Mountain Writers Festival 2026

Fri, 13 Nov, 9:30am - Sun, 15 Nov, 9:30pm AEDT
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  1. Passes

    1. Weekend Pass + Opening Night and Talks Program ticket

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      Get the full Mountain Writers Festival experience with a Full Weekend Pass. Includes a festival tote bag, and limited edition badge to gain access to sessions. Please note workshops are not included in Festival Passes. Sessions included: Friday 13 November 7pm - Opening Night Gala: Wilder Saturday 14 November 9:30am - Omar Musa in Conversation, Fierceland (Jubilee Hall) 10:15am - Poetic Disobedience (Jubilee Hall) 10:15am - (re)Writing History (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) 10:30am - Salon: Dress Your Age 11:30am - Victor Steffensen in Conversation, The Knowledge (Jubilee Hall) 1pm - Future History (Jubilee Hall) 2:15pm - The Story of Souls (Jubilee Hall) 3:30pm - Wayne Marshall in Conversation, Henry Goes Bush (Jubilee Hall) 4:30pm - Mirandi Riwoe in Conversation, A Short History of Longans (Jubilee Hall) Sunday 15 November 9:30am - Bob Brown in Conversation, Defiance (Jubilee Hall) 10:15am - Notes on (un)Belonging (Jubilee Hall) 11:30am - ABC Big Ideas - Entanglement with Debra Dank (Jubilee Hall) 1pm - Speculative Visions (Jubilee Hall) 1pm - Planting Joy (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) 2:15pm - Wildlands (Jubilee Hall) 2:15pm - Books, Bakes and Brews (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) 5:30pm - Closing Night: Ecotone (Jubilee Hall)

      Get the full Mountain Writers Festival experience with a Full Weekend Pass. Includes a festival tote bag, and limited edition badge to gain access to sessions. Please note workshops are not included in Festival Passes. Sessions included: Friday 13 November 7pm - Opening Night Gala: Wilder Saturday 14 November 9:30am - Omar Musa in Conversation, Fierceland (Jubilee Hall) 10:15am - Poetic Disobedience (Jubilee Hall) 10:15am - (re)Writing History (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) 10:30am - Salon: Dress Your Age 11:30am - Victor Steffensen in Conversation, The Knowledge (Jubilee Hall) 1pm - Future History (Jubilee Hall) 2:15pm - The Story of Souls (Jubilee Hall) 3:30pm - Wayne Marshall in Conversation, Henry Goes Bush (Jubilee Hall) 4:30pm - Mirandi Riwoe in Conversation, A Short History of Longans (Jubilee Hall) Sunday 15 November 9:30am - Bob Brown in Conversation, Defiance (Jubilee Hall) 10:15am - Notes on (un)Belonging (Jubilee Hall) 11:30am - ABC Big Ideas - Entanglement with Debra Dank (Jubilee Hall) 1pm - Speculative Visions (Jubilee Hall) 1pm - Planting Joy (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) 2:15pm - Wildlands (Jubilee Hall) 2:15pm - Books, Bakes and Brews (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) 5:30pm - Closing Night: Ecotone (Jubilee Hall)

      $260.00
      + $7.00 fee
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    2. Weekend Pass (Sat/Sun - Talks Program) ticket

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      Get the full Mountain Writers Festival experience with a Full Weekend Pass. Includes a festival tote bag, and limited edition badge to gain access to sessions. Please note workshops are not included in Festival Passes. Saturday 14 November 9:30am - Omar Musa in Conversation, Fierceland (Jubilee Hall) 10:15am - Poetic Disobedience (Jubilee Hall) 10:15am - (re)Writing History (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) 10:30am - Salon: Dress Your Age 11:30am - Victor Steffensen in Conversation, The Knowledge (Jubilee Hall) 1pm - Future History (Jubilee Hall) 2:15pm - The Story of Souls (Jubilee Hall) 3:30pm - Wayne Marshall in Conversation, Henry Goes Bush (Jubilee Hall) 4:30pm - Mirandi Riwoe in Conversation, A Short History of Longans (Jubilee Hall) Sunday 15 November 9:30am - Bob Brown in Conversation, Defiance (Jubilee Hall) 10:15am - Notes on (un)Belonging (Jubilee Hall) 11:30am - ABC Big Ideas - Entanglement with Debra Dank (Jubilee Hall) 1pm - Speculative Visions (Jubilee Hall) 1pm - Planting Joy (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) 2:15pm - Wildlands (Jubilee Hall) 2:15pm - Books, Bakes and Brews (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) 5:30pm - Closing Night: Ecotone (Jubilee Hall)

      Get the full Mountain Writers Festival experience with a Full Weekend Pass. Includes a festival tote bag, and limited edition badge to gain access to sessions. Please note workshops are not included in Festival Passes. Saturday 14 November 9:30am - Omar Musa in Conversation, Fierceland (Jubilee Hall) 10:15am - Poetic Disobedience (Jubilee Hall) 10:15am - (re)Writing History (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) 10:30am - Salon: Dress Your Age 11:30am - Victor Steffensen in Conversation, The Knowledge (Jubilee Hall) 1pm - Future History (Jubilee Hall) 2:15pm - The Story of Souls (Jubilee Hall) 3:30pm - Wayne Marshall in Conversation, Henry Goes Bush (Jubilee Hall) 4:30pm - Mirandi Riwoe in Conversation, A Short History of Longans (Jubilee Hall) Sunday 15 November 9:30am - Bob Brown in Conversation, Defiance (Jubilee Hall) 10:15am - Notes on (un)Belonging (Jubilee Hall) 11:30am - ABC Big Ideas - Entanglement with Debra Dank (Jubilee Hall) 1pm - Speculative Visions (Jubilee Hall) 1pm - Planting Joy (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) 2:15pm - Wildlands (Jubilee Hall) 2:15pm - Books, Bakes and Brews (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) 5:30pm - Closing Night: Ecotone (Jubilee Hall)

