Two wonderful Australian Authors in-conversation.

Leah is a physician and award-winning writer. Her debut novel, The Waiting Room, won the Voss Literary Prize.

The Hollow Bones won both the Literary Fiction and Historical Fiction categories of the 2019 International Book Awards, and the 2019 American Book Fest’s Best Book Award for Literary Fiction. She is the author of ten books and holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Jacinta Halloran is a novelist, family therapist and medical doctor who believes wholeheartedly in the power of words – both written and spoken – to transform, heal and deepen our understanding of each other. A former Board member of the Stella Prize, her fourth and latest novel is RESISTANCE (Text Publishing, 2023).

Collins Booksellers on Lydiard will handle booksales on the night.

Attendee price: $10 bookings essential incl. light refreshment. Tickets can also be purchased at the Library.

Presented in partnership with Collins Booksellers on Lydiard.

This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work, learn and create. Always Was, Always Will Be, Aboriginal Land.