WRITERS UNLEASHED FESTIVAL
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Festival Program

Elouera Room

8:00 — 8:45 Registration
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Aunty Deanna Schrieber
8:45 — ​9:00
Welcome to Country
Fellowship of Aust Writers (FAW) - Sutherland Branch
​Festival Welcome and Book Launch of FAW Anthology: Undercurrents
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Patti Miller

9:00
— ​10:00
The Joy of High Places: Spotlight on Patti Miller in conversation with Christine Sykes
10:00 — ​10:30 Morning Tea
(grab a coffee + mix and mingle and book signings)

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​Ashley Kalagian Blunt &
​Alan Baxter

10:30 — ​11:30
Social Media and Building an Author Profile
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Candice Fox in Conversation with Dinuka McKenzie
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11:30 — ​12:30
Murder She Wrote: Crafting Best-Selling Crime Fiction
12:30 — 1:30 Lunch break
Fully catered lunch available in the Elouera Room
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Writers Unleashed Picture Book Writing Competition Awards
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1:30 — ​1:45
FAW's Sylvia Vago joins Scholastic Australia's Clare Hallifax, along with previous winner, Rory H Mather, to present awards.
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​Allison Tait
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1:45 — ​2:45
Getting The Words Written: The Discipline of Writing
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​Sue Whiting
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:45 — ​3:45
Keep the Pages Turning: How to Write Engaging Stories for Kids
3:45 — ​4:00 Afternoon Tea
(grab a coffee + mix and mingle and book signings)
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​Editor Panel
4:00
— ​5:00​
What We Are Looking For: The Dos and Don'ts of Submitting a Manuscript
Featuring:
Anna Valdinger, HarperCollins Australia
Tessa Feggans, Allen & Unwin
Mary Verney. Penguin Random House
Clare Hallifax, Scholastic Australia
Anna Blackie, Pantera Press

Kai'mea Room

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​Lauren Chater
9:00
— ​10:00
Writing Women in History
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Christine Sykes
10:30
— ​11:30
Gough & Me: My Journey from Cabramatta to China and Beyond
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Alan Baxter
11:30
— ​12:30
Speculative Fiction Essentials
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Aunty Barbara Nicholson & Simon Luckhurst
​Ngana Barangarai (Black Wallaby) Project
1:45
— ​2:45
Writing Indigenous Stories: Truth Telling and Reclaiming History
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Sandie Docker
2:45
— 3:45
Writing from the Heart

Dharawal Room

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Ashley Kalagian Blunt
9:00
— ​10:00
Getting Your Scenes Right: The Nitty-Gritty of Scene Structure
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Patti Miller
10:30
— ​12:30
Memoir and Life Writing Essentials
(2-hour workshop)
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Claudine Tinellis
1:45
— 2:45
Podcasting for Writers
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Pamela Cook
2:45
— ​3:45
On Hybrid Publishing

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​Words and Nerds Festival Takeover

Dani Vee from Words and Nerds will be 'live' podcasting all day from the Festival.

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​Best Little Bookshop in Town (Cronulla) will be selling books from our presenters during all breaks.

Online Digital Sessions

Links to access these sessions will be emailed to ticket holders the week of the Festival.
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Spotlight on Emma Viskic
In conversation with Dinuka McKenzie
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Spotlight on Holden Sheppard
In conversation with Sal Gallaher
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Spotlight on RWR McDonald
In conversation with Dinuka McKenzie

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