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Chairing panels at writers’ festivals: a few things I’ve learnt

Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2009 ‘Blogging, Dissent & Solidarity’ session. Kadek Adidharma, Dian Hartati, yours truly, Ng Yi-Sheng & Antony Loewenstein. Pic from official festival Facebook page.
I’ve attended several writers’ festivals over the last three years, and in the past year have begun to chair or sit on panels at some of these. I [...]

10 things about Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2009

After Ruby J Murray’s On Writing in the World: Ten Things About Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2009.
1. Flying over the top end – veiny, crater-filled land, mercury lakes and billabongs. The corny sea creature carpet at Darwin airport where there’s a smoking area and men in matching shirts drinking VB. Realising in the past [...]

Hello busy lady, what have you been up to? Festivals!

Madness, and much excitement.
In October I am off to the National Young Writers Festival and the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, back to back – seven panels.
And the past month has been one of changes and revelations – but more on those in time.
Now, I would like to tell you what I am doing at [...]