{"id":96491,"date":"2024-05-26T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/?p=96491"},"modified":"2024-05-22T21:04:15","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T11:04:15","slug":"big-addition-to-writers-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/living\/big-addition-to-writers-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Big addition to writers festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE Bendigo Writers Festival will this year contain a new element in the form of a pop-up Big Top venue in the Dudley House garden.<\/p>\n<p>It will give local emerging artists a chance to showcase their work as part of the festival, which will run from Friday 16 to Sunday 18 August.<\/p>\n<p>Expressions of interest closed last week after local authors, storytellers, poets and songwriters were asked to submit proposals for a presentation.<\/p>\n<p>Those selected to make a presentation will be notified by the end of this month.<\/p>\n<p>They will deliver a 20-minute reading, dramatic presentation, music, discussion or other text-based performance at the &#8216;Big Top&#8217;, which will be in the heart of the festival precinct.<\/p>\n<p>All Big Top events will be free for festival visitors.<\/p>\n<p>Established in 2012, the festival is aimed at celebrating and promoting the art of writing and storytelling by bringing together writers, readers and creative thinkers from diverse backgrounds and genres.<\/p>\n<p>It features panel discussions, keynote speakers, workshops, performances and book launches while providing a platform for emerging and established writers to showcase their work, exchange ideas and engage with audiences.<\/p>\n<p>The festival had traditionally been held in August, but after being suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and taking place online, the event moved to May from 2021 to 2023. It is moving back to its original winter timeslot this year.<\/p>\n<p>A highlight will be Children&#8217;s Book Week Creative Kids sessions on the Saturday and Sunday, in which some of Australia&#8217;s best writers and illustrators for children will offer story times, read-alongs, puzzles, writing, drawing, and craft activities.<\/p>\n<p>Sessions will cater for children aged 3 to 13 years.<\/p>\n<p>The festival is centred in and around View Street in the Capital building, Dudley House, The Engine Room, Bendigo Art Gallery and the Trades Hall, among others.<\/p>\n<p>The final festival program will be released next week on Wednesday 29 May. News and updates are available at <a href=\"http:\/\/bendigowritersfestival.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bendigowritersfestival.com.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE Bendigo Writers Festival will this year contain a new element in the form of a pop-up Big Top venue in the Dudley House garden. 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