More
about women and 'less' on men
On
the last day of the Festival, feminist Anne Summers accused the Prime
Minister of playing divisive gender politics.
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Carr and McCullough have final say
Bob
Carr and Colleen McCullough talk Roman History at the Town Hall, at
the end of the Sydney Writer's Festival.
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Watson's
power not lost in translation
Indigenous
poet Samuel Watson shies away from suggestions that he is a role model,
and that his work has become a symbol of hope.
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Dean
fine tunes his political lessons
"I
only sing in front of senate committees," said Watergate whistleblower
and Worse than Watergate author John W Dean.
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Punt on gambling event pays off for writers
It
is a rare day when a symposium on Australian gambling is dominated by
discussion of its thrills and frills rather than the social ills.
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Brush with history inpired Nunn's latest work
It is a rare day when a symposium on Australian gambling is dominated
by discussion of its thrills and frills rather than the social ills.
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Young
poet tells tale of jumbled up happiness
A
gifted ten-year-old poet left an indelible mark on the audience at the
innovative poetry exhibition Fingerprints.
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Panel
talk: Researching the Novel
"It's
easy to let facts get in the way of a good story," said Kristin
Williamson, author of Women on the Rocks.
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NSW PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARDS: Family history inspires
winning novel
A
novel that one publisher dismissed as "really hard and really long"
has taken out the top prize at the 2004 NSW Premier's Literary awards.
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UK Award for Hilary Mantel
British
writer and guest of the Sydney Writer's Festival, Hilary Mantel, as
yesterday awarded the prestigious Mind Book of the year award.
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Eating our words on the Bankstown Express
The
'Hanoi-Beirut Express' left The Rocks at 9am sharp on Saturday taking
foodies on a gastronomical tour of one of Sydney's most fascinating
food precincts.
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