22 & 23 March 2025

22 & 23 March 2025

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We respectfully acknowledge the Dja Dja Wurrung People, the Traditional
Custodians and Original Storytellers of the lands on which we celebrate our
love of stories.


We pay our respect to their Elders – past, present, and emerging.
We recognise that Indigenous sovereignty has never been ceded

Helen Garner

SHE/HER

Helen Garner writes novels, stories, screenplays and works of non-fiction. In 2006 she received the inaugural Melbourne Prize for Literature, and in 2016 she won the prestigious Windham–Campbell Prize for non-fiction. Her works include Monkey Grip, The Children’s Bach, The First Stone and three volumes of her diaries. She lives in Melbourne.

Kate Grenville

SHE/HER

Alex Adsett

SHE/HER

Alex Adsett is a literary agent and publishing consultant with almost 30 years’ experience working in the industry. She has managed Alex Adsett Literary since 2008 and has helped thousands of authors negotiate their publishing deals. She represents over 40 authors and illustrators, including Melissa Lucashenko, Dinuka McKenzie, Isobelle Carmody and more.

Costa Georgiadis

HE/HIM

Costa Georgiadis is a landscape architect, environmental educator and award-winning TV presenter who has an all-consuming passion for plants and people. Costa’s World: Gardening for the soul, the soil and the suburbs continues to inspire, and young readers can now enjoy his children’s books with the Costa’s Garden series.

Eric Beecher

HE/HIM

Eric Beecher has had a long career in journalism, media and publishing. He started his career at the Melbourne Age, was at The Washington Post, The Sydney Morning Herald and the Melbourne Herald. He is currently chair and the largest shareholder in Private Media, owner of several Australian news websites, including Crikey.

Clare Wright

SHE/HER

Professor Clare Wright OAM is an award-winning historian, author, broadcaster, podcaster and public commentator. Clare is Professor of History and Professor of Public Engagement at La Trobe University. She is the author of five books, including the bestselling and Stella Award-winning The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka. Her latest book is Ṉäku Dhäruk.

Elizabeth Coleman

SHE/HER

Elizabeth Coleman is a screenwriter, playwright and novelist. Her many screen credits include SeaChange, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries and the award-winning ABC adaptation of her smash hit play, Secret Bridesmaids’ Business. Elizabeth is also the author of A Routine Infidelity and A Dance with Murder in the Edwina ‘Ted’ Bristol Murder Mystery Series.