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Scott Bevan

Moderator/ Host, Writer

'Return To The Hunter', Scott's latest book has him paddling through the Upper Hunter and thinking about those who live and work here, about the area's rich history, and it has him ruminating about the region's future after heading home from overseas.

Newcastle-born writer and journalist Scott Bevan paddled the Hunter River in 2011 to reconnect with who he was and where he was from.  That journey in a kayak led to the acclaimed book, 'The Hunter'.  A decade on, Scott returned to the river to paddle it again.  The account of that journey, contained in Scott’s new book, 'Return To The Hunter', reflects on changes in the lives of those Scott met 10 years earlier.  In the life of the river and the region, and in the author’s own life.  Above all, this journey is a celebration of life while taking the reader on a new adventure. 'Return To The Hunter' sees the original story of 'The Hunter' back in print. In effect, 'Return To The Hunter' is two stories, two journeys, in one book.  And it is all bound by one river, the river that unites a region: the Hunter.

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Nardi Simpson

Nardi Simpson is a Yuwaalaraay writer, composer, playwright, and educator, as well as a musician and performer in the Stiff Gins. Song of the Crocodile (Hachette Australia) was the 2018 winner of a black&write!

Tim Ayliffe

Tim Ayliffe is an award-winning author whose thriller novels have been informed by his 25-year global career as a journalist

Kell Woods

Kell has studied English literature, creative writing, and history, and writes about made-up (and not so made-up) places, people and things you might remember from the fairy tales you read as a child. Her books, however, are most definitely not for children.

Catherine Menage

Catherine is Artistic Director of BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival, as well as facilitating at writers’ festivals and literary events

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