Sunday 14 September, 11:30AM-12:30PM
National Writers’ Conference
National Writers' Conference
NWC: Retrospectives
Contemplate the careers and works of these respected authors, as they trace their steps back to the very beginning, and curiously examine their relationships with their practice now.
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The Wheeler Centre, Performance Space (Level 2, ground level)
176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Featuring...
Aan Mansyur
M. Aan Mansyur is a writer who is also the director of the Makassar International Writers Festival. Some of his books include Melihat Api Bekerja (2015), Tidak Ada New York Hari Ini (2016), Waktu yang Tepat untuk Melupakan Waktu (2021), and Bahasa Pohon-Pohon Tumbang (2025). His poetry book, Mengapa Luka Tidak Memaafkan Pisau (2020), received the Khatulistiwa Literary Award 2021 and the Kemendikbudristek Literary Award 2021.
Andrea Thompson
Andrea Thompson is a writer, music journalist, artist manager and promoter. Born in the north of England in the Swinging Sixties, Andrea has worked through a range of jobs including trades assistant in the north-west of Western Australia, factory worker, teacher and public servant, but her one constant is writing. Geraldine began as a memoir, […]
Tim Loveday
Tim Loveday is a poet, writer and baby academic. His work explores class, masculinity, online radicalisation and climate collapse. He won the 2022 & 2024 Dorothy Porter Poetry Awards, the 2025 Calanthe Prize and the 2023 Venie Holmgren Environmental Poetry Award, came runner-up in the 2024 Cloncurry Poetry Prize and was a finalist in the […]
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