Sydney Writers' Festival @ Parkes Library: Gina Chick 22 May 2025 Hear Alone Australia winner Gina Chick regale you with stories of her extraordinary life, from her unconventional childhood to deep links with nature as an adult.Presented by Sydney Writers' Festival as part of the Live and Local program. Parkes Shire Library, Bogan Street, Parkes 2870 Tagged as: , Community events
Sydney Writers' Festival @ Parkes Library: Untrue Crime 23 May 2025 Novelist Shankari Chandran, investigative journalist Kate McClymont and Diamond Dagger Award winner Ian Rankin discuss the line between fact and fiction in the stories they tell about crime. With host Matthew Condon. Presented by Sydney Writers' Festival as part of the Live and Local program. Parkes Shire Library, Bogan Street, Parkes 2870 Tagged as: , Community events
Sydney Writers' Festival @ Parkes Library: Helen Garner 23 May 2025 Hear iconic Australian writer Helen Garner’s reflections on football and the cycles of life in The Season, her first full-length book in a decade. In conversation with David Leser. Presented by Sydney Writers' Festival as part of the Live and Local program. Parkes Shire Library, Bogan Street, Parkes 2870 Tagged as: , Community events
Sydney Writers' Festival @ Parkes Library: Bakers' Delight 24 May 2025 With host Jennifer Wong, get special insight into the art and industry of baking from the queens of Australian pastry, Flour and Stone's Nadine Ingram, Beatrix Bakes' Natalie Paull and Lune Croissanterie's Kate Reid. Presented by Sydney Writers' Festival as part of the Live and Local program. Parkes Shire Library, Bogan Street, Parkes 2870 Tagged as: , Community events
Sydney Writers' Festival @ Trundle Library: Colm Tóibín 23 May 2025 Hear how Laureate of Irish Fiction Colm Tóibín returned to the Lacey family of international bestseller Brooklyn with the long-awaited sequel, set 20 years after Rose’s death. With ABC Radio National’s Kate Evans. Presented by Sydney Writers' Festival as part of the Live and Local program. Trundle Library, Forbes St, Trundle 2875 Tagged as: , Community events
Sydney Writers' Festival @ Parkes Library: Colm Tóibín 23 May 2025 Hear how Laureate of Irish Fiction Colm Tóibín returned to the Lacey family of international bestseller Brooklyn with the long-awaited sequel, set 20 years after Rose’s death. With ABC Radio National’s Kate Evans. Presented by Sydney Writers' Festival as part of the Live and Local program. Parkes Shire Library, Bogan Street, Parkes 2870 Tagged as: , Community events
Sydney Writers' Festival @ Parkes Library: Markus Zusack 22 May 2025 Twenty years after his international sensation The Book Thief, Markus Zusak turns to non-fiction. Listen as Markus extols on love and human-animal connection in his memoir about his three big pound dogs. In conversation with Richard Glover. Presented by Sydney Writers' Festival as part of the Live and Local program. Parkes Shire Library, Bogan Street, Parkes 2870 Tagged as: , Community events
Sydney Writers' Festival Past and Future of Indigenous Recognition 22 May 2025 Respected Indigenous leader Thomas Mayo and historian Clare Wright reflect on the history of First Nations movements for change in Australia and look at next steps. With Lorena Allam. Presented by Sydney Writers' Festival as part of the Live and Local program. Peak Hill Library, 97 Caswell St, Peak Hill 2869 Tagged as: , Community events