      $240.00
      + $6.50 fee
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    3. Day Pass - Saturday (Talks Program) ticket

      Join us for a full day of enriching conversations from some of the most exciting storytellers around. Includes a limited edition badge to gain access to sessions. Please note workshops are not included in Festival Passes. Saturday 14 November 9:30am - Omar Musa in Conversation, Fierceland (Jubilee Hall) 10:15am - Poetic Disobedience (Jubilee Hall) 10:15am - (re)Writing History (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) 10:30am - Salon: Dress Your Age 11:30am - Victor Steffensen in Conversation, The Knowledge (Jubilee Hall) 1pm - Future History (Jubilee Hall) 2:15pm - The Story of Souls (Jubilee Hall) 3:30pm - Wayne Marshall in Conversation, Henry Goes Bush (Jubilee Hall) 4:30pm - Mirandi Riwoe in Conversation, A Short History of Longans (Jubilee Hall)

      Join us for a full day of enriching conversations from some of the most exciting storytellers around. Includes a limited edition badge to gain access to sessions. Please note workshops are not included in Festival Passes. Saturday 14 November 9:30am - Omar Musa in Conversation, Fierceland (Jubilee Hall) 10:15am - Poetic Disobedience (Jubilee Hall) 10:15am - (re)Writing History (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) 10:30am - Salon: Dress Your Age 11:30am - Victor Steffensen in Conversation, The Knowledge (Jubilee Hall) 1pm - Future History (Jubilee Hall) 2:15pm - The Story of Souls (Jubilee Hall) 3:30pm - Wayne Marshall in Conversation, Henry Goes Bush (Jubilee Hall) 4:30pm - Mirandi Riwoe in Conversation, A Short History of Longans (Jubilee Hall)

      $130.00
      + $3.75 fee
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    4. Day Pass - Sunday (Talks Program) ticket

      Join us for a full day of enriching conversations from some of the most exciting storytellers around. Includes a limited edition badge to gain access to sessions. Please note workshops are not included in Festival Passes. Sunday 15 November 9:30am - Bob Brown in Conversation, Defiance (Jubilee Hall) 10:15am - Notes on (un)Belonging (Jubilee Hall) 11:30am - ABC Big Ideas - Entanglement with Debra Dank (Jubilee Hall) 1pm - Speculative Visions (Jubilee Hall) 1pm - Planting Joy (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) 2:15pm - Wildlands (Jubilee Hall) 2:15pm - Books, Bakes and Brews (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) 5:30pm - Closing Night: Ecotone (Jubilee Hall)

      Join us for a full day of enriching conversations from some of the most exciting storytellers around. Includes a limited edition badge to gain access to sessions. Please note workshops are not included in Festival Passes. Sunday 15 November 9:30am - Bob Brown in Conversation, Defiance (Jubilee Hall) 10:15am - Notes on (un)Belonging (Jubilee Hall) 11:30am - ABC Big Ideas - Entanglement with Debra Dank (Jubilee Hall) 1pm - Speculative Visions (Jubilee Hall) 1pm - Planting Joy (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) 2:15pm - Wildlands (Jubilee Hall) 2:15pm - Books, Bakes and Brews (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) 5:30pm - Closing Night: Ecotone (Jubilee Hall)

      $130.00
      + $3.75 fee
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    5. Package

      Plant Power Package (Flower Power Workshop with Jac Semmler + Planting Joy Panel + Books, Bakes & Brews) ticket

      Inclusions
      • 1 × Workshop: Flower Power with Jac Semmler - 1`1:45am, Sunday 15 November (60mins)
      • 1 × Book Club: Books, Bakes and Brews (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) - 2:15pm, Sunday 15 November (included in Weekend and Day Passes)
      $60.00
      + $2.50 fee
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  2. Workshops

    1. Workshop: Yesterday Island (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) - 1`0am, Sunday 15 November (90mins) ticket

      Stuck in a narrative loop? Join award-winning filmmaker Sam Voutas to explore how unconventional story structures can energize your writing. In his Australian indie comedy Yesterday Island, Amos — a failed novelist with a failed marriage — is stuck on a subantarctic island infinitely reliving the same day, complete with the same dead birds, weird board games, tinned spaghetti and unexplained murders. Whether you’re writing for screen or looking to break open an unconventional narrative, join us for a practical workshop on story structure and non-linear storytelling. Perfect for screenwriters, authors, and storytellers of all levels. With Sam Voutas

      Stuck in a narrative loop? Join award-winning filmmaker Sam Voutas to explore how unconventional story structures can energize your writing. In his Australian indie comedy Yesterday Island, Amos — a failed novelist with a failed marriage — is stuck on a subantarctic island infinitely reliving the same day, complete with the same dead birds, weird board games, tinned spaghetti and unexplained murders. Whether you’re writing for screen or looking to break open an unconventional narrative, join us for a practical workshop on story structure and non-linear storytelling. Perfect for screenwriters, authors, and storytellers of all levels. With Sam Voutas

