About this Event
AMONG THE TREES at Scenic World // Sunday 3 November // 7:30am - 9:30am // Venue: Scenic World, Katoomba // Part of the 2024 Blue Mountains Writers' Festival
Take a heart-starting morning ride on the steepest railway in the world, before a meandering 30-minute walk through the ferns and eucalypts to the Scenic World Rainforest Room. As the birds serenade you in this open-air space, writers Viki Cramer, Dave Witty and David Lindemayer will share their stories and knowledge of the trees that tower above. Combining rigorous scientific inquiry with an artist’s capacity for awe and wonder, don’t miss this unique opportunity to look anew at the trees and environments that sustain us, and consider how we might work together to preserve their futures.
Viki Cramer is a PhD-trained ecologist. Her science writing has appeared in Ensia and Scientific American, and she contributed to the anthology Ourselves: 100 Micro Memoirs. Her first book, The Memory of Trees: The Future of Eucalypts and Our Home Among Them was shortlisted for Book of the Year in the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards 2024.
Professor David Lindenmayer is a world-leading expert in forest and woodland ecology, resource management, conservation science, and biodiversity conservation. He is among the world's most productive and most highly cited scientists, particularly in forest ecology and conservation biology. He has also published 49 books. His latest is The Forest Wars: The Ugly Truth About What’s Happening in Our Tall Forests.
Dave Witty is the recipient of the 2021 Rosina Joy Buckman Award in the Nature Conservancy Nature Writing Prize, and his work appears in publications including Island, Griffith Review and Meanjin. His first book, What the Trees See, came out in November 2023.
The Scenic Railway is not wheelchair accessible.
/ A Blue Mountains Writers' Festival Event /
Join us on beautiful Dharug and Gundungurra country for a weekend of joyful, thought-provoking and thrilling opportunities to connect with the written word. Set against the stunning backdrop of the Blue Mountains, this unique literary festival brings together the country’s greatest minds and most exciting new talent. 1-3 November, 2024.
/ Ticketing /
Adult $42.50 // Concession $40
One ticket for a Scenic World special event of your choice is included in the gold weekend pass, with a strictly limited number of single tickets available.
/ Accessibility /
The Scenic Railway is extremely steep and as such is not wheelchair accessible, nor suitable for guests with serious neck or back injuries. Guests must be able to maintain an upright seated posture and be able to support themselves independently for the duration of the ride using either their arms or legs (amputees’ prosthesis must be fitted). Guests must be able to embark and disembark the Railway independently or with assistance from a carer. Staff cannot assist with lifting or moving guests. Prams, strollers and some mobility aids are not permitted on the Railway. If you have any further questions, please email [email protected].
Head to bluemountainswritersfestival.com.au for more information about the festival, individual events and accessibility.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Scenic World, Cliff Drive, Katoomba, Australia
AUD 5.86 to AUD 44.80
