Brisbane Writers Festival

Panel: Writing the Landscape

The brutal beauty of Australia’s landscape has long fascinated writers and artists, as quaint, Rousseauan visions of nature routinely collapse into fire and flood. These novelists examine the psychological topography of Australian fiction and our passive-aggressive relationship to a volatile Mother Earth.

Sally will be in conversation with Australian novelists Robbie Arnott (Limberlost), Inga Simpson (Willowman) and Claire G Coleman (Enclave) about their most recent books at the 2023 Brisbane Writers Festival.

Venue: Auditorium 1, State Library of Queensland

Date: Sunday 14 May

Time: 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Bookings for this event can be made here through the BWF website.

Brisbane Writers Festival

Panel: Growing Older Better

What can science teach us about how to live our best lives? Two health experts contemplate how we make the most of our time on earth, from breaking out of the habits that hold us back to discovering what can really keep us young.

Sally will be in conversation with Dr Norman Swan (So You Want to Live Younger Longer) and Dr Rebecca Ray (Small Habits for a Big Life) about their books at the 2023 Brisbane Writers Festival.

Venue: Auditorium 1, State Library of Queensland

Date: Sunday 14 May

Time: 10am - 11am

Bookings for this event can be made through the BWF website.

Witnessing Landscapes: Nature Writing Workshops

Sally Piper takes writers on a deep dive into their relationship with the natural world in this 3-hour workshop. Through a series of writing exercises, readings and discussions participants will re-examine their connections with certain landscapes and places in their work, beginning with the senses, then moving onto the emotional, physical, political and philosophical realm of those connections.

All they need bring to this workshop is a passion for the places that sustain them and the desire to write about them in new and meaningful ways.

The events are free but bookings are essential. Follow the links below to book at a library near you.

Garden City Library

Address: Level R4, Garden City Shopping Centre, Kessels Road, Upper Mount Gravatt, QLD 4122

Date and time: Saturday 8 October 2022 from 10am - 1pm

Wynnum Library

Address: 145 Florence Street, Wynnum, QLD 4178

Date and time: Monday 10 October 2022 from 10am - 1pm

Kenmore Library

Address: Kenmore Village, 9 Brookfield Road, Kenmore Hills, Q:D 4069

Date and time: Saturday 15 October 2022, from 10am - 1pm

In-conversation with Holly Ringland

Sally Piper will be in-conversation with international bestselling author of The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Holly Ringland as she launches her new novel The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding, published by HarperCollins.

Bookings for the event are essential and can be made through Avid Reader Bookshop who are hosting the event on the night.

Venue: Queensland Multicultural Centre

Address: 102 Main Street, Kangaroo Point, QLD 4169

Date: Tuesday 4 October 2022

Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Author Talk + Dinner at Mount Tamborine

Come along to The Back Room at North Stores in North Tamborine and join us for an evening of conversation as Sally Piper discusses her new novel Bone Memories with Janene Gardner from Under the Greenwood Tree bookstore. Ticket includes a glass of wine and cheese board.

Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event.

For those who would like to stay on for dinner after the talk, Sally will be joining guests for a special 2-course dinner at Picnic Real Food Bar.

For further information or to make a booking visit here.

Bone Memories - Sydney Book Launch

Sally Piper will be in-conversation about her new novel Bone Memories with Patti Miller at Better Read Than Dead Bookshop, instore and via ZOOM.

The event is free but it is essential that you register your attendance here.

Venue: Better Read Than Dead Bookshop

Address: 265 King Street, Newtown NSW 2042

Date: Thursday 16th June 2022

Time: 6PM for a 6:30-7:30PM event (AEST)

BLURB

“Even though sixteen years have passed, Billie will never recover from the murder of her daughter, Jess, and clings to her memory — and the site of her death — like a life raft. Daniel, who was a toddler when his mother was killed, can recall little of what happened but knows if he’s to have any chance of a better future he needs to move on from that defining event – if only his grandmother would let him. Meanwhile Daniel’s stepmother, Carla, also feels trapped by Jess’s legacy but has a plan that she believes will help everyone to escape from the long shadow of the past.

Deeply human, evocative and beautifully written, Bone Memories explores themes of human connection and the memorialisation of place.”

Witnessing Landscapes: Nature Writing Workshop

In this half-day workshop, Sally will take writers on a deep dive into their relationship with the natural world. Through a series of writing exercises, readings and discussions, participants will explore their connections to certain landscapes, beginning with the senses then taking it into the emotional, philosophical and political realm.

All participants need to bring to this workshop is pen, paper and a passion for the places that sustain us, and a desire to write about them in new and meaningful ways.

Bookings for this workshop can be made here.

Venue: Avid Reader Bookshop

Address: 193 Boundary Road, West End QLD 4101

Date: Saturday 18th June 2022

Time: 10:00AM - 1:00PM (AEST)