Avon Valley Readers And Writers Festival
Event Information
Description
This year's festival will be held on September 9th -11th 2016 in the picturesque Avon Valley with the towns of York, Northam and Toodyay being the main hosts. The unique atmosphere of each town provides a diverse backdrop that will enhance the experience of both authors and participants. Throughout the festival, there will be an assortment of interactive workshops, talks, discussions, book signings, music and readings.
To download the full program, click here.
Click on the links below to see the individual programs for each day:
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Friday 9th September - York
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Saturday 10th September - Northam
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Sunday 11th September - Toodyay
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Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th September Youth Program - Northam
Ticket Options
Festival Guests
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Sara Foster
Writing Great Suspense - Discussion
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Fleur McDonald
Rural Landscape & Romance - Workshop
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Brigid Lowry
Juicy Writing - Presentation
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Corina Martin
Indigenous Fiction - Presentation
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Dianne Touchell
Young Adult Fiction - Presentation
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Josephine Wilson
Black Comedy - Presentation
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John Kinsella
Poetry Readings & Talk - Presentation
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Karina McRoberts
Fantasy writing - Workshop
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Kelli McCluskey, pvicollective
Tactical Media - Workshop
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Melinda Tognini
Youth Program - Workshop
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Rashida Murphy
Intersecting Histories - Presentation
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Portland Jones
An Interlude of Music & Words - Presentation (Festival Launch)
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Tracy Ryan
Poetry Readings & Talk - Presentation
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Will Yeoman
An Interlude of Music & Words - Presentation (Festival Launch)
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Tabetha Beggs
Writers United: Why join a writers' centre? - Presentation
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Brooke Davis
Writing friendships between two authors - Presentation
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Guy Salvidge
Tips on writing short fiction - Workshop
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Julia Lawrinson
Expand your imagination - Workshop
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Michelle Michau-Crawford
Short Stories - creating a sense of place - Workshop
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Sam Carmody
Writing friendships between two authors - Presentation
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Dianne Wolfer
Writing children's picture books - Presentation
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Wendy Binks
My journey as a successful self-publisher - Presentation
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Ian Reid
Writing historical fiction - Workshop
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Ron Elliott
How to write a script - Presentation
