talks – The woman on the mountain

New Voices in Eltham

July 2, 2008 by Fred Baker

This month I’m heading back down to the cultural haven of Eltham in Victoria.

The Eltham Bookshop is presenting their annual New Voices Festival and I’ve been invited to take part.

My panel session, ‘A cat among the pigeons,’ chaired by Professor Catherine Cole of RMIT’s School of Creative Media, is at 1.30-3.00 pm on Sunday 20th July.

Bookings essential: email the Eltham Bookshop or download the full programme here: new-voices-2008

I’ll also be speaking at Belgrave Library at 12.30 on Thursday 24th.

Peeping through my fingers Glimpses of childhood, old age – and the dangerous bits in between.
A linked collection of my fictional short stories, funny or poignant, but always perceptive, imagined from observations of my fellow humans in our hopeful stumble through life.

Rich Land, Wasteland — How coal is killing Australia. Exposing the facts behind the spin, sharing true stories of the long term negative impacts of the coal and gas invasion, from broken rivers to broken hearts.

The Woman on the Mountain A candid meander through my life on my remote mountain wildlife refuge, answering the oft-asked question of ‘Why do you live way out there’? – and how I became such a weird woman as to want to!

Mountain Tails Illustrated tales for animal lovers about the wild creatures who allowed me to share their living space — and a plea to look after them before it's too late.