BMWF24 / BEERS AND BOOKS Sex and Consent with Yumi Stynes & Dr Melissa Kang

BEERS AND BOOKS Sex and Consent with Yumi Stynes and Dr Melissa Kang // Sunday 3 November // 1:30pm - 2:30pm // Venue: Mountain Culture Beer Co, Katoomba // Part of the 2024 Blue Mountains Writers' Festival

Pairing bestselling books with an award-winning brew? It’s a no-brainer. Kick back for Sunday arvo beers (and a fried pickle or two) at Mountain Culture Brewery, just a stone’s throw from our festival hub. Chat with your favourite writers about knotty topics and big ideas, with more relaxed, casual vibes than your usual author talk.

Despite decades of progress when it comes to society’s relationship to sex, most parents still feel a bit nervous when teaching their kids about the birds and the bees. When Yumi Stynes and Dr Melissa Kang published Welcome to Sex: Your No-Silly-Questions Guide to Pleasure, Sexuality and Figuring it Out, a moral panic ensued, with complaints and backlash by conservative groups, and the book removed from shelves in outrage. Although this groundbreaking guide to sex and consent went on to be a bestseller and gathered a slew of awards, when asked if all publicity is good publicity, authors Yumi and Melissa will reply with a firm ‘no’.

Join Yumi and Melissa over a beer (or kombucha!) for a frank and fearless chat about how we can best guide our kids through puberty, sex and consent. In this intimate, interactive session, you can ask questions, share stories and get into it with these two brilliant women.

Rated Australia's #1 brewery, Mountain Culture is one of the Blue Mountains’ greatest exports, and a proud Gold Event Partner of Blue Mountains Writers’ Festival.

Ticket price includes one drink and share plates of Mountain Culture’s delicious snacks!

The upstairs Beers and Books venue at Mountain Culture Brewery 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 $40 // Concession $35 // Gold or silver pass holders $25 // Under 30s $25.

Ticket price includes one drink and share plates of Mountain Culture’s delicious snacks!

Tickets for this event are not included in gold, silver or bronze passes, and need to be purchased separately.

/ Accessibility /

While the main venue has flat access, unfortunately the upstairs space where Beers and Books will be held is not wheelchair accessible.

Head to bluemountainswritersfestival.com.au for more information about the festival, individual events and accessibility.

Event Venue

Mountain Culture Brewery - Katoomba, 23-25 Parke Street, Katoomba, Australia