      $40.00
      + $1.50 fee
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    2. Workshop: Flower Power with Jac Semmler - 1`1:45am, Sunday 15 November (60mins) ticket

      In his Australian indie comedy Yesterday Island, Amos — a failed novelist with a failed marriage — is stuck on a subantarctic island infinitely reliving the same day, complete with the same dead birds, weird board games, tinned spaghetti and unexplained murders. Whether you’re writing for screen or looking to break open an unconventional narrative, join us for a practical workshop on story structure and non-linear storytelling. Perfect for screenwriters, authors, and storytellers of all levels. With Sam Voutas

      In his Australian indie comedy Yesterday Island, Amos — a failed novelist with a failed marriage — is stuck on a subantarctic island infinitely reliving the same day, complete with the same dead birds, weird board games, tinned spaghetti and unexplained murders. Whether you’re writing for screen or looking to break open an unconventional narrative, join us for a practical workshop on story structure and non-linear storytelling. Perfect for screenwriters, authors, and storytellers of all levels. With Sam Voutas

      $25.00
      + $1.13 fee
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    3. Workshop: Writing History with Mirandi Riwoe (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) - 2:15pm, Saturday 14 November ticket

      Sat, 14 Nov, 12pm - 1:30pm AEDT

      Poetry, and writing in all forms, can be a way to tune our attention. Join award-winning poet Lucy Van for a 90-minute workshop focused on enlivening your writing practice and staying attentive to the world around you. Lucy will share writing exercises and provide insights for those who are looking to expand their writing practice and for writers seeking to incorporate poetry into your writing. This workshop is not limited to poets, and is suitable for writers of all stages and forms looking to bring an attentive eye to your practice.

      Poetry, and writing in all forms, can be a way to tune our attention. Join award-winning poet Lucy Van for a 90-minute workshop focused on enlivening your writing practice and staying attentive to the world around you. Lucy will share writing exercises and provide insights for those who are looking to expand their writing practice and for writers seeking to incorporate poetry into your writing. This workshop is not limited to poets, and is suitable for writers of all stages and forms looking to bring an attentive eye to your practice.

      $25.00
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    4. Workshop: Poetic Attention with Lucy Van (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) - 12pm, Saturday 14 November ticket

      Sat, 14 Nov, 12pm - 1:30pm AEDT

      Poetry, and writing in all forms, can be a way to tune our attention. Join award-winning poet Lucy Van for a 90-minute workshop focused on enlivening your writing practice and staying attentive to the world around you. Lucy will share writing exercises and provide insights for those who are looking to expand their writing practice and for writers seeking to incorporate poetry into your writing. This workshop is not limited to poets, and is suitable for writers of all stages and forms looking to bring an attentive eye to your practice.

      Poetry, and writing in all forms, can be a way to tune our attention. Join award-winning poet Lucy Van for a 90-minute workshop focused on enlivening your writing practice and staying attentive to the world around you. Lucy will share writing exercises and provide insights for those who are looking to expand their writing practice and for writers seeking to incorporate poetry into your writing. This workshop is not limited to poets, and is suitable for writers of all stages and forms looking to bring an attentive eye to your practice.

      $40.00
      + $1.50 fee
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  3. Feature Events
    1. Opening Night Gala: Wilder - 7pm, Friday 13 November

      Opening Night Gala: Wilder - 7pm, Friday 13 November ticket

      What can we learn from the more than human world, and what might a wilder world look like? Hear original reflections and performances from a lineup of exceptional festival guests, and enjoy a glass of local wine with our popup bar. Featuring environmental and social justice campaigner Bob Brown, award-winning author and educator Debra Dank, author, poet, rapper, and visual artist, and winner of the 2026 Miles Franklin Award and Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Fiction Omar Musa, poet, essayist and creative writing teacher Andy Jackson and acclaimed author of author of over fifteen books for adults and children Maxine Beneba Clarke. Plus, a special musical performance by American cellist widely recognized not just for her virtuosic performances, but as a “fearless explorer” in her field (Chicago Reader), Mariel Roberts Musa. Hosted by beloved broadcaster and writer Jacinta Parsons.

      What can we learn from the more than human world, and what might a wilder world look like? Hear original reflections and performances from a lineup of exceptional festival guests, and enjoy a glass of local wine with our popup bar. Featuring environmental and social justice campaigner Bob Brown, award-winning author and educator Debra Dank, author, poet, rapper, and visual artist, and winner of the 2026 Miles Franklin Award and Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Fiction Omar Musa, poet, essayist and creative writing teacher Andy Jackson and acclaimed author of author of over fifteen books for adults and children Maxine Beneba Clarke. Plus, a special musical performance by American cellist widely recognized not just for her virtuosic performances, but as a “fearless explorer” in her field (Chicago Reader), Mariel Roberts Musa. Hosted by beloved broadcaster and writer Jacinta Parsons.

