Speakers for the event were announced and will include an extensive list of well-known Australian authors such as Tara Moss, Blanche d'Alpuget, R.A Spratt, Lisa Forrest, Robert Dessaix, Michael Parker, Don Watson, Malcolm Knox, David Marr, Peter Yeldham and Pamela Cook among others.

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