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In this one-off live special of Dicey Topics BENJAMIN LAW gets CLEMENTINE FORD, STEPHANIE WOOD and JESS HILL to bare all about SEX, DEATH and RELIGION In Good Weekend magazine every Saturday, Benjamin Law interviews prominent people – artists, designers, businesspeople, actors, scientists, athletes, politicians – about private topics: (1) sex; (2) death; (3) money; (4) religion; (5) politics; and (6) our bodies – by getting them to roll a dice. His hunch is these taboos represent some of the most important conversations we can have and with this panel it certainly proves to be true!  SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivals http://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/ Facebook - @Writes4Festivals Twitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast Wollongong Writer's Festival https://wollongongwritersfestival.com Facebook @wollongongwritersfestival/ Twitter @WGongWritFest Benjamin Law https://benjamin-law.com Twitter @mrbenjaminlaw Instagram @mrbenjaminlaw Stephanie Wood https://stephaniewood.com.au/about/ Twitter @StephanieAWood1 Instagram @stephaniewoodsydney Clementine Ford Facebook @ClementineFord Twitter @clementine_ford Instagram @clementine_ford Jess Hill https://www.jesshill.net Facebook @jess.hill.31924 Twitter @jessradio Pamela Cook www.pamelacook.com.au Facebook - @pamelacookauthor Twitter - @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler) www.listenuppodcasting.com.au Facebook / Twitter - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

FEATURING: Lee Kofman, Luke Carman, Stephanie Wood, Jess Hill, Gala Vanting Shame is one of the most pervasive and tough human emotions. How does shame reshape us? And how can we extricate ourselves from its abyss? Writers’ best works, though, often dwell in the caves of shame, and for them shame can be a reliable barometer to detect those urgent stories they need to tell. SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivals http://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/ Facebook - @Writes4Festivals Twitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast Wollongong Writer's Festival https://wollongongwritersfestival.com Facebook @wollongongwritersfestival/ Twitter @WGongWritFest Lee Kofman https://leekofman.com.au Facebook @Lee Kofman Twitter @LeeKofman Instagram @leekofman Luke Carman https://giramondopublishing.com/luke-carman/ Stephanie Wood https://stephaniewood.com.au/about/ Twitter @StephanieAWood1 Instagram @stephaniewoodsydney Gala Vanting http://msgalavanting.com Facebook @the.gala.vanting Twitter @gala_vanting Jess Hill https://www.jesshill.net Facebook @jess.hill.31924 Twitter @jessradio Pamela Cook www.pamelacook.com.au Facebook - @pamelacookauthor Twitter - @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler) www.listenuppodcasting.com.au Facebook / Twitter - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

FEATURING: Jane Caro, Benjamin Law, Kirli Saunders, Gabbie Stroud, Rhiannon Hall This panel ask the question: what do we want from education? Do we want our children to master basic skills, or do we want our children to be critical thinkers? Do we want our children to be curious and creative? Do we want our young people to be kind? What is the purpose of K-12 education in Australia? Why don't we trust teachers? SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivals http://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/ Facebook - @Writes4Festivals Twitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast Wollongong Writer's Festival https://wollongongwritersfestival.com Facebook @wollongongwritersfestival/ Twitter @WGongWritFest Jane Caro Facebook @janecaroofficial Twitter @JaneCaro Benjamin Law https://benjamin-law.com Twitter @mrbenjaminlaw Instagram @mrbenjaminlaw Kirli Saunders https://kirlisaunders.com Twitter @SaundersKirli Instagram @kirli.saunders Gabbie Stroud  https://gabbiestroud.com Facebook @gabbiestroud Twitter @GJ_Stroud Instagram @gabbiestroud Rhiannon Hall Facebook @RhiannonHall Pamela Cook www.pamelacook.com.au Facebook - @pamelacookauthor Twitter - @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler) www.listenuppodcasting.com.au Facebook / Twitter - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

TONY BIRCH talks to LUKE CARMAN about his Miles Franklin shortlisted book "THE WHITE GIRL"  In The White Girl, Miles-Franklin-shortlisted author Tony Birch shines a spotlight on the 1960s and the devastating government policy of taking Indigenous children from their families. Odette Brown has lived her whole life on the fringes of a small country town. After her daughter disappeared and left her with her granddaughter Sissy to raise on her own, Odette has managed to stay under the radar of the welfare authorities who are removing fair-skinned Aboriginal children from their families. When a new policeman arrives in town, determined to enforce the law, Odette must risk everything to save Sissy and protect everything she loves. SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivals http://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/ Facebook - @Writes4Festivals Twitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast Wollongong Writer's Festival https://wollongongwritersfestival.com Facebook @wollongongwritersfestival/ Twitter @WGongWritFest Tony Birch https://www.tony-birch.com/blog Facebook @Tony Birch Pamela Cook www.pamelacook.com.au Facebook - @pamelacookauthor Twitter - @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler) www.listenuppodcasting.com.au Facebook / Twitter - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting     See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

This panel explores how mental health informs the writing process (and vice versa), the lived experience in first person memoir and poetry, and the power of reclaiming language from institutions. Quinn Eades, Helena Fox and Sam Twyford-Moore join David Stavanger to discuss their work and the fine line between page and prescription. SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivalshttp://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/Facebook - @Writes4FestivalsTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast Wollongong Writer's Festivalhttps://wollongongwritersfestival.comFacebook @wollongongwritersfestival/Twitter @WGongWritFest David Stavangerhttps://www.uqp.com.au/authors/david-stavangerFacebook @profile.php?id=634053109 Quinn EadesFacebook @quinneadesTwitter @quinn_writes Helena Foxhttps://helenafoxauthor.comFacebook @helenafoxwriterTwitter @helenafoxoz Sam Twyford-Moorehttp://www.samtwyfordmoore.comFacebook @sam.twyfordmooreTwitter @samtwyfordmoore Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @pamelacookauthorTwitter - @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook / Twitter - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting

It’s not just you. We’re all feeling it. The strange materiality of bodies, our ever-unfolding understanding of the psycho-physiology ofour fantasies, traumas, attachments and our intimate windows into the lives of others in a culture of oversharing. Let’s explorethe weird, wonderful and wrong of it all. FEATURING: Gala Vanting, Clementine Ford, Quinn Eades, Benjamin Law, Amee Baird SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivalshttp://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/Facebook - @Writes4FestivalsTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast Wollongong Writer's Festivalhttps://wollongongwritersfestival.comFacebook @wollongongwritersfestival/Twitter @WGongWritFest Clementine FordTwitter @clementine_ford Gala Vantinghttp://msgalavanting.comFacebook @the.gala.vantingTwitter @gala_vanting Quinn EadesFacebook @quinneadesTwitter @quinn_writes Benjamin LawFacebook @Benjamin LawTwitter @mrbenjaminlaw Amee BairdTwitter @AmeeBaird_Neuro Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @PamelaCookTwitter - @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook / Twitter - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting

