Date: Saturday 7 September 2018
Time: 9:30am
Venue: Auditorium 2, State Library of Queensland
Bookings for the panel can be made here.
Date: Tuesday 14 August 2018
Time: 6:30pm
Address: 701 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn, VIC 3122
It is a free event but you need to reserve your place on the Readings Hawthorn events page or phone the store on 03 9347 6633.
Date: Thursday 9 August 2018
Time: 6:30pm
Address: 360 Logan Road, Stones Corner, QLD 4120
This is a free event but bookings are essential. Please RSVP to the store on 07 3394 4949.
Date: Wednesday 1 August 2018
Time: 6:30pm
Venue: Upstairs at Better Read Than Dead Bookstore
Address: 265 King Street, Newtown, NSW 2042
It is a free event but to reserve your place please book through the Better Read events page or phone 02 9557 8700.
The University of Queensland Press (UQP) has sold UK and Irish rights to Sally Piper's The Geography of Friendship and 2014 debut novel Grace's Table to Legend Press, in a two-book deal.
Legend Press commissioning editor Lauren Parsons acquired both novels direct from UQP. Both will be published in the UK market in 2019.
'Sally's writing is masterful. Her characters unravel spectacularly. We can't wait for readers here to experience Sally's work,' Parsons told Books+Publishing.
UQP publishing director and acting-CEO Madonna Duffy said she is 'delighted' to see Piper's work recognised in the British market and 'thrilled that Legend Press have committed to her writing through a two-book deal.'
'To have Australian-based books published on home ground is exciting enough, but to have UK publisher Legend Press tell me they can't wait to share them with readers there took that excitement to a whole new level,' Piper told Books+Publishing. 'With every Australian title sold into another territory, the growing appeal and reach of Australian stories - our stories - is confirmed, which is a win for all Australian writers and our publishing industry.'
- Rights and Acquisitions News, Books+Publishing, 4 July 2018
Date: Monday 23 July 2018
Time: 6:30pm
Venue: Riverbend Books, 193 Oxford Street, Bulimba, QLD 4171
Bookings can be made through Riverbend's events page on their website or by phoning 3899 8555
When three young women set off on a hike through the wilderness they are anticipating the adventure of a lifetime. Over the next five days, as they face up to the challenging terrain, it soon becomes clear they are not alone and the freedom they feel quickly turns to fear. Only when it is too late for them to turn back do they fully appreciate the danger they are in. As their friendship is tested, each girl makes an irrevocable choice; the legacy of which haunts them for years to come.
Now in their forties, Samantha, Lisa and Nicole are estranged, but decide to revisit their original hike in an attempt to salvage what they lost. As geography and history collide, they are forced to come to terms with the differences that have grown between them and the true value of friendship.
Date: Friday 6 July 2018
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Venue: Avid Reader Bookshop, 193 Boundary Street, West End, QLD 4101
This is a free event but you will need to register your attendance here.
Festival guest ABC Radio’s Kate Evans loves nothing better than chatting with people about books. Join her in conversation with three leading Australian authors. Multi-award winning writerTrent Dalton will talk about his debut literary fiction novel, Boy Swallows Universe. He will be joined by 2018 Stella Prize shortlisted author Mirandi Riwoe discussing her award-winning novella The Fish Girl and Sally Piper will talk about her second novel The Geography of Friendship.
Date: 15 July 2018
Time: 10.30am – 11.45am (Doors open at 10.00am for morning tea, event commences at 10.30am)
Venue: Maleny Community Centre, 23 Maple Street, Maleny
Tickets: $18 (including morning tea). A small booking fee for online bookings applies.
Bookings in person can be made at Rosetta Books, 30 Maple Street, Maleny or by phone on 5435 2134.
Sally will be delivering this 1.5 hour seminar at Brisbane Square Library, 266 George Street, Brisbane City, QLD
Date: 8 July 2018
Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm
This is a free seminar but to register your attendance, please contact Brisbane Square Library on 3403 4166.
Sally will be mentoring for the Queensland Writers Centre on their Writer's Surgery mentor program throughout 2018. She will be available to consult on literary fiction, general fiction, short fiction and preparing submission packages for awards and opportunities. For more information or to make a booking, please visit the QWC website.