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Politics, Power and the Thrill of the Chase

2025 PROGRAM

Politics, Power and the Thrill of the Chase

DATE: 

Saturday 29th March

LOCATION:

Darley Smith Building

COST:

$22

Dive into the fast-paced world of political intrigue and crime with Tim Ayliffe (The Wrong Man) and Michael Brissenden (Smoke), two genre masters with journalism in their veins. Drawing from real- world experience,

Tim and Michael craft stories that blur the lines between fiction and reality, exposing the darker side of power, corruption, and ambition. In this thrilling session, they discuss the art of weaving current events into gripping narratives, the challenges of staying authentic in high-stakes storytelling, and how their journalistic careers have shaped their writing.

Host: Darren Mara

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.

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