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Schools’ Program

27 — 30 Aug

Fed Square

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The Melbourne Writers Festival Schools’ Program is Australia’s biggest literary festival for students thanks to the generous support of our partners.

Schools’ Program Education Partners

Schools’ Program Cultural Partners

Major Partners

Schools’ Program Supporters Centre for Youth Literature, State Library Victoria

Immigration Museum

National Gallery of Victoria

Victorian Association for the Teaching of English

Schools’ Programming Advisory CommitteeMyke Bartlett

Kate Gillespie

Leanne Hall

Susan La Marca

Daniel Micallef

Marisa Pintado

Adele Walsh

Frankly I am giddily excited to share this collection of events with school friends new and old. Crammed with talks, poetry, provocations, discussions, workshops, and some intensely kind and interesting artists spilling the contents of their brains like word-confetti, this program has been carefully cooked up by the creative masterchefs at MWF to speak to us all as students, writers, readers and humans.

The 2018 Festival theme explores life, death, joy, impermanence, art and survival. We all reach for what we need at various stages in our lives in order to keep going. I hope you find something you need in this program.

Marieke HardyArtistic Director

Welcome to the MWF Schools’ Program

Our exciting four-day program is focused on survival. We’re starting big – the Festival’s first-ever kids’ keynote will be Triple J’s Dr Karl talking about the survival of the human race. There’ll be our first-ever debate, sessions with kids in the interviewing chair, plus a hilariously cathartic event about getting your period, one on surviving online anxiety and a discussion about gender identity and equality. There’ll also be hands-on workshops on manga drawing and turning your poem into a song, and performances and interactive booksplosions all over Fed Square. I, for one, can’t wait.

Emilie Zoey BakerSchools’ Program Producer

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KEYNOTE: DR KARLDr Karl, Amie KaufmanCODE 1601 Secondary

DR KARL Q&ADr KarlCODE 1602 Primary

STEM CAREERSDr KarlCODE 1603 Secondary

OUTLOUD ECO!SLAMCODE 1604 Upper primary & Secondary Free, bookings required

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INDIGENOUS STORIESJeanine Leane, Ellen van NeervenCODE 3601 Secondary

THE FUTURE OF SPACE TRAVELUpulie Divisekera, Alicia SometimesCODE 3602 Secondary

HOW TO BE HILARIOUSDanny KatzCODE 3603 Secondary

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MAKING UP WORDSThe ListiesCODE 2601 Primary

CREATING WORLDSAlison Evans, Hilary RogersCODE 2602 Primary

MEET AMIE KAUFMANAmie KaufmanCODE 2603 Upper primary & Secondary

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ELECTRIC POETRYNathan Curnow, Geoffrey WilliamsCODE 4601 Secondary

NEXT QUESTION PLEASE...Carly Findlay, Leanne Hall, Nevo ZisinCODE 4602 Secondary

ICKYPEDIAThe ListiesCODE 4603 Primary

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CREATING CHARACTERSLeigh Hobbs, Marc McBrideCODE 1501 Primary

THE LONG CLASS GOODNIGHTSammy JCODE 1502 Primary

THE ART OF SATIRE WRITINGSammy JCODE 1503 Secondary

THE GREAT DEBATECODE 1504 Secondary Free, bookings required

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IN-QUEERY: LANGUAGE & IDENTITY POLITICSQuinn Eades, Alice Pung, Nevo ZisinCODE 3501 Secondary

BOT OR NOTBenjamin LairdCODE 3502 Secondary

GHOST STORIESNathan CurnowCODE 3503 Secondary

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WHY IS YOUR LIFE BETTER THAN MINE?Amy Gray, Brendan Lawley, Bhakthi PuvanenthiranCODE 2501 Secondary

BOYS WILL BE BOYSAmy Gray, Mantra, Omar Musa, Nevo ZisinCODE 2502 Secondary

GAMES STORYTELLINGDan Golding, Lisy KaneCODE 2503 Secondary

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HIP-HOP SHOPMantraCODE 4501 Primary

ALL ABOUT YAAlison Evans, Eliza Henry-Jones, Melissa KeilCODE 4502 Secondary

BOOKS THAT CHANGED MY LIFEDavid Astle, Eliza Henry-Jones, Leigh HobbsCODE 4503 Primary

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10 – 11.30am 12 – 1.30pmM IS FOR MUTINYJohn Dickson, Bern EmmerichsCODE 9501 Primary

M IS FOR MUTINYJohn Dickson, Bern EmmerichsCode 9502 Primary

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LIVING ON HOPE STREETDemet DivarorenCODE 1701 Secondary

HOW TO SURVIVE VCEAmy Gray, Melissa Keil, Brendan LawleyCODE 1702 Secondary

SPOKEN WORD SHOWCASEQuinn Eades, Girl Zone, Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa, Omar Musa, Abe Nouk, Sista Zai ZandaCODE 1703 Upper primary & Secondary

GIRL ZONEGirl ZoneCODE 1704 Primary Free, bookings required

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WRITING FOR THE STAGEJennifer Medway, Natesha SomasundaramCODE 3701 Secondary

ANXIETY: HOW TO DEALJuno Dawson, Jerome DoraisamyCODE 3702 Secondary

CREATIVE CAREERSMelissa Keil, Fleur Ferris, Carly FindlayCODE 3703 Secondary

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HOW TO BE A JOURNALISTBhakthi PuvanenthiranCODE 2701 Secondary

CRIME SCENE IMAGINATIONFleur Ferris, Rebecca LimCODE 2702 Secondary

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SHAUN TANShaun TanCODE 2703 Primary

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Jeanine Leane, Ellen van NeervenCODE 4701 Primary

FUNNY KIDMatt StantonCODE 4702 Primary

MAKING THINGSLance Balchin, Leena van DeventerCODE 4703 Upper primary & Secondary

