#Performances
#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
Set against the awe-inspiring immensity of the hinterland west of the Hawkesbury River, The Making of Martin Sparrow is an immersion into another time, a masterpiece of language and atmosphere.
#Artist
Peter Cochrane
Peter Cochrane is a widely published historian and novelist based in Sydney. He wrote the companion volume to the ABC TV series, Australians at War. He is best known for his book Colonial Ambition: Foundations of Australian Democracy, which won the inaugural Prime Minister’s Prize for Australian History and the Age Book of the Year award.
His second novel was published this year: The Making of Martin Sparrow (Penguin/Viking).
He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.
#Moderator
Myles McGuire
Myles McGuire is a writer, editor and semi-professional conversationalist. After starting at BWF as a clown in 2022, he joined the team as Programs Coordinator in 2023. His writing has been nominated for prizes including the Queensland Premier's Young Publishers and Writers Award and the Peter Carey Short Story Award.
