A debate hosted by the University of Melbourne Publishing and Communications Program
We invite you to join us for a celebration of Australian writing and publishing organised by the University of Melbourne’s Publishing and Communications program. We’ll be presenting a feature debate on the topic “In the battle of the genres, romance will always win”. Speaking for Team Romance: Kathryn Tafra: University of Melbourne publishing student Adrian McKinty: Crime novelist, shortlisted in 2016 for the Ned Kelly and Crime Writers' Association Ian Fleming Steel Dagger awards Kylie Scott: New York Times and USA Today bestselling romance author Speaking for Team Other Genres: Kara Liddle: University of Melbourne publishing student Kate Cuthbert: Managing editor, Harlequin Escape Publishing Kim Wilkins: Fantasy author and Senior Lecturer in Writing at the University of Queensland The debate will be followed by drinks, nibbles and engaging company. It would be fantastic to see you there. This event is supported by the School of Culture and Communication and the Australian Centre at the University of Melbourne, and by the ARC Discovery Project Genre Worlds: Australian Popular Fiction in the Twenty-First Century.
Image: Shelves at Swan’s Moonah Bookshop