Two of Australia’s top selling authors discuss what it takes to create quality popular fiction, what it’s like to experience connection with a wide readership, and the pressure of continuing to deliver for their fans.
Facilitator - Meredith Jaffé
Join three emerging Australian writers who have recently had their first novels published. What was the journey like - from the inkling of an idea to seeing the book in-store? How has the dream that sparked the passion to write matched up with the reality of being a published author?
Mitch Jennings
Kate Horan
Ann Dombroski
Facilitator: Meredith Jaffe
Want an insiders perspective on the business of publishing? Publishers Meredith Curnow (Penguin Random House) and Elizabeth Weiss (Allen & Unwin) discuss key issues in Australian and internationally with author Meredith Jaffé.
Nikki Gemmell is one of Australia’s bestselling authors, known for her provocative and honest writing style. Her latest novel, Wing, is a searing examination of what it means to be female today. She sits down with author Meredith Jaffé to talk about writing women from memoir to thriller and everything in-between.
