Brisbane Writers Festival

Join us for exclusive Beyond Brisbane events presented in partnership with Brisbane Writers Festival.

Author Monica McInerney will appear at North Lakes Library, and Pip Williams and Kate Grenville speak at Redcliffe Library.

Free. Bookings required. For adults.

Monica McInerny

• Monica McInerney | Thursday 8 October at North Lakes Library. Arrive 6:00 PM for 6:30PM - 7:30 PM event.
  One of the stars of Australian fiction, Monica is the author of 13 internationally bestselling books for adults, including most recently The Godmothers, shortlisted for the 2021 ABIA General Fiction Book of the Year, and her first children's book, Marcie Gill and the Caravan Park Cat.

Pip Williams

• Pip Williams | Sunday 11 October at Redcliffe Library.Arrive 10:15 AM for 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM event.
  Pip Willams was born in London, grew up in Sydney, and now lives in the Adelaide Hills with her family and an assortment of animals. Her first novel, The Dictionary of Lost Words, based on her original research in the Oxford English Dictionary archives, was published in 2020 and became an international bestseller.

Kate Grenville

• Kate Grenville | Sunday 11 October at Redcliffe Library. Arrive 12:00 PM for 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM event.
  Kate Grenville is one of Australia's most celebrated writers. Her international bestseller The Secret River was awarded local and overseas prizes and is now a much-loved classic. Grenville's other novels include The Lieutenant, Lilian's Story, the Orange Prize–winner The Idea of Perfection and A Room Made of Leaves.