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 / 60 mins

Tim Ayliffe, Toni Jordan and Anna Snoekstra with Jaclyn Crupi

Coming Of Age Novels

Friday April 24
Ellen Grant Hall
4.30pm / 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 / 60 mins

Sofie Laguna, Toni Jordan and Pip Williams with Tracee Hutchison