      $35.00
      + $1.38 fee
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    2. Opening Night Gala: Wilder (Pay What You Can)

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    3. Salon: Dress Your Age (Duneira Estate) - 10:30am, Saturday 14 November (included in Weekend and Day Passes) ticket

      Who says getting older means pastels and a muted palette? Step into an inspiring salon event where fashion meets philosophy. Featuring co-authors of How to Dress for Old Age Peta Murray and David Carlin with host and author of A Wisdom of Age and A Question of Age Jacinta Parsons talking about ageing fabulously. Dress in your Saturday best and get a photo to take home, and enjoy a cuppa from local legend The Cottage Herbalist. Featuring fabulous costumier Rose Chong, Peta Murray and David Carlin with Jacinta Parsons as host. “In their new book, How to Dress for Old Age, Murray and Carlin navigate the emotional labour of caring for elderly parents while asking big questions of themselves: Can we ever escape the long shadows of our parents? Do we have to do ageing the same way they did? How do we avoid a “desiccation of spirit”?” ~ Jenny Valentish, in The Guardian

      Who says getting older means pastels and a muted palette? Step into an inspiring salon event where fashion meets philosophy. Featuring co-authors of How to Dress for Old Age Peta Murray and David Carlin with host and author of A Wisdom of Age and A Question of Age Jacinta Parsons talking about ageing fabulously. Dress in your Saturday best and get a photo to take home, and enjoy a cuppa from local legend The Cottage Herbalist. Featuring fabulous costumier Rose Chong, Peta Murray and David Carlin with Jacinta Parsons as host. “In their new book, How to Dress for Old Age, Murray and Carlin navigate the emotional labour of caring for elderly parents while asking big questions of themselves: Can we ever escape the long shadows of our parents? Do we have to do ageing the same way they did? How do we avoid a “desiccation of spirit”?” ~ Jenny Valentish, in The Guardian

      $25.00
      + $1.13 fee
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    4. Feature Event: The Village Square (Duneira Estate) - 7pm, Saturday 14 November ticket

      Special event

      The Village Square is a show that combines live music performance and storytelling. Set in an imagined town some years ago (as all good fairy tales are), The Village Square presents narratives of love and loss, misfortune and mirth, the graceful and grotesque. Featuring renowned cellist Zoe Knighton, award winning guitarist/composer Robbie Melville, and the charismatic and much-loved Richard Piper as The Narrator, the fables sparkle with the magic of traditional mythology. With Robbie Melville, Zoe Knighton, Richard Piper

      The Village Square is a show that combines live music performance and storytelling. Set in an imagined town some years ago (as all good fairy tales are), The Village Square presents narratives of love and loss, misfortune and mirth, the graceful and grotesque. Featuring renowned cellist Zoe Knighton, award winning guitarist/composer Robbie Melville, and the charismatic and much-loved Richard Piper as The Narrator, the fables sparkle with the magic of traditional mythology. With Robbie Melville, Zoe Knighton, Richard Piper

      $55.00
      + $1.88 fee
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    5. Closing Night: Ecotone (included in Weekend and Day Passes) ticket

      $30.00
      + $1.25 fee
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    6. Book Club: Books, Bakes and Brews (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) - 2:15pm, Sunday 15 November (included in Weekend and Day Passes) ticket

      A cosy afternoons celebrating nature themed books, botanical bakes & herbal brews with author of The Medicinal Garden and award-winning tea maker as The Cottage Herbalist, Caroline Parker. In a world that's increasingly digital, it feels like a timely pursuit to come together and celebrate the real, page turning, dog eared books on our shelves. Wander through plant-based recommendations across horticulture and herbal medicine: secret gardens, faraway trees, mycelial superhighways, clever crop rotations, backyard makeovers, physic gardens, compost tales, and love notes whispered through leaves. Come along to share your favourite nature filled feature film, documentary or TV show, anything that's ever made you want to press pause and get your hands into the soil - and enjoy a botanical bake and brew, grown and gathered from Caroline’s garden. You'll head home with a collated booklist of our reads, recipes, a tea blend, and a few new plant loving friends. With Caroline Parker

      A cosy afternoons celebrating nature themed books, botanical bakes & herbal brews with author of The Medicinal Garden and award-winning tea maker as The Cottage Herbalist, Caroline Parker. In a world that's increasingly digital, it feels like a timely pursuit to come together and celebrate the real, page turning, dog eared books on our shelves. Wander through plant-based recommendations across horticulture and herbal medicine: secret gardens, faraway trees, mycelial superhighways, clever crop rotations, backyard makeovers, physic gardens, compost tales, and love notes whispered through leaves. Come along to share your favourite nature filled feature film, documentary or TV show, anything that's ever made you want to press pause and get your hands into the soil - and enjoy a botanical bake and brew, grown and gathered from Caroline’s garden. You'll head home with a collated booklist of our reads, recipes, a tea blend, and a few new plant loving friends. With Caroline Parker

      $30.00
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  4. In Conversations

    1. Fierceland with Omar Musa - 9:30am, Saturday 14 November (Jubilee Hall) ticket

      $25.00
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    2. The Knowledge with Victor Steffensen - 11:30am, Saturday 14 November (Jubilee Hall) ticket

      $25.00
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    3. Henry Goes Bush with Wayne Marshall - 3:30pm, Saturday 14 November (Jubilee Hall) ticket

      $25.00
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    4. A Short History of Longans with Mirandi Riwoe - 4:30pm, Saturday 14 November (Jubilee Hall) ticket

      $25.00
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    5. Defiance with Bob Brown - 9:30am, Sunday 15 November (Jubilee Hall) ticket

      $25.00
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    6. ABC Big Ideas: Entanglement - 11:30am, Sunday 15 November (Jubilee Hall) ticket

      $25.00
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  5. Panels

    1. Poetic Disobedience - 10:15am, Saturday 14 November (Jubilee Hall) ticket

      $25.00
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    2. (re)Writing History - 10:15am, Saturday 14 November (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) ticket

