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2006
- 'Courage and conviction'  St
Kilda - 'the most written-about suburb in Australia' - will be celebrated
even more with the return of the St Kilda Writers' Festival (SKWF)
in 2006.
Following on from the highly-acclaimed 2005 festival,
2006 will see a strong program drawing on local, state and national
writing talents. With workshops, panel discussions, showcases and
the innovative Writers' Market, the lineup reflects the diversity
and colourful nature of the area and its people.
The theme for the SKWF 2006 is Courage and
conviction. 'The act of creating is an act of courage,'
say directors Alison Bicknell and Bo Svoronos. 'We want to explore
this idea and what it means to writers and their audiences, whether
at the level of literary high art or at the other end of the spectrum
in commercial journalism.' It is shaping up to be a controversial,
challenging, but fun community writers' festival. Don't miss it!
(Above right: our festival patron, Academy Award-winning
Adam Elliot.)
'There has been a focus on my awards but my big gripe is that the
strength of a good film is its writing. After winning the Oscar
For Harvey Krumpet I made a point of emphasising the film's
writing strength.'
Adam Elliot, Festival Patron
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Latest
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View a gallery of images
from the festival launch night
Final program online now!
New competitions page
'Famous St Kilda murders' with Robin Bowles. 6.30pm,
Saturday April 29 at Theatreworks, 14 Acland Street, St Kilda. Tickets:
St Kilda Writers' Festival Website www.stkildawritersfestival.com.au
or on the day from Theatreworks.
(Download flyer,
PDF 30KB)
We are thrilled to announce that Walkley Award-winning journalist,
former spin doctor and founder of alternative news e-zine crikey.com.au,
Stephen Mayne has agreed to give the inaugural
Kenny 'Scoop' Douglas Memorial Lecture
on Journalism. (And it's FREE!!!)
Events:
New bios:
David Astle, Virginia Maxwell, George Dunford, Klara McMurray, Sophie
Cunningham, Terry Jaensch, Andy Fuller, Paddy O'Reilly, Caroline
Fry, Barry Scott, Stephen Mayne
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