2026 Festival

Speaker Profile

Fiona Gruber

Writer and broadcaster Fiona Gruber writes on the arts for The Australian and reviews books, theatre and film for the Times Literary Supplement in the UK. She has been a regular contributor to ABC Radio National and is a sought-after moderator and events host.

Be Still My Heart: The engine of human expression, unpacked

Thursday April 23
Sorrento Bowls Club
3.00pm / 60 mins

Jane Montgomery Griffiths, Norman Swan, Clara Tuite and Steph Vizard with Fiona Gruber  

Going back to the Ancient Greeks and Romans, the heart has always inspired artists, writers, poets, musicians and thinkers. Our panel reflects of the curious allure  of this remarkable human organ.


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The Women 20th Century Art Forgot

Friday April 24
Hotel Sorrento (Cooper Room)
12.00pm / 60 mins

Drusilla Modjeska with Fiona Gruber

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Free Event

Writers On Writing (About Artists): Three biographers discuss

Saturday April 25
Portsea Village
1.00pm / 60 mins

Drusilla Modjeska, Tom McIlroy and Susan Wyndham with Fiona Gruber

This is a Free Event

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Special Event

Seas, Rivers And Oceans: A love letter

Saturday April 25
The Ballroom, The Continental
4.00pm / 60 mins

Lola Broomhall, Chris Hammer, Sarah Hamylton and Jock Serong with Fiona Gruber

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