      $25.00
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    3. Future History - 1pm, Saturday 14 November (Jubilee Hall) ticket

      $25.00
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    4. The Story of Souls - 2:15pm, Saturday 14 November (Jubilee Hall) ticket

      $25.00
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    5. Notes on (un)Belonging - 10:15am, Sunday 15 November (Jubilee Hall) ticket

      $25.00
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    6. Speculative Visions - 1pm, Sunday 15 November (Jubilee Hall) ticket

      $25.00
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    7. Wildlands - 2:15pm, Sunday 15 November (Jubilee Hall) ticket

      $25.00
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    8. Planting Joy - 1pm, Sunday 15 November (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) ticket

      $25.00
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    9. Graphic Narratives - 3:30pm, Sunday 15 November (Jubilee Hall) ticket

      $25.00
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  6. Free Events

    1. Squishy Minnie - In Conversation: Hate You to Love You (Free, Squishy Minnie) - 10:30am, Saturday 14 November ticket

      Sat, 14 Nov, 10:30am - 11:30am AEDT
      Free event

      Hate You to Love You is a moving love story about nostalgia and yearning for what once was, and what it means to lose yourself in order to find yourself.

      Hate You to Love You is a moving love story about nostalgia and yearning for what once was, and what it means to lose yourself in order to find yourself.

      Free
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    2. The Next Big Thing: Regional (Pay What You Wish, Gogos Cafe) - 6pm, Saturday 14 November ticket

      Want to meet tomorrow’s literary stars today? Let us introduce you. For the first time, The Wheeler Centre’s celebrated event series The Next Big Thing goes regional! This is the place to be if you want to hear great emerging writers read from new and adventurous work. Enjoy a delicious drink while sampling writing from tomorrow's best and brightest literary stars, and stick around after the performances to connect with other regional writers. With Lulu Houdini, Joshua Hortinela, Dani Netherclift, Ryan Davies, Amaara Raheem and Wayne Marshall, hosted by The Wheeler Centre’s own Pranati Narayan Visweswaran Presented in partnership with The Wheeler Centre

      Want to meet tomorrow’s literary stars today? Let us introduce you. For the first time, The Wheeler Centre’s celebrated event series The Next Big Thing goes regional! This is the place to be if you want to hear great emerging writers read from new and adventurous work. Enjoy a delicious drink while sampling writing from tomorrow's best and brightest literary stars, and stick around after the performances to connect with other regional writers. With Lulu Houdini, Joshua Hortinela, Dani Netherclift, Ryan Davies, Amaara Raheem and Wayne Marshall, hosted by The Wheeler Centre’s own Pranati Narayan Visweswaran Presented in partnership with The Wheeler Centre

      Free
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    3. Regional Writers Open Mic (Free, Gogos Cafe) - 7:30pm, Saturday 14 November ticket

      Free event
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  7. Saturday

    1. Day Pass - Saturday (Talks Program) ticket

      Join us for a full day of enriching conversations from some of the most exciting storytellers around. Includes a limited edition badge to gain access to sessions. Please note workshops are not included in Festival Passes. Saturday 14 November 9:30am - Omar Musa in Conversation, Fierceland (Jubilee Hall) 10:15am - Poetic Disobedience (Jubilee Hall) 10:15am - (re)Writing History (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) 10:30am - Salon: Dress Your Age 11:30am - Victor Steffensen in Conversation, The Knowledge (Jubilee Hall) 1pm - Future History (Jubilee Hall) 2:15pm - The Story of Souls (Jubilee Hall) 3:30pm - Wayne Marshall in Conversation, Henry Goes Bush (Jubilee Hall) 4:30pm - Mirandi Riwoe in Conversation, A Short History of Longans (Jubilee Hall)

      Join us for a full day of enriching conversations from some of the most exciting storytellers around. Includes a limited edition badge to gain access to sessions. Please note workshops are not included in Festival Passes. Saturday 14 November 9:30am - Omar Musa in Conversation, Fierceland (Jubilee Hall) 10:15am - Poetic Disobedience (Jubilee Hall) 10:15am - (re)Writing History (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) 10:30am - Salon: Dress Your Age 11:30am - Victor Steffensen in Conversation, The Knowledge (Jubilee Hall) 1pm - Future History (Jubilee Hall) 2:15pm - The Story of Souls (Jubilee Hall) 3:30pm - Wayne Marshall in Conversation, Henry Goes Bush (Jubilee Hall) 4:30pm - Mirandi Riwoe in Conversation, A Short History of Longans (Jubilee Hall)

      $130.00
      + $3.75 fee
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    2. Salon: Dress Your Age (Duneira Estate) - 10:30am, Saturday 14 November (included in Weekend and Day Passes) ticket

      Who says getting older means pastels and a muted palette? Step into an inspiring salon event where fashion meets philosophy. Featuring co-authors of How to Dress for Old Age Peta Murray and David Carlin with host and author of A Wisdom of Age and A Question of Age Jacinta Parsons talking about ageing fabulously. Dress in your Saturday best and get a photo to take home, and enjoy a cuppa from local legend The Cottage Herbalist. Featuring fabulous costumier Rose Chong, Peta Murray and David Carlin with Jacinta Parsons as host. “In their new book, How to Dress for Old Age, Murray and Carlin navigate the emotional labour of caring for elderly parents while asking big questions of themselves: Can we ever escape the long shadows of our parents? Do we have to do ageing the same way they did? How do we avoid a “desiccation of spirit”?” ~ Jenny Valentish, in The Guardian

