Expanding Writers Festival seeks a CEO
One of Canberra’s most successful seasonal festivals is undergoing a minor shake-up as it seeks to expand its footprint.
Canberra Writers Festival
Beejay Silcox has been appointed artistic director of the August Canberra Writers Festival.
Canberra Writers’ Festival artistic director Jeanne Ryckmans is leaving the job, after having produced a “hybrid” festival in mid pandemic lockdown and a live festival in 2022.
The Canberra Writers’ Festival is just around the corner and artistic director Jeanne Ryckmans is ready to face it with aplomb, despite three horror years behind her, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Books
Writers’ festival getting back to business
With an eclectic line up featuring everything from Jane and Jimmy Barnes’ cookbook to a Zoom conversation with Chilean writer Isabel Allende, the 2022 Canberra Writers Festival program was launched last night.
Books
Uncertainty postpones Canberra Writers Festival
The Canberra Writers Festival, due to be staged from August 18-22, has been postponed until late October or early November.
Arts & Entertainment
Artsday / Writers festival scores coup with Trump appearance
Mary L Trump will be in live conversation at the National Press Club on Friday, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA in her daily arts roundup.
The Canberra Writers Festival has announced that literary agent, author and former publisher, Jeanne Ryckmans¸ will be its new artistic director.
Armed with its idiosyncratic triple-barrelled theme “Power.Politics.Passion”, the fourth Canberra Writers Festival opens today (August 21) with a host of literary celebs and political writers descending on the nation’s capital.
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ONE OF the heavy lifters at the 2016 Canberra Writers’ Festival, is Australian novelist Isobelle…
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THE ABBEY at Gold Creek is joining in the Canberra Writers Festival fever with “Tales…
CANBERRA has always prided itself on being able to punch above its weight when it…
THERE’S a rumour doing the rounds that “The Chaser’s Australia” is going to win the…
THE Canberra Writers Festival is moving into full swing with the announcement that British author…
