AWW21 City Series

To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the iconic City Series and
the publication of updated versions on our eight capital cities,
this special double event chaired by the infinitely expert George
Megalogenis examines what makes each of our cities special
through the eyes of authors who love and know them. As we emerge
from the Great Lockdowns of 2020, when we were forced to stay
home, and individual State borders slammed shut one after the
other, it seems particularly appropriate to look at the
personality of each capital – their skylines, cultures,
architecture, and natural surrounds – and explore how they have
changed over the last decade, and how they shape, excite, attract
or infuriate their residents.


First we hear from Kerryn Goldsworthy
(Adelaide), Sophie Cunningham (Melbourne),
David Whish-Wilson (Perth) and Peter
Timms (Hobart), and then Delia Falconer
(Sydney), Matthew Condon (Brisbane),
Paul Daley (Canberra) and Tess
Lea (Darwin), before all authors return to the stage for
questions from the audience and each other. Don’t miss this
literary and cultural audit of the state of our cities, and their
relationship to each other and the country.


Chaired by George Megalogenis