Billingen (Bellingen) Memorial Hall, Hyde Street, Billingen (Bellingen), Gumbaynggirr Land (NSW).
UQP Authors at Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival 2024
Join UQP authors Siang Lu and Jackie Huggins at The Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival 2024.
The Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival is an annual literary festival held in Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia. The festival features a diverse range of authors, publishers, and other literary professionals from Australia and around the world.
In Conversation: Jackie Huggins with Seth Jordan - Sunday 9th of June 3:00pm
Author, historian, social justice activist, truth-teller – Jackie Huggins incredible work has touched countless Indigenous Australian issues.
Her essays have been widely published around the world, and her books have all met with acclaim – from 1994’s powerful memoir Auntie Rita through to the story of Jackie’s father in Jack of Hearts: QX11594, long-listed for the 2023 Stella Prize.
Jackie has devoted her life to a reconciled Australia that embraces all people, and we are proud to share this moving discussion of her passion to document our stories.
See Me Now: Modern Memoir Featuring Jackie Huggins & Wendy Harmer moderated by Amy Lovat - Saturday 8th of June 1:30pm
Laying yourself bare on the page is an act of particular courage.
Memoir can build bridges to readers that few other genres can hope to achieve. In sharing the particular, they reveal the universal; the struggles and setbacks, the hard-fought successes and hilarious detours that one author encounters can resonate with readers from all walks of life.
In Wendy’s Lies My Mirror Told Me and in Jackie’s stirring accounts of her parents’ and own journey through life, we discover captivating stories told with wisdom and warmth.
In this session you’ll not only to learn more of these remarkable women, but also of the different ways we choose to share our stories, and why.
Australia & Australia Featuring Siang Lu, Yumna Kassab & Leah Purcell moderated by Adam Norris - Saturday 8th of June 3:00pm
When we speak of Australia, what exactly do we mean?
Are we speaking of the pulse of city life, or do we mean the fellowship of rural life? The forgotten places of the familiar home? How do we give a voice to all this country has to say?
Throughout our history, the story of Australia too-often pushed certain voices to the margins; they have been spoken over or silenced altogether.
But more recently, we see some of the most powerful and insightful literature of this sunburned country is coming from backgrounds that were once excluded.
Is there one Australia? Are there many?
These incredible authors show us a country and characters that defy easy answers.
Wild Fiction featuring Siang Lu, Kate Mildenhall & Max Barry moderated by Shelley Parker-Chan - Sunday 9th June 9:00am
Deep in the woods of literature, stories of speculative fiction defy your expectations.
They twist and turn, take on new forms, and speak in voices far removed from the everyday.
Yet despite how distant they might seem from our everyday life, these stories can tell us a great deal about our lives and the world at large. They can open our eyes to other cultures, to other worlds and experiences.
But how do we coax those wild fictions onto the page? These bold and innovative authors show us that the most captivating tales can come from the most unexpected directions.
