Held in the stunning Hawkesbury River area, the inaugural St Albans Writers’ Festival will focus on Australian authors including Jane Caro, Kate Grenville and PM Newton.

Get stuck into controversial social issues with Hugh Mackay and Jane Caro. Engage with the multi-award winning novels of Kate Grenville, which often draw on the local setting.Learn about local indigenous painting and engravings with geologist Gil Jones. Thenin the evening find yourself huddled by the fire for some ghost stories.

The St Albans Writers’ Festival is a perfect excuse to get back to nature and back to literature.Other speakers include Patrick Cook, Nikki Gemmell, Traci Harding, Jean Kittson, Hugh Mackay, Barry Maitland, Michael Robotham, Mark Tedeschi and many more.

The St Albans Writers’ Festival is on Friday September 18 – Sunday September 20. For more information and tickets visit their website.

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