Writers Tent  

Presented by local booksellers Better Read Than Dead, Voices in the Park Writer's Tent offers a program of talks by writers, and industry professionals. The program is in its 6th year at the festival, and has grown enormously and is now one of the must see areas at the festival.

11:00AM

Newtown’s Performance Poets
Local and national poets showcasing their high energy poetry.
11:45AM

Maggie Hamilton - What’s Happening to Our Girls?
Maggie will provide an inside story on the challenges many teen and pre-teen girls are struggling with.
12:30PM

Susan Duncan - The House at Salvation Creek
Much loved author of award winning Salvation Creek, will talk of her life and of her new book. 
1:15PM Malcolm Knox - Scattered: The Inside Story of Ice in Australia
Walkley Award-winning journalist Malcolm Knox explores the human cost of crystal methamphetamine or Ice, a drug that came out of nowhere and instantly turned things upside down.
2:00PM

Hugh McKay – Advance Australia Where?
Find out from the expert social commentator Hugh McKay where Australia is now heading.
2:45PM

Killer Thrillers
James Phelan and Mark Abernethy are Australian writers who have honed their craft of high-octane thriller writing. In this panel, chaired by publisher Louise Thurtell, the boys discuss their new books Blood Oil and Second Strike.
3:30PM

Christos Tsiolkas -The Slap.
Best selling cult author turns his blowtorch onto the belly of middle-class suburban Australia.
4:15PM

Traveller’s Tales at Home and Abroad
With their rich blend of insight and humour, respected travel writers David Smiedt and Mark Dapin share the experiences in this panel chaired by publisher Fiona Henderson.