outspoken started in November 2010
November 15 2023
Tony Birch & Melissa Ashley
Tony Birch, photo Peter Willadsen
audience: 100
October 24 2023
David Marr & Mirandi Riwoe
David Marr, Mirandi Riwoe, Tyyni and Steven
audience: 250 (sold out)
July 26 2023
Anna Funder & Angela O’Keeffe
Steven, Anna and Tyyni
Angela & Tyyni
Photos: Peter Willadsen
April 14 2023
Kim Mahood & Louise Martin-Chew
Louise Martin-Chew
120 people
March 10 2023
Alexander McCall Smith & James Kirby
Photos: Peter Willadsen
430 people
February 1 2023
Chris Sarra & Joanna Jenkins
Photos: Peter Willadsen
195 people
November 10 2022
Heather Rose & Peter Hudson
Audience: 150
September 15 2022
Kate Holden & Katie McMahon
Kate Holden, photo Peter Willadsen
Katie McMahon
Audience 150
August 12 2022
Dr Norman Swan & Fiona Robertson
Sold Out (250)
May 4 2022
Kevin Rudd & Karí Gíslason
Sold Out (250)
April 20 2022
Linda Jaivin & Warren Ward
March 23 2022
Scott Ludlam & Kevin Smith
190 people
October 21 2021
David Williamson & Anthony Mullins
David Williamson (photo Peter Willadsen)
Anthony Mullins (photo Peter Willadsen)
220 people
September 21 2021
Luke Stegemann
Ian Lowe
June 6th 2021
Hugh Mackay & Melanie Myers
Sold Out
May 3rd 2021
Dr Karl & Russell McGregor
sold out
April 8th 2021
Marian Wilkinson & Katie McMahon
Sold Out
November 6th 2019
Clare Bowditch & Leigh Robshaw
Sold Out
June 25th 2019
Anna Funder & Mary Garden
235 people
March 3rd 2019
Anne Summers & Melissa Fagan
November 29th
Sold Out
Kerry O’Brien & Shelley Davidow
Sold Out
October 18th
Gillian Triggs & Patrick Nunn
Sold Out
October 10 2018
Kristina Olsson & Josepha Dietrich
65 people
March 10th 2018
Alexander McCall Smith
Sold Out
December 10 2017
Gareth Evans
October 12 2017
Richard Flanagan
Sold Out
July 14 2017
Steven Lang
March 28 2017
A C Grayling & Shelley Davidow
Sold Out
March 1 2017
Malachy Tallack
October 3 2016
Tim Winton
Sold Out
August 21 2016
Richard Fidler & Kari Gislason
Sold Out
July 2 2016
Mireille Juchau & Elspeth Muir
March 1 2016
Alexander McCall Smith & Cass Moriarty
Sold out
October 15 2015
Magda Szubanski & Paul Williams
Sold Out
September 8 2015
Tim Flannery & Kate Holden
Sold Out
September 2 2015
Kate Grenville & Olivera Simic
July 22nd 2015
John Birmingham & Andrew McMillen
June 16th 2015
Ramona Koval & Krissy Kneen
125 people
November 19th 2014
Wayne Swan & Judy Powell
October 24th 2014
Henry Reynolds & Ellen van Neerven
Henry Reynolds, Ellen van Neerven and Steven Lang at Outspoken, photo: Mark Newman
October 6th 2014
Graeme Simsion & Sally Piper
Sally Piper with Graeme Simsion, photo Mark Newman
September 8th 2014
Karen Joy Fowler & Claire Dunn
October 28th 2013
Christos Tsiolkas & Inga Simpson
audience 170
September 4th 2013
July 3rd 2013
Bill Gammage
audience 180
October 23 2012
Mark Tredinnick & Cate Kennedy
Audience 95
September 5th
Patrick Gale & Christopher Currie
Audience: 85
August 15, 2012
Ramona Koval & Anna Faulkner
audience: 125
July 15, 2012
Brisbane Powerhouse, in association with Brisbane Writers Festival
Audience: 150
June 17, 2012
Kate Grenville & Jesse Cole
audience: 210
May 22, 2012
Chad Harbach & Benjamin Law
audience: 80
January 20th 2012
Judy Morris
Audience: 200+
November 30th 2011
Thomas Keneally & David Rasborsek
Audience: 230 (sold out)
October 2011
with a reading from Geoffrey Datson
Audience: 125
September
Ann Patchett & Angela Slatter
Audience: 110
August
Christopher Kremmer
With a reading from Kevin Smith
Audience: 120
APRIL
A.J. Mackinnon
with a reading from Simon Groth.
Audience 95.
March 16
James Bradley
audience: 90
The evening commenced with a reading from local author Dale Lorna Jacobsen, from her forthcoming novel, Union Jack.
February 23
John Birmingham
Audience: 92
John and Steven's conversation ranged very widely, but there was a particularly interesting bit about how he writes (standing up) and without the distraction of the internet.
The evening began with a reading from Inga Simpson.
January 22 2011
In association with Maleny Film Society outspoken presented
Shirley Barrett
Director and writer of films such as: Love Serenade and South Solitary.
Audience: 130
November 23 2010
Stephanie Dowrick
Audience: 145
