2026 Festival
Speaker Profile
Celia Hirsh
Celia Hirsh is a journalist, broadcaster and podcaster who also contributes questions to the weekly TV show Have You Been Paying Attention? Celia is a keen cook, food and cookbook lover.
Plate To Print: How to make food writing sizzle
Thursday April 23
Hotel Sorrento (Cooper Room)
3.00pm
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60 mins
Stephanie Alexander, Victoria Brownlee and Kate Reid with Celia Hirsh
This session is supported by Hotel Sorrento
Other People’s Houses: Inside the art of the coffee table book
Friday April 24
Hotel Sorrento (Cooper Room)
9.00am
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60 mins
Adelaide Bragg and Robyn Lea with Celia Hirsh
How are beautiful interior design books created? And what sparks our curiosity about other people’s homes? Designer Adelaide Bragg and photographer and author Robyn Lea discuss.
This session is supported by Kay & Burton
In Conversation: Heather Rose
Friday April 24
Sorrento Bowls Club
10.30am
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60 mins
Heather Rose with Celia Hirsh
The Mushroom Tapes
Sunday April 26
Sorrento Community Centre
10.30am
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60 mins
Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein discuss the tragic family lunch that captured a world’s attention
This session is supported by Coote Family Lawyers