David Astle

About

Alias DA on Friday’s puzzle page in the Age, David Astle is a lifelong wordsmith, writer, columnist and ABC broadcaster. His latest book – Rewording The Brain – explores the neural benefits of crosswords. You can catch him on Evenings most weeknights, or flapping a dictionary on SBS’s Celebrity Letters & Numbers.

Past Events

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John Birmingham

John Birmingham, David Astle

14 Jul

David Astle: Confessions of a Wordaholic

David Astle

6 Oct

Celebrating 175 Years of Victoria

Warrnambool

Sean Dooley, Peter McPhee, David Astle, George McEncroe, Jon Vertigan, Jacinta Ermacora

26 Oct

Two Sides of the Story

Memoir - Kate Holden & David Astle

Kate Holden, David Astle

4 Apr

On the Road

On the Road: Wangaratta

David Astle, Jane Clifton

30 Jun

A Winter's Tale

A Shiver Down the Spine

Wayne Macauley, Josephine Rowe, Chris Flynn, David Astle

23 Jul

Australian Literature 102

Les Murray's Selected Poems

James Ley, David Astle

20 May

The Next Big Thing

Sleepers Almanac X Edition

Louise Swinn, Sam Cooney, Kalinda Ashton, David Astle, Jane Ormond

28 Sep

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