You don’t have to look far today to find ethical failures causing widespread social disruption: fake news, the growing power of tech companies, dishonest political campaigning, child sex abuse scandals and cover ups within religious institutions and the rise of alt-right agitators giving new license to racism, misogyny and hatred. What are the building blocks for social growth in a disrupted age? Do we need an ethical infrastructure to help us navigate through these difficult times? And how should individual agitators, critics and commentators engage with institutions and the public to build social cohesion and a better society? FEATURING: Father Rod Bower, Kerry O’Brien, Jane Caro in conversation with Dr. Matt Beard SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivalshttp://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/Facebook - @Writes4FestivalsTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast Scone Literary Festival https://sconeliteraryfestival.com.auFacebook @@SconeLiteraryFestivalTwitter @SconeLiterary Jane CaroFacebook @janecaroofficialTwitter @JaneCaro Kerry O'BrienTwitter @KerryOBrien Fr Rod Bowerhttps://www.anggos.com.au/our-teamFacebook @FrBowerTwitter @FrBower Dr Matt Beardhttps://ethics.org.auFacebook @mattbeard89Twitter @matthewtbeard Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @pamelacookauthorTwitter - @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook / Twitter - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting

When you're born into a religious family, how do you navigate your inherited ideas about God and build an identity that makes sense to you? At this event, author a former Christian pastor and PhD student examining the experiences of LGBTQ+ people in the evangelical church in Australia, a multi-award winning Australian poet and the son of a highly regarded Christian reverend, and , local singer-songwriter and former Triple J Unearthed winner will discuss their childhood and their shifting understanding of Christianity with Editor of .The Gravity of GuiltJoel Hollier,Phil Wilcox,Bec SandridgeRuby Claire, SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivalshttp://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/Facebook - @Writes4FestivalsTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast Wollongong Writer's Festivalhttps://wollongongwritersfestival.comFacebook @wollongongwritersfestival/Twitter @WGongWritFest Joel Hollierhttp://biblefaithsexuality.com/about-me/Facebook @joel.a.hollierTwitter @joelhollier Phil Wilcoxhttp://www.philip-wilcox.comTwitter @philipwilcox Bec Sandridge https://www.becsandridge.comFacebook @becsandridgemusicTwitter @becsandridge Ruby Clairehttp://rubyclaire.com.auFacebook @ruby.bisson.3Twitter @_RubyClaire_ Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @pamelacookauthorTwitter - @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook / Twitter - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting

Join celebrated First Nations Writers as theydiscuss the importance of speaking their truth to honour identity, culture, language and country in our literary landscape and broader society. FEATURING: KIRLI SAUNDERS, TONY BIRCH AND ALISON WHITTAKER SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivalshttp://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/Facebook - @Writes4FestivalsTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast Wollongong Writer's Festivalhttps://wollongongwritersfestival.comFacebook @wollongongwritersfestival/Twitter @WGongWritFest Kirli Saundershttps://kirlisaunders.wordpress.comTwitter @SaundersKirli Tony Birchhttps://arts.unimelb.edu.au/articulation/editions/2017-editions/june-2017/meet-professor-tony- Alison Whittakerhttps://www.uts.edu.au/staff/alison.whittakerTwitter @AJ_Whittaker Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @pamelacookauthorTwitter - @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook / Twitter - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting

How do we turn social progress into legal change, and which really comes first? How much power do we have as individuals? Let's get beyond the echo-chamber and into constructive ideas. FEATURING: CLEMENTINE FORD, GALA VANTING AND JESS HILL SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivalshttp://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/Facebook - @Writes4FestivalsTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast Wollongong Writer's Festivalhttps://wollongongwritersfestival.comFacebook @wollongongwritersfestival/Twitter @WGongWritFest Clementine FordTwitter @clementine_ford Gala Vantinghttp://msgalavanting.comFacebook @the.gala.vantingTwitter @gala_vanting Jess Hillhttps://www.jesshill.netFacebook @jess.hill.31924Twitter @essradio Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @pamelacookauthorTwitter - @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook / Twitter - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting

There could not be a more relevant conversation for Journalism and The Australian media than this one between respected journalists Kerry O'Brien and Phillip Adams. Kerry weighs in candidly and forcefully on the closure of AAP, the AFP raid on the ABC, the future of journalism as a craft in Australia and the dangers of a Murdoch run press. Gripping stuff. Featuring: Kerry O'Brien and Phillip Adams SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivalshttp://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/Facebook - @Writes4FestivalsTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast Scone Literary Festival https://sconeliteraryfestival.com.auFacebook @SconeLiteraryFestivalTwitter @SconeLiterary Kerry O'BrienTwitter @KerryOBrien Phillip AdamsTwitter @PhillipAdams_1 Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @pamelacookauthorTwitter - @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook / Twitter - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting

Covid19 hit Australia in a significant way at the exact same time as the Scone Literary Festival was taking place. As a result Scone could very well be the last live writing festival in 2020. To tackle the problem of the Coronavirus head on Scone arranged this panel to tackle the question of what it all really means? from the psychological, medical and crisis management perspective. They talk political leadership, why Australia is stock piling toilet paper and what is the reality on our medical system and for everyday citizens. Featuring: Kerry O'Brien, Alexandra Joel, Janie Jordan and Dr Richard Abbott.Hosted By David Dale THIS IS THE YOUTUBE CLIP REFERRED TO IN THE EPISODE:https://youtu.be/qKNys5i8yIk SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivalshttp://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/Facebook - @Writes4FestivalsTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast Scone Literary Festival https://sconeliteraryfestival.com.auFacebook @@SconeLiteraryFestivalTwitter @SconeLiterary Kerry O'BrienTwitter @KerryOBrien Alexandra Joelhttps://www.alexandrajoel.comFacebook - @AlexandraJoelAuthor Janie JordanFacebook @janiejordan4Twitter @janejordanaus David DaleFacebook @david.dale.9634Twitter @Thetribalmind Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @pamelacookauthorTwitter - @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook / Twitter - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting

