Events coming up
29 May 2021: Masterclass: Editing Your Own Work, Centre for Stories, Perth, 1–5pm, part of a series of six masterclasses to be presented at the centre April–May. The other presenters are Rashida Murphy, Susan Midalia, Vivienne Glance, Portland Jones and Annamaria Weldon. Details of the Editing Masterclass here; special offer for all six masterclasses here.
Past events—photos, 2020
Past events—photos, 2019
2019 Sun Yat-sen University Writers Residency, China (see full post here)

Photograph by Wei Donghua
WA Premier’s Book Awards 2019

I was thrilled to launch Richard Rossiter’s novel Refuge in July

With Anne-Louise Willoughby (author of Norah Heysen: A Portrait) at Eaton Community Library, June 2019

Ellenbrook Library Literary Salon, with Liz from Dymocks Ellenbrook. Photo courtesy Mardi May
Perth Festival Writers Week…

With MC Allan Dodge and two brilliant writers I admire so much: Amy Sackville and Gail Jones. Photograph: Rosemary Sayer
Past events—photos, 2018
The Great Big Book Read at Fremantle Arts Centre…

In great company 🙂 L–R: Steve Hawke, Alan Carter, Chris Ferreira, Michael Levitt, Richard Woldendorp

The renowned photographer Richard Woldendorp photographed Kate in her 90th year—an iconic image that became a full-page feature in Vogue magazine in 1967. That’s what has my attention here: it was on screen at the time!
In conversation with the wonderful Geraldine Blake at Beaufort Street Books

Rose from Westbooks setting up for the first library talk for Kathleen O’Connor of Paris. A big thank-you to Bassendean Memorial Library and Westbooks.

At Bassendean Library with one of my favourite of Kate’s works on screen (photo courtesy Rashida Murphy)
Pip Brennan and her lovely friends—first book club for Kathleen O’Connor of Paris
Gallery talk/book signing, Fremantle Arts Centre, 22 September.
Launch by Mike Lefroy, Kathleen O’Connor of Paris (Fremantle Press) and the exhibition Being There—Kathleen O’Connor in Paris (Fremantle Arts Centre), 13 September.

With artist Jo Darvall, Like Water, April 2018
Past events—photos, 2017
WA Writers Professional Development Day, July 2017, with UWA Publishing Director Terri-ann White, and writers Rashida Murphy and Josephine Wilson

Writers hard at work. Workshop presented for OOTA (Out of the Asylum Writers) at the beautiful Mattie Furphy House, Swanbourne, March 2017
Past events—photos, 2016

Workshop group at Rockingham Writers Centre, November 2016. Photo by Teena Raffa-Mulligan
Talk at Shetland Library, Lerwick…
Talk at the Madhatter Bookshop, Burford, Cotswolds…

At Toppings & Co. Booksellers, Bath

At The Edinburgh Bookshop

Books by the Bay, Busselton, July 2016, with Shelley Gare (standing), Joan London, Fiona Palmer and Stephen Daisley—excellent company!
Past events—photos, 2015

‘Writing the Past’ workshop at the Fellowship of Australian Writers’ beautiful Mattie Furphy House in Swanbourne, July 2015
Past events—photos, 2014

A huge event for 2014: announcement of the WA Premier’s Book Awards. Elemental was shortlisted in the Fiction and People’s Choice categories.

The lovely ladies of Janet Moullin’s book club, March 2014, discussing Elemental and enjoying a supper of all things Scottish: smoked salmon, Dundee cake, shortbread. Delicious!

Book signing at the Angelo Street Marketplace with Natasha Lester (author of If I Should Lose You and What Is Left Over, After) and Dawn Barker (author of Fractured)
Past events—photos, 2013

‘Time and memory: readings, images, music’: Anna Kwiecinska (Gadfly Gallery), Antonio Casella (novelist), Amanda Curtin (novelist), William Yeoman (poet, musician)
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