Scone Literary Festival launches new writing competition for farmers
Article courtesy of Scone Advocate.
IF you’re a farmer in the Upper Hunter, the Scone Literary Festival wants to hear your story.
Scone Literary Festival launches its 2020 program at special Patrick White Oration
Article courtesy of Scone Advocate
HOSTED in the historic setting of the Scone Arts & Crafts Hall, the 2020 Scone Literary Festival program was launched on Saturday night at a sell-out event.
Patrick White Oration Featured in Media
We are so proud of our Festival and new event, the Patrick White Oration, which has featured in many news and media outlets over the last few weeks. Tickets are selling fast for the Patrick White Oration, so book your tickets now to avoid disappointment.
Scone Literary Festival program boosted with $10,000 funding commitment from Upper Hunter Shire Council
There are many synergies between the Scone Literary Festival and Scone’s Kelly Street revitalisation. These were the words from the festival’s president Janie Jordan as she gave an engaging presentation at Upper Hunter Shire Council’s July meeting before the committee successfully secured a $10,000 funding commitment from Council’s Economic Development and Tourism budget. Story by Caitlin Reid, Scone Advocate.
Literary Festival Gets Lit
Article courtesy of Scone.com.au. By Taylah Fellows. THE Scone Literary Festival will be back better than ever next year thanks to a $10,000 donation from Council’s Tourism Budget. The Festival will return for a sixth consecutive year on March 13 to 15, 2020, drawing in crowds from throughout Australia. At this month’s Council meeting Councillors…
Slap on the Back for Festival
Article courtesy of Scone.com.au. THE author of The Slap, Christos Tsiolkas, will be delivering the Patrick White Oration address at this year’s Scone Literary Festival in November. Mr Tsiolkas will deliver an address written fittingly: “On Patrick White: Writers on Writers“. The award-winning novelist, playwright, essayist and screen writer is best known for his novel The…