Lunchtime readings and conversations

Pop-up readings and conversations in the Henry Hunter Library.

Hear excerpts from local Tasmanian writers and conversations with the literary sector, celebrating Nipaluna (Hobart) as a UNESCO City of Literature.

Monday 24 March 2025

• 12 pm – Liz Evans (Catherine Wheel)
• 12.15 pm – Emma Wilkins (Essay)
• 12.30 pm – Arianne James (Historical fiction)
• 12.45 pm – Philippa Moore
• 12.50 pm – Sue Hayes (Poetry from Chiloe art residency)

Tuesday 25 March 2025

12.30 pm at Franklin Square

takanya musings - Come and listen to some free takayna/Tarkine-inspired lunchtime poetry readings in Franklin Square. Sue Hayes has spent many years participating in Art of takayna run by the Bob Brown Foundation, observing both the incredible majesty of the Tarkine wilderness and the extraordinary tenacity and resilience of the environmental defenders.

Wednesday 26 March 2025

• 12 pm – Jane Rawson (Fox and Bones)
• 12.15 pm – Rachel Edwards & Sue Hayes (in conversation about the City of Literature)
• 12.40 pm – Leigh Swinbourne (The Lost Child)
• 12.55 pm – Gan Ainm (Short Prose)

When

Location

Henry Hunter Library and Reading Room at Hobart Town Hall, 50 Macquarie Street, Hobart, 7000, View Map