Melbourne Writers Festival – JENNY ACKLAND AUTHOR

Books, Festivals, Fiction, Literary events

Salman ‘Let’s drop the Sir shit’ Rushdie, at MWF 2014 (28 August)

October 6, 2014October 6, 2014by Jenny May Ackland4 Comments

Rushdie, sans zoom Almost done with my catch-up posts. I went to see Salman Rushdie speak at what I call Dallas Brooks Hall but which I think now has another name. I can't move with the times which is why it's always 'Spencer Street Station', 'Telstra Dome' and 'Kardinia Park'. I had a good [...]

Festivals, Learning

Melbourne Writers Festival 2013

August 24, 2013August 25, 2013by Jenny May AcklandLeave a Comment

Two days spent at the festival and any ONE of the following sessions would have been amazing. I've taken notes and will regurgitate later, but for now, let me tell you about what I've seen. Yesterday I went to: 1. An In Conversation with Laurent Binet. His first novel HHhH (which I just started reading [...]

Books, Festivals, Learning, Publications

Excited about MWF13

July 22, 2013July 22, 2013by Jenny May Ackland3 Comments

I haven't been this excited about the Melbourne Writers Festival in like, forever, and I haven't been to anything at any festival for ages. No offence to previous organisers, but this year is pretty dang fabulous and I've diarised a total of 16 spots. This is what caught my interest this year: There are various [...]