Save the Date 14-16 May 2027

UPCOMING EVENTS

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Busselton – Shelter Brewing  SOLD OUT
The German Ward – Book Launch with Pip Williams

Monday, 23 November – Doors open at 6pm

Join internationally bestselling Australian author Pip Williams for an intimate conversation about her much-anticipated new novel, The German Ward hosted by Cate Worsley.

Returning to the world of The Dictionary of Lost Words and The Bookbinder of Jericho, The German Ward is a sweeping story of forbidden love, art and history, and the lives and stories so easily lost to time.

All tickets: $15, with Q&A and book signing after the author talk.
 
This events is a Festival fundraiser. Thank you to our event partners:
Arts Margaret River, Shelter Brewing Co., Dymocks Busselton, Simon & Schuster AU, Affirm Press

Image credit: Ben Kelly
BOOK NOW
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Margaret River – Nala Bardip Mia (Our Story House)
The German Ward – Book Launch with Pip Williams

Tuesday, 24 November – Doors open at 6pm

Join internationally bestselling Australian author Pip Williams for an intimate conversation about her much-anticipated new novel, The German Ward hosted by Rosi Moore-Fiander.

Returning to the world of The Dictionary of Lost Words and The Bookbinder of Jericho, The German Ward is a sweeping story of forbidden love, art and history, and the lives and stories so easily lost to time.

All tickets: $18 – includes a welcome beverage from Clairault Streicker Wines or Waves & Caves
Ticket & Book combo: $47.99 (Book RRP $34.99) with Q&A and book signing after the author talk.
 
This events is a Festival fundraiser! Thank you to our event partners:
Arts Margaret River, Margaret River Bookshop, Clairault Streicker, Waves & Caves, Simon & Schuster AU, Affirm Press
Image credit: Ben Kelly
BOOK NOW

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