Event:

Talking Writing: ‘Lambs of God’ From Novel To Screen

Sunday March 3, 3:00-4:30pm

In 2019 Foxtel will release a television adaptation of Marele Day’s novel Lambs of God, a dark, gothic tale about three nuns living in an isolated convent by the coast and an unwelcome visitor who enters their lives and changes their world forever.

Our first Talking Writing for 2019 will bring together the writers behind this series. Internationally acclaimed author Marele Day and screenwriter Sarah Lambert (Love Child, A Place To Call Home, Love My Way) will be facilitated by Suzanne Leal to shed light on how a work is transformed from the page to screen.

Listen to a podcast of the event on our Soundcloud or below. Also read the event recap written by project and communications intern Claire Thompson.

https://soundcloud.com/writingnswpodcast/talking-writing-from-novel-to-screen-w-marele-day-and-sarah-lambert

 

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Speakers

Marele Day

Marele Day’s four-book Claudia Valentine crime series won her a Ned Kelly Lifetime Achievement Award.  Her bestselling literary gothic novel, Lambs of God, was published to international acclaim and is soon to be a major TV miniseries. Marele is a highly experienced teacher and mentor, and has served as judge for literary prizes including the […]

Sarah Lambert

Sarah Lambert is an Australian actress, writer, director and producer, working primarily in television. She is the writer and showrunner of the television adaptation of the Marele Day novel, Lambs of God for Lingo Pictures and Foxtel. She is the creator of the Nine Network television series Love Child, which she also wrote and produced.

Suzanne Leal

Author, presenter and facilitator, Suzanne Leal is a lawyer experienced in child protection, criminal law and refugee law. A former legal commentator on ABC Radio, Suzanne is a regular interviewer at Sydney Writers’ Festival and other literary functions. She is the senior judge for the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards.  The Teacher’s Secret is her second novel. 

Location

Writing NSW

Writing NSW
Callan Park, Balmain Rd
Lilyfield

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