2024 AUSTRALIAN WRITERS FESTIVALS

EVENTS

IN 2024 AT ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S WRITERS FESTIVALS TO CELEBRATE AND EXPLORE HER LATEST BOOK,

THE HOUSE THAT JOY BUILT

JOIN HOLLY

MARGARET RIVER

READERS & WRITERS FESTIVAL

Wooditchup - Margaret River, WA

  • THE HOUSE THAT JOY BUILT

    Saturday 18 May 2024

    10.45–11.45am

    Main Stage

    Uplifting, powerful and inspiring, The House That Joy Built is about the transformative power of finding joy through creativity. This non-fiction masterpiece offers an exhilarating and open-hearted urge to dive back into our imaginations, turn our backs on criticism and judgement from others and to not be flattened by fear. Join international bestselling author, Holly Ringland for this intimate discussion that encourages readers to reflect on their fears and grant themselves permission to create and feel joy.

    Hosted by Gillian O’Shaughnessy

    $35 or included in Weekend and Day passes

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  • DINNER WITH HOLLY RINGLAND

    Saturday 18 May 2024

    6.30–10.00pm (Doors 6pm for book sales/signings)

    Shelter Brewing

    Holly Ringland is an award-winning and international bestselling author, storyteller and TV presenter. Her debut novel, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, is currently streaming globally on Amazon Prime starring Sigourney Weaver and her second novel, The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding, became an instant national bestseller. Holly has recently published her first non-fiction title, The House That Joy Built, which explores how we can overcome fear to create joy in our lives. Join Holly for this intimate dinner in-conversation event with Julia Baird that explores her beloved characters, their interconnecting worlds and the pleasure of giving ourselves the permission to create.

    Includes 3 course dinner and welcome drink.

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  • FROM PAGE TO SCREEN

    Sunday 19 May 2024

    2.00–3.15pm

    Main Stage

    We’ve all heard it before, ‘the book was so much better than the movie!’ But what does it feel like for authors to see their work adapted for the big and little screen? What happens when a TV production company gets their hands on it and who decides what stays and what goes? Join Wendy Harmer as she discusses all aspects of adaptation with Andrew O’Hagan, Holly Ringland, Candice Fox and Heather Morris.

    Hosted by Wendy Harmer

    $30 or included in Weekend and Day passes

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SYDNEY WRITERS FESTIVAL

Gadigal Country - Sydney, NSW

  • CREATIVITY, JOY, GRACE

    Saturday 25 May 2024

    7.30-8.30pm

    City Recital Hall

    Find sanctuary in this uplifting celebration of creativity, chaired by Michaela Kalowski.

    Award-winning journalist Julia Baird follows her international bestseller, Phosphorescence, with Bright Shining, a stunning and insightful call for grace in a world which has forgotten its importance.

    Bestselling author Holly Ringland, whose debut novel, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, was published in 30 countries and adapted into an Amazon miniseries starring Sigourney Weaver, invites readers into her creative practice in The House That Joy Built.

    Learn how to recognise, cultivate and express these nourishing qualities, even in the darkest of times.

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  • HOLLY RINGLAND: THE HOUSE THAT JOY BUILT

    Much-loved novelist on overcoming fear and embracing joy

    Sunday 26 May 2024

    3-4pm

    Phive, Parramatta

    Holly Ringland's bestselling debut The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart won her legions of fans worldwide, who fell hard for this lyrical coming-of-age novel and its big-hearted author.

    Holly's first non-fiction book, The House that Joy Built, is inspired by the many readers who've asked her advice about finding the courage to create. This positive, powerful and practical guide offers a jump-start to anyone whose imagination has been flattened by fear, offering hard-won wisdom on getting unstuck and finding your voice.

    Take your seat for an inspiring conversation with Holly and host Kate Mildenhall in this Parramatta event.

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BRISBANE WRITERS FESTIVAL

Meanjin - Brisbane, QLD

  • The House That Joy Built: Holly Ringland

    Saturday 1 June 2024

    5.30-6.30pm

    Queensland Terrace, slq

    The generosity of Holly Ringland’s writing is well known to fans of her novels. In her non-fiction book The House That Joy Built, she gifts the hard-won wisdom of an artistic life to the reader, providing a guide through fear and doubt to creative expression.

    Photography credit: Jessie McNaught

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