The Sydney Writers’ Festival Live and Local program – which will be live streamed to the Mudgee Town Hall Theatre – has been extended to include a third day.
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The event allows local audiences watching the talks with headline authors live from the from Sydney Writers’ Festival to submit questions through Twitter and SMS.
All the headline events for the program will now be streamed to Mudgee across Friday to Sunday (May 4-6).
This year's theme is 'power' and features authors including; Jane Harper, writer of The Dry and Force of Nature; Peter Greste, the author of First Casualty and worked as a foreign correspondant for Reuters, the BBC and Al Jazeera; and Jeremy Heimans, the co-founder of Australian political organisation GetUp!
These events are free, visit mudgeereaders.com/contact-us/ for bookings and more information.
UPDATED PROGRAM
Friday, May 4
Session 1, 10–11am: Jane Harper, Force of Nature;
Session 2, 11.30am–12.30pm: ‘The Future of China’;
Session 3, 1.30–2.30pm: ‘Going Rogue - North Korea’;
Session 4, 3–4pm: ‘Conflicting Narratives’;
Session 5, 4.30–5.30pm: Gareth Evans, Incorrigible Optimist.
Saturday, May 5
Session 1, 10–11am: ‘New Power’;
Session 2, 11.30am–12.30pm: Peter Greste, The First Casualty;
Session 3, 1.30–2.30pm: ‘Resisting Unjust Authority’;
Session 4, 3–4pm: ‘Women in Tech - Okay Ladies Now Let’s Get Information’;
Session 5, 4.30–5.30pm: Annabel Crabb’s Bookwiz.
Sunday, May 6
Session 1, 10–11am: ‘Economic Inequality - from Wisconsin to Whyalla’;
Session 2, 11.30am–12.30pm: Cleo Wade, Heart Talk;
Session 3, 1.30–2.30pm: Tayari Jones, An American Marriage;
Session 4, 3–4pm: Sarah Ferguson, On Mother;
Session 5, 4.30–5.30pm: Emily Wilson, Translating the Odyssey.