2026 Festival
Speaker Profile
Geraldine Brooks
Geraldine Brooks AO is a journalist and author who worked for the Sydney Morning Herald and the Wall Street Journal. In 2006, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for her novel March. Novels Caleb’s Crossing, People of the Book and The Secret Chord were New York Times bestsellers, while Year of Wonders was an international bestseller. She is also the author of non-fiction works Nine Parts of Desire and Foreign Correspondence. Her novel, Horse, won multiple awards. Her latest book, Memorial Days, was published in 2025.
On Grief And Loss: Transforming trauma into words
Friday April 24
Sorrento Community Centre
3.00pm
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60 mins
Geraldine Brooks, Bob Carr and Madeleine Grummet
Special Event
Drinks With The Journos / The Evening Feed
Saturday April 25
Halcyon Hall, The Continental
4.00pm
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60 mins
Geraldine Brooks, Jennifer Byrne, Annabel Crabb and Marian Wilkinson with Tom Wright
This session is supported by Pitcher Partners
This is a Special Event
Trump And Us: What is #47’s impact on Australia’s politics and our future?
Sunday April 26
Sorrento Community Centre
1.30pm
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60 mins
Geraldine Brooks and Bruce Wolpe with Cameron Stewart
Donald Trump’s second administration presents huge policy challenges to Australia’s political and business communities. Pulitzer Prizewinning author and journalist Geraldine Brooks joins Bruce Wolpe, Senior Fellow (non-resident) at the United States Studies Centre in Sydney, and The Australian’s Chief International Correspondent to discuss.