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Sydney Writers' Festival: Steve Toltz on Writing Funny

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Sydney Writers' Festival: Steve Toltz on Writing Funny


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11:00am - 11:55am, 22nd May 2026


Location

Carriageworks View map

245 Wilson St, Eveleigh, NSW 2015


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Writing comedy is not for the faint of heart, these seasoned professionals would know.

Comedian and writer Shaun Micallef (De’Ath Takes a Holiday), two-time NSW Literary Award winner Debra Oswald (One Hundred Years of Betty) and Russell Prize for Humour winner Steve Toltz (A Rising of the Lights) have decades of experience writing funny for stage, page and screen.

Hear Shaun, Debra and Steve discuss the highs and lows of making people laugh in this free panel discussion, with host comedian Jennifer Wong.

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A Rising of the Lights

From the Booker-shortlisted author, an audacious comic lament for a world that no longer knows itself.

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