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Clunes Booktown Festival

Locality: Clunes, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5345 3947

Address: 70 Service Street 3370 Clunes, VIC, Australia

Website: http://clunesbooktown.com.au/

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24.01.2022 How far would the Earth’s viruses reach if you laid them end to end? Now that is a timely and topical fact to have when you're playing trivial pursuit this Christmas! Don't know the answer? Don't worry, Dr. Karl's got you covered when he joins us for our final Booktown on Sunday for 2020. It's been a weird year to say the least so gather the family around ZOOM this Sunday at 3pm and have some scientific fun. His new book ‘Dr Karl’s Surfing Safari Through Science’ is available for purchase through @readingsbooks or your local independent book store. This book will make a brilliant Christmas presents for the young and the young at heart alike! Tickets available https://www.trybooking.com/BNAEG

23.01.2022 STOP Do you know how to make the best coffee EVER? What is the optimum temperature for the water? How much coffee should you grind for the tastiest cuppa? Is instant coffee even coffee If you are not from Melbourne you may not know the answer to these questions! Come along this Sunday to find out if instant coffee should be allowed to be called coffee! 3pm Sunday the 29th of November. Tickets available https://www.trybooking.com/BNAEG Dr. Karl's book, Surfing Safari Through Science' available for purchase through @readingsbooks or your local independent book store.

23.01.2022 The new world is upon us people and that means we can go all the way to Scotland (virtually) to be apart of the Wigtown Book Festival - YAY!! Wigtown Book Festival and ourselves, the Clunes Booktown Festival, are members of the International Organisation of Book Towns. What??? Is that a thing?? Yes it is and we are proud members Wigtowns Book Festival kicks off today - 24th of Sept at 5PM UK time (2AM AEST) - with Shaun Bythell's talk; Seven Kinds of People You Find in Boo...kshops. Find Shaun on Facebook at The Bookshop. Shaun is the author of the very amusing 'The Diary of a Bookseller' which you can buy through Readings or your local independent book store. If you're a night owl /insomniac, then you can book tickets here https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/progra/event/428294660/ Stay tuned for some events that will be LIVE STREAMED from the Wigtown Book Festival page to our page for you to enjoy #newnormal #silverlining #fortheloveofbooks

23.01.2022 Did you know that sharpening a pencil in space is a risky business? Do you know why? Well, come join Dr. Karl this Sunday at 3pm LIVE online to find out! Tickets selling fast. Bookings made through Trybooking https://www.trybooking.com/BNAEG Dr. Karl's book, Surfing Safari Through Science' available for purchase through @readingsbooks or your local independent book store. Photo by NASA on Unsplash

22.01.2022 WE'RE BACK! and very excited to bring you our FIRST of Booktown on(line) Sunday conversation for 2021. Presenting Mature and Marvellous! Or is that Older and Awesome? BOOK NOW https://www.trybooking.com/BOMYV... We are super excited to be celebrating some literary forces behind mature writers in a special Clunes Booktown online conversation with: Natalie Conyer who, at age 70+, won prestigious Best Debut Crime Novel in the 2020 Ned Kelly Awards Jennifer Hutchison, an author and independent publisher who champions mature writers Emeritus Professor Richard Freadman, an international expert on biography and autobiography, who now works with older people to help them tell their stories. The panel will be in conversation with journalist and BookClubHubs.com Chair, Leslie Falkiner-Rose.

22.01.2022 Thanks to Tony Birch who joined us this afternoon for Booktown on Sunday. Creative Clunes Respectfully Acknowledge The Wadawurrung And Dja Dja Wurrung People Traditional Custodians Of The Land On Which We Live And Work.... Always Was, Always Will Be Aboriginal Land. Always Was, Always Will Be recognises that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years. #alwayswasalwayswillbe ... Follow @naidocweek to find out what events are being held in your area over NAIDOC week 2020. Shape of Land artwork, by Noongar and Saibai Islander man Tyrown Waigana.