      Who says getting older means pastels and a muted palette? Step into an inspiring salon event where fashion meets philosophy. Featuring co-authors of How to Dress for Old Age Peta Murray and David Carlin with host and author of A Wisdom of Age and A Question of Age Jacinta Parsons talking about ageing fabulously. Dress in your Saturday best and get a photo to take home, and enjoy a cuppa from local legend The Cottage Herbalist. Featuring fabulous costumier Rose Chong, Peta Murray and David Carlin with Jacinta Parsons as host. “In their new book, How to Dress for Old Age, Murray and Carlin navigate the emotional labour of caring for elderly parents while asking big questions of themselves: Can we ever escape the long shadows of our parents? Do we have to do ageing the same way they did? How do we avoid a “desiccation of spirit”?” ~ Jenny Valentish, in The Guardian

      $25.00
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    3. Squishy Minnie - In Conversation: Hate You to Love You (Free, Squishy Minnie) - 10:30am, Saturday 14 November ticket

      Sat, 14 Nov, 10:30am - 11:30am AEDT
      Free event

      Hate You to Love You is a moving love story about nostalgia and yearning for what once was, and what it means to lose yourself in order to find yourself.

      Hate You to Love You is a moving love story about nostalgia and yearning for what once was, and what it means to lose yourself in order to find yourself.

      Free
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    4. Workshop: Poetic Attention with Lucy Van (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) - 12pm, Saturday 14 November ticket

      Sat, 14 Nov, 12pm - 1:30pm AEDT

      Poetry, and writing in all forms, can be a way to tune our attention. Join award-winning poet Lucy Van for a 90-minute workshop focused on enlivening your writing practice and staying attentive to the world around you. Lucy will share writing exercises and provide insights for those who are looking to expand their writing practice and for writers seeking to incorporate poetry into your writing. This workshop is not limited to poets, and is suitable for writers of all stages and forms looking to bring an attentive eye to your practice.

      Poetry, and writing in all forms, can be a way to tune our attention. Join award-winning poet Lucy Van for a 90-minute workshop focused on enlivening your writing practice and staying attentive to the world around you. Lucy will share writing exercises and provide insights for those who are looking to expand their writing practice and for writers seeking to incorporate poetry into your writing. This workshop is not limited to poets, and is suitable for writers of all stages and forms looking to bring an attentive eye to your practice.

      $40.00
      + $1.50 fee
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    5. Workshop: Writing History with Mirandi Riwoe (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) - 2:15pm, Saturday 14 November ticket

      Sat, 14 Nov, 12pm - 1:30pm AEDT

      Poetry, and writing in all forms, can be a way to tune our attention. Join award-winning poet Lucy Van for a 90-minute workshop focused on enlivening your writing practice and staying attentive to the world around you. Lucy will share writing exercises and provide insights for those who are looking to expand their writing practice and for writers seeking to incorporate poetry into your writing. This workshop is not limited to poets, and is suitable for writers of all stages and forms looking to bring an attentive eye to your practice.

      Poetry, and writing in all forms, can be a way to tune our attention. Join award-winning poet Lucy Van for a 90-minute workshop focused on enlivening your writing practice and staying attentive to the world around you. Lucy will share writing exercises and provide insights for those who are looking to expand their writing practice and for writers seeking to incorporate poetry into your writing. This workshop is not limited to poets, and is suitable for writers of all stages and forms looking to bring an attentive eye to your practice.

      $25.00
      + $1.13 fee
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    6. Feature Event: The Village Square (Duneira Estate) - 7pm, Saturday 14 November ticket

      Special event

      The Village Square is a show that combines live music performance and storytelling. Set in an imagined town some years ago (as all good fairy tales are), The Village Square presents narratives of love and loss, misfortune and mirth, the graceful and grotesque. Featuring renowned cellist Zoe Knighton, award winning guitarist/composer Robbie Melville, and the charismatic and much-loved Richard Piper as The Narrator, the fables sparkle with the magic of traditional mythology. With Robbie Melville, Zoe Knighton, Richard Piper

      The Village Square is a show that combines live music performance and storytelling. Set in an imagined town some years ago (as all good fairy tales are), The Village Square presents narratives of love and loss, misfortune and mirth, the graceful and grotesque. Featuring renowned cellist Zoe Knighton, award winning guitarist/composer Robbie Melville, and the charismatic and much-loved Richard Piper as The Narrator, the fables sparkle with the magic of traditional mythology. With Robbie Melville, Zoe Knighton, Richard Piper

      $55.00
      + $1.88 fee
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    7. The Next Big Thing: Regional (Pay What You Wish, Gogos Cafe) - 6pm, Saturday 14 November ticket

      Want to meet tomorrow’s literary stars today? Let us introduce you. For the first time, The Wheeler Centre’s celebrated event series The Next Big Thing goes regional! This is the place to be if you want to hear great emerging writers read from new and adventurous work. Enjoy a delicious drink while sampling writing from tomorrow's best and brightest literary stars, and stick around after the performances to connect with other regional writers. With Lulu Houdini, Joshua Hortinela, Dani Netherclift, Ryan Davies, Amaara Raheem and Wayne Marshall, hosted by The Wheeler Centre’s own Pranati Narayan Visweswaran Presented in partnership with The Wheeler Centre