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JOHN MARSDEN & ALICE PUNGJohn Marsden, Alice PungCODE 1801 Secondary

WRITING FOR TVZoe Norton LodgeCODE 1802 Secondary

MEET JESSICA TOWNSENDJessica TownsendCODE 1803 Primary

JOHN MARSDEN PRIZEJohn MarsdenCODE 1804 Primary & Secondary Free, bookings required

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ELIZABELLA MEETS HER MATCHGeorgia Norton Lodge, Zoe Norton LodgeCode 3801 Primary

PERIOD DRAMASukhjit Kaur Khalsa, Leena van Deventer, Sista Zai ZandaCODE 3802 Upper primary & Secondary

FOOTY GIRLSNicole Hayes, Alicia SometimesCODE 3803 Upper primary & Secondary

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MEET JESSICA TOWNSENDJessica TownsendCODE 2801 Secondary

RAP TRANSLATIONHugo FarrantCODE 2802 Secondary

ADVERTISING & COPYWRITINGCrystal Fong, Zoe Norton LodgeCODE 2803 Secondary

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GROWING UP ABORIGINAL IN AUSTRALIAAnita Heiss, Celeste LiddleCODE 4801 Secondary

HOW TO GET THROUGH GRIEFDemet Divaroren, Sharon Kernot, Mantra, Abe NoukCODE 4802 Secondary

MANGA MANAGEMENTKenny ChanCODE 4803 Primary

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10 – 11am 11.30am – 12.30pm 1 – 2pmINVENT YOUR OWN CREATURELance BalchinCODE 5701 Primary

MANGA MANAGEMENTKenny ChanCODE 5702 Primary

DIY ZINESTimmah BallCODE 5703 Primary

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10 – 11am 11.30am – 12.30pm 1 – 2pmVERSE TO GROOVENathan Curnow, Geoffrey WilliamsCODE 5801 Primary

THE PATCHWORK BIKEMaxine Beneba Clarke, Van T RuddCODE 5802 Primary

WRITING POETRYSharon KernotCODE 5803 Primary

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Dr Karl is Australia’s most beloved scientist. As a qualified medical doctor, engineer, physicist and mathematician with 43 books under his belt, he has a lot of knowledge to share. How do we and every other species continue to survive on this planet? What can we learn from other organisms about tenacity? And what is really out there in space anyway? Dr Karl explores the mysteries of life and survival in this first ever Schools’ Program keynote. With Amie Kaufman.

KEYNOTEDr Karl

Tue 28 Aug, 10am Deakin Edge, Secondary $9 | Code 1601

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IN-QUEERY: LANGUAGE & IDENTITY POLITICSLanguage is enormously powerful and politically charged – and feels like it is changing all the time. Writers Quinn Eades, Alice Pung and Nevo Zisin discuss identity, language, inclusion and respect.

Secondary, 10am ACMI Cinema 1, 3501

HIP-HOP SHOPDo you dream of being a worldclass rapper? Learn how to create your very own piece of original hip-hop with one of Australia’s best. Master lyricist Mantra leads an interactive session on rhyming and flow.

Primary, 10am ACMI The Cube, 4501

ALL ABOUT YA What goes into writing a YA book? How do you come up with well-rounded characters? How do you end a story? Brilliant authors Alison Evans, Eliza Henry-Jones and Melissa Keil answer all your questions about the making of a book.

Supported by Centre for Youth Literature, State Library Victoria

Secondary, 11.15am ACMI The Cube, 4502

BOT OR NOTPoetry is not just in books anymore, it’s all over the internet – some designed specifically for Instagram, some using Google as a muse, some even written by Twitter bots! Benjamin Laird explores the new digital world of poetry.

Secondary, 11.15am ACMI Cinema 1, 3502

BOYS WILL BE BOYSWhat does ‘toxic masculinity’ mean? When people say ‘boys will be boys’ what are the connotations? Amy Gray, Mantra, Omar Musa and Nevo Zisin explore these curious questions and how we might make positive change.


THE LONG CLASS GOODNIGHTHear comedian Sammy J on his new book The Long Class Goodnight, a story that explores the terror of starting high school, finding your place and taking control of circumstances rather than accepting what people say about you.

Primary, 11.15am Deakin Edge, 1502

WORKSHOP: WHAT’S YOUR STORY?How does our story – where we come from and where we live now – shape our identity? Join Maxine Beneba Clarke to explore this exciting Immigration Museum exhibition, then respond to its themes and ideas in a writing workshop.

90 min session (tour and workshop)

Secondary, 10am Immigration Museum, 6501

WHY IS YOUR LIFE BETTER THAN MINE?In our constantly connected lives, it’s easy to compare ourselves to others, even if it’s only a perception of them. How can we look after ourselves when navigating social media? Amy Gray, Brendan Lawley and Bhakthi Puvanenthiran explore.


CREATING CHARACTERSUncover the process for bringing your characters to life. Master storyteller Leigh Hobbs (Old Tom, Mr Chicken) and fantasy illustrator Marc McBride (Deltora Quest) show you how to develop characters from your imagination and onto the page.

Primary, 10am Deakin Edge, 1501

WORKSHOP: M IS FOR MUTINYM is for Mutiny uses art and the alphabet to explore the colonisation of Australia. Learn about the complex history of our nation and reflect by creating your own alphabet with writer John Dickson and illustrator Bern Emmerichs.

90 min session

Primary, 10am, 12pm NGV Australia, 9501, 9502

WORKSHOP: EKPHRASISBring art to life and be part of a moving tableau! Recreate famous paintings with costumes, and use the scene to inspire your own poetry in this interactive performance workshop led by Emilie Zoey Baker.

