Live stream: Bringing the Past to Life (SWF, Live & Local)

Next date: Thursday, 21 May 2026 | 04:00 PM to 05:00 PM

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Robbie Arnott, Tasma Walton, Yann Martel and Kate Evans live-streamed on our big screen as part of the Sydney Writers' Festival.

Please note: This is a live-streamed event. No presenters will be at Castlemaine Library.

A favourite Festival event for historical fiction buffs returns with stories from near and far.

Robbie Arnott’s Dusk, set in the mountains of Tasmania, and Tasma Walton’s I Am Nannertgarrook, based on a true story from Tasma’s family, were both awarded the ARA Historical Novel Prize for their brilliant stories from Australian history. While Booker Prize–winning writer Yann Martel’s first book in a decade, Son of Nobody, features the discovery of a new perspective from the Trojan War.

Sink into these stories of the past with Robbie, Tasma and Yann, in conversation with ABC Radio National’s Kate Evans.

BOOKINGS REQUIRED

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When

  • Thursday, 21 May 2026 | 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Location

Castlemaine Library, 212 Barker Street, Castlemaine, 3450, View Map

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