TalkFest 2026: The Art of Difficult Conversation
6.30pm arrival for refreshments and book sales. 7.15pm panel discussion begins.
Polite disagreement seems like an ancient art. How do we discuss tricky topics in the modern age and is writing about them easier than talking about them? Meet three writers who don’t shy away from controversial topics, and find out how they process, publish and promote their dangerous ideas.
Join Sofie Laguna, Maxine Beneba Clarke and Claire G. Coleman in conversation with Ruth Clare.
The much awaited new novel from the Miles Franklin Award-winning author, Sofie Laguna.
The Underworld is for every reader you know; thinkers, laughers, empaths, quirky folk, queer folk, nostalgists, the young and those getting on. Readers seeking a happy ending and anyone ready to feel. Anyone who has ever been fourteen.
24 Apr
2026
Sorrento, VIC
24 Apr
2026
Sorrento, VIC
Sorrento Writers Festival - Love, Friendship, Devotion
Tickets Available
25 Apr
2026
Sorrento, VIC
Sorrento Writers Festival - It’s A Girl Thing
Tickets Available
16 May
2026
Margaret River, WA
Creating Compelling Characters: Sofie Laguna Workshop
Bookings Essential
17 May
2026
Margaret River, WA
Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival: The Underworld
Bookings Essential