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 / 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 / 60 mins

Madeleine Gray, Sarah Krasnostein, Michael Shmith and Georgie Williamson with Jason Steger