Renowned authors will be the talk of the town this Saturday at the annual Mount Beauty Writers Festival.
Mountain Monk Brewers will again host the one-day event, which features a stellar line-up of local and celebrity scribes across most writing genres.
Festival founder Fay Mason said she expects more than 200 people from across the country to enjoy the face to face interactions with the talented authors as they discuss their latest literary works.
"This is our fourth event and it continues to go from strength to strength," Ms Mason said.
"In addition to the author talks we have also received around 50 entries for our Mount Beauty Youth Short Story Competition, with winners to be announced at 12 noon."
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Former Aussie Wallaby star, turned one of Australia’s most successful media presenters and columnist, Peter FitzSimons, leads the author talks, set to discuss 'The Legend of Albert Jacka': an unforgettable story of bravery and sacrifice by one extraordinary soldier on the shores of Gallipoli and battlefields of France.
Chris Hammer, author of the internationally bestselling Martin Scarsden series: 'Scrublands', 'Silver' and 'Trust', is set to discuss ‘The River’: a non fiction account of the Murray Darling Basin, plus his freshly released fiction: ‘Legacy’.
Author, screenwriter and producer, Courtney Collins, whose first novel, 'The Burial', was published in 10 countries and shortlisted for prizes including the Nita B Kibble Literary Award, NSW Premier's Literary Awards and the Stella Prize, will discuss her second novel, 'Bird'.
Ashley Kalagian-Blunt, the number one bestselling author of 'Dark Mode', which was shortlisted for the 2024 ABIA General Fiction Book of the Year, the Ned Kelly Awards for Best Crime Fiction and the Danger Award for Debut Fiction, will speak about her latest thrillers: 'Cold Truth' and 'Like, Follow, Die'.
Italian-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, recording artist, music journalist and author, Joe Matera, will speak about ‘Louder Than Words: Beyond The Backstage Pass’.
Meanwhile, in his compelling memoir, 'The Bank Robber's Boy', Peter Norris recounts the powerful love and loyalty which bound him to his father, Clarence 'Clarry' Norris, a notorious bank robber and exploring a profound inner struggle between the allure of the underworld and the desire for normalcy.
Local author of 'Clouds and Sunshine', Ruth Pollock, will speak about her new book 'Hard Women': a biography of Ruth's three generations of family members.
The Mount Beauty Writers Festival at Mountain Monk Brewers runs from 11am to 5:30pm.
Talks will run for 30 minutes, with an extra 15 minutes for Q&As, before a 15 minute break where attendees can drop into the onsite festival bookshop, have books signed and recharge with self-serve tea and coffee available.
The festival is sponsored by AGL, Bendigo Bank and Alpine Shire and supported by Mt Beauty Lions Club, Mountain Monk Brewers, Pizzini Wines, Alpine FM and Bright Bookshop.
For more details and tickets go to the website mountbeautywritersfestival.com.
