CANBERRA WRITERS FESTIVAL
Join us for a joyful collision of art-makers, big thinkers, and storytellers as we kick off the national literary calendar this spring
Verity Lane Market is proud to be hosting part of the 2025 Canberra Writers Festival program in Louie Louie and Juliet rooms.
Grab something to eat before or after, grab a drink (or two) and enjoy the fantastic events of the program!
PROGRAM
Friday 17th October - 6PM
Sophie Gilbert -
Girl on Girl: Modern Misogyny Gone Global
What impact has reality TV, social media, porn, and the beauty industry had on women and feminism worldwide? U.K. Pulitzer-nominated journalist Sophie Gilbert explores this in Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves. She examines how women are shaped by beauty standards driven by the male gaze and can be pitted against themselves and each other. Sophie joins Canberra’s Virginia Haussegger, author of Unfinished Revolution, for a powerful conversation about feminism and the ongoing fight against sexism and misogyny.
Griffin Dunne grew up in 1980s Hollywood, surrounded by stars—his aunt was Joan Didion, his best friend Carrie Fisher, and Sean Connery once saved him from drowning. He built a career as an actor, director, and producer, but tragedy struck when his sister Dominique, a rising star, was murdered by her ex-boyfriend. This event led to one of the most infamous public trials of the decade. The Friday Afternoon Club is a raw, gripping memoir of fame, family, and loss. Griffin joins Toby Schmitz for a revealing conversation.
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Chaos, relief, and comedy gold emerges from Em Rusciano laugh-out-loud, self-searching memoir about life with the 'diagnostic trifecta': ADHD, Autism and perimenopause. This will be ‘laugh until you wet your pants’ and then 'sob with your mates over drinks’ stuff.
Em is a writer, singer, keynote speaker, comic and podcaster. Her podcast Emsolation was Australia’s first ever Spotify Exclusive, and her 15-date Outgrown comedy tour took Australia by storm in 2024. She’s here with her mate in crime, award-winning screenwriter Michael Lucas – Offspring, Rosehaven and The Newsreader. We are in for a treat!
An unmissable evening, hosted by HerCanberra’s Emma Macdonald.