Byron Bay Writers Festival : Friday Program

TIME SLOT	SCU MARQUEE	East MARQUEE	North MARQUEE	West MARQUEE	Lakehouse
9.00am >>	9.00am – 9.30am PUBLIC OPENING LECTURE Janette Turner Hospital Transience and that which endures: like Deor, the 10th Century poet, we Australians are wanderers, observers, recorders and the whole world is our province. Introduced by Paul Clark Sponsored by Southern Cross University 9.45am – 10.45am Young writers: new and exciting words Dewi Lestari Simangunsong, Tara June Winch, Stephen Smith Chair: Creed O’Hanlon Sponsored by Dymocks	9.00am – 10.30am Family history: it might not necessarily be our life but we can still tell the story Mandaley Perkins, Brenda Walker, Celestine Hitiura Vaite, Kate Legge Chair: Jean Bedford 10.45am – 11.45am Words describing visual images and image makers Meg Stewart, Peter Hill, Shaun Tan Chair: Candida Baker Sponsored by Words With Wisdom	9.30am – 10.45am Glass jaw journalists: If government is to be accountable, then so must the media. Where is the analysis of media by media? Margaret Simons, Julianne Schultz, Russell Eldridge Chair: Mick O’Regan Sponsored by The Northern Star	9.00am – 9.30am READINGS Morning poetry readings in the West Marquee Sam Wagan Watson, Luke Davies 9.45am– 11.00am Adolescents as protagonists: not necessarily young adult fiction Kirsty Murray, Nick Earls, Steven Carroll, William McInnes Chair: Rosemary Sorensen	10.00am – 11.30am Baywrite: a practical seminar on script development Including a showcase of three short plays. Featuring Baywrite Theatre Entry with pass or single session ticket CODE 14SS
10.30am >>	11.00am – 12.00pm IN CONVERSATION The Latham Diaries Carmen Lawrence with Margaret Simons		11.00am – 12.15pm Rural landscape: passion or obsession Patrice Newell, Roger McDonald, Mark O’Flynn Chair: Sarah Armstrong Sponsored by Byron Shire Council	11.15am – 12.15pm People and places: Vietnam and Tibet Mandaley Perkins, Claire Scobie Chair: Howard Whelan Sponsored by Jetset	11.45am LAUNCH Bangalow Writers Group Now and Then: stories and poems of present and past Editor: Sylvia Marson Launched by Jan Barham Invitation or Pass
12.00pm >>	12.15pm – 1.30pm Can you teach writing? Susan Bradley Smith, John Clanchy, Susan Wyndham Chair: Peter Bishop 1.45pm – 3.15pm The victors write the history Henry Reynolds, Cassandra Pybus, Christopher Kremmer Chair: Mungo MacCallum Sponsored by Macquarie	12.00am – 1.00pm Too much information! Books as the talisman against banality James Bradley, Steven Lang, Angela Bennie Chair: Chris Hanley Sponsored by Good Reading Magazine 1.15pm – 2.15pm Writing for well-being Gillie Bolton, Kali Wendorf, Ann Kelley, Stephanie Dowrick Chair: Alan Close Sponsored by Cape Byron Natural Spring Water	12.30pm – 1.30pm IN CONVERSATION The Dancer Irina Baronova with David Leser	12.30pm – 1.30pm IN CONVERSATION Next generation: stories for a globalised world Deepika Shetty talks with Nury Vittachi and his French translator Sabine Amoore-Pinon 1.45pm – 2.45pm The state of Australian theatre: why can’t we get new plays performed? John Harding, Neil Armfield, Playworks Chair: Angela Bennie	1.30pm LAUNCH Stephen Smith Stranger Random House Invitation or pass
2.00pm >>		2.30pm – 3.30pm People and places: coastal settings Tim Baker, Robert Drewe, Peter Temple Chair: Chris Hanley Sponsored by Byron Bay First National Real Estate	1.45pm – 2.45pm Wow, what a life! Marguerite van Geldermalsen, Kate Holden Chair: Vanessa Gorman	3.00pm – 4.00pm The architecture of good writing: the circles and shadows of the plot Venero Armanno, John Clanchy, Kate Legge Chair: John Cregan	3.15pm LAUNCH Claire Scobie Last Seen in Lhasa Launched by Stephanie Dowrick Random House Invitation or pass
3.30pm >>	3.30pm – 4.45pm Historical fiction: the depth of research needed to create the stage set Greg McCart, James Bradley, Janie Conway-Herron, Nerida Newton Chair: Peter Bishop	3.45pm – 5.00pm People and places: island stories Celestine Hitiura Vaite, Peter Corris, Jaya Savige, Creed O’Hanlon Chair: Larry Buttrose Sponsored by Frontline Copy Centre	3.00pm – 4.15pm Taking on the Big Boys: how ordinary people use the power of words to cause change Gideon Haigh, Stephen Hagan, Steven Lang Chair: Russell Eldridge Sponsored by byron-bay.com 4.30pm - 5.30pm Writing for connection: belonging to land Baden Offord, Tara June Winch, Patrcie Newell, Sam Wagan Watson Chair: Melissa Lucashenko Sponsored by Beach Hotel	4.15pm – 5.15pm IN CONVERSATION Wild Amazement Michael Wilding with Irina Dunn
5.00pm >>	5.00pm – 5.30pm EVENING LECTURE Why do we go to war? Henry Reynolds			5.30pm LAUNCH Mark O'Flynn Grass Dogs A celebration of this new novel and the Varuna Awards program. Introducing a' novel in waiting' by Greg McCart Invitation or pass