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Writers Festivals seem to be popping up all over – some in the most unlikely places. Those in the capital cities are becoming very crowded with little hope of getting anywhere near the presenting author, let alone being able to ask a question. There is one Writers Festival, however, that is very different. Now in its fourth year, the Whitsunday Writers Festival is the only one that offers the opportunity of close contact with the authors over drinks and dinner. The fourth festival promises to be diverse and informative. On Friday 12 July there will be a thriller writing workshop with Louisa Larkin, who studied Literature at the University of London and then emigrated to Australia. She became a publisher and returned to the University of Sydney to study Corporate Responsibility amongst other things. Her latest novel, Thirst, is set in Antarctica where she spent time researching the subject. On Saturday Louisa is joined by Dr Tony Ayling who has written about a dozen books on the subject of marine biology and will give us an update on the Great Barrier Reef. Dr Anita Heiss is a member of the Wiradjuri nation of central New South Wales and is one of Australia’s most prolific and well-known authors of Aboriginal literature, and author of Am I Black Enough for You. She is an author, a poet and the recipient of many awards. Joyce Morgan has worked as a journalist for more than three decades in London, Sydney and Hong Kong. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, The 22 . . . the festival has a lot to offer everyone, including the guest speakers . . . Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, The Bangkok Post and The Dawn (Pakistan). She is a former arts editor of The Sydney Morning Herald and now a senior arts writer. She has also worked as a radio producer with ABC radio. Conrad Walters has worked in the media for more than thirty years in the United States, where he won awards for investigative journalism, and in Australia, where he is a senior feature writer and book reviewer at The Sydney Morning Herald. Together wihth his partner Joyce Morgan, they have written Journey on the Silk Road. This promises to be an entertaining weekend where authors and guests will mix over wine and good food. Previous speakers include David Hill, ex CEO of ABC television and Susan Wyndham Literary Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald who both commented that the festival has a lot to offer everyone, including the guest speakers. Dates: 12-14 July 2013 Location / Venue: Coral Sea Resort, Airlie Beach, QLD, Australia (principal sponsor of the event) Cost: $595 ($AU) inclusive (based on twin share); welcome drinks Friday; full day conference Saturday with lunch, morning and afternoon tea and divine 5 course dinner; Sunday conference with farewell lunch. Festival Website: wowfestival.blogspot.com Contact: Gloria Burley 0422 026 793 (International +61 422 026 793) AuthorpreneurMagazine March 2013 www.authorpreneurmagazine.com
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