Crafting Worlds, Shaping Futures

Parkdale Library 96 Parkers Road, Parkdale, Victoria, Australia

Free, but you need to book. Join Isobelle Carmody, one of Australia's most celebrated fantasy authors, for an author talk. Known for her Obernewtyn Chronicles, isobelle began writing the series at just fourteen, launching her into the world of speculative fiction. Her works, including The Gathering, Greylands, and The Legend of Little Fur, are award-winning and beloved by readers. Her latest novel, Comes the Night (October 2024), is set in...

2025 Writers Mountain Retreat

Once a year I go up Mt Hotham in Victoria for a week, on retreat with a group. We bring our own food and cook for ourselves, sometimes together sometimes separately, except for the first night when I cook for us. We have this year nominated September 20 – 28 as our retreat dates. We are the only ones who will inhabit the two-story lodge with its extensive kitchens and...