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February: Graeme Simsion, Balli Kaur Jaswal, Kate Richards and Peter Dawncy

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Our first ever event was a Debut Monday. Three years on, it’s still going strong, introducing new Australian talent each month.

Whether it’s meeting Australia’s latest wunderkind or hearing an unknown quantity strike a bold new path, Debut Mondays is your chance to discover your next favourite author.

You’ll meet a selection of new voices – from Victoria and beyond – each month, including a special guest in each session from Voiceworks magazine.

Pop down to The Moat, our resident cafe and bar, to grab a drink or a meal – and be nourished and entertained by the pick of our latest storytelling crop.

If you plan on making a night out of it, The MOAT offers a pre-event package from 5pm to 6pm: $20 for a meal and a glass of wine, or $15 for a pizza and a glass of wine or beer. Bookings essential; call (03) 9094 7820 or email info@themoat.com.au.

This month, we’ll hear from Graeme Simsion, Balli Kaur Jaswal, Kate Richards and Peter Dawncy.

Featuring

Graeme Simsion

Graeme Simsion is a Melbourne-based novelist and screenwriter. The Rosie Project and The Rosie Effect have combined global sales approaching five million copies. Graeme is also the author of the international bestsellers The Best of Adam Sharp and – co-written with his wife, Anne Buist – Two ... Read more

Kate Richards

Kate Richards is a writer of fiction, narrative nonfiction and poetry. She has a medical degree with honours and works part-time in medical research in Melbourne. Kate is the author of the critically acclaimed Madness: a memoir and the Penguin Special Is there no place for me? ... Read more

Peter Dawncy

Peter Dawncy lives in the Dandenong Ranges east of Melbourne. He has a Bachelor of Arts with majors in English and Philosophy from Monash University; he received first-class Honours in English in 2011 and is currently completing his Creative Writing PhD under scholarship at Monash. Peter won the 201... Read more

Balli Kaur Jaswal

Balli Kaur Jaswal is the author of five novels, including the internationally bestselling Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows. She was named a Best Young Australian Novelist by the Sydney Morning Herald and shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize. Her short stories and essays have appeared in t... Read more

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The Moat

176 Little Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000

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