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Aug 2, 20213 min read
Tamar Valley Storytellers: Georgie Todman
Georgie is our creative director, here at the TVWF, but you might not be aware that she is a writer in her own right. Georgie completed a...
Aug 2, 20211 min read
You're invited to a musical about Tasmania's Superstar Housewife
Marjorie Unravelled - Tasmania's Fantabulous Edna is a new musical, written by Stella Kent and directed by Matt Taylor, telling the...
Jul 27, 20212 min read
Tamar Valley Storytellers: Fiona Stocker
Fiona Stocker was raised on the Lancashire coast and in Holland. After studying at Warwick University, she worked in the arts in London...
Jul 20, 20213 min read
Tamar Valley Storytellers: Don Defenderfer
Don Defenderfer has been infatuated with Tasmania’s natural environment since first visiting the island in 1982. He has lived in...
Jul 6, 20214 min read
Tamar Valley Storytellers: Anne Layton-Bennett
Anne Layton-Bennett was born in England, and moved to Australia in 1977. While she has always been an inveterate letter writer, she only...
Jul 1, 20214 min read
Tamar Valley Storytellers: Lyndon Riggall
Lyndon Riggall is a writer and secondary English teacher from Launceston, whose passion for words goes as far back as being a volunteer...
Jun 21, 20212 min read
Tamar Valley Storytellers: Joy Elizabeth
A poet and novelist, Joy Elizabeth has been part of the poetry community in Tasmania for over 36 years. She was guest poet at the...
Jun 13, 20213 min read
Tamar Valley Storytellers: Nancy Corbett
Nancy Corbett was born in Canada in 1944. She has attained her B.A. and M.A. in English Literature from the University of British...
Jun 7, 20214 min read
Tamar Valley Storytellers: Cameron Hindrum
Cameron Hindrum lives, writes and works in Launceston. He has published a novel, two collections of poetry and had two plays...
Jun 2, 20212 min read
Tamar Valley Storytellers: Yvonne Gluyas
As well as being an Australian Poetry Slam coordinator, Yvonne Gluyas is an active member of the Tasmanian Poetry Festival, Toastmasters...
May 27, 20213 min read
Tamar Valley Storytellers: Shirley Patton
Dr Shirley Patton grew up in outback Western Australia and now lives with her partner in wine-growing country overlooking the beautiful...
May 19, 20213 min read
New Tamar Valley Storytellers series
We are a region rich with talent! The Tamar Valley is not only abundant with wineries and sweeping water vistas, it is a place that...
Apr 28, 20212 min read
Flanagan talks in Launceston this Saturday
Richard Flanagan’s latest book, an exposé of the salmon farming industry, has sparked heated debate in Tasmania and around the country...
Mar 29, 20212 min read
Sydney Writers' Festival comes to Launceston
We are thrilled to announce that we are once again bringing the Sydney Writers’ Festival to the Star Theatre, Invermay, this year! One...
Feb 23, 20212 min read
Idyllic afternoon with Katherine Scholes
Our sell-out event with international bestselling author Katherine Scholes at Waterton Hall was a great sun-bathed success on Sunday....
Nov 16, 20201 min read
TVWF Podcast in the Media
A quick shoutout to Michael O'Neill from MVisuals who was interviewed on Chilli FM regarding the launch of our TVWF Podcast series. The...
Nov 9, 20202 min read
TVWF Welcomes New Creative Director
The Tamar Valley Writers Festival committee is excited to announce the appointment of Georgie Todman as creative director. The...
Nov 9, 20202 min read
Launching the TVWF Podcast
The Tamar Valley Writers Festival has launched the first in a series of podcasts featuring Tasmanian writers, poets, comedians,...
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