GINSIGHTS
Co-presented by Big River Distilling Co, Canberra Writers Festival and MARION
GINSIGHTS:
Jane Rawson
Thursday 25 June - 6pm
Olims Bar & Bistro, Mercure Hotel
Ainslie Ave & Limestone Ave, Braddon
Join Ginsights for an evening of ideas, storytelling, and conversation with acclaimed author Jane Rawson.
Jane Rawson is the author of the essay collection Human/Nature: On Life in a Wild World and the climate guide The Handbook: Surviving & Living with Climate Change, alongside three novels and the novella Formaldehyde. Her work has appeared in Living with the Anthropocene, Fire, Flood, Plague, and Reading Like an Australian Writer. She is also Managing Editor at Island, the team behind the inaugural Nipaluna / Hobart Readers and Writers Festival.
On the night, we’ll dive into Jane’s remarkable fiction, including:
• A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists - a thought-provoking sci-fi meditation on happiness, memory, and where we belong.
• From the Wreck - winner of the Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction, a haunting and beautifully imagined story of survival, memory, and interconnection.
• A History of Dreams - a quietly radical tale of four young women in 1930s Adelaide using inherited magic to challenge the limits placed on their lives.
The evening will feature a lively in-conversation and Q&A, followed by drinks and the chance to connect with Jane informally.
Enjoy a special cocktail of the night crafted with spirits from Big River Distilling Co, plus a Big River G&T and the full food and drinks menu from Olims.
Come for the conversation, stay for the stories, the atmosphere, and a great night out.
Our bookseller partner Paperchain Bookstore will have copies of Jane’s books available for purchase and signing.
Everyone is welcome to this informal reader-writer conversation, proudly co-sponsored by Big River Distilling Co, Canberra Writers Festival and MARION.
GINSIGHTS:
Dr Anita Heiss
Tuesday 7 July - 6pm
Olims Bar & Bistro, Mercure Hotel
Ainslie Ave & Limestone Ave, Braddon
Join us for an inspiring evening with Dr Anita Heiss - internationally acclaimed, award-winning author, proud Wiradyuri woman, Professor of Communications at the University of Queensland, and Publisher at Large for Bundyi, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.
Author of more than 20 books spanning historical fiction, commercial women’s fiction, children’s literature and non-fiction, Anita is one of Australia’s most celebrated literary voices. She is also an Ambassador for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation and the GO Foundation, championing literacy and opportunity for First Nations communities.
At this special Ginsights event, we’ll be in conversation with Anita about her latest novel, The Paradise Pact - a heart-warming, laugh-out-loud story of friendship, resilience and second chances. The discussion will also explore the remarkable breadth of Anita’s work, from frontier-war histories and powerful non-fiction to bestselling rom-coms featuring Aboriginal women at the centre of the story.
The evening will feature a formal Q&A, followed by the opportunity to meet Anita over cocktails and continue the conversation in a relaxed and intimate setting.
Our bookselling partner, Paperchain Bookstore, will have copies of The Paradise Pact available for purchase, with a book signing by Anita on the night.
To mark the occasion, Olims Bar & Bistro will be serving a signature cocktail featuring Big River Spirits, alongside a Big River G&T and its full range of food and beverages.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear from one of Australia’s most influential authors, enjoy great conversation, and connect with fellow readers.
This informal reader/writer conversation co-sponsored by Big River Distilling Co, Canberra Writers Festival and MARION.
