Women to the Front panel Discussion ‘Out of the Shadows’, as a female writer in this modern climate hosted by Rebecca Lister with Alicia Sometimes, Marieke Hardy and Shalini Kunahlan. Make a Booking Alicia Sometimes is an Australian poet, multimedia artist and broadcaster. She has performed her spoken word at many venues, festivals and events […]

Puppetry Workshop - Georgie Rose Georgie Rose is a local artist working as a puppeteer and storyteller. She will be sharing a short 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 the diverse artform of storytelling through puppetry. […]

Oscar Wilde / Dorian Grey Toby Sime, local poet laureate, discusses the good the bad and the beautiful. A potboiler, a good read, a masterpiece? A horror story, a crime novel, a metaphor for closeted homosexuality? Dorian Gray is all of the above, and more.

Fireside Funeral Chat hosted by Beverly Risstrom Usually stunned, grief-stricken, in shock or exhausted, the friends or family of the dearly departed (i.e., YOU) find they now must make 101 unfamiliar decisions fast. Don’t be that guy! Join Beverly for a conversation around planning a funeral in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. Make a Booking

Poetry Readings with Anne Gleeson Poems to make you Laugh Cry and Wonder. Join Anne as she reads poetry during an interactive reading. Most of Anne's poems stem from her passionate life - the things she cares deeply about. Others stem from her love life, her work life and the life of others.

Stephanie Powell Stephanie is the winner of the 2022 Melbourne Poets Union Poetry Prize and published widely in Australia and UK. Gentle Creatures is her second full-length collection. The audience is invited to interact, to ask any questions about the collection & the process of poem making.

Grief Pilgrimage, in the Shadows too Long with Di Percy Grief can do strange things. I went on a pilgrimage, that was nothing like the quiet nature walk I had in mind, nor what I imagined doing along the way, due to the role of a dice—but it was just the inner and outer pilgrimage […]

The Art of Co-writing In 2020 Tony Kelly and Rebecca Lister launched their co-written book ‘Growing Pineapples in the Outback.’ The reoccurring question from readers and friends was ‘What’s it like to co-write a book? Did you argue, fight, agree on everything/nothing?’ Join Kelly and Lister as they chat with poet Terence Jaensch about their book […]

Australian Outback Noir Gabriel Bergmoser, Melbourne based award winning author & playwright, discusses the current popularity of Australian crime thrillers and what it is that makes them so compelling. He draws on recent hits like The Dry, Scrublands, The Hunted, The Inheritance and his own novel The Hitchhiker. Make a Booking  

The Day the School Went Under performed by Daylesford Youth Theatre, directed by Jen Bray Saturday 26 August Two shows only - 3pm & 7.30pm Daylesford Town Hall 76 Vincent St, Daylesford The high school is flooded. 7 Students are trapped in the Library. How will they survive? The Breakfast Club meets The Poseidon Adventure […]

Dead Poets Society Hosted by Sean M Whelan - Melbourne Performance Poet. Each person is encouraged to bring a poem by a favourite Dead Poet as we take turns in reading them together in honour of the poets lost but not forgotten. Make a Booking Sean M Whelan is a poet, playwright, DJ, podcaster, and […]

Words in Winter Festival Gala with guest speaker Jon Faine Come support your community event with Marieke Hardy in conversation with Jon Faine. Music by Jarrah Olive, The Bedridden - David M Lewis, Alex Miller & Emma Rassmusen: the world’s only muppet punk trio! Poet Sean M Whelan. At the sumptuous Palais-Hepburn. Make a Booking […]