14-30 May 2021
rethink
The Queenscliffe Literary Festival is a celebration of Australian writers, books and ideas featuring some of our finest authors and thinkers in a program of events designed to stimulate thought and discussion.
Our theme for 2021 is Rethink. With every aspect of our lives affected by the tumultuous events of 2020, let’s take time to dwell on what we have learned and how we can do better.
Begun in 2015 the festival is run by a voluntary committee of management as a not-for-profit incorporated association. All participants in the program are paid fees based on the Australian Society of Authors recommended rates.
14 – 30 May 2021
Featured Events
Sunday 16 May
My Year of Living Vulnerably
Rick Morton, author of the acclaimed memoir One Hundred Years of Dirt, discusses his recent journey to rediscover love and show how we can’t live without it – even if, as Rick did for many years, we think we can.
Rick Morton in conversation with Misha Ketchell
Sunday 16 May
Remembering Clive James
ABC Radio presenter Michael Cathcart and playwright Hannie Rayson delve into the extraordinary treasure-house mind of the ‘Kid from Kogarah’ with readings, stories and more.
Hannie Rayson and Michael Cathcart
Sunday 23 May
Meeting My Mother
The accidental discovery of a mother’s secret makes a daughter rethink everything she knows. A dramatised reading of a powerful new one act play by local writer Pip Kainey, followed by a Q&A with Pip, director Nic Velissaris and performer Jenny Seedsman.
Performed by Jenny Seedsman Directed by Nic Velissaris
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Venues
- Basil’s Farm
43-53 Nye Road
Swan Bay - The Breeze
55 Saltbush Circuit
Point Lonsdale - Point Lonsdale
Primary School Hall
22 Bowen Road
Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff Town Hall
50 Learmonth Street
Queenscliff
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