Our 2023 program was…
Note: all sessions are at Bellingen Showground
Friday 9 June 2023
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Poetry Slam 2023
Friday 9 June 2023 7:15 pm - 10:15 pm Book Warehouse Marquee
(Bellingen Showground)
Saturday 10 June 2023
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The Republic
Saturday 10 June 2023 9:00 am - 10:00 am Gillian Mears Marquee
(Bellingen Showground)Craig FosterPeter FitzSimons -
In Conversation: Robert Dessaix and Adam Norris
Saturday 10 June 2023 9:00 am - 10:00 am Pavilion
(Bellingen Showground)Robert Dessaix Adam Norris -
In Conversation: Maxine Beneba Clarke
Saturday 10 June 2023 9:00 am - 10:00 am Book Warehouse Marquee
(Bellingen Showground)Maxine Beneba Clarke Kate Evans -
In Conversation: Fiona Kelly McGregor
Saturday 10 June 2023 10:30 am - 11:30 am Gillian Mears Marquee
(Bellingen Showground)Fiona Kelly McGregor Elisa Hall -
On Politics and Stuff: Mark Humphries
Saturday 10 June 2023 10:30 am - 11:30 am Pavilion
(Bellingen Showground)Mark Humphries -
Freedom, Only Freedom (Livestream)
Saturday 10 June 2023 10:30 am - 11:30 am Book Warehouse Marquee
(Bellingen Showground)Behrouz BoochaniOmid Tofighian Craig Foster -
In Conversation: Heather Mitchell
Saturday 10 June 2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Gillian Mears Marquee
(Bellingen Showground)Heather Mitchell Isobelle Carmody -
Koala
Saturday 10 June 2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Pavilion
(Bellingen Showground)Danielle Clode Tim Cadman -
In Conversation: Paul Barry
Saturday 10 June 2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Book Warehouse Marquee
(Bellingen Showground)Paul Barry Matthew Spencer -
Sit Down, Stand-Up
Saturday 10 June 2023 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm Book Warehouse Marquee
(Bellingen Showground)Wil AndersonZoë Coombs MarrTom Ballard Mark Humphries -
Crossing Genres
Saturday 10 June 2023 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Pavilion
(Bellingen Showground)Kathryn HoreIsobelle CarmodyShaun Prescott -
In Conversation: Sophie Cunningham
Saturday 10 June 2023 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm Gillian Mears Marquee
(Bellingen Showground)Sophie Cunningham Steve Coates -
In Conversation: Janine Mikosza and Claudine Tinellis
Saturday 10 June 2023 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Pavilion
(Bellingen Showground)Janine Mikosza Claudine Tinellis -
Imagine a Place
Saturday 10 June 2023 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm Gillian Mears Marquee
(Bellingen Showground)Rhett DavisChristy Anne JonesShaun Prescott -
In Conversation: Pip Williams
Saturday 10 June 2023 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm Book Warehouse Marquee
(Bellingen Showground)Pip Williams Melanie Kembrey -
FictoHisto
Saturday 10 June 2023 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Pavilion
(Bellingen Showground)Gail JonesFiona Kelly McGregorPaul Dalgarno Adam Norris -
Something Stirs
Saturday 10 June 2023 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm Gillian Mears Marquee
(Bellingen Showground)Holly ThrosbyMatthew Spencer Kate Evans -
In Conversation: Akuch Kuol Anyieth and Anton Enus
Saturday 10 June 2023 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm Book Warehouse Marquee
(Bellingen Showground)Akuch Kuol Anyieth Anton Enus -
Going Home
Saturday 10 June 2023 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Pavilion
(Bellingen Showground)Janine MikoszaKim Mahood Gail Jones -
Afro-Australian Voices
Saturday 10 June 2023 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm Gillian Mears Marquee
(Bellingen Showground)Eugen BaconAkuch Kuol Anyieth Maxine Beneba Clarke -
Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here: Heather Rose
Saturday 10 June 2023 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm Book Warehouse Marquee
(Bellingen Showground)Heather Rose Melanie Kembrey -
A Dark and Stormy Night
Saturday 10 June 2023 7:45 pm - 8:45 pm Gillian Mears Marquee
(Bellingen Showground)Rhett DavisFirst Dog on the MoonIsobelle Carmody Angela Meyer -
The World’s A Stage: Debate and Democracy
Saturday 10 June 2023 7:45 pm - 9:00 pm Book Warehouse Marquee
(Bellingen Showground)Kerry O'BrienPaul Barry Anton Enus
Sunday 11 June 2023
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Voice to Parliament: Thomas Mayo (livestream) and Kerry O’Brien
Sunday 11 June 2023 9:00 am - 10:00 am Book Warehouse Marquee
(Bellingen Showground)Thomas MayoKerry O'Brien Seth Jordan -
Who Tells the Story?
