Sydney Jewish Writers Festival 2010 - Session Program
           
      Session A Session B Session C
WED 25/08/10        
  4.30-5.30     What is Jewish writing? Immanuel Suttner, Peter Manseau, Melanie Landau, moderated by Alan Gold  
  5.45-6.45   Session TBC Women Reformers in Religion - Ida Lichter, Melanie Landau moderated by Rachael Kohn  
  6.45-7.45 Dinner      
  7.45-8.45   In Conversation - Caroline Baum with Steve Toltz Small State, Huge Headlines - Paul Sheehan and Ron Ben Yishai moderated by Alan Gold  
  9.00-10.00   Life Support: Finding Balance - Meiron Lees, Ron Goldschlager, Danny Beran moderated by TBC The Impact of War - Ron Ben Yishai and Dr Judy Kuriansky moderated by TBC  
         
THURS 26/08/10        
  4.30-5.30     How to Get Published - Alison Green, Lyn Tranter moderated by Michael Rakusin  
  5.45-6.45   Recording a Life - Jacqui Wasilewsky, Di Ritch, Rosie Block moderated by Lucy Chipkin Do Words Do It Justice? Writing the Holocaust - Siegmund Siegreich, Arnold Zable, Arnost Lustig moderated by Rita Nash  
  6.45-7.45 Dinner      
  7.45-8.45   In Conversation - Dr Judy Kuriansky In Conversation - Arnold Zable with Peter Manseau  
  9.00-10.00   Medical Missives: Doctors Who Write - Howard Goldenberg, Robert Kaplan, moderated by Leah Kaminsky Growing Up Jewish: The Oy and Vey of Us-  Ros Collins, Arnold Zable, Joanne Fedler moderated by Scott Whitmont  
         
SAT 28/08/10        
  7.00 - 8.30   Young Emerging Writers Night- Steve Toltz, Ben Naparstek, Cathy Randall  
         
SUN 29/08/10        
  9.30-10.30                         Muslim Women... Facing the World - Ida Lichter, Jean Gelman Taylor, third TBC moderated by Paul Sheehan Scriptwriting... Tales of Pages and Popcorn- Alan Gold, Cathy Randall, Steve Pasvolsky moderated by Zeddy Lawrence
  10.45-11.45   Poetry - Darren Stein, Marcelle Freiman, David Reiter moderated by Immanuel Suttner Farewelcome: Migrants and the Refugee Experience - Peter Skrzynecki, Andrew Markus, Maria Tumarkin moderated by Jo Kalowksi The Debut Novel Experience - Steve Toltz, John Green, third TBC moderated by Lexi Landsman
  12.00-1.00 Lunch slot 1 Writing for Children - Morris Gleitzman, Anna Feinberg moderated by David Reiter Fascinating Interview Experiences - Ben Naparstek, Mark Dapin moderated by Lexi Landsman  
  1.15-2.15 Lunch slot 2 Bias & Backlash: How Do Editors Decide? - Zeddy Lawrence, Rebecca Weisser and Michael Visontay moderated by Vic Alhadeff Writing our Yesterdays: the How-to of History- Tom Keneally, Evelyn Juers, Leslie Stein moderated by TBC  
  2.30-3.30   Minorities in Partnership: Jewish-Aboriginal Encounters - Dr Anne Sarzin, Lisa Sarzin and Howard Goldenberg moderated by Melanie Schwartz Overcoming Adversity - Cathy Kezelman, Elisabeth Wynhausen, Susan Varga moderated by TBC Going Online - Kerry Sackville, Simon Holloway, third TBC moderated by Shelley Kenigsberg
  3.45-4.45   Holocaust in Fiction - Morris Gleitzman, Diane Armstrong moderated by Avril Alba Not-So-Secret Women's Business - Mia Freedman, Sam Brett, Lauren Resnick moderated by Joanne Fedler Making the World your Stage: Playwrighting- Ari Lander, Thomas Keneally moderated by Geoff Sirmai
  5.00-6.00   The Digital Future - David Reiter, Mia Freedman, Anna Maguire moderated by TBC Countering Religious Stereotypes - Roy Williams, Tanveer Ahmed, Rachael Kohn moderated by TBC Making Transitions - Anna Feinberg, Mark Dapin, third TBC moderated by John M. Green
  6.15-7.15 Dinner      
       
FESTIVAL GALA Session 1 Session 2  
  7.30-9.45   Comedy Panel - John Safran, Akmal Saleh, Joanna Weinberg, moderated by Geoff Sirmai Intellect v Imagination: are they mutually exclusive in great writing? - Peter Manseau, Steve Toltz, moderated by TBC