Female highwaywomen and the Estonian underground may not sound like they have much in common but each reveals a story of women tested by adversity. One when transported to Australia where she must forge a new life and a new identity. The other when Stalin’s brutal red army crushes everything in its path. Join Lauren Chater, author of the bestseller and Meg Keneally with her debut solo novel , an epic adventure based on the extraordinary life of convict Mary Bryant, as they discuss the amazing woman at the centre of their stories. Hosted byNicole Abadee.The Lace WeaverFled SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivalshttp://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/Facebook - @Writes4FestivalsTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast Storyfest https://www.storyfest.org.auFacebook / Twitter - @storyfestinc Lauren Chaterhttps://laurenchater.comFacebook @Lauren.ChaterSydTwitter @WellReadCookie Meg KeneallyFacebook @megkeneallyTwitter @KeneallyMeg Nicole Abadeehttps://www.nicoleabadee.com.auFacebook @nicole.abadeeTwitter @NicoleAbadee Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @pamelacookauthorTwitter - @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook / Twitter - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting

’s narration of Girt is one of Audible Australia's bestselling audio books of all time. Rolling Stone declared his Australian history podcast, Rum, Rebels & Ratbags, one of 2016’s hottest podcasts. documented her path to publication in The First Time Podcast. is co-host, of the top-rating podcast So You Want To Be A Writer. Join them as they discuss why the publishing industry is no longer just about printing books and why we're turning to sound. Hosted by .David HuntKatherine Collette Allison Tait Pamela Cook SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivalshttp://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/Facebook - @Writes4FestivalsTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast Storyfest https://www.storyfest.org.auFacebook / Twitter - @storyfestinc Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook @pamelacookauthorTwitter @PamelaCookAU David Hunthttps://davidhuntwriter.comFacebook @dphunt1Twitter @DavidHuntGirt Allison Taithttps://allisontait.comFacebook @AllisonTaitWriterTwitter @altait Katherine ColletteFacebook @kolletteTwitter @kecollette Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook / Twitter - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting

In this panel, UOW academics and writers will discuss their collaborative project ‘Blue Ecologies’which uses water as a starting point to develop creative and critical work that responds to the bodies of water in our local environment, and that also reflects on our relationships on a planetary scale. In the Illawarra, the culture and kinship of Aboriginal communities emphasise the interconnectedness between Land Country and Sea Country. , Featuring: CHRISTINE HOWE, JOSHUA LOBB, CATHERINE MCKINNON, LUKE JOHNSON,SHADY COSGROVE SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivalshttp://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/Facebook - @Writes4FestivalsTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast Wollongong Writer's Festivalhttps://wollongongwritersfestival.comFacebook @wollongongwritersfestival/Twitter @WGongWritFest University of Wollongonghttps://www.uow.edu.auFacebook @UOWTwitter @UOW Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @pamelacookauthorTwitter - @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook / Twitter - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting

This panel explores the intersectional discrimination that Indigenous, refugee,Muslim and women of colour experience when speaking their truth, with a focus on women writers who experience backlash as a result of speaking out against injustice. Featuring: Michele Seminara, Saba Vasefi, Ruby Hamad, Alison Whittaker SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivalshttp://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/Facebook - @Writes4FestivalsTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast Wollongong Writer's Festivalhttps://wollongongwritersfestival.comFacebook @wollongongwritersfestival/Twitter @WGongWritFest Michele Seminarahttps://micheleseminara.wordpress.comFacebook @mishele.seminaraTwitter @SeminaraMicheleF Saba VasefiFacebook @saba.vasefiTwitter @SabaVasefi Ruby HamadFacebook @RubyHamadWriter/ Alison WhittakerTwitter @AJ_Whittaker Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @pamelacookauthorTwitter - @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook / Twitter - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting

So often, we talk about landscape as character and how setting informs the story. Join Candice FoxRobert HollingworthandKaren Viggers as they discuss how place is central to their storytelling and is so much more than a mere location. Hosted by Inga Simpson., If you like this episode of the Writes4Festivals podcast, check out all of our episodes at http://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/ OR SUBSCRIBE to Writes4Festivals at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your pods. SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivalshttp://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/Facebook - @Writes4FestivalsTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast Storyfest https://www.storyfest.org.auFacebook / Twitter - @storyfestinc Candice Foxhttps://www.candicefox.orgFacebook @candicefoxauthorTwitter @candicefoxbooks Robert Hollingworthhttps://roberthollingworth.com.auFacebook @robert.hollingworth.37 Karen Viggershttps://www.karenviggers.comFacebook @grass.castleTwitter @ViggersK Inga Simpsonhttps://www.ingasimpson.com.auFacebook @simpsoningaTwitter @@NestOfPages Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @pamelacookauthorTwitter - @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook / Twitter - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting

Two raw and poetic YA fiction authors in conversation with bookseller on the things that matter. From mental healthLorin Elizabeth and feminism, to secretly loving your mum, and explore the ways in which teen fiction honours growth and trust between characters and readers alike.Helena FoxErin Gough If you want to hear all the best sessions from the WWF 2019 then OR go to www.writes4women.com./writes4festivalsSUBSCRIBE to the Writes4Festivals Podcast SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivalshttp://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/Facebook - @Writes4FestivalsTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast Wollongong Writer's Festivalhttps://wollongongwritersfestival.comFacebook @wollongongwritersfestival/Twitter @WGongWritFest Erin Goughhttp://www.eringough.comTwitter @ErinOnFridays Helena Foxhttps://helenafoxauthor.comFacebook @Helena-Fox-Writer-803476143358528/Twitter @@helenafoxoz Listen Up Podcasting www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook / Twitter - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting

Join award winning author and activist, , in conversation Behrouz Boochaniwith his translator Omid Tofighian and author Mark Isaacs. is an autobiographical account of Behrouz Boochani's perilous journey to Christmas Island and his subsequent incarceration in an Australian government immigration detention facility on Manus Island. No Friend But the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison Please Note: Behrouz had to Skype into this session so the audio is a bit rough. We cleaned it up best we could and it is 100% worth the listen. SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivals Podcasthttp://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/Facebook - @Writes4FestivalsTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast Wollongong Writer's Festivalhttps://wollongongwritersfestival.comFacebook @wollongongwritersfestival/Twitter @WGongWritFest Behrouz BoochaniFacebook - @BehrouzBoochaniJournalistTwitter - @BehrouzBoochani Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook / Twitter - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting

They call it the Sandwich Generation. Adult children juggling children of their own, work and ageing parents. In her latest book, journalist reveals society’s discomfort with the stark realities of ageing, disease and death in a culture that celebrates eternal youth. As a GP, knows only too well what ageing looks like. Drawing on personal experience, these two writers share insights into what we are facing as our parents age, as we age, and how to navigate that path with compassion and humour. Hosted by .Amal Awad Joanna Nell Pamela Cook If you like this episode of the Writes4Festivals podcast, check out all of our episodes at http://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/ OR SUBSCRIBE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your pods. SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivalshttp://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/Facebook - @Writes4FestivalsTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast Storyfest https://www.storyfest.org.auFacebook / Twitter - @storyfestinc Amal Awadhttp://amalawad.comFacebook @amalmdawad Joanna Nellhttps://www.joannanell.comFacebook @JoannanellwriterTwitter @Jo_nell_writer Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @pamelacookauthorTwitter - @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook - @kelbutler / @listenuppodcastingTwitter - @KelButler

The Wollongong Writer's Festival launches this week, running from 22-24 Nov and Writes4Festivals will be podcasting it all! In the latest episode of the Writes4Women podcast, Festival Director, Chloe Higgins, chats about how they came up with the Wollongong Writer's Festival and how it has grown in 6 years from a $300 lark to a 3 day literary powerhouse on the South Coast of NSW. The 2019 program is the best yet featuring back to back sessions with outstanding speakers and writers, having the important conversations and a helluva lot of fun! Check out the festival website for more information and tickets www.wollongongwritersfestival.com. where we will be dropping all of the best sessions from the festivals.If you can't attend then make sure you SUBSCRIBE to the Writes4Festivals Podcast OR check out all of our episodes at http://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/ #WWF2019 #WWF19 #AllLitUp #Wollongong #ChloeHiggins #festivals #writing #Podcasts #WritingPodcasts SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivalshttp://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/Facebook - @Writes4FestivalsTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast Chloe HigginsFacebook @chloe.higgins2 Wollongong Writer's Festivalhttps://wollongongwritersfestival.comFacebook @wollongongwritersfestival/Twitter @WGongWritFest Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @pamelacookauthorTwitter - @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook / Twitter - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting

In a live version of his popular 2017 TedX talk, David Hunt argues that in order for Australia to understand who we are, we must embrace the good and bad in our history.The Art of Forgetting, David is the author of the bestselling, award-winning, and the sequel, . He writes regularly about Australia’s past for the national newspapers and talks about the same on radio and in his podcast He is also the presenter for Foxtel History Channel’s 2019 documentary series, Girt: The Unauthorised History of AustraliaTrue GirtRum, Rebels and Ratbags. Aussie Inventions That Changed the World. If you like this episode of the Writes4Festivals podcast, check out all of our episodes at http://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/ OR SUBSCRIBE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your pods. #w4wpodcast #SF19 #Storyfest #Milton #Writing #festivals #DavidHunt #Girt #TrueGirt #Australia #History #Colonisation #Podcasts #WritingPodcasts SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivalshttp://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/Facebook - @Writes4FestivalsTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast Storyfest https://www.storyfest.org.auFacebook / Twitter - @storyfestinc David Hunthttps://davidhuntwriter.comTwitter @DavidHuntGirt Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @pamelacookauthorTwitter - @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook / Twitter - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting

Born in the 50s and 60s, they faced the future armed with the pill, free education and the chance to earn their own paycheque. But it's been a long row to hoe and there's still plenty of work to do to make this a better, fairer world. Join in conversation with Meredith Jaffe as they discuss Jane’s latest non-fiction book .Jane Caro Accidental FeministsAccidental Feminists is the story of a generation of women who unintentionally changed the world. If you like this episode of the Writes4Festivals podcast, check out all of our episodes at http://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/ OR SUBSCRIBE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your pods. #w4wpodcast #SF19 #Storyfest #Milton #Writing #JaneCaro #AccidentalFeminists #Memoir #Feminism #writingfestivals #podcasts SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivalshttp://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/Facebook - @Writes4FestivalsTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast Storyfest https://www.storyfest.org.auFacebook / Twitter - @storyfestinc Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @pamelacookauthorTwitter - @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook / Twitter - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting Jane Carohttps://janetheproject.comTwitter - @JaneCaroFacebook - @janecaroofficial

Natasha Lester swapped a career in marketing to become a writer. Her first two novels were works of literary fiction but Lester found her passions lay in writing historical fiction. Since 2016, she has published a string of novels but it is that rocketed Lester to international acclaim. She chats with Suzanne Leal about the journey, the surprises, the joys and the secrets to her success.The Paris Seamstress If you like this episode of the Writes4Festivals podcast, check out all of our episodes at http://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/ OR SUBSCRIBE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your pods. #w4wpodcast #SF19 #Storyfest #Milton #Writing #festivals #NatshaLester #HistoricalFiction #History #Fiction #WritingCommunity SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivalshttp://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/Facebook - @Writes4FestivalsTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast Storyfest https://www.storyfest.org.auFacebook / Twitter - @storyfestinc Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @pamelacookauthorTwitter - @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook / Twitter - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting Natasha Lester https://www.natashalester.com.auTwitter @Natasha_LesterFacebook @NatashaLesterAuthor Suzanne Lealhttp://suzanneleal.comTwitter - @suzanne_lealFacebook - @suzanne.author

Naturalist, poet and seasoned bushwalker worked for over a decade to uncover the Bundian Way, a 380-kilometre ancient pathway from Mount Kosciuszko to the New South Wales far south coast, used by both the Aboriginal people of the area and the earliest British arrivals. John collaborated with the Eden Aboriginal Land Council to survey and researching the history of the ancient pathway. Thanks to their efforts, today the Bundian Way is heritage listed. But what is it about the Bundian Way that makes it less like a walk and more like a pilgrimage? John BlayHosted by Inga Simpson If you like this episode of the Writes4Festivals podcast, check out all of our episodes at http://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/ OR SUBSCRIBE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your pods. #w4wpodcast #SF19 #Storyfest #Milton #Writing #festivals #BundianWay #FirstNations #History #Nature SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivalshttp://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/Facebook - @Writes4FestivalsTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast Storyfest https://www.storyfest.org.auFacebook / Twitter - @storyfestinc Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @pamelacookauthorTwitter - @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook / Twitter - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting John Blay Bookshttps://www.booktopia.com.au/on-track-john-blay/prod9781742234441.html Inga Simpsonhttps://www.ingasimpson.com.auTwitter - @NestOfPagesFacebook - @simpsoninga

discuss the importance and reality of diversity in Australian literature. Shokoofeh Azar, Hanna Kay, Larry Boyd Hosted by Sally Blackwood If you like this episode of the Writes4Festivals podcast, check out all of our episodes at http://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/ OR SUBSCRIBE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your pods. #w4wpodcast#SLF19 #SconeLiteraryFestival#Scone#Writing #Diversity #WritingCommunity#fiction #festivals#podcasts SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivalshttp://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/Facebook - @Writes4FestivalsTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast Scone Literary Festivalhttp://www.sconewritersfestival.com.auFacebook / Twitter - @sconewritersfestival Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @pamelacookauthorTwitter - @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook @kelbutler & @listenuppodcastingTwitter @KelB Shokoofeh AzarTwitter - @ShokoofehAzarFacebook - @shokoofeh.azar Hanna Kayhttps://www.hannakay.com