21.01.2022 HASHTAG ...EXCITED! We are so pumped to have Tony Birch join us for our next Virtual Booktown on Sunday at 4PM on the 8th of NOVEMBER chatting about his new book The White Girl. TICKETS at www.clunesbooktown.com.au Did you know Tony was ...... ... Shortlisted, 2020 @milesfranklinliteraryaward Winner, 2020 NSW Premier's Literary Awards Indigenous Writers' Prize Shortlisted, 2020 NSW Premier's Literary Awards Christina Stead Prize for Fiction Shortlisted, @abia_awards Small Publishers' Adult Book of the Year This is going to be awesome so don't miss out. BOOK NOW! #fortheloveofbooks #clunesbooktown#clunesbooktownfestival#booktownonsunday#booktownonline#readmorebooks #bookstagram #instabook #booklover #bookworm #bookshelf #bookblogger #bibliophile #bookaholic #bookaddict #booktown#clunes#ballarat #daylesford#bendigo #wanderlust #lovebooks #igreads #instareads #bookfestival #bookbloggers #aussiereaders #bookbloggersau#covidreads#covidevents See more

20.01.2022 November is more than the US elections Check out these new reads being released in November. Barack Obama’s memoir is landing Also the biography of Adrienne Rich some fiction from Nicole Krauss and Susie Yang and the Erin Brockovich of Sewage, Catherine Coleman Flowers book 'Waste : One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret' #morethantrump #fortheloveofbooks

16.01.2022 Introducing the 2nd of our 3 amazing authors for this Sunday's Booktown on(line) Sunday ....NINA KENWOOD FREE tickets available at www.trybooking.com/BLEFU for this virtual event (4PM Sunday 13th Sept AEST). This Sunday is our YA special so make sure to tag any of your friends who would love to join us online, via ZOOM, to be apart of the conversation with THREE of Australia's talented YA authors.... It Sounded Better in My Head is a tender, funny and joyful novel about longing, confusion, feeling left out and finding out what really matters. The book has been shortlisted for the Ethel Turner Prize for Young People’s Literature, NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Young Adult, Indie Book Awards and Book of the Year for Older Children, Australian Book Industry Awards to name BUT A FEW awards for this amazing book. Check out @ninakenwood or more about all her awards! DON'T MISS OUT!! Remember 4PM (AEST) THIS SUNDAY (13th of Sept) - BOOK NOW! See more

16.01.2022 Our virtual Booktown on Sunday program for 2020 is now officially complete. You may log off zoom now!!! Thanks to all the amazing authors @thehammernow @banksy175 @littleelfman @novaweetman @ninakenwood @tony_birch_ and @doctor_karl for joining us over ZOOM to keep the Clunes Booktown on Sunday buzz alive. Also, massive thank you to all our hosts for those Sunday sessions @bookclubshub @falkflower Leslie Fawlker-Rose @angelacrocombe @artsculture_reconciliation and @paulfleckneywriter for your time and insightful questions. Thanks to our sponsors and supporters for BOS, @creative_vic and @readingsbooks. See you all in Feb for 2021 program #bos #booktownonsunday #zoom

12.01.2022 THIS SUNDAY Sunday is shaping up to be a good one. Melbourne will be reunited with regional Victoriaand Tony Birch will be joining us for an afternoon of chat around his new book The White Girl, kicking off National NAIDOC week for CCI. Tony will be in conversation with Donna Spiller, Arts, Culture and Reconciliation Officer at Hepburn Shire Council so join us at 4PM on the 8th of November through ZOOM. HURRY! There are only a few tickets left through Try Booking htt...ps://www.trybooking.com/BMJZK Book sales for this event are through Readings, University of Queensland Press or your local independent bookstore. Tony joined us last year for the Clunes Booktown Festival so we can assure you, this is not one to be missed! #alwayswasalwayswillbe #clunesbooktown #clunesbooktownfestival #booktownonsunday #booktownonline #readmorebooks #NAIDOC2020 #Indigenous #NAIDOC #NAIDOCWeek #FirstNations

11.01.2022 What makes a sunset red and not blue? Dr. Karl can answer that one for you! Join him in conversation with local Clunes author, Paul Fleckney, this Sunday at 3pm LIVE online. FREE event. Bookings via https://www.trybooking.com/BNAEG Dr. Karl's book, Surfing Safari Through Science' available for purchase through @readingsbooks or your local independent book store. Photo by Kevin Delvecchio on Unsplash

11.01.2022 BOOK NOW FOR THE KIDS so they can find out from Dr. Karl which animal grows an anus every time it needs to poo? This is a fact that all children MUST know so they can tell EVERYONE who will listen Tickets https://www.trybooking.com/BNAEG Dr. Karl's book, Surfing Safari Through Science' available for purchase through @readingsbooks or your local independent book store.

11.01.2022 We opened tickets yesterday and they are nearly sold out Hop onto Try Booking NOW https://www.trybooking.com/BMJZK to book your spot ...

