2.00 – 3.00 Place without a Postcard

Place impacts identity - what is the meaning of home. Who we are depend on where we came from, and what shaped us. How does that affect what and how we write - and does the experiencing of other places change the creative process.

Moderator: Nicole Hayes
Panellists: Andrew Stafford, Bunna Lawrie, Mick Thomas

3.30 – 4.30 This Wheel's on Fire

Memoirs can be factual, imaginary, personal, detached, amusing and distressing. As an imperfect recollection of the past, can they be relied upon? Do we have to read between the lines to find the author’s real meaning and intention?

Moderator: Andrew McMillen
Panellists: Jenny Valentish, Hugo Race, Rob Snarski 

5.00 – 6.00 Nothing Can Hurt Me

On one level, reviewers of music deal solely with an art form or an experience. On another, they reveal how art informs who we are and when done well, provide us with a context for the times.  In conversation with three contemporary music critics.

Moderator: Jenny Valentish
Panellists: Michael Dwyer, Andrew McMillen, Kate Hennessy, Mikey Cahill

6.30 – 7.30 The Comfort of Madness

Our songwriters give us a detailed look into the mind and the motivation around song writing and the conscious expression of subconscious thoughts, fears and desires through words and music. Is it science or magic – and can it even be explained?

Moderator: Dom Alessio
Panellists: Jess Ribiero, Mike Noga, Cash Savage