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Creative Hobart UNESCO City of Literature Forum

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Hobart Town Hall Ballroom
Hobart TAS, Australia
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Mon, 8 Sep, 5:45pm - 8:30pm AEST

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CREATIVE HOBART FORUM

UNESCO City of Literature

When: 6-8pm Monday 8 September 2025
Where: Town Hall Ballroom, Hobart

We invite you to attend the Hobart UNESCO City of Literature forum to celebrate our designation, what this means for the city and opportunities for the literary community.  Come and meet the sector and together create social change one story at a time.

GUEST SPEAKERS

  • Theresa Sainty – Orality, palawa kani and First Nations stories

  • Jane Rawson - Island Magazine; a platform for all forms of literature

  • Young Dawkins - Poetry

  • Patrick Gregory - Libraries and Literacy

  • Alison Dugan (MRC) and Cholpon Tabyldieva Bond (Red Cross Vol.) - Diverse and inclusive storytelling

  • Rayne Allinson (Forty South) and Niki Horin (Hobartisan Books) – Publishing

  • Lucie Cutting - Journalism and the power of words

Guest performance by Shelterbelt

Followed by a networking session
Nibbles and drinks available

FREE ENTRY – bookings essential

hobartcity.com.au/creativehobartforum

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Hobart Town Hall Ballroom
Hobart TAS, Australia
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