90 min session

Secondary, 10am, 12.30pm NGV International, 6504, 6505

THE ART OF SATIRE WRITINGCan satire save the world? This literary tool has been used to speak truth to power and provide social criticism since ancient times. Comedian and host of the ABC’s Playground Politics Sammy J talks the art of satirical writing.

Secondary, 12.30pm Deakin Edge, 1503

GHOST STORIESNathan Curnow spent a night alone in famously haunted sites in Australia then wrote about them in his poetry collection The Ghost Poetry Project. Here he reveals what makes a good ghost story…because ghosts aren’t actually real, right?

Secondary, 12.30pm ACMI Cinema 1, 3503

GAMES STORYTELLINGStories live in many formats. What are some of the amazing stories living in games and how easy is it to create one? Video games researcher Dan Golding and maker Lisy Kane tell us what the future of storytelling holds.


BOOKS THAT CHANGED MY LIFEWe know books are magical. David Astle, Eliza Henry-Jones and Leigh Hobbs celebrate the books that they couldn’t put down, that they kept under their pillow, that most influenced them – the books that changed their lives.

Primary, 12.30pm ACMI The Cube, 4503

THE GREAT DEBATEStudents from all over Victoria put their minds to the test live on stage, battling it out in an intense debate on a tricky topic. With words and wit on their side, which team will reign supreme?

Secondary, 1.45pm Deakin Edge, 1504FREE, bookings required

WORKSHOP: WHAT’S YOUR STORY?How does our story – where we come from and where we live now – shape our identity? Join Alice Pung to explore this exciting Immigration Museum exhibition, then respond to its themes and ideas in a writing workshop.


Secondary, 12pm, 2.30pm Immigration Museum, 6502, 6503

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Tuesday 28 August Tuesday 28 August INDIGENOUS STORIESHear from two of the best storytellers as they share stories from traditional Australian history. Jeanine Leane and Ellen van Neerven discuss the importance of telling stories and celebrating Indigenous voices.


MAKING UP WORDSHow do you take a smellfie? What does pooetry sound like? Learn the grossest words you can think of with The Listies, creators of Ickypedia: A Dictionary of Disgusting New Words. Maybe make up your own too!

Primary, 10am ACMI Cinema 2, 2601

ELECTRIC POETRYPoetry brought to life! Watch Geoffrey Williams turn Nathan Curnow’s poems into songs, instantly. See improvisation at work and learn about how poetry and songwriting work together. Maybe you could have a go at your own!

Secondary, 10am ACMI The Cube, 4601

CREATING WORLDSLearn how to create your own book universe! Sci-fi writer Alison Evans (Ida) and Hilary Rogers, author of the upcoming Girltopia, show you how to write the perfect world for your book, where the only limits are your imagination.

Primary, 11.15am ACMI Cinema 2, 2602

THE FUTURE OF SPACE TRAVELWill we ever live on Mars, or maybe another planet we haven’t discovered yet? Are these planets even ours to claim? Explore the mechanics and ethics of space travel with biologist and researcher Upulie Divisekera and science-lover Alicia Sometimes.


DR KARL Q&AWhy do stars shine? Why do we burp? How many universes are there in the multiverse? All your wonderful, curious, curly questions about the world and beyond, answered by Dr Karl, Australia’s most beloved scientist.

Primary, 11.15am Deakin Edge, 1602

HOW TO BE HILARIOUSIt’s easy to be funny in real life but how do you do it on the page? Learn how to craft a funny story with Danny Katz, author of the Little Lunch series and funny story king.


NEXT QUESTION PLEASE...Things you are not supposed to ask but really need to know. Carly Findlay, Leanne Hall and Nevo Zisin answer your burning questions on life, careers and identity. Knowledge is power, but it’s also an essential ingredient for empathy.


WORKSHOP: WHAT’S YOUR STORY?How does our story – where we come from and where we live now – shape our identity? Join Alice Pung to explore this exciting Immigration Museum exhibition, then respond to its themes and ideas in a writing workshop.


Secondary, 10am, 12pm Secondary EAL, 2.30pm Immigration Museum, 6601, 6602, 6603

STEM CAREERSEver thought of becoming an astronaut? Or an astrophysicist? Dr Karl takes us through all the possibilities of STEM careers – the booming field of the future. Why are they so important to the survival of the human race?

Secondary, 12.30pm Deakin Edge, 1603

MEET AMIE KAUFMANHear Amie Kaufman talk about her writing, including bestselling YA sci-fi behemoths The Illuminae Files and The Starbound Trilogy, her obsession with deep space and her work as a storytelling consultant at NASA.

Upper primary & Secondary, 12.30pm ACMI Cinema 2, 2603

ICKYPEDIAWhat are some of the most disgusting words you can think of? The Listies, creators of Ickypedia, can help you make your own dictionary of gross made-up words. Snot slabs and sundried boogie sandwiches for all.

Primary, 12.30pm ACMI The Cube, 4603

OUTLOUD ECO!SLAMThe state’s finest and fiercest spoken-wordsters battle it out in the grand final of Australian Poetry’s Victorian Student Poetry Slam, Australia’s best teen-team slam competition. It’s poetry, it’s loud, and this year it’s eco-themed. Who will be crowned champions?

Upper primary & Secondary, 1.45pm Deakin Edge, 1604FREE, bookings required

WORKSHOP: EKPHRASISBring art to life and be part of a moving tableau! Recreate famous paintings with costumes, and use the scene to inspire your own poetry in this interactive performance workshop led by Emilie Zoey Baker.

90 min session

Primary, 10am NGV International, 6604

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OutLoud continues to amaze and delight me. The kids who participated back in 2011 are now

young adults and part of the emerging poetry scene in Melbourne. I really couldn’t be prouder.

A new community is born every year and every year the poets get more confident, powerful and

OUTspoken. 2018 is going to be even bigger and I’m beyond thrilled to be partnering with the

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WORKSHOP: WHAT’S YOUR STORY? How does our story – where we come from and where we live now – shape our identity? Join Nour Abouzeid to explore this exciting Immigration Museum exhibition, then respond to its themes and ideas in a writing workshop.


