State of the Art: The Booker Prize
Friday 22 May 2026 at 7:30PM
Tamworth Library
Event Description
The Booker Prize’s real impact from authors who’d know
For novelists, winning a Booker Prize, one of the most coveted literary awards in the world, is a career- and life-changing achievement.
In this special event, a dazzling array of shortlisted writers and winners reflect on how it shaped their writing lives and read from the works that brought them recognition.
Hear panel discussion with 2025 Booker Prize winner David Szalay (Flesh), 2025 Chair of the judges and previous winner Roddy Doyle (Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha), Susan Choi (Flashlight), Yann Martel (Life of Pi) and Charlotte Wood (Stone Yard Devotional). With host ABC Radio National’s Kate Evans.
Supported by the Literature Translation Institute of Korea and the Korean Cultural Centre Australia.
Supported by the Consulate General of Ireland and Culture Ireland.
When
7:30PM - 8:30PM
Friday 22 May 2026
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Where
Tamworth Library
466 Peel Street
Tamworth NSW
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Live Streaming Events
| EVENT NAME | Date | LOCATION | ||
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| Yann Martel: Son of Nobody | 21 May 2026 at 11:30AM | Wee Waa Library | ||
| Yann Martel: Son of Nobody | 21 May 2026 at 11:30AM | Narrabri Library | ||
| Stephanie Alexander: The Cook's Companion 30th Anniversary | 21 May 2026 at 1:30PM | Wee Waa Library | ||
| Stephanie Alexander: The Cook's Companion 30th Anniversary | 21 May 2026 at 1:30PM | Narrabri Library | ||
| Bringing the past to life | 21 May 2026 at 3:30PM | Wee Waa Library |