Tune in now to hear one of Australia’s most celebrated writers, Kate Grenville, take us behind the scenes of her famous work. In this #SydneyWritersFestival conversation, she explores how novelists can unsettle language to help us rethink the world around us.
#australianauthors #australianhistory
#australianauthors #australianhistory
July 29, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Tune in now to hear one of Australia’s most celebrated writers, Kate Grenville, take us behind the scenes of her famous work. In this #SydneyWritersFestival conversation, she explores how novelists can unsettle language to help us rethink the world around us.
#australianauthors #australianhistory
#australianauthors #australianhistory
A recording of our Sydney Writers’ Festival session 'Rethinking Migration Histories' is now available on our podcast channel!
Hear from leading historians Dr Sophie Loy-Wilson, Dr Yves Rees, and Dr Peter Hobbins
Listen now via buff.ly/Em8dJTf
#SydneyWritersFestival @sophieloywilson.bsky.social
Hear from leading historians Dr Sophie Loy-Wilson, Dr Yves Rees, and Dr Peter Hobbins
Listen now via buff.ly/Em8dJTf
#SydneyWritersFestival @sophieloywilson.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 12:01 AM
A recording of our Sydney Writers’ Festival session 'Rethinking Migration Histories' is now available on our podcast channel!
Hear from leading historians Dr Sophie Loy-Wilson, Dr Yves Rees, and Dr Peter Hobbins
Listen now via buff.ly/Em8dJTf
#SydneyWritersFestival @sophieloywilson.bsky.social
Hear from leading historians Dr Sophie Loy-Wilson, Dr Yves Rees, and Dr Peter Hobbins
Listen now via buff.ly/Em8dJTf
#SydneyWritersFestival @sophieloywilson.bsky.social
In this special, subscriber-exclusive series, Sophie and Jonty take you behind-the-scenes at the #SydneyWritersFestival with brilliant authors to uncover their favourite classics.
This week they chat to award-winning Irish author Ferdia Lennon about 𝘋𝘰𝘯 𝘘𝘶𝘪𝘹𝘰𝘵𝘦 by Miguel de Cervantes.
This week they chat to award-winning Irish author Ferdia Lennon about 𝘋𝘰𝘯 𝘘𝘶𝘪𝘹𝘰𝘵𝘦 by Miguel de Cervantes.
May 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
In this special, subscriber-exclusive series, Sophie and Jonty take you behind-the-scenes at the #SydneyWritersFestival with brilliant authors to uncover their favourite classics.
This week they chat to award-winning Irish author Ferdia Lennon about 𝘋𝘰𝘯 𝘘𝘶𝘪𝘹𝘰𝘵𝘦 by Miguel de Cervantes.
This week they chat to award-winning Irish author Ferdia Lennon about 𝘋𝘰𝘯 𝘘𝘶𝘪𝘹𝘰𝘵𝘦 by Miguel de Cervantes.
In this special, subscribers-only episode, Sophie and Jonty head behind-the-scenes at the #SydneyWritersFestival to talk to award-winning Irish author Ferdia Lennon about the stories within the story of 𝘋𝘰𝘯 𝘘𝘶𝘪𝘹𝘰𝘵𝘦.
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#booksky #donquixote #bookrecommendations
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#booksky #donquixote #bookrecommendations
Find out why Ferdia Lennon thinks 𝘋𝘰𝘯 𝘘𝘶𝘪𝘹𝘰𝘵𝘦 is THE classic to read
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May 29, 2025 at 6:58 AM
In this special, subscribers-only episode, Sophie and Jonty head behind-the-scenes at the #SydneyWritersFestival to talk to award-winning Irish author Ferdia Lennon about the stories within the story of 𝘋𝘰𝘯 𝘘𝘶𝘪𝘹𝘰𝘵𝘦.
youtube.com/shorts/dIgTv...
#booksky #donquixote #bookrecommendations
youtube.com/shorts/dIgTv...
