Clunes Booktown Festival 2012

Clunes Booktown Festival 2012

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Posted 2012-04-30 by annabfollow

Sat 05 May 2012 - Sun 06 May 2012



Are you suffering post-Easter holiday dumps? Eaten too many choccies? Indulge your inner bookworm and head to Clunes Booktown 2012.

Clunes' annual Booktown event is on this weekend, 5-6 May. For two days, the once thriving gold-rush town will transform itself into a literary haven. The Clunes community supports this unique festival, which this year has seen it receive the honour of being recognised as Australia's first International Booktown.

The festival will host a variety of writers and publishers as part of an interesting program; which includes workshops, readings and discussions. Book enthusiasts need only purchase a badge for $5/2 to gain entry to all events. Browse through hundreds of books while you enjoy local food, wine and live music.

Things you will discover in Booktown:
• rare books, old books, new books — lots and lots of books
• great writers; Alice Pung, Hazel Edwards, Anna Goldsworthy,Geoffrey Blainey and more
• Victoria State Library rare book presentation
• Children's Narnia world.

A full list of book traders, writers, publishers and workshops is available on the program guide .

Clunes is an easy ninety minute drive from Melbourne along the Western highway. Alternatively, book lovers can travel to Clunes via Ballarat on V/Line with coach connections.

Please check-out the Clunes Booktown website for further details.

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