Join Australian author and activist Isobelle Carmody as she explores the concept of Protest in her installation work ‘What Would You Stand For?’ Ideas and means of protest have continuously evolved over the years. From the elderly to school children, all age demographics now take part in protest, and the forms of protest have changed and multiplied. Truckies stop traffic on the highway, young people superglue themselves to the furniture...
Kite Reveals: from 27 October Bidding starts: from 27 November Inspired by an aspect of her new book Comes the Night, Isobelle Carmody has organised this beautiful creative event, designed to produce some wonderful art that highlights and celebrates some of Australians best known and loved illustrators and artists, while raising funds for Red Kite. This is a lovely, long-standing and reputable charity that takes care of families dealing with...
Speculative fiction, magic realism, fantasy and imaginary worlds in fiction. Room Two, Sorrento Masonic Centre 3385 Point Nepean Road, Sorrento Isobelle Carmody, Finegan Kruckemeyer and Marion Taffe with Seth Robinson Moderator: Seth Robinson Speakers: Isobelle Carmody, Finegan Kruckemeyer, Marion Taffe (covered by your festival fee)
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...
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...