RECORDED panels

With the permission of our panelists, WORDFest invites you to listen to sessions from previous years

2024

Crisis & Hope - Warm Winter Words Session 2

Crisis & Hope - Warm Winter Words Session 3

Christie Thompson in conversation with author Shankari Chandran.

Sue Gillett in conversation with authors Margaret Hickey & Kgshak Akec.

The Great De(Bay)te
Topic: ‘In times of crisis, ignorance is bliss.’

The annual Great De(Bay)te: a battle of wit and well disguised insults.

2023

Pearls & Monsters - What do journeys of self-discovery reveal?

Pearls & Monsters - How does our view of history change over time?

A conversation with Ramona Koval (writer, journalist and beloved long-time broadcaster of ABC Radio's The Book Show and Books and Writing) and a wonderful panel of writers: Tony Birch, Alice Pung OAM & Santilla Chingaipe.

Apollo Bay local, Kate Bourne, interviews 3 authors, Ramona Koval, Lauren Burns & Sophie Matterson, who have undertaken very different journeys that are both physical and deeply personal.

The Great De(Bay)te
Topic: ‘Swearing is f*#!@ing poetic.’

Bear witness to the annual Great De(Bay)te and allow some of Apollo Bay’s foulest and finest speakers to sway you one way or the other.