Nigel Brennan and Nicole Bonney, two authors of The Price of Life delivered an inspiring keynote address on Friday 9 September at 6pm. Nigel is a photojournalist who spent 462 days as a hostage in Somalia. His sister Nicole was the family's next of kin negotiator who helped to secure Nigel's release.
Festival Reading List for 2011
- "Book of the Festival" Violin Lessons Arnold Zable
- The Happiest Refugee Anh Do
- The Price of Life Nigel Brennan, Nicole Bonney and Kellie Brennan
- The Entire Beast Chris Badenoch
- Puzzled David Astle
- Two Greeks John Charalambous
- Family Tree Time Megan Gibson
- Paris Dreaming Anita Heiss
- The Wreckage Michael Robotham
- The Danger Game Kalinda Ashton
- Things We Didn’t See Coming Steven Amsterdam
About Us: Write around the Murray Festival
The Write around the Murray Festival is held in the vibrant regional city of Albury on the Murray River. There is no other exclusively literary based festival that operates in the region. Write around the Murray has grown considerably since its beginning in 2007.With its heart in regional Australia, the festival is an annual testament to the motivation of writers and artists in the area. It is also a chance for them to share, develop and create with their metropolitan counterparts. The festival is above all a celebration of writing, illustrating and storytelling. Accessible to all, it is an opportunity for writers, readers, artists and storytellers of all genres to develop their skills. The range of activities includes a festival dinner, literary lunch, workshops, panel sessions and presentations, short story competitions and a wood fire oven event. When is it? Write around the Murray 2012 is on Wednesday 5 - Sunday 9 September.Highlights from WAM 2011
For highlights and photos from the 2011 Write around the Murray Festival, head to the events page of this website.
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