Join UQP authors at The Mudgee Readers' Festival 2024

The Mudgee Readers’ Festival has been running for fifteen years, a huge achievement for a festival created by a small team of passionate readers, with the first modest events held in Lawson Park. Over the years the Festival has gone from strength to strength, with an exciting line-up of events across our gorgeous town, including bibliotherapy sessions, storytelling events, book and wine matching and, of course, our Long Lazy Lunch.

Forgotten Places

$15.00 (Book here)

Saturday 17 August, 11.30am—12.30pm, Town Hall Theatre

From the ghost cities of China to the overlooked suburbs of Western Sydney, join Siang Lu and Kirsty Jagger as they dive into writing about forgotten places and the people who inhabit them.

Hosted by Jenn Martin

A Writers' Work

$15.00 (Book here)

Saturday 17 August, 2.30pm—3.30pm, Town Hall Theatre.

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. Join Lisa Kenway, Ali Lowe & Cheryl Leavy.

Hosted by Summer Land.

From Page to Screen

$15.00 (Book here)

Sunday 18 August, 10am—11am, Town Hall Theatre.

How are books adapted for the screen? How involved is the writer (or not) in the process? How much control can the author exert over the final product? How does a book even get ‘optioned’ for the screen, anyway? Join Heather Morris and Siang Lu, in conversation with Rebecca Saunders.

Writing about Young Adults

(Free event, no registration needed)

Sunday 18th of August, 10am-11am, The Book Nest
Join authors Jeremy Lachlan, Suzanne Leal & novelist Kirsty Jagger to hear about how they write for—and about—younger readers.

Cheryl Leavy: Sunday Storytime

(This event is free, but you must register)

Sunday 18 August, 10am—11am, Mudgee Library.

Join author Cheryl Leavy as she reads her new children’s book Yanga Mother, a timely and poetic celebration of motherhood and First Nations languages.

Mudgee Zinemakers

(Free event, no registration needed)

Sunday 18 August, 11.15am—12.15pm, The Book Nest

The Mudgee Zine Makers are back and proud to launch a new zine sharing a story of Aboriginal culture. Proudly presented with the Mudgee Local Aboriginal Land Council. Hosted by Melanie Saward & Cheryl Leavy.

View the full program here.