The Shalom Institute

The 3rd Sydney Jewish Writers' Festival celebrates the richness of Jewish writing, Be inspired, entertained and challenged over five days of dynamic discussions, interviews and workshops.

Engage with the best of contemporary Jewish writing and leading Jewish writers from around Australia and overseas.

Small State, Huge Headlines

Paul Sheehan and Ron Ben Yishai moderated by Alan Gold

The Impact of War

Ron Ben Yishai and Dr Judy Kuriansky moderated by Kim Jacobs

Not-So-Secret Women's Business

Mia Freedman, Sam Brett, Lauren Resnick moderated by Joanne Fedler

The Holocaust in Fiction

Morris Gleitzman, Diane Armstrong moderated by Avril Alba

Interview Experiences to write home about

Ben Naparstek, Mark Dapin moderated by Lexi Landsman

Playing the ethnic card: the limits of comedy

John Safran, Akmal Saleh, Joanna Weinberg, moderated by Geoff Sirmai

Tales of Pages and Popcorn

Alan Gold, Cathy Randall, Steve Pasvolsky moderated by Zeddy Lawrence

Bias & Backlash: How Do Editors Decide?

Zeddy Lawrence, Rebecca Weisser and Michael Visontay moderated by Vic Alhadeff

Growing Up Jewish: The Oy and Vey of Us

Ros Collins, Arnold Zable, Joanne Fedler moderated by Scott Whitmont

Keeping the Faith, Shaking the Stereotype

Roy Williams, Dr Tanveer Ahmed, Rachael Kohn

Women Reformers in Religion

Rachael Kohn, Melanie Landau, Ida Lichter

Women may suffer most from religious discrimination and persecution but they are also often the ones who show the greatest bravery in standing up against them...