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Sydney Writers' Festival 2008
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19-25 May 2008
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In May, many of the world's greatest writers and thinkers will converge in Sydney for the country's largest literary event. The annual Sydney Writers Festival (SWF) attracts a mix of writers and book lovers to its week-long program of events and this year it boasts its fullest and widest ranging program to date.
The 11th Sydney Writer's Festival opens May 19, with award-winning writer Jeanette Winterson, (author of Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit and recent novel The Stone Gods) set to deliver the opening address.
Some of the highlights of the week include a special screening and Q&A session of Liyarn Ngarn. This culturally significant and inspirational documentary charts British actor Pete Postlethwaite's personal journey with singer Archie Roach into Aboriginal Australia. Postlethwaite, Roach and respected Aboriginal leader Patrick Dodson discuss the film immediately following the screening. Additionally, renowned Australian comedienne and media personality Judith Lucy discusses her memoirs The Lucy Family Alphabet. The major SWF institution, The Big Reading, returns in 2008, with authors including Junot Diaz, Anne Enright, Vincent Lam and Stefan Merrill Block reading selections from their work.
Michelle Ho
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wildpossum: The SWF is a great event. There's something for everyone. It's always very entertaining to listen to people who work with words for a living, and you always come away enlightened, entertained or made thoughtful. The only drawback is that it's so popular that you have to line up early to get into the venues and often it's standing room only. On the other hand there are speakers and monitors you can follow the event with outside the venue. Take a day off and eat some yummy brain food at the SWF. (18 May 2008)
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