Secondary, 10am, 12pm, 2.30pm Immigration Museum, 6701, 6702, 6703

LIVING ON HOPE STREETIn a novel that explores big issues like cross-cultural friendships, difficult family relationships, racism and redemption, how does a writer inhabit multiple characters’ points of view? Learn about the power of storytelling and narrative style with Demet Divavoren.

Supported by Victorian Association for the Teaching of English

Secondary, 10am Deakin Edge, 1701

HOW TO BE A JOURNALISTBhakthi Puvanenthiran is the associate editor of news outlet Crikey, and has been a journalist and editor for The Age, among other outlets. She’ll take you through everything you need to know about journalism, from Twitter to ‘fake news’.


WRITING FOR THE STAGEWriting a stage script is different to writing a book. Find out how to bring the characters to life and make your drama dialogue sparkle with Melbourne Theatre Company’s Jennifer Medway and emerging playwright Natesha Somasundaram.


INDIGENOUS STORIESHear from two of the best storytellers as they share stories from traditional Australian history. Jeanine Leane and Ellen van Neerven discuss the importance of telling stories and celebrating Indigenous voices.

Primary, 10am ACMI The Cube, 4701

WORKSHOP: INVENT YOUR OWN CREATURECan you make up a crazy creature in your head? How about a mechanical underwater butterfly? In this hands-on workshop, Mechanica illustrator Lance Balchin gets your imagination working to create your own fantastic beast.

60 min session

Primary, 10am ArtPlay, 5701

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HOW TO SURVIVE VCEWhat do Amy Gray, Melissa Keil and Brendan Lawley wish they knew before VCE? Get tips for surviving not only VCE but high school in general, and advice on careers, studying and keeping things in perspective.

Secondary, 11.15am Deakin Edge, 1702

CRIME SCENE IMAGINATIONFind out everything you need to know about writing a crime scene with two experts. Former police officer and paramedic Fleur Ferris and crime writer Rebecca Lim take you through the gritty details and tricks to make a crime story believable.

Secondary, 11.15am ACMI Cinema 2, 2702ANXIETY: HOW TO DEAL

Anxiety is on the rise – one in 14 Australians under 18 has experienced an anxiety disorder – but techniques for how to deal with it are not. Can writing help? YA superstar Juno Dawson and wellness expert Jerome Doraisamy shares tips for how to deal.


FUNNY KIDExplore all the funniness of Funny Kid, the hilarious new series from bestselling children’s author and illustrator Matt Stanton. Find out everything you wanted to know about Max and his friends.

Primary, 11.15am ACMI The Cube, 4702

WORKSHOP: MANGA MANAGEMENTCreate your very own manga comic! Artist Kenny Chan shows you how to draw manga-style faces and convey emotion through character expressions. Maybe you could make the next Dragon Ball or Naruto?

60 min session

Primary, 11.30am ArtPlay, 5702

SPOKEN WORD SHOWCASEExperience a vivid, exciting live performance using words, music and song from Australia’s absolute best poets, rappers and slam champions, including young hip-hop group Girl Zone, Quinn Eades, Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa, Omar Musa, Abe Nouk and Sista Zai Zanda.

Upper primary & Secondary, 12.30pm Deakin Edge, 1703

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SHAUN TANShaun Tan is known for his imaginative illustrations and surreal, dream-like imagery. Explore the way he creates new worlds and adds characters and stories, and get ideas on how to build your own world of weird and wonderful things.

Primary, 12.30pm ACMI Cinema 2, 2703

CREATIVE CAREERSCan you have an amazing day job and still be a writer? Former police officer Fleur Ferris, blogger and activist Carly Findlay and children’s book editor Melissa Keil tell us how they balance work and writing.


WORKSHOP: DIY ZINESMaking things yourself has always been a way to subvert conventions, especially in punk and riot grrl culture. Learn how to apply this attitude to DIY zine-making in this hands-on workshop with Timmah Ball.

60 min session

Primary, 1pm ArtPlay, 5703

MAKING THINGSCan you make up a crazy creature in your head? Discover how to get this out of your imagination and into the real world and some of the technologies that can help with Lance Balchin and Leena van Deventer.

Upper primary & Secondary, 12.30pm ACMI The Cube, 4703

GIRL ZONEGirl Zone is a hip-hop squad of five young superstar girls. They talk about their songwriting process, the coolest things about being music stars and working together as best friends. See their roof-blowing performance!

Primary, 1.45pm Deakin Edge, 1704FREE, bookings required

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JOHN MARSDEN & ALICE PUNGJohn Marsden and Alice Pung are big fans of each other’s work. Don’t miss your chance to see these Australian YA icons in conversation as they explore what they’ve learnt from each other and compare philosophies on writing.

Supported by Victorian Association for the Teaching of English

Secondary, 10am Deakin Edge, 1801

MEET JESSICA TOWNSENDCritics are calling her the JK Rowling of Australia. Meet Jessica Townsend, author of the children’s fantasy smash hit Nevermoor series. How did she create this magical world, and what lies ahead for Morrigan Crow?


WORKSHOP: VERSE TO GROOVEBring your poetry to life! Nathan Curnow and Geoffrey Williams help you write your very own poem then turn it into a song. See improvisation at work and learn about how poetry and songwriting work together.

60 min session

Primary, 10am ArtPlay, 5801

GROWING UP ABORIGINAL IN AUSTRALIAThe new anthology showcases many diverse voices, experiences and stories of family, country and belonging. Hear some of the stories, explore the editing process and discover the importance of voice with editor Anita Heiss and writer Celeste Liddle.

