U3A-Schools Morning Tea Readings U3A and Schools Morning Tea readings and award presentations. Meeting of old and new writers. A multigenerational gathering with special guest Georgie Rose Puppetry doing an excerpt from The Little Prince.

Shadow Puppetry Performances Georgie Rose is a puppeteer & storyteller. She shares a shadow puppet performance inspired by the classic and much loved story of ‘Le Petit Prince’ by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, followed by an interactive workshop about storytelling through puppetry. Local Hepburn Shire Libraries Fri: 1pm Daylesford and 3:30pm Trentham FREE ENTRY - ALL […]

Erin Riley Special guest speaker, Words in Winter Festival Followed by Festival Opening at 5pm   By day, Erin Riley is a social worker, having spent most of the last decade working alongside marginalised populations in community aged care in and around Sydney. By night, Erin’s a skivvy-wearer, a dedicated reader, wrestling fan, swimmer of […]

Festival Launch. Wear it Purple Day Wear it purple for safe, empowering and inclusive environments for LGBT youth. 4pm Special guest Erin Riley (they/them) speaks about gender identity and writing. 5pm Welcome to Country and introduction by Mayor. Daylesford College readings, music performances, special guest poet Alicia Sometimes. 6pm Babble Open Mic hosted by Alicia […]

Maia versus Petrus Locals Maia Irell & Petrus Spronk team up to give you an insight into the creative life of the well loved artist Petrus Spronk. Inspired by a recent journey to Melbourne with Maia, Petrus thought it would be a wonderful idea to share their conversation. Through inquisitive questions, Petrus reveals a great deal […]