Laura Macdonald
Laura is a filmmaker, writer and editor. She worked at William Dalrymple’s Jaipur Literature Festival, then programmed the Dungog Film Fest and the Cockatoo Island Film Festival. She edited her father Ranald’s book and is completing a documentary about the media.
Wednesday April 23
11.30am
60 mins
Sorrento Portsea RSL
A Child’s Life
Moderator:
Laura Macdonald
Speakers:
Alison Lester,
Jane Godwin,
Anna Walker
Thursday April 24
9.00am
60 mins
Ellen Grant Hall
You Can Be In My Gang
Exploring the powerful dynamic of friendship groups in fiction
Moderator:
Laura Macdonald
Speakers:
Christian White,
Kirsten Alexander,
Christine Keighery
Friday April 25
1.00pm
60 mins
Ellen Grant Hall, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church of Sorrento
Spreading the Word
The role of books in faith
Stan Grant and Greg Sheridan with Laura Macdonald
Moderator:
Laura Macdonald
Speakers:
Stan Grant,
Greg Sheridan
Saturday April 26
1.30pm
60 mins
The Ballroom, The Continental
Telling Australian Stories Via The Big and Little Screen
Moderator:
Laura Macdonald
Speakers:
Shaun Grant,
Andrew Knight,
Hannie Rayson
Sunday April 27
10.30am
60 mins
Room One, Sorrento Masonic Centre
My New Book
Writers discuss their latest novels, and the journey from idea to bookstore
Moderator:
Laura Macdonald
Speakers:
Tim Ayliffe,
Jessica Stanley