Welcome
Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 08:16PM This is the site for outspoken, an extended literary festival that takes the form of in-conversations with writers, once a month, or thereabouts.
Thanks for visiting.
We've recently completed our first year, holding events with nine authors, including Thomas Keneally, Ann Patchett and John Birmingham. The events have been attracting marvellous audiences, both in terms of numbers and response.
We now have a stunning line up of authors for 2012.
Our next event will be in June with one of Australia's most popular authors, Kate Grenville. Ms Grenville is in Queensland as a guest of the Noosa Long Weekend and outspoken.
In July, we will be organising a special event with Brisbane Writers Festival to bring Richard Ford to Brisbane. Mr Ford is, indisputably, one of America's finest writers. In August we present a conversation with radio host and writer Ramona Koval. In September, in conjunction with the Brisbane Writer's Festival we will bring British author Patrick Gale to Maleny, and in October we will introduce a new format: a panel discussion between noted authors Cate Kennedy and Mark Tredinnick, with Steven Lang, as usual, facilitating. We will, also, be presenting emerging authors at each of these events.
Please visit the Upcoming Events page for details about the authors and the events. Approximately one month before each event we send out an email with information about the evening and inviting you to book. If you sign up using the form at the bottom of this page we'll put you on the list. We promise not to send you junk mail or to give your address to anyone else.
The Festival is an initiative of the Maleny Community Centre. It's organised by Steven Lang and Chris Francis. It is supported by the Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF).
During 2010 Maleny Community Centre will be undergoing extensive (and exciting) renovations. As a consequence several of these events will have to be held in other venues around Maleny. Please take careful note of where events are to be held.
Each evening's event commences with a ten-minute reading from an emerging author. Outspoken is committed to supporting up and coming writers, and to giving both those writers and audiences the opportunity to meet each other.
We work with two bookstores in Maleny (there are four bookstores. Yes, four. Two second- hand shops and two new ones. It's that kind of town. If you like books, come and visit.) Maleny Bookshop sells our tickets and otherwise helps to manage events, Rosetta Books sells visiting authors' books on the night.
Booking for events?
outspoken events can be booked in the main street through:
Maleny Bookshop
Shop 2 41 Maple Street
5494 3666
credit/debit cards accepted
goodbooks@malenybookshop.com.au
We will be issuing tickets, instead of the previous method of keeping a list, please collect your tickets from the bookshop. The tickets are numbered, but do not refer to seating.
