Bendigo Writers Festival
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Orb spider inspires Bird
Angela CrawfordWatching the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II gave Castlemaine author Carmel Bird the inspiration for a short story in her latest collection of works. “I watched the funeral on television and I saw that on the bunch of flowers on her coffin there was a little green spider,” Bird told the Express. “It was…
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Writers festival returns
The Bendigo Writers Festival returns with an impressive lineup on the first weekend of May to celebrate its 13th year. A diverse lineup of writers at this year’s event will include Tom Ballard (I, Millenial), Madelaine Lucas (Thirst for Salt), Melina Marchetta (Looking For Alibrandi), Pip Williams (The Bookbinder of Jericho), Peter Doherty (Empire, War,…