About this Event
NARDI SIMPSON in conversation with Cheryl Leavy // Sunday 3 November // 11:30am - 12:30pm // Venue: The Carrington Hotel // Part of the 2024 Blue Mountains Writers' Festival
Festival-goers might remember the pin-drop silence when Yuwaalaraay storyteller Nardi Simpson took to the stage to deliver the Mick Dark Talk for the Future in 2023, or the swift and enthusiastic standing ovation she received upon its completion.
Winner of the 2018 Black&Write! Fellowship, Nardi’s debut novel, Song of the Crocodile, was longlisted for the 2021 Stella Prize and Miles Franklin Literary Award. She joins Cheryl Leavy to talk about her hotly anticipated new release, The Belburd, a lyrical and masterfully woven novel about women, creation, belonging and the precious fragility of a life.
Nardi Simpson is a Yuwaalaraay musician and storyteller whose debut novel, Song of the Crocodile, won the 2017 Black&Write! Fellowship and the ALS Gold Medal, and was longlisted for the 2021 Stella Prize and Miles Franklin Literary Award. Her latest novel is The Belburd.
Cheryl Leavy is a Kooma and Nguri woman writing across non-fiction, poetry and children's literature. In 2022 Cheryl was awarded the Oodgeroo Noonuccal Prize for Indigenous Poetry. Published by UQP this year, Yanga – Mother, Cheryl’s first children’s book is told in Kooma and translated to English.
/ 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 $22.50 // Concession $20.00 // Under 30's $15.00 // Disability Support Pension $12.50 // Mob Tix $12.50
To take full advantage of all the events on offer, we recommend purchasing a weekend or day pass. Subject to availability, single tickets for this event will be available from 10 September.
/ Accessibility /
This venue is wheelchair accessible, but please visit our Accessibility page or email [email protected] if you have any other accessibility requirements.
Blue Mountains Writers’ Festival will have Auslan interpreters available for the Festival and will schedule them into sessions on request. Please complete the Auslan request question at checkout.
Head to bluemountainswritersfestival.com.au for more information about the festival, individual events and accessibility.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Carrington Hotel, 15-47 Katoomba Street, Katoomba, Australia
AUD 5.86 to AUD 24.03
