LIFE & LOVE:
MEMOIR AND LIFE STORIES
Everyone has a story and, if told well, it can transcend its own time and delight
an audience from anywhere.
Join other enthusiastic readers as we explore the contemporary memoir and
stories of life and love crafted by some experienced and award winning writers.
Register early for what promises to be an interesting two days of discussion
about life and love, history, reading and writing.
FRIDAY 21 & SATURDAY 22 JULY 2017
Tickets and information available through Orange City Library
Ph: 6393 8132 | www.cwl.nsw.gov.au | library@orange.nsw.gov.au
PO Box 35, ORANGE, NSW 2800
ORANGE READERS AND WRITERS FESTIVAL 2017
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Memoir Writing Workshop – Friday 21 July - $35
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History Council of NSW - Voices from the past: Uncovering local and personal stories - tickets are
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Includes morning tea and light lunch.
Orange Readers and Writers Festival – Saturday 22 July - $65
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READERS AND WRITERS FESTIVAL 2017
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Amanda Hampson grew up in rural New Zealand. She spent her early twenties
travelling, finally settling in Australia in 1979 where she now lives in Sydney’s northern
beaches. Writing professionally for more than 20 years she has had numerous articles,
two non-fiction books and three novels published. She has a particular interest in the
themes of place, family and the meanings of home. The Olive Sisters was her highly
successful fiction debut. Amanda has most recently published The French Perfumer.
Cheryl Akle is the director of Better Reading TV seen on Channel 9 mornings.
Cheryl has worked in the book industry for 20 years. She has been marketing
manager for Random House Australia and national buyer for Dymocks and Myer,
as well as Books Alive Program Director. She is as passionate about books as she is
reading.
Richard Neville is the Mitchell Librarian and Director Education & Scholarship at the
State Library of New South Wales. With a research background in nineteenth century
Australian art and culture, he curated numerous exhibitions and published widely
on colonial art and society. He has also been extensively involved in the acquisition,
arrangement, description and promotion of the Library’s renowned Australian research
collections. He is one of the judges for the Miles Franklin Literary Awards.
Annette Janic has worked as a television production and program acquisitions
professional in genres ranging from live sport to documentaries. She is a first
generation Australian with family who arrived as refugees following World War II.
Researching her mother’s life for her new book War Child, Annette makes a startling
discovery. A complex search that crosses three continents follows as Annette gradually
unravels the web of intrigue that protects her mother’s ultimate secret.
Julia Baird is a journalist, broadcaster, political commentator and the author of
Victoria: The Queen. She has been a columnist and deputy editor of Newsweek and
currently hosts The Drum on ABC TV. She writes for the Sydney Morning Herald
and the New York Times. She has a PhD in history and is a former fellow at the
Joan Shorenstein Centre on Media Politics and Public Policy at the Kennedy School,
Harvard.
Catherine Bishop is a Sydney-based historian who researches Australian, New
Zealand and international history, with a particular focus on women. She received
a PhD from the Australian National University in 2012 and works at the Australian
Catholic University and the University of Sydney. She has contributed to the Dictionary
of Sydney. She has most recently published Minding Her Own Business Colonial
Businesswomen in Sydney which won the 2016 Ashurst Business Literature Prize.
Sofie Laguna originally studied to be a lawyer later moving to Melbourne to train
as an actor. Sofie worked as an actor while completing a Diploma in Professional
Writing and Editing at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Sofie is now an
author and playwright writing for both adults and children. In 2014, Sofie published
her second novel for adults The Eye of the Sheep. With this novel she won the 2015
Miles Franklin Literary Award.
GUEST SPEAKERS
FRIDAY 21 JULY
History Council of NSW
Voices from the past: Uncovering local and personal stories
10.00am – 3.30pm | Hotel Canobolas (upstairs) | Cost $35 | Tickets through Eventbrite
How do we reconstruct historical narratives about our communities? How do we tell stories
of people long gone and largely absent from historical records? The increasing popularity
and accessibility of family history, memoir and historical fiction reveals how storytelling can
empower communities, give voice to their diverse histories, and encourage the documentation
of local history. Join this all-day workshop for a lively discussion of historical projects and the
transformative role stories play in our communities.
FRIDAY 21 JULY
Memoir Writing Workshop with Amanda Hampson
2.30pm – 4.30pm | Orange City Library | Cost $35
Amanda created her highly successful ‘Memoir Made Simple’ workshop six years ago
to share the techniques of fiction writing with inexperienced writers who want to write
a compelling memoir or family history. She has taught this simple but eective method
to hundreds of writers, many of whom have successfully completed and self-published
their book as a legacy for descendants.
SATURDAY 22 JULY
Orange Readers and Writers Festival - Main Event
10am – 4.30pm
Hotel Canobolas (upstairs) 248 Summer Street, Orange
Cost: $65
10.00am: Welcome
10.05am – 10.50am: Amanda Hampson
10.50am – 11am: Cheryl Akle
11am – 11.05am: Announcement of the Banjo Paterson Writing Awards Winners
11.05am – 11.35am: Morning Tea
11.35am – 12.20pm: Richard Neville
12.20pm - 12.25pm: Mudgee Readers Festival
12.25pm – 1.10pm: Annette Janic
1.10pm – 2.10pm: Lunch
2.10pm – 2.55pm: Julia Baird
2.55pm – 3.40pm: Catherine Bishop
3.40pm – 3.45pm: Orange Regional Arts Foundation
3.45pm – 4.30pm: Sofie Laguna
4.30pm – 4.35pm: Close
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