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Irvine Welsh: Dead Men's Trousers

102

Irvine Welsh: Dead Men's Trousers

The Tivoli Theatre

The Future in Fiction: Dinner with Veronica Roth (US)

Sold Out

104

The Future in Fiction: Dinner with Veronica Roth (US)

Emporium Hotel South Bank

Dinner with Lauren Weisberger

Sold Out

103

Dinner with Lauren Weisberger

Gerard's Bistro

Dystopian Futures: An Evening with Veronica Roth (US) and Friends (all ages)

105

Dystopian Futures: An Evening with Veronica Roth (US) and Friends (all ages)

The Edge, State Library of Queensland

Grantlee Kieza - In Your Suburb

501

Free / BWF In Your Suburb

Grantlee Kieza - In Your Suburb

Indooroopilly Library

Geoffrey Robertson Q.C.: Rather His Own Man

107

Geoffrey Robertson Q.C.: Rather His Own Man

Mezzanine M4 - Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

Workshop - Cyanotype Printing

202

Workshop - Cyanotype Printing

Festival Hub, Maiwar Green

Expo 88: We'll Show The World

201

Expo 88: We'll Show The World

QAG Lecture Theatre

Workshop - Writing Poetry

401

Masterclass Workshops

Workshop - Writing Poetry

Queensland Writers Centre

Cultural Learning to benefit ALL students
Laurie-Ann Saggus
Cassandra Grant

1063

Professional Development

Cultural Learning to benefit ALL students

Heritage Collections Learning Room, State Library of Queensland

A Hundred Small Lessons

Sold Out

Ashley Hay
Kristina Olsson

205

Free

A Hundred Small Lessons

Queensland Terrace, State Library of Queensland

War Stories
Roland Perry
Peter Cochrane
Ursula Cleary

204

War Stories

Cinema B, GoMA

Satire in Political Commentary

Sold Out

Prof Ross Fitzgerald
Antony Funnell
Steve Austin
Ian McFadyen

203

Satire in Political Commentary

Auditorium 2, State Library of Queensland

Automated Robotic Book Scanner Demonstration

Free

Automated Robotic Book Scanner Demonstration

State Library of Queensland

On Writing - Writing Culture for Young People
Sue McPherson
Jared Thomas

207

On Writing - Writing Culture for Young People

Cinema B, GoMA

Sleepwalking to Armageddon/Atomic Thunder
Dr Helen Caldicott
Elizabeth Tynan
Emma Griffiths

208

Sleepwalking to Armageddon/Atomic Thunder

Auditorium 2, State Library of Queensland

Teaching Historical Fiction

1064

Professional Development

Teaching Historical Fiction

Heritage Collections Learning Room, State Library of Queensland

Hope and Community

Sold Out

Katherena Vermette (CA)
Sisonke Msimang

209

Free

Hope and Community

SLQ Gallery, State Library of Queensland

Ecology In Your Backyard
Darryl Jones
Helen Jukes (UK)
Emma Griffiths

212

Ecology In Your Backyard

Auditorium 2, State Library of Queensland

Wintering

217

Wintering

QAG Lecture Theatre

First Things First

Sold Out

Melissa Lucashenko
Prof Marcia Langton
Dr Sandra Phillips
Ciaran O'Faircheallaigh

216

Free

First Things First

Festival Hub, Maiwar Green

Writing as Women's Work
Ann-Marie Priest
Dr Melissa Ashley
Margaret Henderson

215

Writing as Women's Work

Cinema A, GoMA

The Responsibilities We Hold For the Future
David McKnight
David Neiwert (US)

214

The Responsibilities We Hold For the Future

The Edge, State Library of Queensland

The Rapids/Waiting for Elijah
Sam Twyford-Moore
Kate Wild
Lisa Kunde

213

The Rapids/Waiting for Elijah

Cinema B, GoMA

Workshop: How To Write Your Book and Get Published

Sold Out

210

Masterclass Workshops

Workshop: How To Write Your Book and Get Published

Queensland Writers Centre

End of Epidemics/Anaesthesia
Dr Jonathan D. Quick (US)
Kate Cole-Adams
Paul Barclay

211

End of Epidemics/Anaesthesia

Auditorium 1, State Library of Queensland

Before I Let You Go/ Lovesome
Kelly Rimmer
Sally Seltmann
Bec Mac

218

Before I Let You Go/ Lovesome

QAG Lecture Theatre

Incorrigible Optimist

Selling Fast

219

Incorrigible Optimist

Cinema B, GoMA

On Writing: Eggshell Skull

225

On Writing: Eggshell Skull

Festival Hub, Maiwar Green

Australian Histories Discovered
Henry Reynolds
Patrick Nunn
Billy Griffiths
Maurice Serico

221

Australian Histories Discovered

Queensland Terrace, State Library of Queensland

What Will Be Worn

224

What Will Be Worn

Cinema A, GoMA

Healing - Addressing Men's Mental Health
Samuel Maguire
Osher Günsberg
Joe Williams
David Burton

223

Healing - Addressing Men's Mental Health

The Edge, State Library of Queensland

Always Another Country/The Break
Katherena Vermette (CA)
Sisonke Msimang
Melissa Lucashenko

222

Always Another Country/The Break

Auditorium 2, State Library of Queensland

The Woman in the Window

220

The Woman in the Window

Auditorium 1, State Library of Queensland

Sunburnt Country - The History and Future of Climate Change in Australia
Dr Joëlle Gergis
Dr Helen Caldicott

230

Sunburnt Country - The History and Future of Climate Change in Australia

Festival Hub, Maiwar Green

Balancing Acts: Women in Sport
Erin Stewart
Holly Isemonger
Liam Ferney

228

Balancing Acts: Women in Sport

Auditorium 2, State Library of Queensland

Ode to the Ocean

229

Ode to the Ocean

The Edge, State Library of Queensland

The Trauma Cleaner

226

The Trauma Cleaner

Auditorium 1, State Library of Queensland

Choose Somebody Else

227

Choose Somebody Else

Queensland Terrace, State Library of Queensland

Book Launch: The Edge of Memory

Selling Fast

231

Free

Book Launch: The Edge of Memory

Red Box, State Library of Queensland

Peter Cochrane - In Your Suburb

503

Free / BWF In Your Suburb

Peter Cochrane - In Your Suburb

Kenmore Library

Nikki Gemmell - In Your Suburb

Selling Fast

502

Free / BWF In Your Suburb

Nikki Gemmell - In Your Suburb

Chermside Library

When Life Gives You Lululemons

232

When Life Gives You Lululemons

Auditorium 1, State Library of Queensland

Rabbit Journal
Jessica Wilkinson
Holly Isemonger
Anna Jacobson
B.R. Dionysius
Stuart Cooke
Liam Ferney

233

Free

Rabbit Journal

Festival Hub, Maiwar Green