2026 Festival
Speaker Profile
Erik Jensen
An award-winning journalist and author, Erik Jensen is founding editor of The Saturday Paper and editor in chief of Schwartz Media. He is the author of several books, among them, Acute Misfortune, an acclaimed biography of artist Adam Cullen.
Special Event
Drinks With The Prize Winners
Friday April 24
The Ballroom, The Continental
4.30pm
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60 mins
Erin Jensen, Sofie Laguna, Bri Lee, Patrick Mullins and Pip Williams with Hannie Rayson
Join us for a drink as we welcome The Prize Winners and hear what it’s like to have your writing work acknowledged by the literary and journalism communities.
Special Event
On Hope: Our artists discuss, reveal, recite and read
Saturday April 25
Halcyon Hall, The Continental
5.30pm
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90 mins
Evelyn Araluen, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Erik Jensen, Richard King, Thomas Mayo and Richard Piper with Jane Montgomery Griffiths
This session is supported by I-Nex
This is a Special Event