Secondary, 10am ACMI The Cube, 4801

WORKSHOP: WHAT’S YOUR STORY?How does our story – where we come from and where we live now – shape our identity? Join Abdi Aden to explore this exciting Immigration Museum exhibition, then respond to its themes and ideas in a writing workshop.


Secondary, 10am, 12pm, 2.30pm Immigration Museum, 6801, 6802, 6803

ELIZABELLA MEETS HER MATCHSisters are writing it for themselves. Zoe Norton Lodge has teamed up with her illustrator sister Georgia for Elizabella Meets Her Match, a story about a sassy, smart and strong nine-year-old. Hear all about their new book and why girl power rules.

Primary, 10am ACMI Cinema 1, 3801

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Thursday 30 AugustThursday 30 AugustWRITING FOR TVWhen TV shows are made, who writes them? And how? Join award-winning comedian and star of ABC’s The Checkout Zoe Norton Lodge to find out everything you need to know about writing for the small screen.

Secondary, 11.15am Deakin Edge, 1802

RAP TRANSLATIONCan you take your classic English-class text or Shakespearean sonnet and translate it into a rap song? Yes, yes you can – rapper and spoken word artist Hugo Farrant shows you how.


PERIOD DRAMADespite what tampon commercials want you to believe, blood is not blue. Let’s actually talk about periods – Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa, Leena Van Deventer and Sista Zai Zanda share the funny, weird and sometimes embarrassing side of period drama.

Upper primary & Secondary, 11.15am ACMI Cinema 1, 3802

MANGA MANAGEMENTLearn how to create your very own manga comic! Artist Kenny Chan shows you how to draw manga-style faces and convey emotion through character expressions. Maybe you could make the next Dragon Ball or Naruto?

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PATCHWORK BIKELearn about recycling, upcycling and bike cycling with bestselling author Maxine Beneba Clarke’s first children’s book, and learn how to draw with illustrator Van T Rudd.

60 min session

Primary, 11.30am ArtPlay, 5802

ADVERTISING & COPYWRITINGThere’s a certain art to writing marketing copy – so much can be said with just one sentence. Copywriter and advertising extraordinaire Crystal Fong and presenter of the ABC’s The Checkout Zoe Norton Lodge share their tips for nailing it.


FOOTY GIRLSLearn all about the AFLW and the inspirational players of women’s football with the authors of A Footy Girl’s Guide and hosts of the popular footy podcast The Outer Sanctum, Nicole Hayes and Alicia Sometimes.

Upper primary & Secondary, 12.30pm ACMI Cinema 1, 3803

WORKSHOP: WRITING POETRYHow do you write a good poem? Learn the fundamentals of poetry and explore writing techniques with Sharon Kernot. Put them into practice to write your own poem in an encouraging and inspiring space.

60 min session

Primary, 1pm ArtPlay, 5803

HOW TO GET THROUGH GRIEFEmotions teach us so much about being in the world. It’s healthy to feel things but how do we deal with trauma and grief? Demet Divavoren, Sharon Kernot, Mantra and Abe Nouk share their experiences and advice.


MEET JESSICA TOWNSENDCritics are calling her the JK Rowling of Australia. Meet Jessica Townsend, author of the children’s fantasy smash hit Nevermoor series. How did she create this magical world, and what lies ahead for Morrigan Crow?

Primary, 12.30pm Deakin Edge, 1803

JOHN MARSDEN PRIZELearn from one of the best with a rapid-fire session of creative writing exercises and a discussion about John Marsden’s own approaches to writing. Then celebrate with the presentation of Express Media’s 2018 John Marsden Prize for young writers.

Primary & Secondary, 1.45pm Deakin Edge, 1804FREE, bookings required

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Who’s Who Who’s WhoNOUR ABOUZEIDNour Abouzeid is a Melbourne-based poet and spoken-word artist. A regular on the Melbourne poetry slam scene, he was the Victorian state champion in the 2010 Australian Poetry Slam and has continued to perform and run workshops in Australia and abroad.

DAVID ASTLEDavid Astle is a chronic word nerd. He’s channelled his mania into Wordburger and The Gargantuan Book of Words (for kids), plus Puzzled, Riddledom and Cluetopia (for grown-ups). You may catch Astle on ABC radio, News Breakfast, or the puzzle page as DA.

EMILIE ZOEY BAKEREmilie Zoey Baker is an award-winning Australian poet and spoken-word performer. She was the winner of the 2010 Berlin International Literature Festival’s Slam!Review. She performs regularly at arts and literature festivals, and is the creative director of OutLoud.

LANCE BALCHINLance Balchin comes from a background of art, fashion and skateboard photography. He holds a masters in arts and has recently been admitted to practice law, but spends most of his time on a computer using digital tools in both portrait photography and illustration.

KENNY CHANKenny Chan is the head of Drawing With Us, a group which has been running classes in the Japanese manga comic form around Victoria for 15 years. He has previously worked as a freelance artist and animator in comics, video games and movies.

MAXINE BENEBA CLARKEMaxine Beneba Clarke is the author of memoir The Hate Race, short fiction collection Foreign Soil, picture book The Patchwork Bike, and poetry collection Carrying The World. She writes for The Saturday Paper, and is the editor of Best Australian Stories 2017.

NATHAN CURNOWNathan Curnow is an award-winning poet, spoken word performer and past editor of Going Down Swinging. His books include The Ghost Poetry Project, RADAR, The Right Wrong Notes and his most recent collection, The Apocalypse Awards.

JUNO DAWSONJuno Dawson is the award-winning author of 11 books. Dawson grew up in West Yorkshire, writing imaginary episodes of Doctor Who. She is a regular contributor to Attitude, Glamour, and The Guardian. In 2015, she announced her transition to become a woman.

DEMET DIVARORENDemet Divaroren was born in Turkey and migrated to Australia at six months old. She is the author of award-winning novel Living on Hope Street and co-editor of Coming of Age: Growing up Muslim in Australia. Divaroren teaches creative writing at Victoria Polytechnic.

