Panel Discussion Talking with Writers is hosted by Janene Gardner from Under the Greenwood Tree Bookshop and Gallery with Ben Allmon author of The Black and White Braid, Saltwater Stories, Foot Notes and Mr Ordinary Dons a Disguise.

Together they will discuss the impact of the environment on writing, the great stories and great writers and what is worth reading now!

Janene Gardner Under the Greenwood Tree is a small independent Bookshop and Contemporary Art Gallery located on Tamborine Mountain and part of the spectacular Scenic Rim Region. Exhibiting quality Contemporary Art by Australian artists and an eclectic range of books, Under the Greenwood Tree is an inviting space for discerning Art and Book lovers.

Local resident Janene Gardner’s experience in contemporary art and business spheres, coupled with her unremitting passion for books and art is evident in the carefully curated selection.

Her curatorial skills have been honed from a long career in arts management, co-director of the Marks and Gardner Gallery and with the Queensland Craft Council.

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Ben Allmon is an author, freelance journalist, musician, audio engineer, adventurer, and film producer.

In 2016 Odyssey Books published his music/adventure memoir, Foot Notes (Award Finalist in the 2017 Best Book Awards), the story of his 1000km, 51-day walk along the Australian coast touring his debut album as a modern-day troubadour.

His second book, The Saltwater Story (shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards’ Premier’s Award for a Work of State Significance 2018), is a fully-illustrated hardcover collaboration with renowned photographer David Kelly.

His third book, Mr Ordinary Dons a Disguise (Odyssey Books, 2018), is an illustrated short story collection and includes the award-winning "Dicky’s Dilemma".

His most recent book is a two-volume series, The Black & White Braid: Roads, People, And Stories of the Scenic Rim (Cairn Tor 2021), a collaboration with photographer Carin Garland.

His debut film, the feature-length documentary The Saltwater Story, won four awards at international film festivals, is screened in 53 countries, is available on Docplay, and is archived with the NFSA.

He has written for The Guardian, Voyeur Magazine, The Spectator, Opossum, Blank Magazine, Journeys Magazine, Jetstar Magazine, Outback Magazine, Stories of Music, Renaissance, Punchnel’s, Tincture Journal, The Writer and Aurealis to name a few. visit his website www.benjaminallmon.com...