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Nine Days to Go, Two Great Speakers
Debra Oswald and Steve MinOn, tickets available 
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One Hundred Years of Betty
'A rich feast of a novel, a perfect balance of sweet and sour. You won't want it to end.'
Geraldine Brooks.
We agree!
Both Tyyni and I have read Debra Oswald's new novel and found it a delight.
This is a loud, joyful, rambunctious novel, demonstrating on every page the skill that Debra has gained from decades of writing - both novels and scripts.
But wait, there's more!
Our introducing author is Steve MinOn and his novel
First Name Second Name
is really quite remarkable. It's a debut and it promises a glittering career, I mean, really; this is beautifully written, curious and eye-opening, as well as entertaining.
'Lyrical, vulnerable, existential and often extremely funny, First Name Second Name
heralds the arrival of a powerful new voice in
Australian literature'
Tamuz Ellazam, Readings Bookstore
We can't wait to speak to them both, only nine days from now. |
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Outspoken presents
the wonderful
Debra Oswald
in conversation
about her new novel
100 Years of Betty
Tuesday 11 March
Maleny Community Centre
6 for 6.30pm
Tickets $27.50 and $18 (students)
And, introducing:
Steve MinOn
in conversation about his
debut novel
First Name Second Name
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Debra Oswald is best known for her scirpt-writing - she was the creator and lead writer on the first five series of the enormously successful TV show,
Offspring - but she is also an accomplished author, playwright, performer and children's author.
Her new novel is
100 Years of Betty
and, as the title suggests, it is a century-long saga of a strong, witty, intelligent woman - Elizabeth Rankin. As we follow her life we are drawn through some of the remarkable cultural and historical changes that have taken place during that time.
Geraldine Brooks says it best:
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Debra Oswald fulfils a novelist's highest purpose in One Hundred Years of Betty
. In a marathon exercise of imaginative empathy, she creates a life in full—all its aching sorrows, all its transcendent joys—unfolding amidst the convulsions of our tumultuous century. A rich feast of a novel, a perfect balance of sweet and sour. You won't want it to end.'
Debra is a two-time winner of the NSW Premier's Literary Award and author of the novels
Useful (2015),
The Whole Bright Year (2018) and
The Family Doctor (2021). Her stage plays have been performed around the world and her screen-writing credits also include award-winning episodes of
Police Rescue, The Secret Life of Us and
Wildside. Her one woman show,
Is There Something Wrong With That Lady? was performed at the Griffin Theatre in 2021 and The Ensemble in 2023. She is married to Richard Glover.
Debra will be in conversation with Steven Lang.
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And, introducing
Steve MinOn
in conversation about his debut novel
First Name Second Name |
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Steve MinOn will be talking about his debut novel,
First Name Second Name, which
begins when a dying man leaves a curious note by his deathbed, asking his sisters to take his body back to North Queensland.
They, however, ignore his request, so his corpse must make the journey itself, travelling at night, carrying the stories with him of his Chinese and Scottish ancestors.
First Name Second Name won a Qld Premiers Literary Award in 2023.
Miranda Riwoe writes:
‘First Name Second Name is a glorious, inventive novel about the experiences of a Chinese–Scottish family, from the goldfields in North Queensland to 1980s Brisbane to the present day. You will be both entertained and moved by this wonderful novel.’
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Photo of Debra by Alex Vaughn, of Steve by Chris Crawford |
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We are grateful for the support of the Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation. SCAF is an independent organisation which provides funding opportunities to support the growth of the arts on the Sunshine Coast. You can find out more about them here. |
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ABOUT US
Outspoken is organised by Steven and Tyyni Lang.
All authors are in conversation with Steven Lang.
Events commence with a fifteen minute interview with our first author. This will be followed by approximately one hour of conversation with our headline author, including time for questions.
Please visit our website for more details and a list of our programmed events.
Maleny Community Centre will be running a bar so please come from
5.45pm to enjoy a drink.
Proceedings start at 6.30pm sharp, all finished (except book-signing) by 8pm.
For upcoming events, or to sign on to receive these emails, or for more information, please visit our website.
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These are one-off events and tickets will be strictly limited. If you would like to attend please make a booking as soon as is convenient. Please also tell anyone else you think might be interested.
We expect this event to sell out.
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We also very much appreciate the support of our local bookstore, Rosetta Books. They will be selling both of the author's books on the night |
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We also very much appreciate the support of our three local newspapers |
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