Authors and Guests

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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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Catherine Armitage

Catherine Armitage is an award-winning Sydney-based journalist, editor, writer and former foreign correspondent

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Hilary Bell

Hilary Bell writes for stage, radio, screen and music theatre. Hilary Bell writes for stage, radio, screen and music theatre. We're proud to have her involved in our Primary Creative Writing Workshop and our Community Storytelling

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Daniel O’Malley

On the last day of graduate school, with no papers to grade or thesis left to write, and nothing interesting around to read, I started writing a novel

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Dr. Anika Molesworth

Dr Anika Molesworth is a thought-leader of food systems resilience, a researcher in international agricultural development, an awarding winning author, and a sought-after keynote speaker.

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