Goulburn BookFest 2024

Name: Goulburn BookFest 2024
Address: 184 Bourke Street, Goulburn, NSW, 2580, AU
Telephone: +61248234435
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Goulburn BookFest 2024

Goulburn's Reader Writer Festival. Hosted by Goulburn Mulwaree Library

05/09/2024

Author of best selling novel, 'The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison' is coming back to Goulburn! is a former Festival Director of StoryFest and is well versed in Reader Writer Festivals! At BookFest, Meredith will be in-conversation with Inga Simpson discussing the evolution of writing in terms of content and practice. Meredith is also facilitating a Story Mapping Workshop perfect for those who would like to learn how to create a story map - the essential element in crafting a story to grab a readers attention. Bookings available at gmlib.co/bookfest

28/08/2024

📣📣 BookFest bookings update!! 📣📣

Our fantastic lineup of events is already starting to sell out!! If you'd like to hear from one of 9 incredible authors at our completely free Reader Writer Festival, make sure to check out the bookings page for all event registrations.

gmlib.co/bookfest

16/08/2024

Nikki Gemmell is the best-selling author of thirteen novels and four works of non-fiction. Her books have been translated into 22 languages. Australian born, she lived in London for many years, but has now returned to Australia. The French literary magazine Lire has included her in a list of what it called the fifty most important writers in the world – those it believes will have a significant influence on the literature of the 21st century.
Take this opportunity to meet Nikki Gemmell and be amongst the first to hear about her soon to be released novel, Wing.
"Four days, four girls, one teacher - what happened?"
An explosive contemporary literary thriller from best seller Nikki Gemmell - Wing is Picnic at Hanging Rock meets Promising Young Woman.
For bookings: gmlib.co/bookfest

13/08/2024

Inga Simpson - author is an Australian novelist and nature writer. Be amongst the first to hear her speak about her new book to be released in October, The Thinning - a powerful literary page-turner about two young people in a race against time to reach a monumental solar eclipse.

'This is a book I wanted to race through and savour in equal measures. Simpson is a writer of astonishing insight into the ways humans simultaneously destroy and revere the environment, and The Thinning is an urgent, exceptional novel. Her best yet'
ELEANOR LIMPRECHT, author of The Coast.
For bookings, visit gmlib.co/bookfest

02/08/2024

We are seeking authors from Goulburn & surrounds to exhibit in our BookFest Author Alley!!
Please help us spread the word and tag your author friends so we can put on an incredible showcase of all our local creative writing talent!

Applications close in 2 weeks: gmlib.co/authoralley2024

31/07/2024

Applications for our Local Author Expo at Goulburn BookFest 2024 are now open! You'll have the opportunity to set up your stall in prime position along Author Alley and chat to all the festival attendees about your books. Any published authors from Goulburn and the surrounding areas are eligible to apply!
This event runs from 10am to 6pm on Saturday 14 September, to register please visit gmlib.co/authoralley2024 or contact the Library for more information.

29/07/2024

When I say to a parent, "read to a child", I don't want it to sound like medicine. I want it to sound like chocolate.
- Mem Fox
Don't miss this fabulous opportunity to meet Mem Fox! Mem will be sharing some of her classic picture books at a special story time for our youngsters as well as delivering a presentation specifically for parents and educators about early childhood literacy. For bookings, visit gmlib.co/bookfest

24/07/2024

BOOKINGS NOW OPEN!
Don't miss the opportunity to meet one of Australia's most celebrated writers, Kate Grenville, AO. She is a multi-award winning author of 16 fiction and non-fiction books and in 2017 was recipient of the Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature.
Her most recent novel, Restless Dolly Maunder, is a compelling novel using Kate's own family memories to imagine her way into the life of her grandmother, at a time when society's long locked doors were staring to creak ajar for women. Restless Dolly Maunder was shortlisted for the 2024 Women's Prize for Fiction.
Kate will be presenting an author talk as well as a member at our panel discussion. For bookings, visit gmlib.co/bookfest

01/07/2024

BookFest 2024 Program Out Now!

https://gmlib.co/bookfest

We're thrilled to be bringing nine fantastic authors and presenters to Goulburn in September for BookFest 2024. Featuring some of Australia's best-known and most popular authors, BookFest 2024 offers something for everyone.

Bookings open on 22 July, so mark your calendar so you don't miss out!

20/06/2024

Program coming soon...here is a little sneak peek!!

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184 Bourke Street
Goulburn, NSW
2580

Telephone

+61248234435

Website

http://www.gmlibrary.com.au/

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Local author showcase 2024

Applications for our Local Author Expo at Goulburn BookFest 2024 are now open! You'll have the opportunity to set up your stall in prime position along Author Alley and chat to all the festival attendees about your books. Any published authors from Goulburn and the surrounding areas are eligible to apply! This event runs from 10am to 6pm on Saturday 14 September, to register please visit gmlib.co/authoralley2024 or contact the Library for more information.

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