New Release: Heartsease by Kate Kruimink
Award-winning author Kate Kruimink's second novel, Heartsease, was launched this week.
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- May 29
- 1 min
New Robbie Arnott Novel Coming this October
Tasmanian author Robbie Arnott's latest book Dusk will be published in October this year.
- May 21
- 1 min
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 21
- 2 min
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 21
- 3 min
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, 2023
- 2 min
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, 2023
- 6 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 3 min
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, 2023
- 2 min
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, 2023
- 2 min
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, 2023
- 1 min
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, 2023
- 2 min
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, 2023
- 2 min
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, 2023
- 7 min
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, 2023
- 3 min
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, 2023
- 10 min
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, 2023
- 3 min
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, 2023
- 2 min
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...
- Oct 16, 2022
- 1 min
Short Story Competition Winners
We're delighted to share this collection of short stories. It is comprised of the winners of our recent short story competition where the...
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