Impressions of Addi Road Writers’ Festival 2022

by Sheila Ngoc Pham | Jun 3, 2022

Writers’ festivals are ephemeral by nature and difficult to capture the essence of, but this year we were lucky to have CuriousWorks film the day for us. The video they’ve cut together does manage to convey something of the congenial atmosphere. Given the...

Addi Road Writers Festival 2022 – Some Kind of Day

by Mark Mordue | May 19, 2022

Addi Road Writers’ Festival 2022 is over for another year. All that’s left to do is pack up a few chairs and clean Gumbramorra Hall and the Greek Theatre, although we did most of that last Saturday night as a full moon rose over us. It really was some kind of great...

Addi Road Writers Festival 2022 – The People

by Mark Mordue | May 13, 2022

Addi Road Writers’ Festival 2022 takes place on Saturday 14 May. We begin at 12 midday and end at nightfall. Two venues are being used at the community centre. Twelve panels, over 30 writers in conversation and another ten ‘hot spots’ with speakers,...

Walk This Way

by Mark Mordue | Mar 22, 2022

It’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Down at what’s affectionately known as Addi Road in Marrickville, a community is weaving itself together, celebrating the day despite a drizzly early morning start in Sydney.  People are...

Get with the Program: Addi Road Writers’ Festival 2021

by Mark Mordue | Apr 28, 2021

    Addi Road Writers’ Festival Program Saturday, May 1st 12pm – 7pm   The day at a glance    Blood on the Tracks / rock ‘n’ roll lives (12.00pm) Bush Medicine and Cultural Heritage / Uncle Jimmy Smith (1.00pm) Songbirds and Broken Wings /...