The first session from the first ever Storyfest in Milton is here and it is a doozy! All about what does go on inside the mind of a crime writer. Are they are constantly murdering people in their sleep. Or maybe they trawl the internet for hours searching for despicable inspirations. Who better to ask than three of Australia's bestselling crime writers as they reveal what draws them to write crime, the dark and the funny, with Candice Fox, Michael Robotham and Christian White. Hosted by Meredith Jaffè. Hilarious, shocking and interesting as hell this panel will have you crying with laughter and gasping for breath. A brilliant start to an outstanding festival. If you like this episode of the Writes4Festivals podcast, check out all of our episodes at http://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/ OR SUBSCRIBE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your pods. #w4wpodcast #sf19 #Storyfest #Milton #Writing #CandiceFox #MichaelRobotham #ChristianWhite #CrimeFiction #CrimeWriting #fiction #festivals #podcasts SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivalshttp://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/Facebook - @Writes4FestivalsTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast Storyfest https://www.storyfest.org.auFacebook / Twitter - @storyfestinc Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @pamelacookauthorTwitter - @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook / Twitter - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting Candice Fox https://www.candicefox.orgTwitter - @candicefoxbooksFacebook - @candicefoxauthor Michael Robothamhttp://www.michaelrobotham.comTwitter - @michaelrobothamFacebook - @MichaelRobothamAU Christian Whitehttps://www.christian-white.comTwitter - @CWhiteAuthor

How does an author approach writing about crime? How do they research and develop their characters? How much is fact and how much is fiction? In this session about their often dark journeys into the underbelly of crime.Meg Keneally, Dorothy Johnston, Richard Anderson, Chief Inspector Guy Guiana talk to Kate McClymont If you like this episode of the Writes4Festivals podcast, check out all of our episodes at http://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/ OR SUBSCRIBE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your pods. #w4wpodcast#SLF18#SconeLiteraryFestival#Scone#Writing #MegKeneally #RichardAnderson #DorothyJohnston #KateMcClymont #Crime #Fiction #WritingCommunity#festivals#podcasts SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivalshttp://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/Facebook - @Writes4FestivalsTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast Scone Literary Festivalhttp://www.sconewritersfestival.com.auFacebook / Twitter - @sconewritersfestival Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @pamelacookauthorTwitter - @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook / Twitter - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting Meg KeneallyTwitter - @KeneallyMegFacebook - @megkeneally Dorothy Johnston Web -www.dorothyjohnston.com.auTwitter - @DorothyJohnst14Facebook - @DorothyJohnstonAuthor Richard AndersonTwitter - @ronsie16 Kate McClymontTwitter - @Kate_McClymontFacebook - @/kate.mcclymont1

In this panel from the Scone Literary Festival​ 2018, Meg Keneally​, Ross McMullin and Caroline Beecham Author​ talk with Bill Howley about turning the fertile ground of historical fact into fiction. If you like this episode of the Writes4Festivals podcast, check out all of our episodes at http://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/ OR SUBSCRIBE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your pods. #w4wpodcast #SLF18 #SconeLiteraryFestival #Scone #Writing #MegKeneally #CarolineBeecham #RossMcMullin #HistoricalFiction #WritingCommunity #fiction #festivals #podcasts SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivalshttp://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/Facebook - @Writes4FestivalsTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast Scone Literary Festivalhttp://www.sconewritersfestival.com.auFacebook / Twitter - @sconewritersfestival Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @pamelacookauthorTwitter - @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook / Twitter - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting Meg KeneallyTwitter - @KeneallyMegFacebook - @megkeneally Caroline BeechamWeb - www.carolinebeecham.comTwitter - @CarolineBeechamFacebook - @Caroline.J.Beecham Ross McMullinWeb - www.rossmcmullin.com.au

In celebration of the very first Storyfest which will be happening in Milton from 21-23 June 2019, we are re-releasing the Storyfest launch from last year with Markus Zusak. Tickets are still available for some events, snatch them up at www.storyfest.org.au Storyfest has launched with an almighty bang, featuring the voice and stories of almighty author, Markus Zusak. In this special episode of the W4W podcast Markus is in conversation with Storyfest organiser, Suzanne Leal, chatting about his book "Bridge of Clay". If you like this episode of the Writes4Festivals podcast, check out all of our episodes at http://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/ OR SUBSCRIBE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your pods. #w4wpodcast #Storyfest #Milton #MarkusZusack #BridgeofClay #Writing #WritingFestivals #RegionalNSW #podcasts #writingpodcastsSHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivals Web - www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/Facebook - @writes4festivalsTwitter/Instagram - @w4wpodcast StoryfestWeb - www.storyfest.org.auFacebook / Twitter - @storyfestinc Markus ZusakWeb - www.bridgeofclaybook.comFacebook - @MarkusZusack Chloe DaddFacebook - @chloedaddmusic Pamela CookWeb - www.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @pamelacookauthor Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler) Web - www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook/Twitter - @kelbutler / @listenuppodcasting

The opening conversation at the 2018 Scone Literary Festival is David Marr talking to Phillip Adams about Patrick White's literary legacy and the privilege of being the one to write his biography. If you like this episode of the Writes4Festivals podcast, check out all of our episodes at http://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/ OR SUBSCRIBE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your pods. #w4wpodcast #SLF18 #SconeLiteraryFestival #Scone #Writing #PatrickWhite #DavidMarr #PhillipAdams #WritingCommunity #journalism #festivals #podcasts SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivalshttp://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/Facebook - @Writes4FestivalsTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast Scone Literary Festival http://www.sconewritersfestival.com.auFacebook / Twitter - @sconewritersfestival Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @pamelacookauthorTwitter - @PamelaCookAU Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook / Twitter - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting Phillip AdamsTwitter - @PhillipAdams_1

