Hilary Mantel, Mad Max and Donald Trump: what we learned from Sydney writers’ festival

Judy Bloom, Paul Kelly, George Miller and Tara June Winch were among the guests at Carriageworks, in a welcome return for the beloved event

After being cancelled last year due to the pandemic, 2021’s Sydney writers’ festival began with fury: an opening address shared by Melissa Lucashenko, Tara June Winch and Evelyn Araluen, and taken by all three as an opportunity to advocate for justice. As Araluen put it: “Aboriginal women know what it is to be silenced, ignored or wilfully misinterpreted by those who do not wish to hear what needs to be said.”

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