The Tattooist of Auschwitz has sold over three million copies worldwide and the recently published sequel, Cilka’s Story, is also a global bestseller. Both books blend fiction with fact. Heather Morris talks with Juliet Rieden about memory, history and how to respect both when writing historical fiction.
The inimitable Simon Winchester turns the microphone around on beloved broadcaster Richard Fidler and interviews him on the magical city that is Prague. From its origins in medieval darkness, via the Velvet Revolution, to an uncertain present, this is an unmissable conversation between two passionate storytellers.
Gloria Steinem calls herself a ‘hopeaholic’. More than ever, the world needs unbiased hope for the future. From New York, the iconic feminist shares personal challenges, political issues and the poetry of everyday life with Dr Kirstin Ferguson.
Peter Read and Dennis Foley explore the history of Aboriginal Sydney and paint a vivid picture of what it was like to grow up Aboriginal in Sydney, alongside the colonists, from 1788 to the present and give an honest account of the disappointment, pain and terror experienced by Sydney’s First Peoples and a celebration of the survival of their spirit.
The Canberra Writers Festival 2021 has been postponed until later in the year.
The CWF is passionate about continuing to support the writing, publishing, and bookselling fraternity. But the health and wellbeing of the community is a priority, and the uncertainty is too great.
CWF thanks its partners who have supported the decision to postpone and have readily recommitted to helping deliver the festival later in the year.
The pandemic continues to challenge but hope springs eternal and in the Springtime, we will reawaken the Canberra Writers Festival 2021 with a full and exciting program of live events.
The importance of creative gatherings has never been higher, so we urge you to stay in touch for when we confirm our 2021 dates by following the Canberra Writers Festival on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and signup to receive the newsletter.
The health and safety of our staff, audience and artists is important to us. Each of the Canberra Writers Festival’s venues have implemented safety measures in line with recommendations from the Australian Government’s Department of Health and ACT government.
We are committed to ensuring safe physical distancing by using separate entrances and exits, ensuring visitor traffic only moves in one direction within each venue, and limiting the number of tickets. Venues have increased on-site cleaning to help protect the community.
Please help us to keep our community safe
