Reading & writing events
To help slow the spread of the coronavirus, Council is taking a number of public health precautions including closing many of our facilities. In addition, many Council events and activities are cancelled. Please visit our COVID-19 page to see what is impacted and for more details about how coronavirus is impacting Randwick City.
If you're looking to improve your creative writing skills, discuss your interpretation of some hot new reads or even just meet a group of like-minded book lovers, be sure to look below and find out what reading and writing events are happening at Randwick City Library.
Each week we host a variety of events, such as Writing for Pleasure workshops, Author Talks and book clubs.
Our activities change from week to week, so be sure to check back again or join our eNews to ensure you never miss out on what's new or what's happening at Randwick City Library.
To help slow the spread of the coronavirus, Council is taking a number of public health precautions including closing many of our facilities. In addition, many Council events and activities are cancelled. Please visit our COVID-19 page to see what is impacted and for more details about how coronavirus is impacting Randwick City.
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[Cancelled] Ask the Author: An Afternoon with Julian Leatherdale.
![[Cancelled] Ask the Author: An Afternoon with Julian Leatherdale](https://www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/library/media/images/events/2020/march/julian_leatherdale_400px-X-300px.png)
- Dates
- 31032020Tue 31 Mar 2020 - Tue 31 Mar 2020
- Time
- 3.30 pm
- Location
- Margaret Martin Library
Journey back into the shady world of 1930s Kings Cross with Julian as he shares some of his research and writing insights for his latest novel 'Death in the Ladies’ Goddess Club.'
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[Cancelled] Maroubra’s Monster Book Sale.
![[Cancelled] Maroubra’s Monster Book Sale](https://www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0017/240731/book-sale-bowen_400px-X-300px.jpg)
- Dates
- 04042020Sat 4 Apr 2020 - Sat 4 Apr 2020
- Time
- 9.30 am - 4 pm
- Location
- Lionel Bowen Library, Maroubra
Come into Lionel Bowen Library and grab some fantastic bargains at our special one-day-only book sale!
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[Cancelled] History Talk: Geoff George – The Migrant Experience of the Maltese from Egypt to Australia.
![[Cancelled] History Talk: Geoff George – The Migrant Experience of the Maltese from Egypt to Australia](https://www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0006/249999/Cape-Banks-August-2019-Event_400px-X-300px.jpg)
- Dates
- 04042020Sat 4 Apr 2020 - Sat 4 Apr 2020
- Time
- 1 pm - 2.30 pm
- Location
- Margaret Martin Library
Join Geoff George (nee de Giorgio) as he recounts the story of his families’ arrival in Australia in 1949 aboard the SS Continental. Geoff will explain how the Maltese came to be in Egypt, what their life was like, why his family chose Australia to be their new home, and what their experience of Australia has been.
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[Cancelled] Ask the Author: An Afternoon with Dina Davis.
![[Cancelled] Ask the Author: An Afternoon with Dina Davis](https://www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/library/media/images/events/2020/april/DinaDavis_400x300.jpg)
- Dates
- 28042020Tue 28 Apr 2020 - Tue 28 Apr 2020
- Time
- 3.30 pm - 4.30 pm
- Location
- Margaret Martin Library
Join local author, Dina Davis and Helene Grover, well-known facilitator of the Writing for Pleasure program as they discuss Capriccio A Novel based on the true story of the ‘the other woman’ who came between famed poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes.
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[Cancelled] The Author Talks: An Evening with Lee Kofman.
![[Cancelled] The Author Talks: An Evening with Lee Kofman](https://www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0004/268402/LeeKofman_400x300.jpg)
- Dates
- 29042020Wed 29 Apr 2020 - Wed 29 Apr 2020
- Time
- 6.30 pm - 7.30 pm
- Location
- Margaret Martin Library, Randwick
Join us for an insightful talk with award-winning author, editor and lecturer Lee Kofman on the power of writing.
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[Cancelled] Ticket sales suspended: Author Talks: In Conversation with Hugh Mackay (Sydney Writers' Festival).
![[Cancelled] Ticket sales suspended: Author Talks: In Conversation with Hugh Mackay (Sydney Writers' Festival)](https://www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0008/269477/HM2020SWF_web_400x300.jpg)
- Dates
- 01052020Fri 1 May 2020 - Fri 1 May 2020
- Time
- 6.30 pm - 7.30 pm
- Location
- Margaret Martin Library, Randwick
Join us for a special Sydney Writers' Festival evening with Hugh Mackay to explore some of the ways we hide from the truth about ourselves and the psychological freedom we enjoy when we finally face that most searching question of all: ‘Who am I, really?’.
To view events scheduled beyond this week, please visit our full events calendar.