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Nov 204 min read
Afterglow
We are delighted to report back on the enormous success that was the 2024 Tamar Valley Writers Festival (TVWF).
May 292 min read
New Release: Heartsease by Kate Kruimink
Award-winning author Kate Kruimink's second novel, Heartsease, was launched this week.
May 291 min read
New Robbie Arnott Novel Coming this October
Tasmanian author Robbie Arnott's latest book Dusk will be published in October this year.
May 211 min read
Benjamin Stevenson at the 2024 Festival
We are thrilled to announce that one of our headline guests for the 2024 Tamar Valley Writers Festival will be Benjamin Stevenson....
May 212 min read
Markus Zusak Headlines our 2024 Festival
The Tamar Valley Writers Festival committee is delighted to share that beloved Australian author Markus Zusak will be one of the featured...
Feb 213 min read
Book Review: The Secrets of the Huon Wren
Reviewed by Kate Jackson @kate_thebooklover I was absolutely delighted to read an advanced copy of Claire van Ryn’s debut novel The...
Dec 29, 20232 min read
Fav Bookish Podcasts as Voted by YOU!
A little while back we asked you, our book-loving community, for your favourite podcasts on writing, reading and everything associated....
Nov 22, 20236 min read
Shop Tassie Authors
The 2023 year has seen a steady stream of new Tasmanian books hitting shelves, so we thought we'd put together this bookish Christmas giv...
Nov 2, 20231 min read
Andrew Bovell comes to Launceston
The Tamar Valley Writers Festival is thrilled to announce that, in partnership with Three River Theatre, we are hosting critically...
Aug 29, 20233 min read
Book Review: Saddleback Wife
Saddleback Wife is the story of a couple with dreams of rearing Wessex Saddleback pigs and selling premium pork. It doesn't go to plan.
Aug 14, 20232 min read
Book Review: The Unearthed
When bones are found in the Tasmania wilderness, one of the main characters, Antonia Kovács, discovers through her work at FSST (Forensic...
Jul 31, 20232 min read
Book Review: Home to Echidna Lane
Home to Echidna Lane by Eva Scott (Reviewed by Kate Jackson @kate_thebooklover) Back in late 2021, Eva Scott and her family made the Coal...
Jul 31, 20231 min read
Children's Book Week themed trivia night
The Tamar Valley Writer's Festival is hosting a Children's Book Week themed Trivia Night that you will NOT want to miss!
Jul 18, 20232 min read
Book Review: On a Bright Hillside in Paradise
On a Bright Hillside in Paradise by Annette Higgs (Penguin, 2023) follows the Hatton family, convict descendants living in the Tasmanian ...
Jul 3, 20232 min read
Book Review: Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here
Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here by Heather Rose is reviewed by Johanna Baker-Dowdell, weaving her experiences with those shared in the memoir.
May 1, 20237 min read
Q&A with a Bookstagrammer
Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a book reviewer on social media? We all know that the world of social media is where it's AT...
Apr 24, 20233 min read
Sydney Writers Festival comes to Launceston
The Tamar Valley Writers Festival invites you to a Live and Local streaming of the 2023 Sydney Writers Festival, here in Launceston on...
Mar 14, 202310 min read
Opportunities for Writers
Hello writers! Whether established or emerging, young or old, published or yet-to-be-published, we want to encourage you in your writing...
Feb 8, 20233 min read
Q&A with festival president Lyndon Riggall
You may have heard by now that the Tamar Valley Writers Festival has two new faces in the roles of co-presidents to carry the vibrant...
Jan 25, 20232 min read
Q&A with festival president Georgie Todman
You may have heard by now that the Tamar Valley Writers Festival has two new faces in the roles of co-presidents to carry the vibrant...
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