Content area
Full Text
Mark Abernethy is a speechwriter, journalist and author. He writes for The Bulletin and The Australian Financial Review.
Don Alcock is a Brisbane-based science communication consultant and director of Keytext Communication.
Nora Amath was born in Vietnam, educated in the US, and in 2006 won the woman of the year category at the Australian Muslim Achievement Awards.
Kevin J. Anderson has written more than 90 novels, including his best-selling Dune and Star Wars novels and his space epic, The Saga of Seven Suns.
Venero Armanno teaches at the University of Queensland. His latest novel, The Dirty Beat, will be launched at the festival.
Sallyanne Atkinson is a former Lord Mayor of Brisbane
Steve Austin presents the Evenings radio program on 612 ABC Brisbane.
Greg Barns is a writer, barrister, columnist, political commentator and author of An Australian Republic.
Irina Baronova is the youngest of the celebrated three baby ballerinas who captivated audiences in the 1930s with the Ballets Russes. Her memoir is entitled Life, Love and Dance.
Paul Barclay is a Walkley-award winning broadcaster and journalist with ABC Radio National. He is the presenter of Australia Talks Back.
Abdel Bari Atwan is editor-in-chief of London-based Arabic newspaper al-Quds al-Arabi, and author of The Secret History of al- Qa'ida. Appearing courtesy The University of Queensland faculty of social and behavioural sciences.
Greg Baxter teaches ecology and conservation management at the University of Queensland where he is researching koalas, dingoes, wallabies, ducks and fire.
Peter Beattie is Premier of Queensland and Minister for Trade.
Alicia Bennett is a Brisbane-based poet. Her new collection is Faith. Her Death Before Dishonour: Brisbane's Arcade Murder will be launched at the festival.
Carmel Bird is the author of eight novels including Cape Grimm. Writing the Story of Your Life is her third writing guide.
John Birmingham's first book, He Died with a Felafel in his Hand, was a bestseller and was made into a feature film. He is a member of the management committee of the Brisbane Writers Festival.
Paul Bishop has worked nationally in theatre, film and television. He is developing a series of creative solutions to engage business and community in Queensland.
Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall is the author of Down to This: A Year Living with the Homeless. He...