Rom com lovers from far and wide joined us for an engrossing conversation between Clare Fletcher, Saman Shad, and Penelope Janu, facilitated by Katharine Pollock.

Musicians, writers, and fans came together for an melodic conversation between Mawunyo Gbogbo, Max Easton, and Liam Keenan, facilitated by Katharine Pollock.

Phillipa McGuinness joined First Friday to share her insights about what it’s like to edit a major literary magazine, life inside one of NSW’s most venerable literary institutions and what she’s learned in her years in publishing.

Angelo Loukakis joined First Friday to share his insights and stories about writing and publishing from his unique perspective, having worked across the industry.

Eugen Bacon joined First Friday to share her insights about mentorships, her career as an author and editor, and her advice for emerging writers.

Anne-Marie Te Whiu joined First Friday to speak about her background as a writer, editor and festival director, the state of poetry publication in Australia, and how to make a career as a poet in Australia.

Jon Page joined First Friday to speak about his background working in the book industry, what goes in to managing one of Australia’s longest-running bookstores, current trends in the publishing and bookselling, and what customers today actually seem to want.

Dozens of Writing NSW members and other writers joined us for an engrossing and at times humorous conversation between Hayley Scrivenor, Nick Bhasin and Zaheda Ghani.

John Morrissey joined First Friday to discuss the upcoming 2024 Boundless Mentorship, his writing career since winning the 2020 Boundless Mentorship, and his new collection of stories, Firelight.