Sydney Writers' Festival Live and Local: Bringing the Past to Life

Thu May 21 2026 at 04:00 pm to 04:55 pm UTC+10:00

State Library and Archives of Tasmania | Hobart

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Sydney Writers' Festival Live and Local: Bringing the Past to Life
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About this Event

The State Library and Archives of Tasmania is delighted to be bringing you Sydney Writers' Festival Live and Local again this year.

You can enjoy livestreams straight from this wonderful literary festival in the comfort of your own library.

Sink into stories from near and far in this Festival favourite event with Robbie Arnott, Yann Martel and Tasma Walton, in conversation with ABC Radio National’s Kate Evans.

A favourite Festival event for historical fiction buffs returns with stories from near and far.

Robbie Arnott’s Dusk, set in the mountains of Tasmania, and Tasma Walton’s I Am Nannertgarrook, based on a true story from Tasma’s family, were both awarded the ARA Historical Novel Prize for their brilliant stories from Australian history. While Booker Prize–winning writer Yann Martel’s first book in a decade, Son of Nobody, features the discovery of a new perspective from the Trojan War.

Sink into these stories of the past with Robbie, Tasma and Yann, in conversation with ABC Radio National’s Kate Evans.

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State Library and Archives of Tasmania, 91 Murray Street, Hobart, Australia

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