This episode contains content about murder and sexual violence against women. If this is in anyway triggering for you please contact 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or Lifeline on 13 11 14 for support. TRIGGER WARNING: In this deeply personal and moving session six of our best young writers read about and expose the self in its various forms. Between memory and now we experience, grow and commit our many selves to the page... Featuring readings from artists: Alexandra Hollis - @alexlhollis Nevo Zisin - @FindingNevo1 Monikka Eliah Adalya Nash Hussein - @adalyanh Nina Baldotto - @ninabaldotto Jamie Marina Lau - @babyzzks If you like this episode of the Writes4Festivals podcast, check out all of our episodes at www.writes4women.com OR SUBSCRIBE (free and painless) at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your pods. #w4wpodcast #NYWF19 #Newcastle #Writing #Poetry #blogging #WritingCommunity #publishing #journalism #festivals #podcasts SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivalswww.writes4women.comFacebook - @Writes4FestivalsTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast National Young Writers Festivalwww.youngwritersfestival.orgFacebook / Twitter - @NYWF Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @pamelacookauthorTwitter - @PamelaCookAU Kel ButlerFacebook / Twitter - @kelbutler

In a special "LIVE" edition of James' Colley's tongue bitingly funny podcast, "Nailed It", four artists share their pet peeves and the hill they’ll die on. Hosted by James Colley featuring Eamonn Marra, Chloe Escott, Roj Amedi and Alistair Baldwin doing stand up guaranteed to make you laugh. If you like this episode of the Writes4Festivals podcast, check out our other episodes at www.writes4women.com OR SUBSCRIBE to Writes4Festivals (free and painless) at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your pods. #w4wpodcast #NailedIt #comedy #standup #NYWF2019 #youngwriters #publishing #WritingLife #WritingCommunity #podcasts #Newcastle SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivalswww.writes4women.comFacebook - @Writes4FestivalsTwitter / Instagram @w4wpodcast National Young Writers Festivalwww.youngwritersfestival.orgFacebook / Twitter @NYWF Nailed It! Podcasthttps://omny.fm/shows/nailed-it-1/playlists/podcastFacebook / Twitter @NailedItPodcast Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook @pamelacookauthorTwitter @PamelaCookAU Kel ButlerFacebook / Twitter @kelbutler James Colleyhttp://www.jamcolley.comFacebook / Twitter @JamColley Eamonn Marrahttp://eamonnmarra.comFacebook / Twitter @EamonnMarra Chloe EscottTwitter @vesselskirt Roj AmediTwitter @Roj_Ame Alistair Baldwinhttps://alistairbaldwin.comFacebook @Ali.S.B.BaldwinTwitter @BaldwinAlistair

Anupama Pilbrow, Nayuka Gorrie and Hella Ibrahim talk about the process of having your work edited and how much more difficult it can be when you’re an Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, POC and/or CALD writer, working with majority white institutions. We invite these exceptional writers and editors to discuss the editorial process, best approaches to being edited, and how we can build more sensitive and empowering protocols and institutions. If you like this episode of the Writes4Festivals podcast, check out all of our episodes at www.writes4women.com OR SUBSCRIBE (free and painless) at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your pods. #w4wpodcast #NYWF19 #Newcastle #Writing #Editing #Indigenous #PoC #WritingCommunity #publishing #journalism #festivals #podcasts SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivalswww.writes4women.comFacebook - @Writes4FestivalsTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcast National Young Writers Festivalwww.youngwritersfestival.orgFacebook / Twitter - @NYWF Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @pamelacookauthorTwitter - @PamelaCookAU Kel ButlerFacebook / Twitter - @kelbutler Nayuka Gorrie Twitter - @NayukaGorrie Anupama PilbrowWeb - https://thesuburbanreview.com/author/anupama-pilbrow/Twitter - @Anupama_Pilbrow Hella Ibrahim Webhttps://djedpress.com/author/hella-ibrahim/ - Twitter - @djed_press

One of the unique highlights of the National Young Writers Festival in Newcastle is their Late Night Readings, where young writers reflecting all sectors of society and creativity, courageously get up in front of a bunch of strangers and read their work. This is one of the most important and impressive of the Late Night Readings from the 2018 festival "Nothing About Us Without Us" *TRIGGER WARNING: This episode speaks of Indigenous people who have since passed away and addresses subject matter that may be triggering for some people* A group of talented, young artists take to the stage to celebrate the immense resilience and resistance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Writing powerfully towards a better, more realistic and reconciled future. MC'd by incredible writer, poet and producer Raelee Lancaster. If you like this episode of the Writes4Festivals podcast, check out our other episodes at www.writes4women.com OR SUBSCRIBE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your pods. SHOW NOTES: Writes4Festivals www.writes4women.comFacebook @Writes4FestivalsTwitter and Instagram @w4wpodcast National Young Writers Festival www.youngwritersfestival.orgFacebook @youngwritersfestivalTwitter @NYWF Raelee LancasterTwitter @raeleelancaster Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @pamelacookauthorTwitter - @PamelaCookAU Kel Butler - Listen Up Podcasting Twitter @KelBFacebook @kelbutlerWebsite - www.listenuppodcasting.com.au Writing NSWwww.writingnsw.org.auFacebook @WritingNSWTwitter @writingNSW

Author of "The Love of a Bad Man", Laura Elizabeth Woollett, talks to Sharelle Fellows about her thrilling novel "Beautiful Revolutionary", which explores what happens to a young couple caught in the orbit of Jim Jones and The People's Temple. A fictional take on one of history's most unbelievable and tragic moments. SHOW NOTES: Mudgee Readers' Festivalwww.mudgeereaders.comTwitter / Facebook @mudgeereaders Writes4Festivals www.writes4women.comFacebook @Writes4FestivalsTwitter and Instagram @w4wpodcast Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @pamelacookauthorTwitter - @PamelaCookAU Kel Butler - Listen Up Podcasting www.listenuppodcasting.com.auTwitter @KelB / Facebook @kelbutler Laura Elizabeth Woollettwww.lauraelizabethwoollett.comFacebook @laura.e.woollett

Two Walkley Award winning journalists and a Young Walkley nominated satirist discuss the job of unearthing and dissecting the news. Kate Wild, James Colley and Caroline Overington talk hard hitting revelations, political intrigue and stories ripe for satire with ABC Western Plains manager, Nick Lowther. NOTE: Apologies on the audio quality on this episode. The conversation was so interesting and funny we released it regardless and it's totally worth a listen. #MudgeeRF18 #MRF19 #Mudgee #writing #festivals #journalism #satire #walkleyawards #fakenews #news #podcasts #reading SHOW NOTES: Mudgee Readers' Festivalwww.mudgeereaders.comFacebook @mudgeereaders Writes4Festivals www.writes4women.comFacebook @Writes4FestivalsTwitter and Instagram @w4wpodcast Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @pamelacookauthorTwitter - @PamelaCookAU Kel Butler - Listen Up Podcasting Twitter @KelB / Facebook @kelbutlerWebsite - www.listenuppodcasting.com.au James Colleywww.jamescolley.comTwitter / Facebook @jamcolley Caroline Overingtonwww.carolineoverington.comFacebook @carolineoveringtonTwitter @overingtonc Kate WildTwitter @katewildabcFacebook @katewild

