Fran Bryson at Perth Writers Festival

Fran Bryson is a travel writer and a former literary agent. She lives on Flinders Island, largest of the Furneaux islands, in the treacherous waters of Bass Strait, in south-eastern Australia. In the course of researching In Brazil, Fran took psychedelic drugs in the middle of the Amazon, sought out ancient and modern-day religious cults, and performed with a dance school as part of Carnaval in Rio. Come and hear Fran speak at this year's Perth Writers' Festival

Publishing Seminar
Thursday 18 February, 9.30am
Writers Are Readers First
There are many benefits to reading widely – it can help you improve your own writing, allow you to learn more about the market, serve as a common language in which to communicate within the industry and make you familiar with a publisher or magazine’s list. Mary Ellen Jordan, Rose Michael, Donna Ward and Fran Bryson discuss the importance of reading to a writer’s success.
Location: Woolnough Lecture Theatre - Chair: Rosemary Sayer

A Feast For the Senses
Friday 19 February, 10am
Fran Bryson has spent years soaking up the sights and sounds of Brazil, taking psychedelic drugs in the Amazon and dancing the samba in Rio; Diane Fresquez embarked on a year-long journey to investigate the links between taste, memory and the molecular building blocks of what we eat, seeking out scientists and entrepreneurs focused on flavour. They talk to Di Darmody about their sensory research.
At: Alexander Lecture Theatre

In Brazil
Friday 19 February, 2.30pm
Seven years of travel in Brazil saw Fran Bryson develop a fascination with the country that turned into something of an obsession. From the inner reaches of the Amazon jungle to the glittering modern city of Brasília, Brazil revealed itself as a colourful and contradictory nation. She talks to David Cohen.
Location: Alexander Lecture Theatre

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