Margaret River
A 3-day storytelling spectacular in Nala Bardip Mia – Margaret River HEART featuring top international and Australian authors, journalists, innovators and big thinkers.
Join David Szalay, Professor A.C. Grayling, Bryan Brown, Sarah Wilson, Antoinette Lattouf, Bob Brown, Shaun Micallef and many more…
Busselton
A 3-day storytelling spectacular in Busselton in multiple locations featuring top international and Australian authors, journalists, innovators and big thinkers.
Includes author in conversations at our Busselton Festival Hub, Shelter Brewing, Writers Workshops at local libraries and ECU Learning Hub and family-friendly satellite events at Little Otto’s Big Choc Shop and Youth, Community & Activities Building on the Busselton foreshore.
State Library of Western Australia
A series of events at the State Library of Western Australia in Perth featuring top international and Australian authors, journalists, innovators and big thinkers.
Includes conversations with Antoinette Lattouf, Bob Brown and Mick Herron.
Friday, 29 May
Clown Town: In Conversation with Mick Herron
Nala Bardip Mia – Margaret River HEART
Herron brings his trademark wit, moral bite, and dark humour to a story that skewers power while delivering a tightly wound, unsettling thriller.
Hosted by Will Yeoman
Tickets include a glass of world-class Clairault Streicker wine or non-alcoholic beverage on arrival.
Thank you to our event partners;
Margaret River Bookshop, Clairault Streicker and Arts Margaret River
ABOUT US
Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival is created and presented by Arts Margaret River.
Arts Margaret River exists to support and nurture the work of artists across all disciplines, and to foster a love of the arts within our community.
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For nearly 20 years, the Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival has been a celebration of stories, ideas, and connection in the South West — and we couldn’t do it without you.
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