Byron Bay Writers Festival : Saturday Program

TIME SLOT	SCU MARQUEE	East MARQUEE	North MARQUEE	West MARQUEE	Lakehouse
9.00am >>	9.00am – 10.15am Is understanding national identity important to the development of Australian writing? Henry Reynolds, Roger McDonald, Patrice Newell Chair: Margaret Simons Sponsored by Country Energy	9.00am – 9.30am READINGS Morning readings in the East Marquee Brenda Walker, Steven Carroll 9.45am – 10.45am Women’s fiction: is it about them or for them? Dewi Lestari Simangunsong, Monica McInerney, Liz Byrski Chair: Gabrielle Morrissey	9.15am – 10.15am Biography: the view from the outside is quite different Peter Corris, Meg Stewart, Jenny Hocking Chair: Louise Adler	KIDS SESSIONS Sponsored by Becton 9.30am – 10.30am 6 years and up MEET Mem Fox and MEET Jennifer Cook & Shane Nagle 10.45am – 11.45am 6 years and up MEET Deborah Abela and MEET Andy Griffiths 12.15pm – 1.45pm 10 years and up MEET Kirsty Murray & Mardi McConnochie and MEET Garth Nix & Scott Monk 2.00pm – 2.45pm 14 years and up IN CONVERSATION Nick Earls with Sarah Armstrong	10.15am LAUNCH Nerida Newton Death of a Whaler Launched by Sarah Armstrong Allen and Unwin Invitation or pass
10.30am >>	10.30am – 11.30am IN CONVERSATION The Producer Margaret Fink with David Leser Sponsored by FTO 11.45am – 1.00pm Taking the Mickey: writing the Chaser scripts The Chaser Team: Julian Morrow, Chris Taylor, Dominic Knight Chair: Mick O’Regan LAUNCH 50 Golden Years of The Chaser Launched by Max Gillies Text Publishing	11.00am – 12.15pm The environment: climate change and other hot issues Brendan Gleeson, Helen Caldicott, Ian Lowe Chair: Julianne Schultz Sponsored by The Rails	10.30am – 11.45am Freaks and eccentrics: what makes a character intriguing? Adib Khan, James Bradley, Garth Nix, Wayne Grogan Chair: Jean Bedford
12.00pm >>	1.15pm – 2.15pm IN CONVERSATION Black Founders Cassandra Pybus with Melissa Lucashenko	12.30pm – 1.45pm Polished gems: the joy of the short story Robert Drewe, Frank Moorhouse, John Clanchy, Peter Goldsworthy Chair: Steven Lang Sponsored by The Australian Women’s Weekly	12.00pm – 1.15pm Writing about being a parent Robin Grille, Ruth Ostrow, Vanessa Gorman, Mark Ragg Chair: Kali Wendorf Sponsored by byronchild 1.30pm – 2.45pm Focus on Indonesian writers Richard Oh, Ketut Yuliarsa, Dewi Lestari Simangunsong Chair: Irina Dunn Sponsored by the Australian Indonesian Institute		12.00pm – 1.00pm LUNCH TIME IN THE LAKEHOUSE Antarctic Images: words and pictures of one of the most intriguing places on earth Howard Whelan Entry with pass or single session ticket CODE 15SS 1.15pm LAUNCH Editors E. Porter & B. Offord Activating Human Rights Peter Lang Publishing Invitation or pass
2.00pm >>	2.30pm – 3.30pm Feature journalism: what gets up and why Kate Legge, David Leser, Deborah Thomas, Claire Scobie Chair: Catherine Keenan Sponsored by Northern Rivers Echo	2.00pm – 3.00pm Memoir: moving on from the past is essential Peter Hill, Marguerite van Geldermalsen, John Kinsella Chair: Vanessa Gorman 3.15pm – 4.15pm Sedition laws: their impact on writers Richard Oh, Frank Moorhouse Participating Chair: Ian Robertson Sponsored by Holding Redlich	3.00pm – 4.00pm Writing about sex seriously Dennis Altman, Gabrielle Morrissey, Kate Holden Chair: Alan Close		3.00pm LAUNCH SCU Students Coastlines Launched by Robert Drewe MC: Susan Bradley Smith and Janie Conway-Herron Invitation or pass
3.30pm >>	3.45pm – 4.45pm People and places: India and Bangladesh Christopher Kremmer, Adib Khan Chair: Deepika Shetty Sponsored by HarperCollins	4.30pm – 5.30pm IN CONVERSATION The Next Big Thing Creed O’Hanlon with Julianne Schultz LAUNCH The Next Big Thing Griffith Review Sponsored by Griffith Review	4.15pm – 5.30pm Writing about trauma: aestheticising catastrophe? Janette Turner Hospital, James Bradley, Peter Temple, Mark Ragg Chair: Jean Bedford	3.00pm – 4.00pm IN CONVERSATION The tall, bearded aristocrat Mungo MacCallum with Margaret Simons Sponsored by Byron Shire Echo 4.15pm – 5.15pm The road trip: a youthful dream fulfilled Scott Monk, Steven Smith and John Cregan Chair: Matt Condon
5.00pm >>	5.00pm – 5.30pm THEA ASTLEY LECTURE Irreverence and its discontents Peter Goldsworthy			5.30pm LAUNCH Making Waves: 10 years of the Byron Bay Writers Festival University of Queensland Press Invitation or pass