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Poet’s Breakfast
Come join the Kyogle Writers Group as they host this energetic, open mic morning of spoken word poetry.
Where: The Farmer’s Plate
When: 9am – 12pm
Participants: Vincent Stead, The Kyogle Writers Group
Event type: Open mic
Tickets: Free. To register as a reader contact Vince via email vincentstead@outlook.com
Too Close to Home?
When young Melaina moves from a polite city school up to the North Coast, she swaps polished shoes and knee socks for bare feet and kids who are, um… not polite. In this highly entertaining session students will learn techniques for great storytelling – spoken and written!
Where: Kyogle Primary School
When: 9:30am
Participants: Melaina Faranda
Event type: Kids workshop
Tickets: Free. Contact the school for more details.
I Hate Networking!
Brought to you by Arts Northern Rivers
A surprisingly fun business workshop that combines education with the opportunity to practise networking in a safe and friendly environment, while embracing the discomfort of the whole process and having a laugh. I Hate Networking! is designed to encourage creative people to get to know each other, while acknowledging the horror, and sharing a few tips at the same time.
Where: The Roxy Gallery UQP Stage
When: 10am – 12pm
Participants: Monica Davison
Event type: Workshop
Tickets: Free with registration
Bringing Stories to Life!
Discover how author and illustrator Tina Wilson brings a story about a little toy monkey to life through innovative illustration techniques, hand knitted toys, and original music composed by award-winning artist Matt Ottley.
Where: St Brigid’s Primary School
When: 11am
Participants: Tina Wilson
Event type: Kids workshop
Tickets: Free. Contact the school for more details.
High Schools Event: The Power of Words
Brought to you by Southern Cross University
Join us for three very different writers – teen-activist Jean Hinchcliffe, writer and film-maker Ben Gilmour and master storyteller Melaina Faranda – as they take their turns on the KMI Hall Main Stage to talk about their creative journeys and give tips and advice to young writers (and activists!).
Where: The KMI Hall Main Stage
When: 11am – 2pm
Participants: Melaina Faranda, Jean Hinchcliffe & Ben Gilmour
Event type: Panel
Tickets: Free. Contact your school for details
The Hero’s Journey
The Hero’s Journey is a template for everything from legends and myths to Hollywood scripts and contemporary novels. We will explore its archetypes in this workshop, and how it can help you shape narratives in your own writing.
Where: Kyogle Library
When: 12pm – 1:30pm
Participants: Luca Collins
Event type: Workshop
Tickets: Free with registration
Is Art and Culture the Key to Revitalising the Regions?
Brought to you by Arts Northern Rivers
Arts Northern Rivers Executive Director, Jane Fuller, will facilitate a rigorous and thoughtful panel discussion with three leading creative industry and business leaders; Jasmine Phillips, Director Wild Honey Creative, Kyogle; Jane Laverty, Regional Manager of the NSW Business Chamber and Alex Wisser, Creative Director of Cementa Festival, Kandos.
Where: The Roxy Gallery UQP Stage
When: 12:45pm – 1:45pm
Participants: Jane Fuller, Jasmine Phillips, Alex Wisser & Jane Laverty
Event type: Panel
Tickets: Free.
There’s No Place Like Home?
Brought to you by ACON and Raised Ink Press
For many LGBTQI+ identifying people, the family home and neighbourhood have not been places of comfort and safety. New understandings of belonging and community have been forged from experiences of rejection, disconnection and abandonment. This panel interrogates the festival’s theme, ‘Close to Home?’ through insights from LGBTQI+ writers.
Join us for a lively discussion exploring notions of home, homelessness, homelands, place, identity, and travel.
Where: The Roxy Gallery UQP Stage
When: 2pm – 3pm
Participants: Mykaela Saunders, Hayley Katzen and Michael Burge
Event type: Panel
Tickets: Free
David Hallet
Join accomplished poet, performer and Northern Rivers local, David Hallet for a reading of his work.
Where: The Roxy Gallery UQP Stage
When: 3pm – 3:45pm
Participants: David Hallet
Event type: Reading
Tickets: Free
Mirandi Riwoe in Conversation with Mandy Beaumont
This years’ Kyogle Writers Festival Ambassador, Mirandi Riwoe, talks to Mandy Beaumont about her much-loved works Stone Sky Cold Mountain and The Burnished Sun and her approach to completing history by talking back to the past.
Where: The Roxy Gallery UQP Stage
When: 4pm – 5pm
Participants: Mirandi Riwoe & Mandy Beaumont
Event type: One-on-one
Tickets: Free
Mark Olive in Conversation with Adele Wessell
Join celebrated Bundjalung chef Mark Olive as he takes you on a journey through his love of country, cooking and native ingredients. Mark will be joined on stage by Southern Cross University’s Adele Wessell.
Where: The KMI Main Stage
When: 5:30pm – 6:30pm
Participants: Mark Olive, Adele Wessell
Event type: One-on-one
Tickets: $20 full. $15 concession.
Festival Launch Party
Join us to launch the festival with a mix of local musicians, poets and food.
Where: Stratheden Street
When: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Participants: Just you wait and see
Event : PARTY!
Tickets: Free
Kyogle Writers Festival acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land and waters on which we work and live. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.
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