Heading to the Newcastle Writers Festival: 4-6 April 2025

I can’t wait to head to Newcastle for the Writers Festival from 4-6 April 2025!

Saturday 5 April (11.30am-12:30pm): Uncovering your family history: Family history is so much more than births, deaths and marriages; it’s about discovering unique stories to help us understand our place in the world. Julie McIntyre hosts this conversation with Cassie Gilmartin and Shaun Gilmartin, authors of The Family History Book, and Andra Putnis, author of Stories My Grandmothers Didn’t Tell Me. They speak about the light and dark of digging into the past, and share their research tips.

Saturday 5 April (4.30pm–5.30pm): Writing Other People's Stories: As journalists, Jackie Dent and Sarah Gilbert are all too familiar with the often-extractive way in which the media uses people’s stories. As a writer and social researcher, Andra Putnis appreciates the power of storytelling to help us better understand ourselves and the world around us. All three have written powerful non-fiction books that engage with the complexities and ethics of telling other people’s stories. Hosted by Kylie Morris. 

Tickets and further details can be found here: https://www.newcastlewritersfestival.org.au/events/