My friend B and I
braved a wet and windy night to attend the Opening night of the Newcastle
Writer's Festival. The wonderful Dominic Knight (Chaser and ABC radio) was
hosting, and had us all laughing even before the special guest graced the stage.
And so after all the speeches and such, Wendy Harmer began her hilarious opening
night talk.
It started off
simply enough with her reading a piece she had just written for The Sydney
Morning Herald, about writing, books, literature and Festivals. She then moved
onto her own writing experience, particularly with critics who labeled her
fiction for adults, chook lit. That is Chick Lit for older women! She was
hilarious and I could go on, but really I am not Wendy Harmer, it might be in
the writing, but it's also in the delivery of those words! Needless to say, I
ended up with tears in my eyes from laughing.
The night included
the amazing powerhouse that is Rosemarie Milsom taking the stage to thank her
helpers and talk about putting the program together after last year's success. I
may have had tears in my eyes then too, but that was just through the love in
the room for such an amazing woman!
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