Is it ironic that when it came time to pen SixThousand’s highlights of the Perth Writers’ Festival, I got writers block? I opened the programme and was flooded by a tsunami of talented writers, flying in from all corners of the globe. Some, just catching the train down from Freo (hi Craig Silvey!). Yanked out my diary and started writing… "8.30pm. Saturday. Irvine Welsh", "7pm. Friday. A.C. Grayling". Before I knew it I’d waaay overbooked myself ("8.30pm. Saturday. Cottonmouth!") and had made a mess of my Moleskine.
Then I took the Writers Festival programme and hurled it in the bin. The best way to approach this baby is to wake up early, pack some sandwiches and hankies, get to UWA, spin around three times, and head into the first room you see. Get dizzy, pick another room. Repeat all day. You won’t be disappointed. Hopefully we bump into each other in the hallway.
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