• ABORIGINAL LITERATURE PANEL (Writing as Activism) (1hr)

Discussion between Peter Minter, editor of Pen Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, and John Maynard professor of Indigenous studies

• PUBLISHING PANEL (1 hr) (Phil Day of Finlay Lloyd Publishers to chair)

Alice Gage -  Ampersand Magazine is a curiosity journal: ideas unfettered on pages without the distractions of fashion and pretension: a step towards better understanding the world through time travel, landscape architecture, erotic fiction, thunderstorms, literary conventions, fraud, audacity, flunkyism, biology, fiddle music, clubs and societies, out of print books, historical events, mental health, night, etymology and printing and spelling mistakes a small format magazine

Rob Riel – Picaro Press, Wagtail Books exists to carry the very best work of established and emerging poets to the general public

Stephen Mathews – Ginniderra Press was set up in 1996 to provide opportunities for new and emerging authors as well as for authors writing in unfashionable genres or on unpopular subjects.

Caren Florance - Ampersand Duck a private press of a more contemporary nature, &Duck reserves the right to produce work across genres and media, from zines and blogs to chapbooks, broadsheets and fine press books

• SOCIAL WARMING (working title) (1 ½ hr)

2 non-fiction papers from Meg Ulman and Patrick Jones and a reading of related poems from Peter O’Mara.

• POETRY/LITERATURE READINGS AND PERFORMANCES (most 1/2 hr sessions)

        How to do Words with things - Peter O’Mara and Patrick Jones: a multimedia book event (1 hr)

        Poetry performance by Harry Laing

        Poetry reading by Peter Minter

        Poetry reading by Nicola Bowery from sea-maid’s tale sequence

        Poetry reading by Chris Wallace-Crabbe

• SCHOOL WORKSHOP 

Harry Laing and Jonathon Miller  poetry writing workshop for local school children

• BOOK LAUNCHES

Fiona McIlroy book Taste of a Poem, published by Ginninderra Press, to be launched by Noonee Doranila

 'Just North of Bewilderment' with Dennis Wild and Rob Riel, published by Picaro Press

• READING BREAKFAST OF ARTS AND ACTIVISM

Come along, enjoy the morning sunshine, a good coffee and active “reading”

• ZINE FAIR

The 2FF zine fair will provide writers, zine makers and comic book creators with a stall to sell, swap and market their works. We still have spaces available for stall holders. Contact zinefair@twofiresfestival.org