Authors and Guests

Catherine Menage

Writer

Catherine is Artistic Director of BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival, as well as facilitating at writers’ festivals and literary events, following a career in educational publishing. She co-founded the St Albans Writers’ Festival in 2015 and was Artistic Director from 2015 to 2018. Catherine was Director of the Rose Scott Women Writers’ Festival at the Women’s Club in 2020 and 2021 in and a Judge of the annual Ned Kelly Awards. She is a member of the Advisory Group for the Mark and Evette Moran NIB Literary Award. Catherine has a passion for perfume, gives talks and consults on how to choose the perfect scent. She also teaches French.

Catherine will be facilitating a Crime Writing session at the Festival in 2025

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Our Guests

Toby Roberts

Toby’s memoir ‘Two Mums and a Dad’ covers his teenage years, growing up with a lesbian mum

James McKenzie Watson

James McKenzie Watson writes fiction with a focus on health and rural Australia. His novel Denizen won the 2021 Penguin Literary Prize

Katrina McKelvey

Katrina McKelvey is a children’s author, picture book manuscript assessor, former primary school teacher, and wife and mother living in Newcastle

Georgie Collinson

Georgie Collinson is Australia’s leading anxiety therapist. Author of two books, mindset coach, clinical hypnotherapist, naturopath and nutritionist she has helped thousands of women.

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