UPULIE DIVISEKERAUpulie Divisekera is a doctoral candidate, science communicator, and space advocate based in Melbourne. She has conducted research in cancer immunotherapies, apoptosis, materials science, nanotechnology and developmental biology. Her writing has been published in The Guardian, Sydney Morning Herald, Crikey and The Lifted Brow.

JEROME DORAISAMYJerome Doraisamy is the author of The Wellness Doctrines for High School Students, and one other self-help book, targeted at the legal profession. He is a former lawyer, now serving as a wellbeing advocate, writer and law lecturer.

DR KARLDr Karl Kruszelnicki has written 43 science books and has a media career spanning more than 30 years. He has degrees in physics, maths, biomedical engineering, medicine and surgery. His ‘mission’ is to spread the good word about science.

QUINN EADESQuinn Eades is a queer transmasc writer, award-winning poet, academic, and editor. He is the author of Rallying and All the Beginnings: A Queer Autobiography of the Body, and is currently working on his third book and related theatre show, an autobiography titled Transpositions.

ALISON EVANSAlison Evans is the author of Ida, a YA book about parallel universes. Their next book, Highway Bodies, due for release in 2019, is a story set in a zombie apocalypse where queer teens have to rely upon each other to survive.

HUGO FARRANTHugo Farrant is a rap and spoken-word artist from the UK now living in countryside Victoria. He was co-creator and co-writer of online news parody show Juice Rap News, and now spends his time freestyling and translating Dante’s Inferno to rap.

FLEUR FERRISFleur Ferris is the bestselling and award-winning author of contemporary YA thrillers Risk, Black, Wreck and Found. She is currently co-writing the screenplay for Black, which has been optioned for film. Her first middle-grade novel will be published in 2019.

CARLY FINDLAYCarly Findlay is an award-winning writer, speaker and appearance activist. She challenges people’s thinking about what it’s like to have a visibly different appearance. Findlay writes a blog and has written for Daily Life, Mamamia, The Guardian, ABC’s Ramp Up, The Mighty and BlogHer.

CRYSTAL FONGCrystal Fong worked for the world’s biggest advertising agencies and won multiple industry awards before realising her ideas could be even greater if not confined by the walls of an agency. Seeking freedom and curiosity, she launched Australia’s first copywriting agency, Apostrophe Copywriters.

GIRL ZONEGirl Zone is a squad of five young girls from Fitzroy bursting with energy, confidence and fire. Best friends since they can remember, they rap and sing about their lives and future ambitions, covering everything from basketball to world domination.

ABDI ADENAbdi Aden was unable to speak English when he arrived in Melbourne as a refugee. Aden’s memoir, Shining: The Story of a Lucky Man, shares how he fled and survived Somalia’s civil war, and was shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literary Award 2016.

TIMMAH BALLTimmah Ball is a zine-maker and emerging writer of Ballardong Noongar descent. She has written for The Griffith Review, Meanjin, Overland and The Lifted Brow, and won the 2017 Westerly Patricia Hackett Prize for writing. She launched Wild Zine at Next Wave Festival 2018.

BERN EMMERICHSBern Emmerichs is a highly celebrated ceramic artist. Her works are in the Australia National Gallery, the NGV, and many other collections around Australia and the world. Her artworks are created using large hand-painted porcelain tiles which are photographed and overlaid with text.

JOHN DICKSONJohn Dickson is the author of M is for Mutiny, and numerous interviews and articles for various journals, as well as the author and illustrator of three other children’s books.

DAN GOLDINGDan Golding is a lecturer in media and communications and an award-winning writer with over 200 publications. In 2016 he co-wrote Game Changers with Leena van Deventer, made the soundtrack for Push Me Pull You, and was director of the Freeplay Independent Games Festival.


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NICOLE HAYESNicole Hayes is one-sixth of The Outer Sanctum podcast and author of A Shadow’s Breath, One True Thing, and The Whole of My World. She is co-editor (with Alicia Sometimes) of From the Outer: Footy Like You’ve Never Heard It and A Footy Girl’s Guide.

ANITA HEISSAnita Heiss writes fiction, nonfiction, poetry and social commentary. She is a lifetime ambassador of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation and a proud member of the Wiradjuri nation of NSW. Heiss was a finalist in the Human Rights Awards and Australian of the Year Awards.

ELIZA HENRY-JONESEliza Henry-Jones is the author of In the Quiet and Ache and has recently released her first YA novel, P is for Pearl. She has qualifications in psychology and grief, loss and trauma counselling. Her work has appeared in The Guardian and The Age.

LEIGH HOBBSArtist and author Leigh Hobbs is best known for the 20 children’s books he has written and illustrated, featuring his much-loved characters Old Tom, Mr Chicken, Horrible Harriet, Fiona the Pig and Mr Badger. Hobbs was the Australian Children’s Laureate 2016–17.

LISY KANELisy Kane is a videogames producer at Melbourne games studio League of Geeks and co-founder of start-up Girl Geek Academy.

DANNY KATZDanny Katz is a columnist for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. He is also the author of the book Spit the Dummy, and the Poppa Platoon and Little Lunch series, the latter of which is now a TV show on the ABC.

AMIE KAUFMANAmie Kaufman is a bestselling author of science fiction and fantasy. Her award-winning work has been published in 30 countries, and is in development for film and TV. Some career highlights so far include professional wolf-howling lessons, and working as a storytelling consultant at NASA.

SUKHJIT KAUR KHALSASukhjit Kaur Khalsa is a first-generation Australian Sikh spoken-word artist, educator, performer and human rights reformer. She is passionate about diversity and the importance of visibility in the performing arts and her work provokes conversations around identity, feminism, and the power of uncomfortable conversations.

