Free Tickets to Full-time Students under 25

    We want to share a list of sessions and welcome all students under 25. You can secure free tickets to the following sessions but there are a limited amount so get in quick. Just create an Account with us, then put in the promo code FTS2024 when you make your booking. You will need to show your student ID when you come to the Festival.

    If you’re unsure where any of the festival Venues are, you can check their details here at the Venue page: https://sorrentowritersfestival.com.au/venues/

    Student Events

    Friday April 26, Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 – 8:15am @ Halcyon Hall, The Continental Sorrento
    The Morning Feed – Join our chat about the news of the day – Tom Wright (Friday) with Inala Cooper and Michael Gawenda, (Saturday) with John Lyons and Niki Savva, (Sunday) with Erik Jensen and Amy Remeikis
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    Friday April 26, 9am @ Sorrento Bowls Club
    Come In The Water’s Fine: Three of Australia’s hottest new novelists discuss their debut fiction – Kgshak Akec, Abby Corson and Steph Vizard with Nicole Hayes
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    Friday April 26, 9am @ Sorrento Community Centre
    Digging Deep: Finding the courage to tell my story – Jan Cochrane-Harry, Robyn Davidson, Lech Blaine and Grace Tame with Sally Warhaft
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    Friday April 26, 10:30am @ Sorrento Community Centre
    Telling Australia’s History – Judith Brett, Inala Cooper, Kate Fullagar and Don Watson with Michael Cathcart
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    Friday April 26, 12noon @ Sorrento Community Centre
    Books as Game Changers: Three authors reflect upon their own books, and the work of others – Sarah Krasnostein and Christos Tsiolkas discuss with Chloe Hooper
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    Friday April 26, 1:30pm @ The Ballroom, The Continental Sorrento
    My Home Turf: How my location inspires my writing – Tony Birch, Mark Brandi and Helen Elliot with Jock Serong
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    Saturday April 27, 9am @ Sorrento Community Centre
    In Conversation: Kate Grenville with Ramona Koval
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    Saturday April 27, 1:30pm @ Ellen Grant Hall
    My Creative Journey – Dancer David McAllister, artist Lisa Roet and poet Omar Skar discuss their art, their inspirations, their creative highs and lows with Michael Shmith
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    Saturday April 27, 4:30pm @ Sorrento Community Centre
    The Art of the Essay: Sarah Krasnostein, David Marr and Laura Tingle with Ramona Koval
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    Saturday April 27, 6pm @ Halcyon Hall, The Continental Sorrento
    In Conversation: Ann Cleeves – A glass of wine with Ann Cleeves via Zoom from the UK and Jason Steger
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    Sunday April 28, 9am @ Sorrento Community Centre
    The Power of the Podcast: How they impact storytelling, record history and generate vital discussion – John Silvester, Jessie Stephens and Hedley Thomas with Jonathan Green
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    Sunday April 28, 12noon @ Ellen Grant Hall
    Burning Issues Dressed Up As Fiction: How novels help us understand our world – Liam Pieper, Jessie Stephens, Karen Viggers and Chris Womersley with Jason Steger
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    Sunday April 28, 1:30pm @ Sorrento Community Centre
    The Newsreader Unpacked: Why this ABC series made brilliant TV – Marg Downey, Michael Lucas, William McInnes and Lisa Millar with Tom Wright
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    Sunday April 28, 3pm @ Sorrento Community Centre
    In Conversation: Rosie Batty with Sam Lane
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