#booksky #donquixote #bookrecommendations
I saw Anna Funder give the closing address at the Sydney Writer's Festival on the subject of "Writing in the Age of Bots and Broligarchs". As is my wont, I took notes.
klward.dreamwidth.org/58568.html
#ArtificialIntelligence #AnnaFunder #SydneyWritersFestival #RageAgainstTheMachine
klward.dreamwidth.org/58568.html
#ArtificialIntelligence #AnnaFunder #SydneyWritersFestival #RageAgainstTheMachine
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May 28, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I saw Anna Funder give the closing address at the Sydney Writer's Festival on the subject of "Writing in the Age of Bots and Broligarchs". As is my wont, I took notes.
klward.dreamwidth.org/58568.html
#ArtificialIntelligence #AnnaFunder #SydneyWritersFestival #RageAgainstTheMachine
klward.dreamwidth.org/58568.html
#ArtificialIntelligence #AnnaFunder #SydneyWritersFestival #RageAgainstTheMachine
It was great hearing #catherinechidgey introduce her favourite books at the #sydneywritersfestival last week
“One of the more perplexing legacies of empire is the continuing separateness of OZ & NZ lit culture…There’s a long list of hugely exciting NZ writers who deserve to be better known here” - proud to have brought @catherinechidgey.bsky.social to OZ readers! www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/culture/book...
The Book of Guilt
One of the more perplexing legacies of the British Empire is the continuing separateness of Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand literary culture. Despite the enduring cultural connections and the effo...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
May 27, 2025 at 9:56 AM
It was great hearing #catherinechidgey introduce her favourite books at the #sydneywritersfestival last week
@charlottewood.bsky.social
#BathurstWritersandReadersFestival #SydneyWritersFestival
PREACH IT SISTER!
Talk about truth telling : the Arts are tangled in horrible bureacracy in Australia.
It is unacceptable.
#BathurstWritersandReadersFestival #SydneyWritersFestival
PREACH IT SISTER!
Talk about truth telling : the Arts are tangled in horrible bureacracy in Australia.
It is unacceptable.
May 25, 2025 at 4:59 AM
@charlottewood.bsky.social
#BathurstWritersandReadersFestival #SydneyWritersFestival
PREACH IT SISTER!
Talk about truth telling : the Arts are tangled in horrible bureacracy in Australia.
It is unacceptable.
#BathurstWritersandReadersFestival #SydneyWritersFestival
PREACH IT SISTER!
Talk about truth telling : the Arts are tangled in horrible bureacracy in Australia.
It is unacceptable.
Also, there should be some kind of award or medal for all the authors who endure (with great grace) painfully cringeworthy conversations at the signing table with enthusiastic but awkward people.
(People like me.)
(A stiff drink. The award is probably a stiff drink.)
#sydneywritersfestival
(People like me.)
(A stiff drink. The award is probably a stiff drink.)
#sydneywritersfestival
May 24, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Also, there should be some kind of award or medal for all the authors who endure (with great grace) painfully cringeworthy conversations at the signing table with enthusiastic but awkward people.
(People like me.)
(A stiff drink. The award is probably a stiff drink.)
#sydneywritersfestival
(People like me.)
(A stiff drink. The award is probably a stiff drink.)
#sydneywritersfestival
I'm broke, but considering it's all thanks to the Sydney Writers' Festival I'll consider it an investment and money well spent.
#sydneywritersfestival
#sydneywritersfestival
May 24, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I'm broke, but considering it's all thanks to the Sydney Writers' Festival I'll consider it an investment and money well spent.
#sydneywritersfestival
#sydneywritersfestival
May 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
It was a great pleasure to chat about how, sometimes, businesses behave badly and what we can do about it with @joshbornstein.bsky.social and @adeleferguson.bsky.social at the #sydneywritersfestival. Such an honor to be in conversation with two wonderful and incisive story tellers.