      Want to meet tomorrow’s literary stars today? Let us introduce you. For the first time, The Wheeler Centre’s celebrated event series The Next Big Thing goes regional! This is the place to be if you want to hear great emerging writers read from new and adventurous work. Enjoy a delicious drink while sampling writing from tomorrow's best and brightest literary stars, and stick around after the performances to connect with other regional writers. With Lulu Houdini, Joshua Hortinela, Dani Netherclift, Ryan Davies, Amaara Raheem and Wayne Marshall, hosted by The Wheeler Centre’s own Pranati Narayan Visweswaran Presented in partnership with The Wheeler Centre

      Free
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    8. Regional Writers Open Mic (Free, Gogos Cafe) - 7:30pm, Saturday 14 November ticket

      Free event
      Free
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    9. Workshop: Yesterday Island (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) - 1`0am, Sunday 15 November (90mins) ticket

      Stuck in a narrative loop? Join award-winning filmmaker Sam Voutas to explore how unconventional story structures can energize your writing. In his Australian indie comedy Yesterday Island, Amos — a failed novelist with a failed marriage — is stuck on a subantarctic island infinitely reliving the same day, complete with the same dead birds, weird board games, tinned spaghetti and unexplained murders. Whether you’re writing for screen or looking to break open an unconventional narrative, join us for a practical workshop on story structure and non-linear storytelling. Perfect for screenwriters, authors, and storytellers of all levels. With Sam Voutas

      Stuck in a narrative loop? Join award-winning filmmaker Sam Voutas to explore how unconventional story structures can energize your writing. In his Australian indie comedy Yesterday Island, Amos — a failed novelist with a failed marriage — is stuck on a subantarctic island infinitely reliving the same day, complete with the same dead birds, weird board games, tinned spaghetti and unexplained murders. Whether you’re writing for screen or looking to break open an unconventional narrative, join us for a practical workshop on story structure and non-linear storytelling. Perfect for screenwriters, authors, and storytellers of all levels. With Sam Voutas

      $40.00
      + $1.50 fee
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    10. Fierceland with Omar Musa - 9:30am, Saturday 14 November (Jubilee Hall) ticket

      $25.00
      + $1.13 fee
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    11. Poetic Disobedience - 10:15am, Saturday 14 November (Jubilee Hall) ticket

      $25.00
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    12. The Knowledge with Victor Steffensen - 11:30am, Saturday 14 November (Jubilee Hall) ticket

      $25.00
      + $1.13 fee
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    13. (re)Writing History - 10:15am, Saturday 14 November (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) ticket

      $25.00
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    14. Future History - 1pm, Saturday 14 November (Jubilee Hall) ticket

      $25.00
      + $1.13 fee
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    15. The Story of Souls - 2:15pm, Saturday 14 November (Jubilee Hall) ticket

      $25.00
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    16. Henry Goes Bush with Wayne Marshall - 3:30pm, Saturday 14 November (Jubilee Hall) ticket

      $25.00
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    17. A Short History of Longans with Mirandi Riwoe - 4:30pm, Saturday 14 November (Jubilee Hall) ticket

      $25.00
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  8. Sunday

    1. Day Pass - Sunday (Talks Program) ticket

      Join us for a full day of enriching conversations from some of the most exciting storytellers around. Includes a limited edition badge to gain access to sessions. Please note workshops are not included in Festival Passes. Sunday 15 November 9:30am - Bob Brown in Conversation, Defiance (Jubilee Hall) 10:15am - Notes on (un)Belonging (Jubilee Hall) 11:30am - ABC Big Ideas - Entanglement with Debra Dank (Jubilee Hall) 1pm - Speculative Visions (Jubilee Hall) 1pm - Planting Joy (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) 2:15pm - Wildlands (Jubilee Hall) 2:15pm - Books, Bakes and Brews (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) 5:30pm - Closing Night: Ecotone (Jubilee Hall)

      Join us for a full day of enriching conversations from some of the most exciting storytellers around. Includes a limited edition badge to gain access to sessions. Please note workshops are not included in Festival Passes. Sunday 15 November 9:30am - Bob Brown in Conversation, Defiance (Jubilee Hall) 10:15am - Notes on (un)Belonging (Jubilee Hall) 11:30am - ABC Big Ideas - Entanglement with Debra Dank (Jubilee Hall) 1pm - Speculative Visions (Jubilee Hall) 1pm - Planting Joy (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) 2:15pm - Wildlands (Jubilee Hall) 2:15pm - Books, Bakes and Brews (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) 5:30pm - Closing Night: Ecotone (Jubilee Hall)

      $130.00
      + $3.75 fee
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    2. Workshop: Yesterday Island (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) - 1`0am, Sunday 15 November (90mins) ticket

      Stuck in a narrative loop? Join award-winning filmmaker Sam Voutas to explore how unconventional story structures can energize your writing. In his Australian indie comedy Yesterday Island, Amos — a failed novelist with a failed marriage — is stuck on a subantarctic island infinitely reliving the same day, complete with the same dead birds, weird board games, tinned spaghetti and unexplained murders. Whether you’re writing for screen or looking to break open an unconventional narrative, join us for a practical workshop on story structure and non-linear storytelling. Perfect for screenwriters, authors, and storytellers of all levels. With Sam Voutas

