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After the wild success of Live & Local in 2023, Sydney Writers’ Festival returns to The Empire in 2024 to bring the best of the Festival direct to you.One of Australia’s most loved forums for literature, ideas and storytelling, Sydney Writers’ Festival will live-stream its headline events from Sydney to Toowoomba on Thursday 23, Friday 24, Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 May.
Prepare to be invigorated and engaged by conversations, debates and discussions featuring some of the world’s finest writers and thinkers. Audiences can also participate in live Q&A sessions at each event, sending questions straight to the Sydney stage.
In 2024, The Empire will once again partner with The Lighthouse Toowoomba to present local conversations in between the Sydney Writers Festival program – in person!
Thursday 23 May
11am
Author Sarah Todman in conversation with her mother, author Frances Harding, whose narrative non-fiction work The Accidental Australians explores the family saga of penniless Greek migrants Harry and Jimmy Corones and the hotel empire they built in Western Queensland.
3pm
Heather Reyburn leads a conversation 'from beginner to winner', in conversation with poet Janet Munro and writer educator Tanya Vessey
7pm
Fantasy and other worlds become real if you spend enough time with them as an author! Join Tim Hunter and Nathan Taylor as they share insights into their own books, and how they help others see their words in print.
Friday 24 May
11am
Considering a faith-based life from a writers perspective with Adele Jones, Nola Passmore, and Jessica Kate. What are the 'do's and don'ts' and quite simply, the 'non-negotiables' in this context. Dive deeper into the pages with this panel in-conversation.
3pm
Tara Louise East digs deep with award-winning author of 'Buried Times Buried' Jane Smith as they discuss the vagaries of methodical research combined with the rich stories of the past.
Saturday 25 May
11am
Multi-award winning author Jessica Ritchie catches up with the regions edgiest writers Nikki Mottram, Georgia Harper, and Sarah Todman, as they discuss their contemporary best sellers.
3pm
Marrissa Thomas leads a conversation with Jill Metcalfe and Julianna Kelly, sharing how their characters came to life on the pages, and how they occupy their writers thinking even now.
Sunday 26 May
11amRory Mathers checks in with Jane Palmer, Irena Kobald, Terese Eglington, and Megan Carige about children's picture books, and seriously kicking goals.
3pm
Thomas Alan, Emma Mactaggart, and Kathleen Kelly wax lyrical about the highs and lows of a writerly life. Win some, loose some.
The local program is supported by the Toowoomba Regional Council’s Cultural and Arts Support Grant Program.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
54-56 Neil Street, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia, Queensland 4350
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