UPCOMING
Books at the Brewery: In conversation with Michelle de Kretser
29 October 2004, Northern Books. Book here.
Reading Praiseworthy
27 October 2024, Canberra Writers Festival. Book here.
In conversation with Anita Heiss
27 October 2024, Canberra Writers Festival. Book here.
Masterclass: So you want to start a podcast?
26 October 2024, Canberra Writers Festival. Book here.
2024
Insider Information: Submitting your work
8 September 2024, Emerging Writers Festival, The Wheeler Centre.
Bonnie Garmus: Lesson in Chemistry
21 May 2024, The Wheeler Centre and RMIT Culture, Melbourne Town Hall.
2023
Alexis Wright in conversation with Astrid Edwards
25 March 2024, Vision Australia
An evening with Anne Enright
5 March 2024, Conversation Quarter, State Library Victoria.
Richard Flanagan in conversation with Astrid Edwards
9 November 2023, The Wheeler Centre and RMIT Culture, The Capitol.
After The Jaguar with Sarah Holland-Batt at The Stella Day Out
9 November 2023, The Stella Prize.
Talking Graphic Novels with Eloise Grills and Mandy Ord at The Stella Day Out
9 November 2023, The Stella Prize.
Between the Lines with Grace Chan
November 2023, Melbourne City of Literature. Watch here.
Between the Lines with Jennifer Down
November 2023, Melbourne City of Literature. Watch here.
Between the Lines with Eloise Grills
November 2023, Melbourne City of Literature. Watch here.
Between the Lines with Andy Jackson
November 2023, Melbourne City of Literature. Watch here.
Between the Lines with Louisa Lim
November 2023, Melbourne City of Literature. Watch here.
Trent Dalton in conversation with Astrid Edwards
14 October 2023, Castlemaine.
Writing the Future of Health with Andy Jackson
2 September 2023, State Library of Victoria and RMIT Health Lab.
Into the Wild: Robbie Arnott in conversation with Astrid Edwards
20 August 2023, Canberra Writers Festival.
The Hummingbird Effect: Kate Mildenhall in conversation with Astrid Edwards
19 August 2023, Canberra Writers Festival.
Richard Fidler: The Book of Roads and Kingdoms
5 May 2023, Melbourne Writers Festival.
2023 Stella Prize Longlist Announcement
2 March 2023, The Wheeler Centre and The Stella Prize.
2022
The Big Trip: Scott Pape and Alison Lester
5 November 2022, Mountain Writers Festival.
Book launch: Anna Spargo-Ryan’s Another Kind of Magic
27 October 2022, Brown Cow, Hampton.
Fatal Adaptation: Astrid Edwards and Danielle Celermajer, co-curated and hosted by Bri Lee
11 September 2022, Sydney Opera House, Antidote Festival.
Are we all ok? In conversation with Sarah Krasnostein, Antoinette Lattouf, Cammi Murrup-Stewart and Rick Morton.
9 September 2022, State Library of Victoria for Melbourne Writers Festival. Listen via ABC here.
Jackie Huggins and Ngaire Jarro: Jack of Hearts
9 September 2022, State Library of Victoria for Melbourne Writers Festival.
Everything feels like the end of the world: In conversation with Alice Bishop, Else Fitzgerald and Yumna Kassab
23 August 2022, The Capitol, for RMIT Culture Theatre.
In conversation with Jonathan Franzen
14 June 2022, The Capitol Theatre, for The Wheeler Centre and RMIT Culture. Listen here.
Another Australia: Declan Fry and Osman Faruqi
8 June 2022, Readings Carlton.
What the Arts Did Next: Vivid Sydney
2 June 2022, Great Hall at UTS, for the Australia Council of the Arts.
Readings Literary Preview: Celebrating the Stella Shortlist
5 April 2022, Readings State Library of Victoria.
2021
International Day of People With Disability
3 December 2021, Whitehorse Manningham Library.
Growing Up Disabled In Australia: Carly Findlay in conversation with Jess Walton and Astrid Edwards
21 November 2021, Stonnington Library Literary Festival.
Future Women & Hachette Book Club #7: Who Is Maude Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews
29 October 2021, Future Women.
Future Women & Hachette Book Club #6: The Performance by Claire Thomas
10 September 2021, Future Women.
Sigrid Nunez in conversation with Astrid Edwards: What Are You Going Through
3 September 2021, Melbourne Writers Festival.
Future Women & Hachette Book Club #5: Aftershocks: Dispatches from the frontline of identity by Nadia Owusu
23 July 2021, Future Women.
The Olympics and Opening Up: Libby Trickett, Russell Howcroft, David Gillespie, Bill Shorten and Astrid Edwards
22 July 2021, Q&A on ABC.
On Migration and Detention: In conversation with Shokoofeh Azar, André Dao and Zana Fraillon