      Stuck in a narrative loop? Join award-winning filmmaker Sam Voutas to explore how unconventional story structures can energize your writing. In his Australian indie comedy Yesterday Island, Amos — a failed novelist with a failed marriage — is stuck on a subantarctic island infinitely reliving the same day, complete with the same dead birds, weird board games, tinned spaghetti and unexplained murders. Whether you’re writing for screen or looking to break open an unconventional narrative, join us for a practical workshop on story structure and non-linear storytelling. Perfect for screenwriters, authors, and storytellers of all levels. With Sam Voutas

      $40.00
      + $1.50 fee
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    3. Workshop: Flower Power with Jac Semmler - 1`1:45am, Sunday 15 November (60mins) ticket

      In his Australian indie comedy Yesterday Island, Amos — a failed novelist with a failed marriage — is stuck on a subantarctic island infinitely reliving the same day, complete with the same dead birds, weird board games, tinned spaghetti and unexplained murders. Whether you’re writing for screen or looking to break open an unconventional narrative, join us for a practical workshop on story structure and non-linear storytelling. Perfect for screenwriters, authors, and storytellers of all levels. With Sam Voutas

      In his Australian indie comedy Yesterday Island, Amos — a failed novelist with a failed marriage — is stuck on a subantarctic island infinitely reliving the same day, complete with the same dead birds, weird board games, tinned spaghetti and unexplained murders. Whether you’re writing for screen or looking to break open an unconventional narrative, join us for a practical workshop on story structure and non-linear storytelling. Perfect for screenwriters, authors, and storytellers of all levels. With Sam Voutas

      $25.00
      + $1.13 fee
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    4. Book Club: Books, Bakes and Brews (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) - 2:15pm, Sunday 15 November (included in Weekend and Day Passes) ticket

      A cosy afternoons celebrating nature themed books, botanical bakes & herbal brews with author of The Medicinal Garden and award-winning tea maker as The Cottage Herbalist, Caroline Parker. In a world that's increasingly digital, it feels like a timely pursuit to come together and celebrate the real, page turning, dog eared books on our shelves. Wander through plant-based recommendations across horticulture and herbal medicine: secret gardens, faraway trees, mycelial superhighways, clever crop rotations, backyard makeovers, physic gardens, compost tales, and love notes whispered through leaves. Come along to share your favourite nature filled feature film, documentary or TV show, anything that's ever made you want to press pause and get your hands into the soil - and enjoy a botanical bake and brew, grown and gathered from Caroline’s garden. You'll head home with a collated booklist of our reads, recipes, a tea blend, and a few new plant loving friends. With Caroline Parker

      A cosy afternoons celebrating nature themed books, botanical bakes & herbal brews with author of The Medicinal Garden and award-winning tea maker as The Cottage Herbalist, Caroline Parker. In a world that's increasingly digital, it feels like a timely pursuit to come together and celebrate the real, page turning, dog eared books on our shelves. Wander through plant-based recommendations across horticulture and herbal medicine: secret gardens, faraway trees, mycelial superhighways, clever crop rotations, backyard makeovers, physic gardens, compost tales, and love notes whispered through leaves. Come along to share your favourite nature filled feature film, documentary or TV show, anything that's ever made you want to press pause and get your hands into the soil - and enjoy a botanical bake and brew, grown and gathered from Caroline’s garden. You'll head home with a collated booklist of our reads, recipes, a tea blend, and a few new plant loving friends. With Caroline Parker

      $30.00
      + $1.25 fee
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    5. Squishy Minnie - Panel and Workshop: The Whole Picture (Free, Squishy Minnie) - 10:30am, Sunday 15 November

      Squishy Minnie - Panel and Workshop: The Whole Picture (Free, Squishy Minnie) - 10:30am, Sunday 15 November ticket

      Sun, 15 Nov, 10:40am - 12pm AEDT

      Suitable for all ages (including grown ups!) this session will delve into the creative and publishing process, tips for writers wanting to tell their own story

      Suitable for all ages (including grown ups!) this session will delve into the creative and publishing process, tips for writers wanting to tell their own story

      Free
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    6. Closing Night: Ecotone (included in Weekend and Day Passes) ticket

      $30.00
      + $1.25 fee
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    7. Defiance with Bob Brown - 9:30am, Sunday 15 November (Jubilee Hall) ticket

      $25.00
      + $1.13 fee
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    8. Notes on (un)Belonging - 10:15am, Sunday 15 November (Jubilee Hall) ticket

      $25.00
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    9. ABC Big Ideas: Entanglement - 11:30am, Sunday 15 November (Jubilee Hall) ticket

      $25.00
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    10. Speculative Visions - 1pm, Sunday 15 November (Jubilee Hall) ticket

      $25.00
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    11. Wildlands - 2:15pm, Sunday 15 November (Jubilee Hall) ticket

      $25.00
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    12. Planting Joy - 1pm, Sunday 15 November (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) ticket

      $25.00
      + $1.13 fee
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    13. Package

      Plant Power Package (Flower Power Workshop with Jac Semmler + Planting Joy Panel + Books, Bakes & Brews) ticket

      Inclusions
      • 1 × Workshop: Flower Power with Jac Semmler - 1`1:45am, Sunday 15 November (60mins)
      • 1 × Book Club: Books, Bakes and Brews (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) - 2:15pm, Sunday 15 November (included in Weekend and Day Passes)
      $60.00
      + $2.50 fee
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    14. Graphic Narratives - 3:30pm, Sunday 15 November (Jubilee Hall) ticket

      $25.00
      + $1.13 fee
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