Bellingen Readers & Writers Festival

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PETER CAREY - FESTIVAL PATRON      Saturday 8 January 2011

Dual Booker Prize winning author Peter Carey, one of Australia’s most celebrated writers, has been announced as the official patron of the Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival. Carey’s connection with the Bellingen area stretches back to the mid-1980s when he was resident in the Promised Land...

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Located on the spectacular Waterfall Way between the ocean beaches of the NSW mid-north coast and the ancient Gondwana rainforest, the Bellingen area has been the inspiration for many Australian writers including Festival patron Peter Carey. The festival is a celebration of Australian writing in all its forms and features many established and emerging Australian writers. Three days of events including readings, panels, forums and feasts, workshops, multimedia, theatre and spoken word performances will take place amidst the magnificent natural environs of the Bellinger River, Coffs Coast and Dorrigo National Park.

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FESTIVAL SPECIAL GUEST - GEORGE NEGUS

Monday 28 February 2011

George Negus, one of Australia’s foremost journalists and writers, will appear as a special guest speaker at the inaugural Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival. Negus will be a highlight of the weekend program and appear in conversation with popular ABC radio host Cameron Marshall at Bellingen’s Memorial Hall on Saturday 9 April ....MORE...

COMPLETE FESTIVAL PROGRAM

Friday 25 February 2011

The complete BRWF program is now available for download as a .pdf file, including details of all weekend and separately ticketed events, guest author biographies and more.

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Saturday 26 March 2011

Read about our fabulous festival capital’s many attractions and the Bellingen Readers & Writers Festival in this article by Daniel Scott in the Sydney Morning Herald. And Festival guest author George Negus talks about the Festival in this article from the Sunday Telegraph.

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FIRST FESTIVAL WRITES HISTORY

Friday 8 April 2011

We hope all enjoyed the 2011 Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival. Read about the Festival here in the Coffs Coast Advocate and here in the Armidale Express.

The next BRWF is taking place on and around the weekend of March 23 - 25th 2012, so put that in your diary now! It promises to be another exciting festival with new and established talent and an extensive schools program. Who will we tip for next year's successes? In April we brought you Chris Womersley and Jon Bauer booked well before their success. Chris Womersley's 'Bereft' won the 2011 Indie award for fiction and Jon Bauer's 'Rocks in the Belly' won the award for debut fiction. Chris also made the Miles Franklin shortlist of three, and Jon the longlist! A new website is being developed and should be online in October with early news of how the festival is taking shape.