Storyfest 2019 has launched with an almighty bang, featuring the voice and stories of almighty author, Markus Zusak. In this special episode of the W4W podcast Markus is in conversation with Storyfest organiser, Suzanne Leal, chatting about his brand spanking, much anticipated, new book "Bridge of Clay".Storyfest is a storytelling festival launching in Milton, NSW, 2019. It will be a featured part of the "Writes4Women Presents" podcast, showcasing regional writing festivals. Launching soon.- Thank you to the support of Writing NSW and Create NSW for making W4W Presents podcast possible.- SHOWNOTES:Writes4Festivals and Writes4WomenWeb - www.writes4women.comFacebook - @writes4womenTwitter/Instagram - @w4wpodcast StoryfestWeb - www.storyfest.org.auFacebook / Twitter - @storyfestinc- Chloe DaddFacebook - @chloedaddmusicPamela CookWeb - www.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @pamelacookauthorKel ButlerFacebook/Twitter - @kelbutler

Ahead of Invasion Day on the 26th January, the Feminist Writers Festival presents this snippet of Evelyn Araluen, from the opening night of the Feminist Writers Festival Melb 2018, where she discusses the "Legacy Books"books that have shaped her and her feminism. Listen to all of the sessions from the Feminist Writers Festival 2018 Melbourne and Sydney go to www.writes4women.com OR www.feministwritersfestival.comOR SUBSCRIBE to writes4festivals in Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you get your pods.#fwf18 #feminism #writing #invasionday #equality #activism #inidgenous #firstnation #podcasts #podcasting SHOWNOTES:Writes4Festivals and Writes4WomenWeb - www.writes4women.comFacebook - @writes4womenTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcastFeminist Writers FestivalWeb - www.feministwritersfestival.comFacebook / Twitter - @feministwritersfestEvelyn Araluen Twitter @evelynaraluen

Australian storytelling dates back 65,000 years and continues to evolve, from the Dreamtime to contemporary art. Gamilaroi artist Paris Norton talks to Paul Collis and Aleshia Lonsdale about the Aboriginal storytelling voice, it's history, politics and contemporary incarnation. #MRF18 #MRF2018 #writing #reading #writingfestivals #writngnsw #creatensw #indigenousart #IndigenousFor all of the Mudgee Readers Festival episodes go to www.writes4women.com OR SUBSCRIBE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your pods.SHOW NOTES:Mudgee Readers' Festivalwww.mudgeereaders.comFacebook @mudgeereadersWrites4Festivals / Writes4Womenwww.writes4women.comFacebook @writes4womenTwitter and Instagram @w4wpodcastPamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @pamelacookauthorTwitter - @PamelaCookAUKel ButlerTwitter @KelB / Facebook @kelbutlerParis NortonWeb - https://parisnorton.comAleshia Lonsdale Web - www.aleshialonsdale.comTwitter @tirikee1

Writers talk about the jobs they do when they aren't writing and the jobs they had before they picked up a pen. Hear how their work informs, influences and occasionally hinders, their writing lives. Featuring James Colley, Inga Simpson, Kate Wild, and hasted by Summer Land#MRF18 #MRF2018 #writing #reading #writingfestivals #writngnsw #createnswFor all of the Mudgee Readers Festival episodes go to www.writes4women.com OR SUBSCRIBE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your pods. SHOW NOTES:Mudgee Readers' Festivalwww.mudgeereaders.comFacebook @mudgeereadersWrites4Festivals / Writes4Womenwww.writes4women.comFacebook @writes4womenTwitter and Instagram @w4wpodcastPamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook - @pamelacookauthorTwitter - @PamelaCookAUKel ButlerTwitter @KelB / Facebook @kelbutlerJames Colleywww.jamescolley.comTwitter / Facebook @jamcolleyInga Simpsonwww.ingasimpson.com.auFacebook @ingasimpsonKate WildTwitter @katewildabcFacebook @katewildSummer Landhttps://summerlandauthor.comTwitter @summerinozFacebook @SummerLandAuthor

Can writing about women's real lives effect social change? Join the panel as they discuss how their work challenges stereotypes about women's nonfiction writing, and the power of the personal in illustrating wider points about social, political and cultural phenomena. With Anne Summers, Siv Parker, Fiona Wright and chair Zoya Patel.Listen to all of the sessions from the Feminist Writers Festival 2018 Melbourne and Sydney go to www.writes4women.com OR www.feministwritersfestival.comOR SUBSCRIBE to writes4festivals in Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. #fwf18 #feminism #writing #journalism #equality #activism #nonfiction #podcasts #podcasting #annesummers #sivparker #fionawright #zoyapatel SHOWNOTES:Writes4Festivals and Writes4WomenWeb - www.writes4women.comFacebook - @writes4womenTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcastFeminist Writers FestivalWeb - www.feministwritersfestival.comFacebook / Twitter - @feministwritersfestANNE SUMMERS - @SummersAnneSIV PARKER - @SivParkerFIONA WRIGHT - @WritesFionaZOYA PATEL. @zoyajpatel

Writing has always been a powerful way to challenge and subvert norms. In this session, these prolific activists discuss their work, and how writing and activism work in tandem - as well as sharing how to create real change through words.FEATURING Eva Cox, Winnie Dunn, Christine Milne, Shirleene Robinson and chair, Cristy Clark. WRITES4FESTIVALS are proud to be the podcast partner for the 2018 Feminist Writers Festival.  #fwf18 #feminism #writing #activism #feminist #writers #podcast #podcasting SHOWNOTES:Writes4Festivals and Writes4WomenWeb - www.writes4women.comFacebook - @writes4womenTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcastFeminist Writers FestivalWeb - www.feministwritersfestival.comFacebook / Twitter - @feministwritersfestWinnie Dunn @sweatshopwsChristine Milne @ChristineMilneShirleene Robinson @shirleeneCristy Clark @cristyclark

Leading writers look to the past, present and future, as they ruminate on the feminist texts that have made an impact on themselves and Australia's cultural landscape. With Erin Gough, Kerryn Goldsworthy, Foong Ling Kong, Ruby Hamad and Rebecca Shaw  Listen to all of the FWF 2018 podcast episodes at www.writes4women.com or www.feministwritersfestival.com #fwf18 #feminism #writing #podcast SHOWNOTES:Writes4Festivals and Writes4WomenWeb - www.writes4women.comFacebook - @writes4womenTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcastFeminist Writers FestivalWeb - www.feministwritersfestival.comFacebook / Twitter - @feministwritersfestErin Gough @ErinOnFridaysKerryn Goldsworthy @AdelaideBookRuby Hamad @rubyhamadFoong Ling Kong @foonglingkongRebecca Shaw @Brocklesnitch