MELISSA KEILMelissa Keil is the author of three novels for young adults: Life in Outer Space, The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl, and The Secret Science of Magic. Her short story, ‘Sundays’, was featured in Begin, End, Begin, the inaugural LoveOzYA anthology.

SHARON KERNOTSharon Kernot is a poet, short story writer and novelist. Her latest book, The Art of Taxidermy, was shortlisted in the 2017 Text Prize. Her work has appeared in Best Australian Poems, Island Magazine, Southerly, and Australian Love Stories.

BENJAMIN LAIRDBenjamin Laird is a software developer and poet. His poetry and essays have been published in various journals and his longer works include Composition, a book-length computer-assisted conceptual poem with US poet Angela Genusa, and The Durham Poems, a chapbook of electronic biographical poems.

BRENDAN LAWLEYBrendan Lawley is a writer living in Melbourne. Bonesland is his first novel.

JEANINE LEANEJeanine Leane is a Wiradjuri writer, poet and academic. Her award-winning work includes her first novel Purple Threads and her first chapbook of poetry, Dark Secrets. Her new poetry collection is Walk Back Over. Leane has published extensively on contemporary Aboriginal writing.

CELESTE LIDDLECeleste Liddle is an Arrernte woman, a freelance writer and a social commentator. She has written for numerous publications including Fairfax, The Guardian, Eureka Street and Crikey. She has also contributed to anthologies including Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia and Mothers and Others.

REBECCA LIMRebecca Lim is a Melbourne writer, illustrator and lawyer. Her work has been shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Award, Aurealis Award and Davitt Award, among others. Her latest novel, Harley Spark and the Relic of the Blue Dragon, will be published this August.

MANTRAMantra is one of Australia’s most respected hip-hop artists. His latest album, Telling Scenes, debuted at number one on the AIR Album Chart and ARIA Urban Chart, with Rolling Stone naming it ‘one of the hip-hop records of the year’.

JOHN MARSDENJohn Marsden has written over 40 books, sold five million copies, and won every major Australian award for young people’s fiction. South of Darkness won the 2015 Stead Award for best adult novel. Marsden runs two schools that he started, both in bushland.

MARC MCBRIDEMarc McBride is an illustrator of book covers and picture books. He is known for the internationally bestselling Deltora Quest series, and also wrote and illustrated World of Monsters and countless How to Draw books. His latest is The Boy Who Drew Dragons.

OMAR MUSAOmar Musa is a Malaysian–Australian rapper and poet from Queanbeyan. Musa has released three hip-hop albums, three poetry books (including Parang and Millefiori), and a novel (Here Come the Dogs), and received a standing ovation at TEDxSydney at the Sydney Opera House.

GEORGIA NORTON LODGEBy day Georgia Norton Lodge leads her graphic design team at an award-winning branding agency. By night she is married to her side project Georgia Draws a House where she creates little drawings of any home you wish! She is also Zoe’s younger sister.

AMY GRAYAmy Gray is a Melbourne-based writer who focuses on feminism, politics, culture and memoir. Her work has been published widely, including in The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, ABC, SBS and The Lifted Brow.

LEANNE HALLLeanne Hall is the author of the Text Prize–winning YA novel This Is Shyness, and its sequel Queen of the Night. Her novel for younger readers, Iris and the Tiger, won the prize for children’s literature at the 2017 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards.

ZOE NORTON LODGEZoe Norton Lodge is a writer, comedian and TV presenter. She’s known for ABC TV’s The Checkout and has been curating the live storytelling night Story Club for a decade. Her first book Elizabella Meets Her Match will be published in October.JENNIFER MEDWAY

Jennifer Medway is Melbourne Theatre Company’s literary associate. She has previously been a resident dramaturg at the Australian Theatre for Young People, associate artist at Belvoir St Theatre, studio artist at Griffin Theatre Company and script assessor and dramaturg for Playwriting Australia.

ABE NOUKSudanese-born Abe Nouk was illiterate when he and his family arrived in Australia in 2004 under the UN High Commission Refugee Status. He is now an author, performer of written words, and facilitator of creative performance and writing workshops.


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HILARY ROGERSHilary Rogers is a writer and publisher of children’s fiction, having published some of Australia’s most beloved series. Girltopia marks Hilary’s debut as an author. She is co-director of Interrobang, a book-creation venture with writer and entrepreneur Joshua Lefers.

ALICIA SOMETIMES Alicia Sometimes is a writer and broadcaster. She is passionate about science, art and football. She is one-sixth of ABC podcast The Outer Sanctum. Sometimes co-edited From the Outer: Footy Like You’ve Never Heard It and A Footy Girl’s Guide alongside Nicole Hayes.

MATT STANTONMatt Stanton is a bestselling children’s author and illustrator. He launched his much-anticipated middle-grade series, Funny Kid, in 2017. The first book debuted as the number one Australian kids’ book, and the series is fast winning legions of fans around the world.

SHAUN TANShaun Tan works as an artist, writer and film-maker, best known for illustrated books that deal with social, political and historical subjects through dream-like imagery. Tan has also worked as a concept artist for Pixar, and won an Academy Award for The Lost Thing.

THE LISTIESRichard Higgins and Matt Kelly are acclaimed Australian ‘kidult’ comedy duo The Listies. Their raucous theatre shows have sold out across the world, with The Age calling them ‘a brilliant mix of clowning and gross-out humour, general mischief with manic theatrical surprises’.

JESSICA TOWNSENDJessica Townsend lives on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. She was a copywriter for eight years, and was once the editor of a children’s wildlife magazine for Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo. Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow is her first novel.

LEENA VAN DEVENTERLeena van Deventer is an award-winning game developer, teaching interactive storytelling at RMIT University and Victorian College of the Arts. She sits on the board at the Victorian Women’s Trust, and in 2013 founded WiDGET, a not-for-profit organisation supporting women and non-binary developers.

