2025 PROGRAM
Creative Lives In Fiction: Stories Of Love, Ambition And Self-Discovery
DATE:
Sunday 30th March
LOCATION:
Manly Golf Club
COST:
$22
Explore the intricate dynamics of identity, ambition, and creativity with Deborah Pike (The Players), Jessie Tu (The Honeyeater), and Gillian Wills (Big Music). Through the lens of coming-of-age journeys, the tension between art and societal expectations, and the complexities of love and ambition, these novels illuminate the universal struggle to find one’s place in a rapidly shifting world. Join us for a compelling discussion on how cultural and societal pressures shape personal growth and creative expression and what it means to forge an authentic identity amidst competing demands.
Host: Summer Land
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
The Manly Writers' Festival acknowledges and thanks the original storytellers on the lands on which our events take place, the Gameraygal people of the Eora Nation. We acknowledge and respect their continuing connection and culture, and we pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present, as well as emerging leaders.