May 23, 2025 at 10:48 AM
It was a great pleasure to chat about how, sometimes, businesses behave badly and what we can do about it with @joshbornstein.bsky.social and @adeleferguson.bsky.social at the #sydneywritersfestival. Such an honor to be in conversation with two wonderful and incisive story tellers.
Thank you to Sherine Al Shallah, @heritagelaw.bsky.social and the Sydney Writers' Festival for such an engaging talk about the meaning of things, to a culture and to individual people. #culturalobjects #unsw #sydneywritersfestival #curiositylecture
May 23, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Thank you to Sherine Al Shallah, @heritagelaw.bsky.social and the Sydney Writers' Festival for such an engaging talk about the meaning of things, to a culture and to individual people. #culturalobjects #unsw #sydneywritersfestival #curiositylecture
Dr. Norman Swan is live on the free Curiosity Stage (bay 24) at the Sydney Writers’ Festival right now. He’s quite a funny guy. Come on down, don’t mind the rain! #sydneywritersfestival
May 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Dr. Norman Swan is live on the free Curiosity Stage (bay 24) at the Sydney Writers’ Festival right now. He’s quite a funny guy. Come on down, don’t mind the rain! #sydneywritersfestival
May 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A big turnout today at #SydneyWritersFestival for Institute Associates Lucas Lixinski and Sherine Al Shallah who are delivering their Curiosity Lecture on cultural objects.
May 22, 2025 at 5:14 AM
A big turnout today at #SydneyWritersFestival for Institute Associates Lucas Lixinski and Sherine Al Shallah who are delivering their Curiosity Lecture on cultural objects.
Hear PUP author @rhodrilewis.bsky.social discuss his new book, Shakespeare’s Tragic Art, at the #SydneyWritersFestival on 21 May at 11 am AEST! He will be in conversation with Sophie Gee.
For more details, visit: www.swf.org.au/program/seas...
For more details, visit: www.swf.org.au/program/seas...
May 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Hear PUP author @rhodrilewis.bsky.social discuss his new book, Shakespeare’s Tragic Art, at the #SydneyWritersFestival on 21 May at 11 am AEST! He will be in conversation with Sophie Gee.
For more details, visit: www.swf.org.au/program/seas...
For more details, visit: www.swf.org.au/program/seas...
The nsw literary awards were inspiring last night. Wonderful judges led by dr bernadette brennan and congratulations @fionamacfarlane.bsky.social for Highway 13! #writers #sydneywritersfestival
May 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The nsw literary awards were inspiring last night. Wonderful judges led by dr bernadette brennan and congratulations @fionamacfarlane.bsky.social for Highway 13! #writers #sydneywritersfestival
If you’ve ever created anything - a report, a blog post, a book - your work might already be training someone else’s AI. No credit. No consent. No pay.
Here’s why it matters for all of us.
#AI #DigitalRights #DataGovernance #EthicalTech #SydneyWritersFestival #AIethics
medium.com/@kim_9194/us...
Here’s why it matters for all of us.
#AI #DigitalRights #DataGovernance #EthicalTech #SydneyWritersFestival #AIethics
medium.com/@kim_9194/us...
Used, Not Consulted: When AI Trains on Our Work Without Consent
Introduction
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May 19, 2025 at 2:52 AM
If you’ve ever created anything - a report, a blog post, a book - your work might already be training someone else’s AI. No credit. No consent. No pay.
Here’s why it matters for all of us.
#AI #DigitalRights #DataGovernance #EthicalTech #SydneyWritersFestival #AIethics
medium.com/@kim_9194/us...
Here’s why it matters for all of us.
#AI #DigitalRights #DataGovernance #EthicalTech #SydneyWritersFestival #AIethics
medium.com/@kim_9194/us...