Sunday 11 June 2023 9:00 am - 10:00 am Gillian Mears Marquee
(Bellingen Showground)Pip WilliamsKathryn HoreChristy Anne Jones -
A Taste for Words
Sunday 11 June 2023 9:00 am - 10:00 am Pavilion
(Bellingen Showground)Maxine Beneba ClarkeAngela Meyer Jason John -
The Battle of Long Tan
Sunday 11 June 2023 10:30 am - 11:30 am Book Warehouse Marquee
(Bellingen Showground)Peter FitzSimons Matthew Spencer -
In Conversation: Tom Ballard
Sunday 11 June 2023 10:30 am - 11:30 am Gillian Mears Marquee
(Bellingen Showground)Tom Ballard Paul Dalgarno -
In Conversation: Eugen Bacon
Sunday 11 June 2023 10:30 am - 11:30 am Pavilion
(Bellingen Showground)Eugen Bacon Seth Jordan -
It’s In Our Nature
Sunday 11 June 2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Gillian Mears Marquee
(Bellingen Showground)Sophie CunninghamDanielle Clode Natalie Isaacs -
In Conversation: Angela Meyer
Sunday 11 June 2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Pavilion
(Bellingen Showground)Angela Meyer Christy Anne Jones -
Life, Words
Sunday 11 June 2023 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Gillian Mears Marquee
(Bellingen Showground)Heather MitchellHeather RoseAkuch Kuol Anyieth Heather Rose -
I Am NOT Fine, Thanks
Sunday 11 June 2023 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Book Warehouse Marquee
(Bellingen Showground)Wil Anderson Melanie Kembrey -
The World, Pocket-Sized
Sunday 11 June 2023 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Pavilion
(Bellingen Showground)Fiona Kelly McGregorRobert DessaixJanine Mikosza Claudine Tinellis -
In Conversation: First Dog on the Moon and Mark Humphries
Sunday 11 June 2023 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Book Warehouse Marquee
(Bellingen Showground)First Dog on the MoonMark Humphries -
Wandering with Intent
Sunday 11 June 2023 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Gillian Mears Marquee
(Bellingen Showground)Kim Mahood Gary Fry -
Salonika Burning
Sunday 11 June 2023 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Pavilion
(Bellingen Showground)Gail Jones Kate Evans -
The Make-Believe World
Sunday 11 June 2023 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm Book Warehouse Marquee
(Bellingen Showground)Isobelle CarmodyEugen BaconAngela MeyerKathryn Hore Rhett Davis -
In Conversation: Holly Throsby
Sunday 11 June 2023 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Gillian Mears Marquee
(Bellingen Showground)Holly Throsby Steve Coates -
Gained in Translation
Sunday 11 June 2023 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Pavilion
(Bellingen Showground)Omid TofighianPip Williams Erna Walraven -
In Conversation: Natalie Isaacs
Sunday 11 June 2023 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Gillian Mears Marquee
(Bellingen Showground)Natalie Isaacs Carolyn Heise -
A Country of Eternal Light
Sunday 11 June 2023 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Pavilion
(Bellingen Showground)Paul Dalgarno Claudine Tinellis -
Queerstralia
Sunday 11 June 2023 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm Book Warehouse Marquee
(Bellingen Showground)Tom BallardZoë Coombs Marr -
BookWiz
Sunday 11 June 2023 7:45 pm - 9:00 pm Book Warehouse Marquee
(Bellingen Showground)Tom BallardMark HumphriesZoë Coombs MarrMelanie KembreyRhett Davis Adam Norris