News Archive

UWA Publishing is delighted to have ten writers featuring in the Perth Writers' Festival in March.

Raimond Gaita (Gaza: Morality, Law and Politics) will be discussing the issues surrounding the 2008 invasion of Gaza at ‘Gaza: Zionism & Anti-zionism' on Saturday March 5, from 2-3pm in The University Club Theatre.

Ian Reid (The End of Longing) and Simone Lazaroo (Sustenance) will be reading from their novels at ‘Shared Readings' on Sunday 6 March, from 5-6pm in the Dolphin Theatre.

Toby Davidson (Francis Webb Collected Poems) will be discussing Francis Webb's poems, with readings by Lucy Dougan, Mal McKimmie, Marcella Polain, Andrew Taylor, Morgan Yasbincek and Simon Armitage, at ‘Selected Poems of Francis Webb' on Monday 7 March, from 5-6pm in the Dolphin Theatre.

Suzanne Falkiner (The Imago: E. L. Grant Watson & Australia) and Amanda Curtin (The Sinkings) will be discussing their approaches to research at ‘The Hard Yards' on Monday 7 March from 2-3pm in the Festival Tent.

Kate Lilley (Selected Poems of Dorothy Hewett) will be presenting a selection of her mother's poetry at ‘Selected Poems of Dorothy Hewett' on Sunday March 6, from 5-6pm in The University Club Banquet Hall.

Victoria Laurie (The Kimberley: Australia's Last Great Wilderness) will be discussing the survival of The Kimberley's majestic sites at ‘Protected Places' on Monday March 7, from 12.30-1.30pm in the Festival Tent.

For more information on Perth Writers' Festival sessions, head to the Perth Writers' Festival website: https://perthfestival.com.au/pwf

Media references

Sylvia Defendi (UWA Publishing) 61 8 6488 6804/ 0417 967 415

Janine MacDonald (UWA Public Affairs) 61 8 6488 5563 / 0432 637 716