2026 Festival
Speaker Profile
Geordie Williamson
Geordie Williamson has been chief literary critic of The Australian since 2008. He is publisher of the Picador imprint at Pan Macmillan, a former editor of Island Magazine and Best Australian Essays, and author of The Burning Library, a collection of essays on neglected figures from Australian literature. He lives in Hobart.
In Praise Of Australian Women Writers
Friday April 24
Sorrento Bowls Club
3.00pm
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60 mins
Helen Trinca, Nadia Wheatley, Geordie Williamson and Susan Wyndham with Jason Steger
Drinks With The Reviewers
Saturday April 25
The Ballroom, The Continental
5.30pm
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60 mins
Madeleine Gray, Sarah Krasnostein, Michael Shmith and Georgie Williamson with Jason Steger