SWF 2009, 18-24 May
March 30, 2009 at 5:39 pm Leave a comment
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The program for the Sydney Writers’ Festival came out on Saturday. This year’s opening guest speaker is Chimamanda Ngozi Aidiche, and later, Germaine Greer pops in for an hour’s lecture on ‘The Australian Way: The Influence of Australia and Australians on British Politics and Politicians’.
I’ll be looking to get in a few sessions this year if I see any I’m interested in, but changes in the prog will and do occur. I like the way they’ve initiated a program strand on the website, by topic rather than scrolling through hundreds of events.
As the festival runs during a workweek, I’d have to take time off. Seems the majority of attendees are seniors and university students. Last year I attended and met Jeanette Winterson (ooo!) (see this picture – JW was Fit!) so it was infinitely worth it.
Addendum: Book cover designers – your work is important too. http://www.swf.org.au/tv-commercial-2008/
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