Suspended high above the stunning Jamison Valley, the Skyway Cabaret offers audiences a new way to experience poetry and stories, accompanied by an improvised soundtrack from multi-instrumentalist Victoria Falconer.
Writing into our past or imagining our possible futures takes precision, creativity and a determined authorial voice.
In Cherrywood, multi-award-winning author Jock Serong offers an imaginative, darkly playful story, transporting readers between 1916 Edinburgh and 1993 Melbourne via a hair-brained scheme to build a paddle steamer, and a strange and mysterious Fitzroy pub.
In Blue Giant, Jordan Prosser sees our protagonist recruited for a one-way mission to colonise Mars — a last-ditch bid for fame and glory in the hope of being humanity’s saviour.
Join these authors for a sharply observed and unpredictable discussion about writing, music, and imagining possible worlds.
Jock Serong is the author of seven award-winning novels and most recently a biography of Fletcher Jones, A Suitable Man. He is the founding editor of Great Ocean Quarterly and writes regularly for major media including the Guardian, Surfing World and The Monthly, as well as for screen. Jock has a PhD in Creative Writing from LaTrobe University.
Jordan Prosser is an author and screenwriter based in Naarm/Melbourne. He won the Peter Carey Short Story Award in 2022, and his debut novel, Big Time, was shortlisted for the Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year at the ABIAs. His writing and cultural criticism has appeared in the Age, the Guardian, Meanjin, Kill Your Darlings and Australian Book Review. Blue Giant is his second novel.
Victoria Falconer isan award-winning theatremaker, multi-instrumentalist and cabaret artist of Filipino-English heritage. She is co-Artistic Director of Hayes Theatre with Richard Carroll, and the 2024 recipient of the Asian-Australian Arts & Culture Leadership Award.
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Opening Night tickets are included in Platinum & Gold Weekend Passes. Single tickets may be available from September 1, subject to availability.
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This venue is wheelchair accessible, but please visit our Accessibility page or email hello@bluemountainswritersfestival.com.au if you have any other accessibility requirements.