Sydney Writers’ Festival
Streamed Live in Maleny – Bookings Essential!
23 – 25 May 2025
8 Sessions Over 3 Days
VENUE Maleny Community Centre The Verandah Room
23 Maple Street MALENY.
SINGLE SESSION $10 | SEASON PASS $65 | Price includes light refreshments. Drinks will also be on sale.
Session 1 – Friday 23 May | 10.00am – 11.00am
THE MORIARTY SISTERS – Join the Moriarty sisters, Jaclyn, Liane and Nicola, as they discuss their career beginnings, different publishing paths and many successes. With writer and broadcaster Sarah Macdonald.
Session 2 – Friday 23 May | 12.00noon – 1.00pm
HELEN GARNER: THE SEASON – Hear iconic Australian writer Helen Garner’s reflections on football and the cycles of life in The Season, her first full-length book in a decade. In conversation with David Leser.
Session 3 – Friday 23 May | 4.00pm – 5.00pm
COLM TóIBíN:FROM BROOKLYN TO LONG ISLAND – Hear how Laureate of Irish Fiction Colm Tóibín returned to the Lacey family of international bestseller Brooklyn with the long-awaited sequel, set 20 years after Rose’s death. With ABC Radio National’s Kate Evans.
Session 4 – Friday 23 May | 6.00pm – 7.00pm
UNTRUE CRIME – Novelist Shankari Chandran, investigative journalist Kate McClymont and Diamond Dagger Award winner Ian Rankin discuss the line between fact and fiction in the stories they tell about crime. With host Matthew Condon.
Session 5 – Saturday 23 May | 2.00pm – 3.00pm
BEN MACINTYRE: THE SIEGE – Ben Macintyre discusses his definitive account of the 1980 Iranian embassy siege in London which put the SAS on the world stage. With Richard Fidler.
Session 6 – Saturday 23 May | 4.00pm – 5.00pm
IAN RANKIN: MASTER OF CRIME -Following the latest instalment of the Inspector Rebus series, Ian Rankin reflects on his career as an international bestselling author and the UK’s #1 crime writer. With Michael Williams.
Session 7 – Sunday 23 May | 10.00am – 11.00am
TRUMPOCALYPSE NOW – Listen in as experts on US politics Peter Beinart, Nick Bryant and Emma Shortis unpack Trump’s first months in office and what to expect over the next four years. With host Barrie Cassidy.
Session 8 – Friday 23 May | 2.00pm – 3.00pm
MAKING A WRITER – Prominent writers Colm Tóibín and Charlotte Wood discuss how they became writers and what Ireland and Australia’s literary culture means to them. With host Michael Williams.
