2026 Festival
Speaker Profile
Toni Jordan
Toni Jordan is the author of the international bestseller Addition, which was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award and adapted into a feature film, in cinemas in 2026. Her novel Nine Days was awarded Best Fiction at the 2012 Indie Awards and Our Tiny, Useless Hearts was longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award. Toni holds a Bachelor of Science and a PhD in Creative Arts and lives in Melbourne. Her latest novel is Tenderfoot.
The Family Dynamic: Literature’s gift that keeps on giving
Friday April 24
Ellen Grant Hall
10.30am
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60 mins
Tim Ayliffe, Toni Jordan and Anna Snoekstra with Jaclyn Crupi
Coming Of Age Novels
Friday April 24
Ellen Grant Hall
4.30pm
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60 mins
Madeleine Gray, Erin Hortle and Toni Jordan with Charlee Brooks
It’s A Girl Thing: Clever and courageous voices in fiction
Saturday April 25
Sorrento Bowls Club
4.00pm
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60 mins
Sofie Laguna, Toni Jordan and Pip Williams with Tracee Hutchison