Let's Eat with Adelaide Writers' Week
A series of intimate dining experiences with acclaimed authors and journalists from the 2023 Adelaide Writers' Week program, including Shaun Micallef, John Boyne, Louise Kennedy, Gail Jones, Inala Cooper, Peter FitzSimons and Simon Holmes à Court. The curated menu and wine pairings are drawn from South Australia's finest, supplemented by some of the world's best delicacies with foie gras and champagne.
Tripping Over Himself: Shaun Micallef's Career in Comedy
Join Shaun Micallef for dinner as he talks with Anne Pender about his thirty-year career as a sketch comedian, actor, writer and creator of hundreds of television extravaganzas. Showcasing the best of South Australian produce with a menu curated by East End Cellars' Executive Chef, Josh Lansley. Monday 6 March, 6 pm. Bookings available here.
What is it about Ireland? with John Boyne & Louise Kennedy
Celebrate the power of nature, fine cuisine and Irish literature at this very special event with John Boyne, Ireland's most translated writer, and Louise Kennedy, an acclaimed short story writer whose 2022 debut novel was named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post. Joined by facilitator Professor Patrick Flanery, Chair of Creative Writing at the University of Adelaide. Tuesday 7 March, 6 pm. Bookings available here.
Peter FitzSimons Speaks His Mind
Athlete, historian, political activist, commentator and journalist: Peter FitzSimons is now one of Australia’s best-selling non-fiction writers. Peter has published on topics from Australian military history to the Mutiny on the Bounty and the Sydney Opera House. Joined by Adelaide journalist Tory Shepherd for a conversation about holding power to account and what FitzSimons has planned next. Thursday 9 March, 6 pm. Bookings available here.
Political Ecology with Simon Holmes à Court
Simon Holmes à Court, the millionaire founder of Climate 200, has thrown his support behind the 2022 'Teals' election campaign and a variety of progressive causes, integrity in government, gender equality and climate change. Friday 10 March, 12 pm. Bookings available here.
More information about what's on offer can be found here.