23 June 2021, Literature & Ideas Salon, The Capitol Theatre, RMIT University.
Debut Authors: Kavita Bedford, Susan Francis, Adam Thompson
19 June 2021, Emerging Writings Festival.
Future Women & Hachette Book Club #4: When Apricots Bloom by Gina Wilkinson
18 June 2021, Future Women.
Future Women & Hachette Book Club #3: How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps the House by Cherie Jones
30 April 2021, Future Women.
Future Women & Hachette Book Club #2: Breathtaking: Inside the NHS in a time of pandemic by Rachel Clarke
26 March 2021, Future Women.
Afternoon tea and talk: Kylie Maslen
10 March 2021, State Library of Victoria. Watch the recording here.
Melbourne Conversations: Growing Up Disabled in Australia
25 February 2021, Melbourne Trades Hall. Watch the recording here.
Afternoon tea and talk: Growing Up Disabled in Australia with Andy Jackson and Sarah Firth
24 February 2021, State Library of Victoria. Watch the recording here.
Future Women & Hachette Book Club #1: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
19 February 2021, Future Women.
Afternoon tea and talk: Sophie Cunningham
10 February 2021, State Library of Victoria. Watch the recording here.
2020
Afternoon tea and talk: Trent Dalton
16 December 2020, State Library of Victoria. Watch the recording here.
Afternoon tea and talk: Tara June Winch
2 December 2020, State Library of Victoria. Watch the recording here.
Hidden Illness: Jacinta Parsons, Karen Hitchcock and Astrid Edwards moderated by David McCooey
22 November 2020, Word for Word Festival.
Afternoon tea and talk: Maxine Beneba Clarke
18 November 2020, State Library of Victoria. Watch the recording here.
A conversation with Avni Doshi on ‘Burnt Sugar’
5 November 2020, Ubud Writers and Readers Festival. Find more details here.
Afternoon tea and talk: Kate Mildenhall
4 November 2020, State Library of Victoria. Watch the recording here.
Afternoon tea and talk: Rebecca Huntley
21 October 2020, State Library of Victoria. Watch the recording here.
Afternoon tea and talk: Richard Fidler
7 October 2020, State Library of Victoria. Watch the recording here.
How Crises Shape Literature: Jame Bradley and Caoilinn Hughes
15 August 2020, Melbourne Writers Festival.
Afternoon tea and talk: Mirandi Riwoe
24 June 2020, State Library of Victoria. Watch the recording here.
Afternoon tea and talk: Jamila Rizvi
10 June 2020, State Library of Victoria. Watch the recording here.
Afternoon tea and talk: Carly Findlay
20 May 2020, State Library of Victoria. Watch the recording here.
Afternoon tea and talk: Christos Tsiolkas
13 May 2020, State Library of Victoria. Watch the recording here.
Afternoon tea and talk: Jennifer Mills
6 May 2020, State Library of Victoria. Watch the recording here.
Afternoon tea and talk: Jess Hill
29 April 2020, State Library of Victoria. Watch the recording here.
2019
Richard Fidler: Back in time
Sunday 27 October 2019 at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival. Listen to the discussion here.
Clare G Coleman: The Old Lie
Saturday 26 October 2019 at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival.
Domestic spaces with Archana Pidathala, Fanny J. Poyk, Fiona Wright and Megan K. Stack
Saturday 26 October 2019 at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival. Listen to the discussion here.
Is all contemporary fiction speculative fiction? With Clare G. Coleman, Krissy Kneen, Michelle Tanmizi and Pitchaya Sudbanthad
Friday 25 October 2019 at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival. Listen to the discussion here.
The Conversation Hour: Mentoring, writing and the importance of community
Friday 18 July 2019 with Jon Faine, Ben Knight and Gary Pinto. Listen to the show here.
The Space in Between: What does it mean to be creative in a world where the future is shaped by technology?
Wednesday 12 June at Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney for the Australia Council of the Arts. Explore the associated material here.
The Garret LIVE at the Library with Maxine Beneba Clarke and Magan Magan
Tuesday 21 March at State Library of Victoria. Listen to the podcast here.
The Stella Shortlist LIVE at the Library
Tuesday 26 March at State library of Victoria. Listen to the podcast here.
The Guilty Feminist on Health and Being Heard
Saturday 9 February at Thornbury Theatre. Listen to the podcast here.
2018
The Garret LIVE at the Library with Clementine Ford, Hannah Kent and Alice Pung
Friday 30 November at State Library of Victoria. Listen to the podcast here.
True crime stories: In conversation with Rachael Brown and Maryrose Cuskelly
Sunday 13 November at World for Word Festival Geelong.
On the pleasure and pain of telling true stories: In conversation with Sonya Voumard
Saturday 12 November at World for Word Festival Geelong.
The Garret LIVE at the Library with Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Tuesday 18 September at State Library of Victoria. Listen to the podcast here.
Writing for children: In conversation with Andrew Hansen
Saturday 11 August at Bendigo Writers Festival.
The Garret LIVE at the Library with Benjamin Law
Monday 25 June at State Library of Victoria. Listen to the podcast here.
