From 19-22 March, the Manly Writers' Festival brings together writers, readers and ideas across Manly, and several Fair Play Publishing authors will be part of the conversations.
From powerful memoir and historical fiction to sport, politics and young adult storytelling, you’ll find them appearing in sessions throughout the festival.
Here’s where to catch them.
Amy Coomer
Author of Rosemary Boy, appearing in the festival schools program, an Open Book session with other YA authors, and The Night Shift, examining human creativity vs AI.
📍Friday 20 March, 12.00pm, Mackellar Girls' High School; Saturday 21 March, 11.30am, Henry G's; Saturday 21 March, 8pm, Manly Youth Centre.
Anna Dombkins
Author of Home, Forever, appearing at the festival launch of this powerful story of family, adoption and global inequality.
📍Sunday 22 March, 4pm, Manly Youth Centre
Sue Woolfe
Author of The Girl Who Climbed on Rooves, which is released in April, is appearing in conversations on storytelling and the craft of fiction.
📍Friday 20 March, 2.30pm, Sky Theatre
Candida Baker
Author of Light & Shadow, discussing historical fiction and how true to fact writers must be when writing about real events, and The Night Shift, examining human creativity vs AI.
📍Sunday 22 March, 2.30pm, Manly Youth Centre; Saturday 21 March, 8pm, Manly Youth Centre
Natalie Scott
Author of A Secret Grief, appearing in the Open Book session on writing from lived experience.
📍Saturday 21 March, 4pm, Sky Theatre
Trevor Thompson
Author of Big Con, examining the hidden stories that shape modern sport.
📍Sunday 22 March, 11.30am, Henry G's
Paul Nicholls
Author of The Coping Stone, revisiting a remarkable chapter in Australia’s football past.
📍Sunday 22 March, 11.30am, Henry G's
J. S. Ayliffe
Author of Betrayal, appearing at another festival launch of his memoir and a secret he kept for almost 30 years.
📍Friday 20 March, 7.30pm, Sky Theatre
Check out the program and ticket links at the Manly Writers' Festival website.