Who's going to the Brisbane Writer's Festival?

[thewhitelily]

The Brisbane Writers Festival is on this week. Okay, so last year I wasn't really too impressed, so I'm prepared to be unimpressed this year, too - but last year I only went to free events, so maybe there's a correlation there...

In any case, I've been lurking on the mailing list and entered the draws for any sessions I thought looked interesting, and I thus have double passes to the following events:

Saturday September 15
The Worlds of Dune and Beyond
7.00 - 8.00pm, Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse
Kevin J. Anderson.

Making a Killing - The Many Styles of Crime
8.15pm - 9.15pm, Powerhouse Theatre
Michael Collins, Helen Fitzgerald, Jane Goodall, Robert Gott, and Dorothy Porter. Chair: Graeme Blundell.

Sunday September 16
Future Perfect
2.00 - 3.00pm, The Edge, State Library of Queensland
Robyn Williams.

Curious Obsessions in the History of Science and Spirituality
4.40pm - 5.40pm, State Library Queensland Terrace
Rachael Kohn. Chair: Brian Gill.


Since I've only got one of me interested in writing... anyone else want a free ticket to any of these?

Comments

Hooray for free stuff!

[peterchayward.livejournal.com]

I'm tempted to come to one of the Sunday ones. If anyone else desperately wants a ticket, never mind, but if Sunday comes and they're still free, I'd love to go!

Re: Hooray for free stuff!

[thewhitelily]

lustforlike wants to go to the second Sunday session - shall I give that one to him and keep the first Sunday one for you?

Re: Hooray for free stuff!

[peterchayward.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a plan!

Re: Hooray for free stuff!

[thewhitelily]

So, shall I meet you at around ten to two outside the entrance to The Edge (it's marked on the BWF program map - on the river bank on the Southbank side of the library)?

Or shall I leave your ticket somewhere and hide behind a rock, and we can continue our little dance of not seeing each other? :P

[lustforlike.livejournal.com]

I'd be keen on going to the Curious Obsessions in the History of Science and Spirituality session, if it's still up for grabs.

[thewhitelily]

Good choice: that's the session I'm most looking forward to. :)

All sorted with the_zaniak who had sort-of-semi-prior-claim-but-not-really, so it's all good. Shall I meet you outside the entrance to the library terrace at around 4:30? Hopefully where this is will become clear when we're near it, since it's not marked on the BWF map. I doubt it'll be big enough that we won't run into each other, anyway. :)

[lustforlike.livejournal.com]

Awesome, sounds good to me! I picked that session because I was going to be around the library at that time, and then I looked at the title and thought it sounded the most interesting too. :)