Poetry Competition
The $10,000 Cloncurry Prize Poetry Competition is calling for entries. All styles of poetry are accepted and this year's theme is Standing on the Shoulders of Giants, through the lens of outback Australia. Entries close on May 3. The winner will be announced on June 21. See: cloncurry.qld.gov.au.
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Events
April 30: James Bradley will be in conversation with Beejay Silcox on his new book Deep Water: The World in the Ocean, a reckoning with humankind's complex relationship with the ocean. Vote of thanks by Tim Hollo. Kambri cinema, ANU. Registrations at anu.edu.au/events.
May 2: At Harry Hartog ANU at 6pm, Susannah Begbie will be in conversation with Karen Viggers on her debut novel The Deed. Free event - registration essential harryhartog.com.au.
May 4: At Harry Hartog ANU will be the launch of Belinda Cranston's debut novel The Changing Room. Free, registration essential: harryhartog.com.au.
May 4: Canberra author JJ Carpenter is launching her debut novel The Corner of Her Eye, a story of the supernatural, in the Library Room of the Kingston Hotel at 2pm.
May 7: At 6pm, Hugh Mackay will be in conversation with Virginia Haussegger on his new book, The Way We Are, lessons from a lifetime of listening. Kambri cinema, ANU. Registrations at anu.edu.au/events.
May 8: B.M. Carroll will discuss her book One of Us Is Missing with Petronella McGovern. See: bookcow.com.au.
May 9: At Paperchain at 5pm is an event to celebrate the book James Joyce: A Life, and to remember its author Gabrielle Carey (1959-2023). See: paperchainbookstore.com.au.
May 13: Miles Franklin award-winning author Shankari Chandran will be in conversation with Karen Viggers on her new novel Safe Haven. Kambri cinema, ANU. Registrations at anu.edu.au/events.
May 16: Frank Bongiorno will be in conversation with Jennifer Reyner on the new updated edition, written with Nick Dyrenfurth, of A Little History of the Australian Labor Party. Kambri cinema, ANU. Registrations at anu.edu.au/events.
May 19: At Muse at 3pm, meet the editor of Growing Up Torres Strait Islander, Samantha Faulkner, in conversation with MARION chair Emma Batchelor. See: musecanberra.com.au.
May 22: At 5pm at Paperchain is a book event with Penny Olsen, author of Artful Lives: The Cohen Sisters. See: paperchainbookstore.com.au.
May 22: Bruce Pascoe and Lyn Harwood will be in conversation with Bill Gammage on their new book, Black Duck: A Year at Yumburra. Kambri cinema ANU. Registrations at anu.edu.au/events.
May 29: The Book Cow will host the launch of Power and Obsession by Catherine McCullagh at 6pm. See: bookcow.com.au.
June 15: At Muse at 4pm, Amy Brown, author of My Brilliant Sister, will be in conversation with Canberra Writers Festival artistic director Beejay Silcox. See: musecanberra.com.au.
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Ron Cerabona
As arts reporter I am interested in and cover a wide range of areas - film, visual art, theatre and music, among others - to tell readers about what's coming and happening in the vibrant and varied world of the arts in Canberra. Email: ron.cerabona@canberratimes.com.au
As arts reporter I am interested in and cover a wide range of areas - film, visual art, theatre and music, among others - to tell readers about what's coming and happening in the vibrant and varied world of the arts in Canberra. Email: ron.cerabona@canberratimes.com.au