There's been a surge in online publishing about feminism and gender in the past five years. Meet some of the editors and publishers behind it and find out about the publishing choices they make, what they are trying to do differently, and maybe even how you can pitch to them! With Candice Chung (SBS Life), Wendy Tuohy (Daily Life), Lucy Watson (Archer) and chair Lex Hirst. #fwf18 #writing #blogging #dailylife #archermag #penguinrandomhouse #feminism #journalism #womeninmedia #podcasting #podcasts #pitching Writes4Festivals is proud to be the podcast partner for the 2018 Feminist Writers Festival SHOWNOTES:Writes4Festivals and Writes4WomenWeb -www.writes4women.comFacebook - @writes4womenTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcastFeminist Writers FestivalWeb - www.feministwritersfestival.comFacebook / Twitter - @feministwritersfestWendy Tuohy @wtuohy Candice Chung @candicechung_Lucy Watsoninfo@archermagazine.com.auLex Hirst @LexHirst

With Debra Adelaide, Anna Funder, Dr Anita Heiss and chair Kerryn Goldsworthy. It's a universally acknowledged truth that women read more fiction than men...but why? For women who experience the majority of the emotional and mental load of managing families, homes and relationships, the novel seems poised as an ideal form to explore this terrain - the power wielded within it, its pitfalls, price, and pleasures. The novel can be a tool for resistance, a solace, and an art. So what does the imbalance in what gets published actually mean? How does it affect what is considered 'worthwhile reading'? And what are the poor blokes missing out on? #FWF18 #w4wpodcast #writes4festivals #writing #festivals #feminism #reading #journalism #activism #fiction #readers #booksSHOWNOTES:Writes4Festivals and Writes4WomenWeb - www.writes4women.comFacebook - @writes4womenTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcastFeminist Writers FestivalWeb - www.feministwritersfestival.comFacebook / Twitter - @feministwritersfest

Waiting for Elijah is an account of a tragedy that didn't have to happen - the 2009 shooting go 24 year old Elijah Holcombe by a police officer in Armidale. It is also an intense, forensic deconstruction of the extended legal proceedings that followed and a heartbreaking portrait of a family's grief. Kate Wild and Sharelle Fellows discuss this compelling narrative and the research and reportage that went into it. (CW - This podcast talks about death and mental health and may trigger some people. If you need help please contact Lifeline on 13 11 44)For all the Mudgee Readers Festival 2018 episodes go to www.writes4women.com or subscribe to Writes4Festivals#MRF18 #MRF2018 #writing #reading #writingfestivals #writngnsw #creatensw #mudgee #katewild #waitingforelijahSHOW NOTES:Mudgee Readers' Festivalwww.mudgeereaders.comFacebook @mudgeereadersWrites4Festivals / Writes4Womenwww.writes4women.comFacebook @writes4womenTwitter and Instagram @w4wpodcast

With Laura Murphy-Oates, Nardi Simpson, Alison Whittaker and chair Brooke Boney.Indigenous storytelling has a long, rich and varied tradition that has been overshadowed by colonial narratives and appropriated by white settler representations of Aboriginal experience. As Indigenous writers are rewriting their stories, our guests reveal how their writing and speaking matters to them as individuals,  and the impact it has on changing the Australian lit-scape. #FWF18 #w4wpodcast #writes4festivals #writing #festivals #feminism #indigenouswriting #indigenous #firstnation #journalism #activism #poetry #music #storytelling #dreamtimeSHOWNOTES:Writes4Festivals and Writes4WomenWeb - www.writes4women.comFacebook - @writes4womenTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcastFeminist Writers FestivalWeb - www.feministwritersfestival.comFacebook / Twitter - @feministwritersfest 

With Gabrielle Blair, Mehreen Faruqi, Angela Williamson and chair Ann Brassil.Feminism has key concerns around equality, violence and bodily autonomy, and there's one area where those three concerns collide: our reproductive rights.Hear from three fearless women working at the frontline: Dr Mehreen Faruqi MP, who's working tirelessly at a state and federal level for abortion law reform; Angela Williamson who lost her job because of public comments about the need for abortion access; and Gabrielle Blair, a Mormon whose tweets about male responsibility for unwanted pregnancies went viral.#FWF18 #w4wpodcast #writes4festivals #writing #festivals #abortion #prochoice #feminism #reproduction #reproductiverights #journalism #activismSHOWNOTES:Writes4Festivals and Writes4WomenWeb - www.writes4women.comFacebook - @writes4womenTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcastFeminist Writers FestivalWeb - www.feministwritersfestival.comFacebook / Twitter - @feministwritersfestFamily Planning Alliance Australiahttp://familyplanningallianceaustralia.org.auFamily Planning NSWhttps://www.fpnsw.org.au

Anne Summers in conversation with Julia Baird about her new book, Unfettered and Alive: A Memoir. Dr Anne Summers AO has been defying expectations her entire life. Her extraordinary career as a journalist, author, policy maker, activist, bureaucrat, board member, editor and publisher, has seen her travel the world, leading feminist debate, advising prime ministers, presiding over Greenpeace International and producing and writing influential journalism and books. She has walked away from success and charged down new paths, to satisfy her restlessness and help herself, and us all, see things differently, and expand what is possible. #FWF18 #fwf18 #annesummers #unfetteredandalive #allenandunwin #feminism #journalism #equality #writing #podcasting #podcasts SHOWNOTES:Writes4Festivals and Writes4WomenWeb -www.writes4women.comFacebook - @writes4womenTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcastFeminist Writers FestivalWeb - www.feministwritersfestival.comFacebook / Twitter - @feministwritersfestAnne Summers Web -www.annesummers.com.auFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/annesummersofficial/Twitter - @SummersAnne

Writes4Festivals Presents 2018 Feminist Writers Festival - Sydney"WRITING VIOLENCE, WRITING CHANGE"Content warning: This event deals with themes of sexual violence and may include explicit discussion of sexual assault.With Amani Haydar, Nour Haydar, Jess Hill, Bri Lee and chair Jenna Price. With #MeToo taking off in 2017, talking about violence against women is in the public spotlight more than ever before. How can writing about violence effect systemic change? What challenges do writers face? And where to next? #FWF18 #fwf18 #w4wpodcast #writes4festivals #writing #festivals #feminism #domesticviolence #journalism #activismSHOWNOTES:Writes4Festivals and Writes4WomenWeb - www.writes4women.comFacebook - @writes4womenTwitter / Instagram - @w4wpodcastFeminist Writers FestivalWeb -www.feministwritersfestival.comFacebook / Twitter - @feministwritersfest