10.01.2022 Join The Bookshop Band for a daily helping of uninformed book chat and music, who will be joined each morning on their virtual couch by three surprise guests. Brought to you by The Wigtown Book Festival. No better way to start the day. "Terrific. Full of insight, humour and charm" Joanne Harris BOOKSHOP BAND MERCH & ALBUMS: ... https://www.thebookshopband.co.uk/shop1 FIND OUT WHAT'S ON AT THE FESTIVAL: https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/programme DONATE TO THE WIGTOWN BOOK FESTIVAL: https://wigtownbookfestival.ticketsolve.com/produc/donation FIND THE AUTHOR'S BOOKS: https://bookshop.wigtownbookfestival.com/

10.01.2022 STOP! And BOOK NOW for THIS SUNDAY'S YA SPECIAL Tickets at www.trybooking.com/BLEFU Our final introduction for this Sunday is Michael Earp Michael Earp is the editor of Kindred: 12 Queer #LoveOzYA Stories. He has passionately worked with Children’s and YA books for more than 16 years. He has a degree in Early Childhood Education and a Masters in Children’s Literature. He is a contributor to Underdog: #LoveOzYA Short Stories (edited by Tobias Madden) and his writing... has appeared in The Victorian Writer, Aurealis and Concrete Queers. He also established the #AusQueerYA tumblr to coincide with the #LoveOzYA campaign Join Michael, Nina and Nova in conversation with author Angela Crocombe (Readings) THIS SUNDAY at 4pm (AEST) - 13th of September. See more

10.01.2022 "She breathes deeply, trying to quell the rising sense of panic. A detective came to her home, drugged her and kidnapped her. She tries to make sense of it, to imagine alternatives, but only one conclusion is possible: it's the past, come to claim her. " THAT is an extract from Chris Hammer's new book Trust which is being released on the 13th of October. Do you want more? Then join us on the 25th of Oct at 4pm for our next BOOKTOWN ON(LINE) SUNDAY ... Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 9am through Try Booking https://www.trybooking.com/BLSOE or visit our website directly to book www.clunesbooktown.com.au See more

09.01.2022 WOW! What can we say? What a year that has been! This is a year when the thanks that Creative Clunes extends to all its supporters are more heartfelt than ever . Our thanks are extended to all our sponsors, agency supporters and the scores of community members whose sympathy, advice and support has been invaluable. Thanks to all our online followers for being with us during this crazy year Wishing you all a very happy, healthy and safe holiday. Our offices are closed until the 4th of Jan, when we will return to bring you more online content, the Clunes Booktown Festival and the Clunes Ceramics Award!! See you in 2021

04.01.2022 It is with great excitement that we have opened registrations for Booksellers for the 2021 Clunes Booktown Festival to be held on the weekend of 1st and 2nd May At the moment we are taking registrations for OUTSIDE sites only, with sellers providing their own marquee. Areas are available in sizes of 3m x 3m ($150), 3m x 6m ($300), 3m x 9m ($450) or 6m x 6m ($600). Your site fee will include a 12 month online presence on the Clunes Booktown festival website. So, if you're interested in being bookseller at the Clunes Booktown Festival in 2021 please email [email protected] and you will be sent a registration form. NO DMs please - all enquiries are to be emailed to the office Photo by Phil Desforges on Unsplash

04.01.2022 PRESENTING . DR KARL We told you our next Booktown on Sunday virtual event was going to be another cracker and we didn’t lie! We are thrilled to have Dr Karl Kruszelnicki join us LIVE for an afternoon chat with local Clunes author Paul Fleckney. Dr Karl has written over 40 books, with his latest 'Dr Karl's Surfing Safari Through Science' available for purchase through Readings Books or your local independent book store. So BOOK NOW and join us for an hour of education and entertainment! Ticket sales through Trybooking https://www.trybooking.com/BNAEG

03.01.2022 LAST CHANCEBookings close at MIDDAY!! (AEST) www.trybooking.com/BLEFU Grab a cuppa, some nibbles and a device to relax for an hour with authors Michael Earp, Nina Kenwood and Nova Weetman. #fortheloveofbooks

01.01.2022 Join The Bookshop Band for a daily helping of book chat and music, joined each morning on their virtual couch by three literary guests. Brought to you by Wigtown Book Festival. No better way to start the day. "Terrific. Full of insight, humour and charm" Joanne Harris BOOKSHOP BAND MERCH & ALBUMS:... https://www.thebookshopband.co.uk/shop1 FIND OUT WHAT'S ON AT THE FESTIVAL: https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/programme DONATE TO WIGTOWN BOOK FESTIVAL: https://wigtownbookfestival.ticketsolve.com/produc/donation FIND THE AUTHORS' BOOKS: https://bookshop.wigtownbookfestival.com/