GINSIGHTS AUTHOR EVENT: Maura Pierlot Thursday 6 March 2025
On Thursday 6 March 2025 from 6 - 8 pm Big River Distilling Co and paperchain bookstore will host Ginsights with guest author Maura Pierlot.
Maura is an international award-winning children’s book author, playwright and filmmaker who creates on Ngunnawal / Ngambri country (Canberra). Her writing explores existential themes, prompting vital conversations about identity, mental wellbeing and the complexities of the human experience.
Besides writing full-time, Maura visits schools and libraries as a guest reader and speaker. She is the founder of The Book Bench Project, a Canberra initiative that fosters a shared love of reading and sense of community. Maura is also a regular reviewer for the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s (CBCA) online magazine, Reading Time, a 2025 CBCA ACT Branch Ambassador, a Role Model and Sponsor for Books in Homes Australia and a qualified art therapist.
At Ginsights we will discuss writing for children, young people and adults, for stage, screen and online formats, and how writing, reading and viewing her work strengthens mental health and wellbeing.
We will be serving a signature cocktail in honour of Maura’s visit a Big River Syrah Gin Negroni Spritz. All are welcome to come along to join this informal reader/writer conversation at 1 Dairy Road Fyshwick. Use Entry 2 off Dairy Road and park in carpark P4.
Bookings required tickets $10 per person.
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