Nipaluna (Hobart) UNESCO City of Literature forum

Next date: Monday, 08 September 2025 | 06:00 PM to 08:00 PM

We invite you to attend the Nipaluna (Hobart) UNESCO City of Literature forum to celebrate our designation, and learn what this means for the city and opportunities for the literary community.

Come and meet the sector and together create social change one story at a time.

The event will be followed by a networking session.

Nibbles and drinks available.

Free entry, bookings essential.

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Guest speakers

Theresa Sainty – Orality, palawa kani and First Nations stories
Jane Rawson – Island Magazine: a platform for all forms of literature
Young Dawkins – Poetry
Patrick Gregory – Libraries and Literacy
Alison Dugan (MRC) and Cholpon Tabyldieva Bond (Vol. Red Cross) – Diverse and inclusive storytelling
Rayne Allinson (Forty South) and Niki Horin (Hobartisan Books) – Publishing
Lucie Cutting – Journalism and the power of words