Berry Writers Festival 2024 - 25-27 October 2024
Berry Writers Festival 2024 - 25-27 October 2024
Berry Writers Festival 2024 - 25-27 October 2024

Because Words Matter

Sessions in all venues run concurrently. Please make your ticket selections carefully.

Friday, 25 October - Workshops

FRI, 9AM-12pm

Presented by:
Alicia Thompson

Location: Berry Courthouse

Friday, 25 Oct: 9am-12pm

A session for those who may not have any writing underway and are seeking a way ‘in’. It covers all the building blocks of a novel: character, dialogue, setting and plot.

Limited to 25 participants

FRI, 9AM-12pm

Presented by:
Jacqueline Kent

Location: Studio 34

Friday, 25 Oct: 9am-12pm

Through discussion, sharing of information and class exercises, this three-hour workshop will deal with some of the most important aspects of writing memoir, autobiography and biography.

Limited to 20 participants

This Session has Sold Out

FRI, 9AM-12pm

Presented by: Nicole Dade

Location: Uniting Church Hall

Friday, 25 Oct: 9am-12pm

If you’ve been working on a film or tv script, or even just thinking about writing one, this workshop is for you.

In this intensive and practical three-hour session, drawing on her experience as a script developer for film and TV, Nicole will guide you through the key story elements of screen writing, including premise, theme, story world, systems, character, and antagonistic forces.

LUNCH BREAK

FRI, 1-4PM

Presented by: Bernadette Foley

Location: Berry Courthouse

Friday, 25 Oct: 1-4pm

Publishing professional Bernadette Foley will take you inside the world of publishing and how it works.

Limited to 25 participants

FRI, 1-4PM

Presented by:
Amy Lovat

Location: Studio 34

Friday, 25 Oct: 1-4pm

This workshop is for writers with a manuscript in progress, who are looking for ways to bring their characters to life so they leap off the page and become imprinted in the mind of the reader.

Limited to 25 participants

FRI, 1-4PM

Presented by: Kate Stead

Location: Uniting Church Hall

Friday, 25 Oct: 1-4pm

Do you have a children’s story in your mind? Perhaps one you read to your children or grandchildren?

Discover the step-by-step process of creating and publishing your book yourself, broken down into easy and achievable actions.

Limited to 25 participants

FRI, 4-5.30pm
FRI, 4-5.30pm
FRI, 4-5.30pm

Presented by:
Anita Ahmadizadeh

Location: Uniting Church Hall

Friday, 25 Oct: 4-5.30pm

Limited to 16 participants

The Drawing Stories Workshop provides a nurturing and imaginative educational opportunity for young readers and aspiring writers.

Please note: this class is only available for children aged 6-12 and there are only 16 spaces.

FRI, 5.30-9.30pm
The festival will be opened with a smoking ceremony performed by Gadhungal Marring and Welcome to Country by Uncle Gerry Moore and Auntie Delia Lowe.
Acclaimed journalist and author David Marr (Killing for Country) will deliver a major address. Drinks by SocialLife, grazing tables by Pickled Ink and music by Clay Zane Comber.
  • 5.30 pm Smoking Ceremony outside Berry School of Arts
  • 6 pm Doors Open for Drinks and Light Refreshments
  • 7 pm Official Opening and David Marr Address
    (Additional drinks available to purchase from 8 pm.)
SAT, 9-10am

