LitFest - Australia

Our latest interview is live and could it get much better than the delightful, the brilliant and absolutely necessary Sisonke Msimang, Curator of the Literature and Ideas Program for the Perth Festival?'

Their big weekend is across 21-23 February and not much will get you closer than an intimate conversation in your ears, talking all things Festival and literature. And Perth.

Welcome to 2020!

We get stuck into our first #litfestbookclub reviews of the year, having read the recommended January readings in the 2020 Australian Literary Journal - Taboo by Kim Scott and Blakwork by Alison Whittaker. Hear Amy read a stunner poem, Caroline cringe over the buzzword "trauma" and also we discuss the upcoming events in the Literary landscape for February!

Be sure to watch out for our companion interview with Sisonke Msimang, Curator of the Literature and Ideas Program of the Perth Festival kicking off this week!

Shout out to the Poetry Unbound podcast that is on heavy rotation at Amy's house and please let us know if you're planning any live readings Alison Whittaker - we want in!

It's Episode 2 of LitFest and we're talking all things festive! We're also getting everyone ready to read along with our reading recommendations for January, as a companion to the Australian Literary Diary 2020. Come and join us to hear what's in store for 2020 and don't forget the hashtag #litfestbookclub! Head to www.titlenotitle.com.au to buy your diary if you don't already have one, or for more info!

The Patriarchy has it coming! We were delighted to discuss the new feminist ideas festival, Broadside with its Director, Tam Zimet. Over the weekend of 9 and 10 November at Melbourne Town Hall, Broadside will present two days of unabashedly feminist programming, spotlighting a remarkable line-up of international and local speakers, and delivering a powerfully feminist agenda. It’s about smart, funny people sharing their expertise and their stories.

A companion to the Australian Literary Diary, Title No Title has launched the LitFest podcast, a free monthly podcast that discusses the Australian Literary Festival landscape, featuring conversations with writers, readers and festival lovers. LitFest provides a platform for the promotion and discussion of Literary Festivals across Australia, regardless of size or status. We are festival-heads: we love the sense of place that is so often the beating heart of regional festivals, the volunteers and committees who come together to make them happen and, of course, the discussion of literature and ideas that is so integral to the evolution of the Australian cultural landscape. Also, we laugh a lot.