalravenDominic King -
In Conversation: Kate Forsyth & Rohan Wilson
Saturday 12 June 9:30 am - 10:30 am Pavilion Rohan WilsonKate Forsyth -
In Conversation: Julian Burnside
Saturday 12 June 10:00 am - 11:00 am Book Warehouse Marquee Julian Burnside Jennie Fenton -
Indigenous Storytime with Michael Jarrett
Saturday 12 June 10:30 am - 11:30 am Bellingen Library Michael Jarrett -
The Power, The Poem
Saturday 12 June 10:30 am - 11:30 am Gillian Mears Marquee Jason JohnZenobia FrostRebecca Jessen -
In Conversation: Michael Robotham
Saturday 12 June 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Pavilion Michael Robotham Adam Norris -
In Conversation: Claire Hooper & Paul McDermott
Saturday 12 June 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Book Warehouse Marquee Paul McDermottClaire Hooper -
Morris Gleitzman
Saturday 12 June 11:45 am - 12:45 pm Bellingen Library Morris Gleitzman -
Surviving New England
Saturday 12 June 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Gillian Mears Marquee Callum Clayton-Dixon Barry McDonald -
In Conversation: John Marsden & Kate Forsyth
Saturday 12 June 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Book Warehouse Marquee Kate ForsythJohn Marsden -
Almost A Mirror
Saturday 12 June 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Pavilion Kirsten KrauthPaul McDermottMichael Simic -
Spec-Fic; The World Beyond the World
Saturday 12 June 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm Gillian Mears Marquee B.P. (Ben) MarshallRohan Wilson Nike Sulway -
In Conversation: Alison Gibbs
Saturday 12 June 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Book Warehouse Marquee Alison Gibbs Jess Hill -
Freedom, Other, Life
Saturday 12 June 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Pavilion Mirandi RiwoeMohammed Massoud Morsi Adam Norris -
Planet Earth: Bob Brown
Saturday 12 June 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm Gillian Mears Marquee Bob Brown -
Gisela Kaplan
Saturday 12 June 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm Book Warehouse Marquee Gisela Kaplan -
The Truth – Life, Words, and the Things In Between
Saturday 12 June 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Pavilion Jess HillKate ForsythKathryn Heyman -
No Greater Challenge
Saturday 12 June 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm Gillian Mears Marquee Paddy ManningJonica Newby -
Shortcuts 1
Saturday 12 June 5:45 pm - 7:00 pm Book Warehouse Marquee Michael RobothamMohammed Massoud MorsiB.P. (Ben) MarshallRebecca Jessen -
In Conversation: Craig Silvey
Saturday 12 June 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Pavilion Craig Silvey Steve Coates -
Reprehensible: Mikey Robins
Saturday 12 June 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm Gillian Mears Marquee Mikey Robins Debbie Spillane -
In Conversation: Rhoda Roberts
Saturday 12 June 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm Pavilion Rhoda Roberts Michael Jarrett -
In Conversation: William McInnes
Saturday 12 June 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Gillian Mears Marquee William McInnes Mikey Robins -
In Conversation: Bob Brown & Julian Burnside
Saturday 12 June 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Book Warehouse Marquee Bob BrownJulian Burnside Barrie Cassidy
Sunday 13 June
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The World’s A Stage
Sunday 13 June 9:00 am - 10:00 am Pavilion Rhoda RobertsWilliam McInnesKathryn Heyman -
Fiction, History, and the Stuff of Stories
Sunday 13 June 9:00 am - 10:00 am Gillian Mears Marquee Rohan WilsonMirandi Riwoe Courtney Collins -
In Conversation: Mohammed Massoud Morsi
Sunday 13 June 10:30 am - 11:30 am Pavilion Mohammed Massoud Morsi Michael Robotham -
Shortcuts 3
Sunday 13 June 10:30 am - 11:45 am Gillian Mears Marquee Jonica NewbyMikey RobinsKate ForsythMalcolm Knox -
In Conversation: John Marsden
Sunday 13 June 10:30 am - 11:30 am Book Warehouse Marquee John Marsden Luke Ryan -
The Light Fantastic
Sunday 13 June 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Pavilion Kate ForsythNike SulwayMiriam Verbeek -
Prizes! Prose! Pandemic!
Sunday 13 June 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Book Warehouse Marquee Jess HillMirandi RiwoeFavel Parrett -
In Conversation: Mikey Robins & Paul McDermott
Sunday 13 June 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Gillian Mears Marquee Paul McDermottMikey Robins -
In Conversation: Bob Brown & Julian Burnside
Sunday 13 June 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Book Warehouse Marquee Bob BrownJulian Burnside Paddy Manning -
The Town, The World
Sunday 13 June 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Gillian Mears Marquee Malcolm KnoxAlison Gibbs -
Almost A Mirror
Sunday 13 June 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm Pavilion Kirsten KrauthPaul McDermottMichael Simic -
In Conversation: Craig Silvey
Sunday 13 June 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Book Warehouse Marquee Craig Silvey Anton Enus -
In Conversation: Malcolm Knox
Sunday 13 June 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm Pavilion Malcolm Knox Barrie Cassidy -
In Conversation: Morris Gleitzman
Sunday 13 June 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Gillian Mears Marquee Morris Gleitzman Adam Norris -
In Conversation: Michael Robotham
Sunday 13 June 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Book Warehouse Marquee Michael Robotham Mirandi Riwoe -
Setting in Stone
Sunday 13 June 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Gillian Mears Marquee Mirandi RiwoeAlison Gibbs -
In Conversation: Jess Hill
Sunday 13 June 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Book Warehouse Marquee Jess Hill Barrie Cassidy -
In Conversation: Anton Enus
Sunday 13 June 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Pavilion Anton Enus Luke Ryan -
Good News!
Sunday 13 June 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Book Warehouse Marquee Mikey RobinsPaul McDermottBob BrownRhoda RobertsCraig Silvey
