Sunday 14 September, 4:15PM-5:15PM
National Writers’ Conference
National Writers' Conference
NWC: Currents and Trends
To close out the NWC for another year, booksellers, publishers, editors and agents come together to discuss the current literary landscape.
Come soak up some practical advice, observations and insights, along with predictions and hopes for the future of this industry.
Buy an individual session ticket here. Or grab a full Weekend Pass for all National Writers’ Conference events here.
The Wheeler Centre, Performance Space (Level 2, ground level)
176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Featuring...
Suzy Garcia
Suzy Garcia is editor of Kill Your Darlings magazine.
Grace Heifetz
Grace represents some of the most critically and commercially acclaimed writers in Australia across all genres. Her clients include writers such as Nakkiah Lui, Sofie Laguna, Emily Maguire, Chris Hammer, Bri Lee, Madeleine Gray and Hayley Scrivenor. She believes passionately in finding great new voices from across Australia’s cultural melting pot and helping establish and […]
Marilyn Miller
Marilyn Miller is an author-publisher working on a debut emotional science-fiction novel about a man who wakes in Chicago in 2050 as a robot. It explores themes of identity, humanity’s navigation of technology and climate change, how childhood experiences don’t have to define us, and how memories are faulty. Through her company Leviathan Publishing, Marilyn […]
Marina Sano
Marina Sano (she/her) is a Japanese and australian critic, publishing freelancer, and bookseller. She co-founded Amplify Bookstore and is an advocate for more diverse and representative publishing. She holds a Bachelor’s in English Literature and a Master’s in Publishing and Communications, and has been published in Kill Your Darlings, the Australian Multilingual Writing Project, and […]
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