Featuring:
Holly Wainwright & Sally Hepworth

Moderated by: Amy Lovat

Location: Berry School of Arts

Saturday, 26 Oct: 9-10am

This Session has Sold Out

SAT, 9-10am
SAT,  10.30-11.30am

Featuring:
Marc Fennell, David Marr & Alison Bashford

Moderated by: Christina Slade

Location: Berry School of Arts

Saturday, 26 Oct: 10.30-11.30am

This Session has Sold Out

SAT,  10.30-11.30am
SAT,  10.30-11.30am

Featuring:
Kirli Saunders, Judith Nangala Crispin & Daniel Browning

Introduced by: Rachel Kent

Moderated by: Jerome Comisari

Presented in Partnership with Bundanon

Location: Studio 34

Saturday, 26 Oct: 10.30-11.30am

SAT,  12-1pm

Featuring:
Grace Tame & Daisy Turnbull

Location: Berry School of Arts

Saturday, 26 Oct: 12-1pm

This Session has Sold Out

SAT,  12-1pm
SAT,  12-1pm

Featuring:
Rebecca Sullivan, Charles Massy & Fiona Weir

Moderated by: Georgina Reid

Location: Studio 34

Saturday, 26 Oct: 12-1pm

Early-Access Tickets Sold Out | General Admission Now Available

LUNCH BREAK

SAT,  2-3pm

Featuring:
Jessica Dettmann, Ceridwen Dovey & James Colley

Moderated by: Tori Haschka

Location: Scots' Hall

Saturday, 26 Oct: 2-3pm

Early-Access Tickets Sold Out | General Admission Now Available

SAT,  2-3pm

Featuring:
Julie Janson & Kim Scott

Moderated by: Helen Elliott

Location: Studio 34

Saturday, 26 Oct: 2-3pm

Early-Access Tickets Sold Out | General Admission Now Available

SAT,  3.30-4.30pm

Featuring:
Gina Chick & Holly Wainwright

Location: Berry School of Arts

Saturday, 26 Oct: 3.30-4.30pm

This Session has Sold Out

SAT,  3.30-4.30pm

Featuring:
Johanna Westbrook, Nicholas Talley & James Best

Moderated by: Mary Moran

Location: Scots' Hall

Saturday, 26 Oct: 3.30-4.30pm

Early-Access Tickets Sold Out | General Admission Now Available

SAT,  3.30-4.30pm

Featuring:
Kate Legge & Helen Elliott

Moderated by: Dorothy Driver

Location: Studio 34

Saturday, 26 Oct: 3.30-4.30pm

SAT,  5-6pm

Featuring:
Dinuka McKenzie, Hayley Scrivenor & Michael Robotham

Moderated by: Suzanne Leal

Location: Berry School of Arts

Saturday, 26 Oct: 5-6pm

Early-Access Tickets Sold Out | General Admission Now Available.

SAT,  5-6pm

Featuring:
Rebecca Sullivan, Damien Coulthard & Adam Liaw

Location: Studio 34

Saturday, 26 Oct: 5-6pm

Early-Access Tickets Sold Out | General Admission Now Available

Sunday, 27 October

SUN, 10.30-11.30am

Featuring:
Ed Coper, Lenore Taylor, Chris Masters & Jennifer Robinson

Moderated by: Christina Slade

Location: Berry School of Arts

Sunday, 27 Oct: 10.30-11.30am

This Session has Sold Out

SUN, 10.30-11.30am
SUN, 12-1pm

Featuring:
J.M. Coetzee & Ceridwen Dovey

Moderated by: Nicholas Jose

Location: Berry School of Arts

Sunday, 27 Oct: 12-1pm

This Session has Sold Out

SUN, 12-1pm

Featuring:
Kirli Saunders, Nardi Simpson & Kim Scott

Moderated by: Julie Janson

Location: Studio 34

Sunday, 27 Oct: 12-1pm

SPECIAL FREE EVENT. NO TICKET REQUIRED.

New Voices of the South Coast: A Showcase for Debut Writers

Panel 1: Traditionally Published | 11am-12.15pm
How do authors approach traditional publishers and get their manuscript accepted? What happens next? Five debut authors introduce their books and discuss what the publishing process is like with a traditional publishing house.
MORE INFO
Panel 2: Independent Press & Self-publishing | 2-3.30pm
There are many ways to publish a book, including working with independent presses or taking the initiative and publishing yourself. This panel of debut authors discuss their new books and the process behind both approaches.
MORE INFO

LUNCH BREAK

SUN, 2-3pm

Featuring:
Omar Sakr, Hannah Ferguson & Judith Nangała Crispin

Moderated by: Nigel Featherstone

Location: Berry School of Arts

Sunday, 27 Oct: 2-3pm

Early-Access Tickets Sold Out | General Admission Now Available

SUN, 2-3pm

Featuring:
Ali Lowe, Karen Viggers & Eleanor Elliott Thomas

Moderated by: Suzanne Burdon

Location: Studio 34

Sunday, 27 Oct: 2-3pm

Early-Access Tickets Sold Out | General Admission Now Available

SUN, 3.30-4.30pm

The Berry Writers Festival acknowledges the Dharawal and Dhurga language-speaking groups who are traditional owners of this area. We acknowledge their customs and culture, which have nourished, and continue to nourish, this land. And we extend our respects to Elders, past, present, and future.

Principal donor:

Festival partners:

ABC Illawarra - Berry Writers Festival 2024 - Festival PartnerBangalay Luxury Villas - a Berry Writers Festival PartnerBerry Writers Festival Partner: BundanonDymocks books & gifts, NowraSilos Estate - a Berry Writers Festival PartnerSociallifeSouth Coast Property Styling - - a Berry Writers Festival PartnerBerry Writers Festival Partner: South Coast Writers Centre
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