Evelyn Araluen at the Sorrento Writers' Festival

Urgency Of The Here And Now: How the modern world inspires our writing

Evelyn Araluen, Clare Stephens and Sarah Walker with Katrina Strickland

Our three writers discuss their work and the impact of contemporary issues on their creativity.

Friday April 24, 4:30pm-5:30pm - Hotel Sorrento (Cooper Room), 5-15 Hotham Rd, Sorrento VIC 3943

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On Hope: Our artists discuss, reveal, recite and read

Evelyn Araluen, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Erik Jensen, Richard King, Thomas Mayo and Richard Piper withJane Montgomery Griffiths

We invited six Festival guests to consider the word “hope”. We then asked them: what message would you like to deliver? Whose message? Is there a piece of poetry, prose, a letter or article you might like to read, recite or sing to the audience? Or perhaps there is a piece of your own work you’d like to share? We invite our Saturday night audience to grab a drink at the bar and enjoy hope in her many guises.

Saturday April 25, 5:30pm-7:00pm - Halcyon Hall, The Continental, 1-21 Ocean Beach Road Sorrento, Victoria, 3943

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Writers On Writing

Shokoofeh Azar, Evelyn Araluen, and Murray Middleton with Mel Fulton

Our free Writers on Writing series offers audiences a deeper dive into the writing process. Our guest speakers will discuss practical matters such as how to find and agent, how to sell your idea, and how to nurture loyalty readers. We will also hear how their books came about, their work processes and how they found their writer voices.

Sunday April 26, 1:30pm-2:30pm - Sorrento Bowls Club, David MacFarlane Reserve, Hotham Rd, Sorrento VIC 3943

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