Entertainment
8 March, 2024
Event has all the write stuff
CAIRNS is now the storyteller’s paradise with the Cairns Tropical Writers Festival three-day galore of everything books, writers and stories starting today.
Crystalbrook Flynn and the Cairns City Library will be the main hubs for the jam-packed schedule of renowned local, interstate and international authors, book launches, panels, workshops, and school programs happening from today until Sunday.
Over 100 authors and speakers are aiming to make the community fall in love with storytelling, from local powerhouses like Crystal Leonardi, Peace Mitchell and Katy Garner, Kirsty Nancarrow, and more, plus renowned authors and personalities from across Australia, like Hedley Thomas, Lisa Millar and Julia Baird. There’s a lot on offer for storytelling fans.
Festival director Jules Steer said there was something for everyone this weekend.
“There’s everything from book launches, 16 workshops from true crime, illustration, creative writing, creating characters and more,” she said.
“We’ll have our official opening on March 8 at 11am, and for International Women’s Day we’ll have a hilarious musical about endometriosis called Endo Days at CPAC. This year we’re having a school session that will be held across schools in the region where kids will learn about poetry, creative writing and more,” she said.
“An exciting session will be Deadly Science coming to Cairns on Friday, the founder is a 20-year-old First Nations man, Corey Tutt, who has been promoting Indigenous education and we’ll bring that to local students as well.
“One of our headliners will be Myf Warhurst, she’s a very big rock and roll journalist, there’s lot of First Nation authors and fantastic local authors in Kerstin Pilz and Caroline de Costa on Saturday.”
Ms Steer encouraged people to get their tickets and join in the excitement for books, authors and stories in the tropics.
“We’ve got something for everyone this weekend. A lot of people think this is a festival for writers only, but it’s actually about storytelling and we all love stories,” she said.
For the full program, visit https://ctwf.com.au/2024program/