ELLEN VAN NEERVENEllen van Neerven is a Yugambeh writer from south-east Queensland. She is the author of the poetry volume Comfort Food and the fiction collection Heat and Light, which won numerous awards.

GEOFFREY WILLIAMSGeoffrey Williams is a live-looper playing ‘60s and ‘70s–inspired blues, rhythm and soul. He’s written songs for Michael Jackson and Dusty Springfield, performed at Wembley Arena and Woodford Folk Festival and can conjure a groove out of thin air.

SISTA ZAI ZANDASista Zai Zanda is a storyteller and educator. She curates and produces The Pan Afrikan Poets Cafe, a literary matinée of poetry, beats and performance. When she is not writing or performing, you can find her facilitating storytelling workshops or DJing on community radio.

NEVO ZISINNevo Zisin is a Jewish, queer, non-binary activist, public speaker and author of the newly released Finding Nevo, a memoir on gender transition. They run workshops and professional development in schools and workplaces around gender inclusivity.

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ALICE PUNGAlice Pung is an award-winning Melbourne author and editor of ten books, including the bestselling Unpolished Gem, Her Father’s Daughter and Laurinda. Her latest book is Writers on Writers: Alice Pung on John Marsden.

BHAKTHI PUVANENTHIRANBhakthi Puvanenthiran is associate editor of Crikey. She was previously a journalist and editor at The Age and Sydney Morning Herald covering arts, entertainment and business. She co-hosted the podcast Hard Bargain and is a regular media commentator.

VAN T RUDDVan T Rudd does politically charged murals, paintings and illustrations, and is a futsal player. He has been a finalist in many visual art awards, and won the 2017 Chrichton Award after illustrating his first children’s book, The Patchwork Bike.

SAMMY JSammy J is an award-winning comedian, writer and musician. He first tried to get a book published at the age of 11 but received 17 rejection letters. Then, over 20 years later, he wrote another book – and this time, it got published.

NATESHA SOMASUNDARAMNatesha Somasundaram is a writer for theatre and television. She is currently a resident playwright at Melbourne Theatre Company and has had work presented at the National Play Festival, Cybec Electric, Melbourne Fringe Festival and Melbourne International Comedy Festival.


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Most Schools’ Program events take place in the following venues across the Fed Square precinct, Swanston Street, Melbourne:

• Deakin Edge • ACMI Cinemas 1 and 2• ACMI The Cube• ArtPlay, Birrarung Marr • NGV Australia

Some events take place at:

• Immigration Museum, Old Customs House, 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne. For a map visit museumvictoria.com.au/immigrationmuseum

• NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne. For a map visit ngv.vic.gov.au/visit

BUS LOADING ZONE: There are two zones where buses may park temporarily to drop off or pick up students attending Schools’ Program events in Fed Square.

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Essential Information Booking InformationRESERVATION PROCESSIf your school needs extra time to confirm student numbers, we can reserve tickets for up to two weeks. To make a reservation:

1. Select Your EventsComplete and return the schools booking form (enclosed and available online at mwf.com.au/schools), making sure to tick the ‘reservation only’ box.

2. Secure Your ReservationMWF will check availability and reserve your tickets for the selected events. Where an event is sold out, we will assist you in placing an alternative booking where possible.

3. Confirm Student NumbersAfter two weeks, MWF will seek confirmation of your booking via email or phone. We will request any updates, such as revised attendance numbers. Where required, MWF will raise an invoice with event and payment details at this time.

4. Payment and Ticket IssuePayment must be made via cheque, EFT or credit card immediately upon confirmation of attendance numbers. Once payment has been made, a receipt will be issued via email.

All payment for Schools’ Program reservations must be finalised by Wednesday 1 August. MWF reserves the right to cancel reservations that remain unpaid after this date.

SCHOOL YEAR GROUPS Our Schools’ Program includes events for students in Grade 3 through to Year 12. Each event listing includes the year ranges for that event. Where years aren’t specified please use the following guide:

Primary: Grade 3–6 Secondary: Year 7–12

CHILD SAFETYMWF is committed to the safety of children of all ages, abilities, and cultural backgrounds. Children are vital and active participants in our Festival. We want children to be safe, happy and empowered. We support and respect all children just as we support our staff and volunteers. MWF’s Child Safe Policy is available online at mwf.com.au.

EVENT TIMESSchools’ Program sessions are 45 minutes in duration, unless otherwise stated.

HOW TO BOOKBe quick, spaces are limited. If you have confirmed the number of students attending and can pay with a credit card, the easiest and quickest way to book is online. Alternatively use the schools booking form (enclosed and available online at mwf.com.au/schools), which can be returned to us by email, fax or post. Your booking is not confirmed until full payment has been received by Melbourne Writers Festival.

TICKETS Teachers with a group of 10 students will receive one complimentary ticket. All tickets are GST exempt.

Schools’ Program Events (excluding workshops) $9 per student/teacher

Workshops $13 per student/teacher

Who Can Attend? Schools’ Program events are restricted to school-aged children only, plus an accompanying adult. Workshops are limited to school groups only.

Visit our website mwf.com.au for our booking conditions and reservation policy.

CONTACT USOnline mwf.com.au

Email [email protected]

Phone 03 9999 1199 (10am–4pm)

Fax 03 9650 6467

Post Box Office, Melbourne Writers Festival Level 1, 176 Little Lonsdale St Melbourne VIC 3000

Children & Teens’ Weekend EventsFrom toddlers to teens, there’s something for kids of all ages at MWF. With weekend workshops, performances and exhibitions – plus a chance to meet your favourite writers and illustrators – for kids who love to read, there’s no better place to be. Sign up to the MWF eNews to hear details about the full program when it’s launched in July. Visit mwf.com.au.

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