Best-selling children’s authors share their skills in special Literary Festival events PLEASE NOTE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, Zeno Sworder’s workshop has been rescheduled to Friday October 2. The Dandenong Ranges Literary Festival will this year host two incredible children’s events with best-selling authors Zeno Sworder and George Ivanoff in partnership with … [Read more...] about Best-selling children’s authors in special Literary Festival events
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Scrublands author Chris Hammer to open Dandenong Ranges Literary Festival
Scrublands author Chris Hammer to open Dandenong Ranges Literary Festival Chris Hammer, one of Australia’s leading Australian crime fiction writers and author of the hugely successful and award-winning novel Scrublands, will launch an expanded Dandenong Ranges Literary Festival in October. Hammer, who has sold more than 1.5 million books around the world and won the … [Read more...] about Scrublands author Chris Hammer to open Dandenong Ranges Literary Festival
Do you live for fantasy or real-life yarns?
More than fantasy: capturing the YA audience What makes a great book for young adults? How do you capture the attention of readers who have so many distractions with social media, which provides instant gratification and little effort? Writers of three different styles of young adult books will discuss what they think it takes to engage the YA audience at the … [Read more...] about Do you live for fantasy or real-life yarns?
Opening Night with Hannah Kent now sold out!
The Opening Night of the Dandenong Ranges Literary Festival featuring guest speaker Hannah Kent is now sold out! Tickets are still available to hear from a host of extraordinary writers throughout the main day and a wait list is now available for the opening night event in case spaces open up. In the meantime, you also can join Hannah on Saturday, October 18 as she … [Read more...] about Opening Night with Hannah Kent now sold out!
The Dandenong Ranges Literary Festival Program is out now!
The Dandenong Ranges Literary Festival Program is out now! The full program of the first Dandenong Ranges Literary Festival has been released and it promises to stimulate ideas and conversations around a raft of fascinating genres and topics. Tickets are selling fast, with more than a third snapped up since the official launch of the program at The … [Read more...] about The Dandenong Ranges Literary Festival Program is out now!