Yes, it’s a fair while back that I actually went to February’s Perth Writers Festival but I’ve only just got around to catching up on the promised podcasts of the sessions. At the time, some of the session organisers had promised that they would soon become available online to listen to, and in February and early March I checked the website regularly to find them so I could listen to the sessions I hadn’t been able to attend, and review those I had. But they didn’t appear.

It must have taken a few weeks – or maybe months, I have no idea – but the festival people now do have a bunch of sessions now streaming online. Yay! I’ve just started listening to them and they’re well recorded (so far) and almost as interesting to listen to here in my study as it was down at the university.

Unfortunately, there are just 11 sessions being broadcast (out of a much bigger number) but there’s still some quality stuff to listen to. #4, Secrets and Lies, was one of the most interesting sessions I attended. These will be handy things for me to listen to when I’m looking for a bit of inspiration but don’t have a writers’ festival at the ready. (Although having said that, I’ve started keeping track of other festivals around Australia to try to tie in some holidays with some inspiration!)