Looking forward very much to the #SydneyWritersFestival and especially seeing a favourite author Maggie O'Farrell, Her gothic atmosphere of slow building suspense in The Marriage Portrait was riveting #literary #writers
May 18, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Looking forward very much to the #SydneyWritersFestival and especially seeing a favourite author Maggie O'Farrell, Her gothic atmosphere of slow building suspense in The Marriage Portrait was riveting #literary #writers
Looking forward to this event at #SydneyWritersFestival: 'The Art and Science of AI' with acclaimed author Jeanette Winterson and AI expert Toby Walsh. Join me to find out how artificial intelligence is reshaping creativity and humanity 👉 www.swf.org.au/program/seas...
The Art and Science of AI
Explore the program
www.swf.org.au
May 2, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Looking forward to this event at #SydneyWritersFestival: 'The Art and Science of AI' with acclaimed author Jeanette Winterson and AI expert Toby Walsh. Join me to find out how artificial intelligence is reshaping creativity and humanity 👉 www.swf.org.au/program/seas...
Which literary endeavour from the International Booker and Stella prizes and Sydney Writers Festival will complement your retrograde grooves.
@thebookerprizes.bsky.social #sydneywritersfestival #thestellaprize #literaryhoroscopes
irresistiblemagazine.com.au/all-about-yo...
@thebookerprizes.bsky.social #sydneywritersfestival #thestellaprize #literaryhoroscopes
irresistiblemagazine.com.au/all-about-yo...
All About You: It's Your Mid-Year Irresistible Literary Horoscope - Irresistible Magazine
We know that many of you have existed in a sort life-paralysis since our last horoscope, so this public service star-analysis brings you not only exactly what's going to happen, but also which literar...
irresistiblemagazine.com.au
May 1, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Which literary endeavour from the International Booker and Stella prizes and Sydney Writers Festival will complement your retrograde grooves.
@thebookerprizes.bsky.social #sydneywritersfestival #thestellaprize #literaryhoroscopes
irresistiblemagazine.com.au/all-about-yo...
@thebookerprizes.bsky.social #sydneywritersfestival #thestellaprize #literaryhoroscopes
irresistiblemagazine.com.au/all-about-yo...
Hurry! Only a few tickets left to attend our 2025 Sydney Writers' Festival panel event!
Leading historians will discuss overlooked narratives to challenge traditional views of what migration means for Australian history.
Book your spot via buff.ly/831ot3N
#SydneyWritersFestival #SWF2025
Leading historians will discuss overlooked narratives to challenge traditional views of what migration means for Australian history.
Book your spot via buff.ly/831ot3N
#SydneyWritersFestival #SWF2025
March 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Hurry! Only a few tickets left to attend our 2025 Sydney Writers' Festival panel event!
Leading historians will discuss overlooked narratives to challenge traditional views of what migration means for Australian history.
Book your spot via buff.ly/831ot3N
#SydneyWritersFestival #SWF2025
Leading historians will discuss overlooked narratives to challenge traditional views of what migration means for Australian history.
Book your spot via buff.ly/831ot3N
#SydneyWritersFestival #SWF2025
We are pleased to announce tickets are on sale now to attend our 2025 Sydney Writers' Festival panel event!
Leading historians will discuss overlooked narratives to challenge traditional views of what migration means for Australian history
Book your spot via buff.ly/pL8u0yZ
#SydneyWritersFestival
Leading historians will discuss overlooked narratives to challenge traditional views of what migration means for Australian history
Book your spot via buff.ly/pL8u0yZ
#SydneyWritersFestival
March 17, 2025 at 1:30 AM
We are pleased to announce tickets are on sale now to attend our 2025 Sydney Writers' Festival panel event!
Leading historians will discuss overlooked narratives to challenge traditional views of what migration means for Australian history
Book your spot via buff.ly/pL8u0yZ
#SydneyWritersFestival
Leading historians will discuss overlooked narratives to challenge traditional views of what migration means for Australian history
Book your spot via buff.ly/pL8u0yZ
#SydneyWritersFestival